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Penn Hillel Fall 2008 ENewsletter

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Penn Hillel Fall 2008 ENewsletter
In this Issue:
• A New Year Greeting from Penn Hillel Director
• Welcome from the Penn Hillel Board of Overseers Chair
• New Student Orientation at Penn Hillel
• Penn Hillel Sponsors the Jewish Renaissance Project
• Focus First - A College Student Vision Initiative
• Highlights
• Hillel Dedication Cards Available Now
A New Year Greeting from Penn Hillel Director 
New Student Week and the first few weeks of classes are incredibly exciting. New students arrive on campus with both excitement along with normal anxieties in starting a new journey. Returning students come with confidence and the feeling of being at home at Pennread more
Welcome from the Penn Hillel Board of Overseers Chair 
As I begin my term as Chairman of the Penn Hillel Board of Overseers, I am constantly reminded of what it means to be on a college campus. The excitement of new classes, the reconnection with friends, and the anticipation of what the year will bring all are in evidence.  The students at Penn are full of youthful enthusiasm and seem to be constantly “running” to the next thing on their to-do lists.read more
New Student Orientation at Penn Hillel 
The school year got off to a great start with the help of the Hillel New Student Orientation (NSO) Committee. From move-in until the start of classes, the committee worked hard to provide programs for incoming students to meet, schmooze, and become introduced to Jewish life on campus.read more
Penn Hillel Sponsors the Jewish Renaissance Project 
The Jewish Renaissance Project (JRP)'s cutting edge methods are reaching more students than ever this year.  Breaking the mold of just about every program and initiative on campus, JRP is not a club for students to join; rather, JRP is all about decentralizing and personalizing Jewish experiences.read more
Focus First - A College Student Vision Initiative 
FocusFirst is a program that was started by a Penn alumnus, Stephen Black, in Alabama four years ago. The program aims to provide a cost-effective direct response to the vision care problems of preschool-age children who live in poverty, ensuring that they start their education with the best vision medically possible.read more
Highlights 
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Hillel Dedication Cards Available Now 
Mark that special occasion or make a special acknowledgment in honor or in memory of someone (1 for $18 and 6 for $100), Hillel wants to be your "Hallmark" moment provider.  To purchase dedication cards, please contact Latasha Carrington at lcarrington@phillyhillel.org or 215-898-8265. 
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