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LSU: The Center for Student Leadership and Involvement recognized Hillel for two awards this April: one for "Most Outstanding New Student Organization" and the other for "Program of Excellence" for the Sukkot's week of events. Present at the reception were advisor Dan Novak, nominated for Advisor of the Year, senior Rachel Spinner, nominated for the Legacy award, and Moshe Cohen, Interim Program Coordinator and major facilitator of the Sukkot program. Tina Gargotta, nominated for the Unsung Hero award, was unable to attend. Although Hillel, having registered during the previous year, is not officially a new organization, it won the award based on its outstanding revival. (see pictures)

Hillel at LSU receives Soref Advancement Initiative grant! The SAI is a one-year intensive program that will include the following elements:

• Two seminars over the course of one year to set goals and develop plans to achieve them. All expenses for participation are covered by SAI.
• Intensive consultation via telephone and site visits to each campus by Hillel's Schusterman International Center staff.
• Group support for all participants via e-mail lists, conference calls and Web-based seminars
• Student Events: Additional scholarship money will be earmarked for student participation in key Hillel student programs such as: Hillel's Charles Schusterman International Student Leaders Assembly, Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer B'nai B'rith Hillel Forum on Public Policy, KESHER and KOACH conventions, etc.

Students interested in participating in conferences and seminars should contact interim Hillel staff Moshe Cohen ASAP.

Become a leader in the Jewish community on campus and have a party thrown in your honor! Compete with other undergraduates by contributing to Jewish life on campus.

The UJA Federation of New York in Westchester will be sending a group of teens and their parents to help Katrina victims in Louisiana. Please RSVP as soon as possible to moshe@math.lsu.edu if you would like to join us.

We now have a listserv! If you would like to receive emails from us reminding you of events, please send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU with:
SUBscribe HILLEL-L FirstName LastName
in the command in the body of the letter. The letter should not contain any signatures as this will be interpreted as an invalid Listserv command.

We now have Hillel T-shirts designed by our very own Rachel Spinner! Be sure to attend the next Hillel event if you would like to purchase one!

Our thanks and warm wishes go out to:

• Adam Bronstone, UJA Federation of New Orleans
• Lila Pinksfeld, Interim Hillel Staff for Fall 2005