http://www.chabad.edu/386542 Campus and University News from Chabad on Campus Copyright 2008, all rights reserved. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=718041 Students from as far away as Tempe, Ariz., came to the headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch of the West Coast to brainstorm about programming for the coming year. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=716148 Hundreds of students from universities across Florida took a break from their summer vacations and descended on the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Student Center serving Florida International University. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=707243 Jewish students at the University of Kansas are gearing up for a building project that will quadruple the size of their Chabad House. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=704606 The presence of rabbis at national gatherings of Greek-life organizations testifies to strengthening partnerships between campus-based Jewish student centers and fraternities and sororities. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=701727 When Rabbi Shlomo and Chanie Silverman return to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks, they will join an ever-expanding army of emissaries dedicated to strengthening Jewish pride among college students. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=701722 The annual National Jewish Retreat in the mountains just outside Salt Lake City was no ordinary vacation. According to one participant, the gathering offered a combination of “serenity and purpose.” Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=688067 Hundreds are helping to protect neighborhoods from the rising waters of the Iowa River. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=687786 Damage at Kansas State University is estimated to top $20 million. Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel has offered assistance to impacted students. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=685646 Students from four Israeli universities gathered in the mountain-top city of Safed for a weekend of song and inspiration sponsored by a network of campus-based Chabad Houses in the Holy Land. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=685073 Some 27,000 Jewish young adults are expected to visit the Holy Land on Taglit-birthright israel trips this summer. Those who just finished their tours say they’re going home with a stronger connection to Judaism, the Jewish people and Israel. Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=685072 The 20 riders of Illini4000 set off from the Chabad Resource Center of Columbia University on a 4,000-mile trek across the United States. Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=681472 More than 500 tickets have already been sold in an online raffle benefiting the Chabad on Campus nationwide. Tue, 27 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=677262 Because he believes in the innate goodness of every Jew, Philadelphia’s Rabbi Menachem Schmidt presides over an array of programs that cater to all of the different facets of the Jewish community. His message resonates with donors and activists, too. Tue, 20 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=674180 Rabbi Menachem Schmidt was one of six recipients of the Avi Chai Foundation’s first-ever fellowships. The awards represent the largest cash award to emerging communal leaders within the North American Jewish community. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=673669 Princeton University appointed Rabbi Eitan Webb as an official chaplain after a student-driven campaign urged administrators to reverse an earlier denial of the post. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=671942 The new Librescu Chabad Jewish Student Center is named after slain Professor Liviu Librescu, who sacrificed his life so that his students could escape a gunman's rampage. Wed, 7 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=671513 On the Hebrew calendar, last Shabbat marked the one year anniversary of the death of Virginia Tech professor Liviu Librescu, who saved his class by blocking his lecture hall’s door with his body as a gunman riddled it with bullets. His colleagues, family and students looked back on a life dedicated to helping others. Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=671604 In <I>Bread and Fire</I>, a new book edited by Rivkah Slonim, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Binghamton, N.Y., women talk frankly about shadowed areas of Jewish life. Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=669957 About 80 people are expected for Friday night’s Shabbat100 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The dinner will be a first for the commuter school. Fri, 2 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.edu/article.asp?aid=669958 Jenny Poliakoff, a freshman at S. Diego State University, died last year. The Friendship Circle of S. Diego, counted her as one of its most active volunteers, has named its first-ever fundraising event Jenny’s Walk. Fri, 2 May 2008 12:00:00 EST