Student Services

Mission:

* To strengthen campus-based Jewish activism and to promote Jewish life

on campus through the development of a national network of involved

Jewish students.


Goals:

* To build a national network of Jewish students who will share program

ideas, identify and discuss current issues and concerns, and work in

conjunction with Hillel professionals to create vibrant campus Jewish

communities.

* To encourage and enable students from across the country to play a

meaningful role in developing and planning national student programs

and initiatives.

* To encourage innovative and creative campus-based programming.

* To involve students in all aspects of the Hillel movement.

* To provide information, training, and other forms of assistance which

will empower students to build dynamic Jewish communities on their

campuses.

Local Mission Statement


The purpose of this organization is to provide fellowship for Jewish students

of The University of Akron and to promote and further the pride and

understanding of the Jewish heritage. This organization will benefit both

the Jewish and the non-Jewish students, faculty and staff interested in

Judaism, by fostering interaction between the two groups. Hillel Jewish

Students Union will operate independently and in conjuction with other

programs and organizations to present educational programs along with

other programming.