New Upcoming Restaurants Accessible with Caf Cards
If you haven’t already found out the hard way or heard through the grapevine: Tiberias is no longer accepting the “Caf Card.” However, according to Bruce Jacobs, director of food services at Yeshiva University, by the end of November, students can expect to have three new restaurant options under the dining plan: Pitopia, Bravo Kosher Pizza, and Bravo’s new meat restaurant, Bravo Kosher Market, which will feature deli, hamburgers, and fried chicken. The new restaurant, set to open in several weeks, will be located next door to the Bravo Kosher Pizza in the financial district.
New Study Center Now Open
In an email to students on September 15th, academic advisement director Miriam Schechter announced the opening of an official study center on the SCW campus. The center, which will be open on Tuesday afternoons from 3:45 to 6:45, was created to provide further academic support to the study body in areas such as test taking, critical reading, note taking, and academic self-advocacy. Ms. Sharone Waldman (M.A., ED.M), currently a Focus Instructor at Winston Prep School in Manhattan, has been appointed as the director of the center. Said Schechter, Ms. Waldman is “a dynamic and energetic addition to our staff”. The study center operates on a scheduled appointment basis. Sign up at: http://yu2.mywconline.com
YU in the Top 50
In the U.S. News and World Report National Universities Ranking—a list of the best colleges and universities in the United States—Yeshiva University has landed within the top 50 universities in the country. In the brief description about the university, highlights included the lower student-faculty ratio of 6:1 and commendation for YU’s, “highly ranked research opportunities at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.” YU tied for 48th place alongside the University of Washington, the University of Miami, the University of Florida, and Penn State. For a list of all university rankings, see the U.S. News website: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
Geri Mansdorf: Director of Undergraduate Admissions
At the end of August, a letter from President Joel to the YU Community announced the appointment of Mrs. Geri Mansdorf as Director of Undergraduate Admissions. Mrs. Mansdorf, who holds a Masters in Education from Azrieli, has been a part of the undergraduate admissions team for ten years.
Regarding her goals for the admissions department in the 2014-2015 academic year, Mansdorf commented, “One of our goals is to widen our reach make sure that YU is on the radar of every Jewish high school student in every day school in the country. Another is to make every one of these students and their parents aware of the exceptional programs and opportunities available to our students from both the academic and social perspectives.”
The role of director was previously held by Moish Kranzler, who will now be joining YU’s institutional advancement team.
Y Haven’t U Heard?
New Upcoming Restaurants Accessible with Caf Cards
If you haven’t already found out the hard way or heard through the grapevine: Tiberias is no longer accepting the “Caf Card.” However, according to Bruce Jacobs, director of food services at Yeshiva University, by the end of November, students can expect to have three new restaurant options under the dining plan: Pitopia, Bravo Kosher Pizza, and Bravo’s new meat restaurant, Bravo Kosher Market, which will feature deli, hamburgers, and fried chicken. The new restaurant, set to open in several weeks, will be located next door to the Bravo Kosher Pizza in the financial district.
New Study Center Now Open
In an email to students on September 15th, academic advisement director Miriam Schechter announced the opening of an official study center on the SCW campus. The center, which will be open on Tuesday afternoons from 3:45 to 6:45, was created to provide further academic support to the study body in areas such as test taking, critical reading, note taking, and academic self-advocacy. Ms. Sharone Waldman (M.A., ED.M), currently a Focus Instructor at Winston Prep School in Manhattan, has been appointed as the director of the center. Said Schechter, Ms. Waldman is “a dynamic and energetic addition to our staff”. The study center operates on a scheduled appointment basis. Sign up at: http://yu2.mywconline.com
YU in the Top 50
In the U.S. News and World Report National Universities Ranking—a list of the best colleges and universities in the United States—Yeshiva University has landed within the top 50 universities in the country. In the brief description about the university, highlights included the lower student-faculty ratio of 6:1 and commendation for YU’s, “highly ranked research opportunities at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.” YU tied for 48th place alongside the University of Washington, the University of Miami, the University of Florida, and Penn State. For a list of all university rankings, see the U.S. News website: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities
Geri Mansdorf: Director of Undergraduate Admissions
At the end of August, a letter from President Joel to the YU Community announced the appointment of Mrs. Geri Mansdorf as Director of Undergraduate Admissions. Mrs. Mansdorf, who holds a Masters in Education from Azrieli, has been a part of the undergraduate admissions team for ten years.
Regarding her goals for the admissions department in the 2014-2015 academic year, Mansdorf commented, “One of our goals is to widen our reach make sure that YU is on the radar of every Jewish high school student in every day school in the country. Another is to make every one of these students and their parents aware of the exceptional programs and opportunities available to our students from both the academic and social perspectives.”
The role of director was previously held by Moish Kranzler, who will now be joining YU’s institutional advancement team.