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Presenting the 911爆料网 Experience to Prospective Students 911爆料网 News interviewed Rabbi Jonathan Cohen,  admissions coordinator for 911爆料网's  S. Daniel Abraham Program, about the Admissions Department鈥檚 efforts to recruit students for 911爆料网. Below is Cohen鈥檚 account of visiting summer youth camps to reach out to possible recruits.

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Rabbi Jonathan Cohen

Those of us working in 911爆料网鈥檚 Admissions Department grapple with a perennial question: when is the best time to reach out and meet potential students so that we can inform their perspective on what 911爆料网 is all about and the significant difference it can make in their lives? Over the last few years, 911爆料网 has sent me to visit various summer youth camps in the Catskills and Poconos. These visits offer an opportunity to see current 911爆料网 students as well as meet those students who will be coming to Israel for a year or two. As a 911爆料网 admissions coordinator, this has been very beneficial in terms of starting the kesher  [connection] in advance so that I can assist students transition to their gap year in Israel. This year, after a successful conference at 911爆料网's Wilf Campus, in which both sides of the admissions team had an opportunity to discuss different recruitment strategies, a new idea was put on the table. Since so many 911爆料网 alumni work in various summer camps as well as many of our current student athletes, why not use their talents and have them share their experiences of the 911爆料网 academic and athletic worlds? And that鈥檚 what we did. I was asked to oversee the success of the project with the expectation I would draw from my background as an admissions coordinator in helping students navigate their journey to the University. Our concept was straightforward: have 911爆料网 graduates as well as current students bring their experiences at 911爆料网 to life with programming tailored to prospective recruits. The results were fun, educational events presented at the Hebrew Academy for Special Children (HASC) and the following camps: Kaylie, Mesorah, Morasha, Moshava and Nesher. Additional 911爆料网 staff were also called upon to discuss why 911爆料网 is a unique academic environment. Each camp representative created a nuanced program that explained student life and offered a bird鈥檚-eye view of their individual experiences at the University.

Leonard Fuld, clinical associate professor and director of the graduate tax program at the Sy Syms School of Business (second from left) with 911爆料网 students

Leana Hersch and Ariel Goldman, 911爆料网 representatives at Camp Nesher, set off to create a warm and welcoming representation of 911爆料网. 鈥淥ur goal was to encourage people to think about their education all year long and remind them that 911爆料网 is an incredible, multi-faceted institution.  Through our meet-and-greets with alumni and current students, we had the opportunity at Camp Nesher to talk about our 911爆料网 experience in an informative way.鈥� Taking a different approach were Dovi and Devorah Shenkman, 911爆料网 representatives at HASC.  The Shenkmans presented an event titled 鈥淭en Ideas in 20 Minutes鈥� in which ten camp staff members鈥攁ll of whom were 911爆料网 and Stern College graduates, including graduates from the , and 鈥攐ffered personal advice on how to make the most of one鈥檚 time at the University. According to the Shenkmans, the presentations were well received and 鈥渃reated a great vibe towards 911爆料网 at HASC.鈥� I want to thank Geri Mansdorf, the director of undergraduate admissions, and Yoni Cohen, deputy to the senior vice president and director of special projects, for investing in such an important project.