Carnegie Mellon University - Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Campus Information

School Website:	Carnegie Mellon University
Address:	5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA Map It
Phone Numbers:	Office: (412) 621-8875 Office Fax: (412) 621-8861
Public/Private:	Private
Commuter Campus?	No
Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	5000
Graduate:	3000
Jewish Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	600
Graduate:	300
Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:	4
Jewish Studies Major or Minor:	None
University has program in Israel:	Yes
Religious Services:	Not Available
Kosher Food Available on Campus:	Yes
US Region:	Mid-Atlantic

Hillel Information

Hillel Name:	Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh
Hillel Website:	Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh
Hillel Campus Address:	The Joseph Stern Building 4607 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
Phone Numbers:	Office: (412) 621-8875 Office Fax: (412) 621-8861
This Hillel has its own building:	Yes
Hillel Staff:	Aaron Weil Executive Director aaronw@hilleljuc.org Office Phone: (412) 621-8875 x 102 Lauren Glazin laureng@hilleljuc.org Benji Berlow Director of Jewish Student Life at Carnegie Mellon University benjib@hilleljuc.org Office Phone: 412-621-8875 x115 Josh Glass J`Burgh Fellow joshg@hilleljuc.org David Katz Director of J`Burgh davidk@hilleljuc.org Office Phone: (412) 621-8875 Office Fax: (412) 621-8861 Caryn Goldenberg Director of Development caryng@hilleljuc.org Office Phone: (412) 621-8875 x112 Office Fax: (412) 621-8861 Aharon David Israel Fellow aharond@hilleljuc.org Office Phone: 412-621-8875 x110 Olivia Payne Office Manager oliviap@hilleljuc.org Office Phone: (412) 621-8875 Office Fax: (412) 621-8861

The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Aish HaTorah Washington
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Chabad-Lubavitch World Center
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)
College Democrats of America (CDA)
College Republican National Committee (CRNC)
Jewish National Fund
KESHER/Union for Reform Judaism
KOACH-The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus
Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) Fraternity and Foundation
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:
A Cappella
Athletic/sports
Birthright Israel Alumni
Business school students
Campus leaders
Campus-wide activities/traditions
Career/Internships
Community leaders
Community service/social action
Conservative movement
Dorm/residential halls
Education/Teaching
Environment
First-year students
Graduate Students (general arts & sciences)
Greeks
Holocaust
Israel
Israeli/folk dance
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Klezmer
Kosher issues/meal plan
Law students
Medical students
Multiculturalism
Orthodox students
Reform Students

Hillel offers the following religious services:
Conservative/Egalitarian
Orthodox (traditional)
Reform
Other

Kosher meals are offered:
Full Kosher Plan (14-21 meals weekly)

Campus Profile:

Set between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, the new 12,500 square foot Hillel Jewish University Center provides Jewish opportunities for students throughout Pittsburgh. With social, educational, political and social justice programming, the Hillel JUC provides the over 3,000 Jewish University students in Pittsburgh with a home away from home along with extensive leadership training and other opportunities. Delicious new kosher food at the "Kosher Korner" in the University Center is quickly making CMU a destination for Jewish undergraduate and graduate students. The meals are included in the CMU is now ranked number #21 among both Public and Private Universities (according to US News and World Report). The Hillel JUC is the second largest student organization at CMU out of over 250 student organizations.