The Elon chapter of Hillel, a Jewish student organization, has been named one of six Hillel chapters to participate in the Soref Advancement Initiative starting in April.
The initiative is a unique pilot program that seeks to strengthen Hillel Student Organizations’ effectiveness on college campuses. Freshman Allee Lichenstein, Elon Hillel’s president-elect, submitted a request for the program in order to strengthen the organization’s social and religious programs for Jewish students at Elon. The university’s Jewish population has grown in the past few years, and there are now around 100 students on campus who identify themselves as Jewish.
As a participant in the program, Elon’s chapter will receive a $5,000 grant to invest in its advancement strategy and will participate in two seminars over the course of a year in order to set goals and develop strategies for meeting them. The group will also receive intensive consultation and on-site visits from Hillel’s Schusterman International Center, as well as support for all participants via e-mail lists, conference calls, Web-based seminars and scholarship money earmarked for various student events.