STUDENT SERVICES & ACTIVITIES 

Housing Advisement and Counseling Outreach Programs Medical Services
Student Government Schottenstein Center   Extracurricular Activities

Housing
Full-time undergraduate men are housed in Leah and Joseph Rubin Residence Hall (2501 Amsterdam Avenue); Morris and Celia Morgenstern Residence Hall (2525 Amsterdam Avenue) which borders the Danciger Quadrangle; Ruth and Hyman Muss Residence Hall (526 West 187th Street), which is a renovated wing of the institution's historic Main Building, Zysman Hall; Dora Strenger Residence Hall (2521 Amsterdam Avenue); and independent housing, which is available in nearby apartment buildings.

Application forms for accommodations are sent to students who have been admitted to the University and have submitted the required deposits.

The housing program provides an environment that promotes the University's educational purposes and enhances the student's personal growth and development. Resident Advisors, as well as the Office of the Director of Housing, offer guidance with regard to academic, social, and personal adjustment, and help maintain a pleasant atmosphere.

Student organizations sponsor a variety of club programs, discussions, and lectures.

Housing facilities include study halls, fitness centers, laundry rooms, TV lounges, convenience stores, snack vending machines, and game rooms.

A dining hall at each campus serves meals.  All students in undergraduate University housing are enrolled in the University dining plan. Dining halls are generally open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week during the school year. They are closed during the summer, spring recess, and intersession. Food vending machines, mini-cafs, and convenience stores also are available at various locations at each center.

Shabbat on campus is a special time. The Shabbat Enhancement Program, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and Student Services enables student clubs to offer Shabbat programs; prominent scholars, often with their families, come to campus to give lectures and share meals. Shabbatonim bring students at both undergraduate locations together. Shabbat Hospitality enables students to stay with families in the community.

Advisement and Counseling
The student's present well-being and plans for the future are among the primary concerns of Yeshiva University. Advisement and counseling services are designed to help resolve academic and personal problems, fulfill the student's potential, and nuture close relationships among members of the University family. Orientation helps the incoming student adjust to college life and develop skills needed for maximum achievement.

The Office of the University Dean of Students has developed counseling programs in the following areas:

Personal Counseling
The University provides short-term psychological guidance and counseling to students who are experiencing emotional difficulties, which may range from problems in adjusting to the academic environment to more serious personal matters. Consultations are confidential. Where necessary, counselors make appropriate referrals to licensed mental health practitioners in consultation with students and their parents. Students who wish to discuss questions relating to spiritual values and observance are encouraged to consult the appropriate counselor.

First-Time-On-Campus Advisement
To help first-time students make the transition to campus life, the University offers direction and assistance in the form of individual conferences, which are held throughout the course of the year. Any student with concerns regarding disabilities should contact the Office of Student Services at 212-960-5480.

International Student Advisement
The Office of the University Dean of Students is the coordinating center for international students. The international student advisor prepares and issues documents necessary for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and offers guidance. The Office also helps to explain and interpret federal rules and regulations.

Outreach Programs
Undergraduates may take part in a number of community outreach programs, including the Philanthropy Society, Adopt-a-Bubbe Program, and Visiting the Sick.

Medical Services
Beth Israel Hospital administers the Undergraduate Student Health Program and offers, at no cost to the student, care for episodic illnesses and minor injuries on campus.

The Medical Director reviews the health forms of entering students. When necessary, corrective measures are taken through the student's family physician. A Student Health Center is located on each undergraduate campus.

Any injury or accident to a student taking part in an educational or extracurricular activity is reported to the Student Health Center and Office of the University Dean of Students by the staff member in charge of the activity. Students are required to report immediately any injury suffered on University premises. A detailed description of procedures to be followed in case of accident or illness is found in the Resident Handbook.

Student Government
Each school has a student council or association, the chief body dealing with matters affecting students and their various relationships with the faculty, administration, and extracurricular activities organizations. In matters concerning more than one school, the councils involved cooperate with one another.

In addition to the student councils, Yeshiva College, Sy Syms School, and Stern College have senates that include students, faculty, and alumni. They share responsibility with the administration for governing the affairs of the school. Further, students in all schools are represented on important school and departmental committees and actively participate in decisions regarding the educational and administrative aspects of their school.

Schottenstein Center
The Schottenstein Center at the Wilf Campus houses the Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Gampel Communications Center, with offices for student publications, radio station WYUR, and student government; Schottenstein Theater for the Dramatics Society; and other facilities for student activities.

Extracurricular Activities
Despite the heavy undergraduate course load, extracurricular activities are important mechanisms for the student's physical and intellectual development and the integration of all aspects of the educational process. All full-time students who are not on probation are eligible to participate in these activities; others require permission of the dean. The University encourages students to take advantage of the unequaled cultural and recreational facilities of New York for furthering their particular interests, whether in the theater, music, art, sports, or any other field.

Athletics
 

Yeshiva College provides students extensive opportunities to participate in intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational athletic programs. The College sponsors eight intercollegiate athletic teams that participate in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Colleges that belong to Division III, the largest division of the NCAA, offer no athletic scholarships and focus on providing the best possible experience for participants rather than spectators. The College sponsors intercollegiate teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. Teams compete in various conferences, including the Eastern College Athletic Conference, the Skyline Conference, the Northeastern Collegiate Volleyball Association, and the Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association. Teams and individuals have excelled in local, regional, and national competitions.

Yeshiva also offers an exciting array of intramural athletic events and tournaments, in which students compete against other Yeshiva University students. Generally held during the evenings, intramural activities include basketball, three-man basketball, softball, flag football, table tennis, swimming, roller hockey, soccer, and volleyball. All athletic facilities are available to students for recreational use on a scheduled basis.
 

Publications
There are student newspapers at each campus. At the Wilf Campus, students publish the Commentator with emphasis on general issues and Hamevaser with emphasis on Jewish studies. (Stern College students also participate in Hamevaser.) Hamashkif is a Hebrew language newspaper. The Yeshiva University’s undergraduate men’s yearbook is the Masmid.

In addition, several clubs issue publications. All publications are edited and published by the students themselves.

Clubs
A number of clubs, some inspired by classroom work, meet regularly at each undergraduate location during the school year. A number of national honor societies have chapters at the undergraduate colleges. These include the Gamma Delta chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, in the classical languages; the Alpha Omega chapter of Pi Delta Phi, in French; the Psi Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, in English; Psi Chi's chapter, in psychology; Delta Sigma Rho—Tau Kappa Alpha's chapter, in debating; Pi Mu Epsilon's chapter, in mathematics; Pi Gamma Mu's chapter, in the social sciences; New York Zeta chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, in premedical studies; Sigma Delta Rho, in scientific research; and Chi Pi Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, in dramatics. The Dramatics Society's presentations afford ample opportunity for onstage expression.

Departmental clubs feature speakers and symposia on topics of interest in various fields. Social events are sponsored by the student councils, individual classes, and clubs. The Dr. Joseph Dunner Memorial Political Science Society holds regular forums and participates annually in the Model United Nations Assembly at Harvard University. Radio Station WYUR, a student-operated member of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, transmits programs of interest to students in residence halls at both campuses.

At Sy Syms School of Business, the Mildred Schlessberg Accounting Society, American Marketing Association, International Business Club, Max Investment Club, and Information Systems Society offer a full range of activities, including social affairs, forums with guest speakers, and tutoring services.

All posters and notices announcing events must carry the name of a sponsoring club or faculty member. If they do not, they will be removed. Clubs or student activities that are antithetical to the values and ideals of the institution will neither be recognized nor supported.

Music
In addition to offering the music courses listed in this Catalog, the Music staff and the Classical Music Society conduct extracurricular activities. The instrumental and choral groups involve students in musical programs, and facilities are available for piano practice. At the Wilf Campus there is a music listening room, and its Music Library, containing books, music, and records, is open to those engaged in music study. For students planning careers in music the University provides counseling regarding opportunities and employment trends.