STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ACTIVITIES

Housing
Full-time undergraduate men are housed in Leah and Joseph Rubin Residence Hall (2501 Amsterdam Ave.); Morris and Celia Morgenstern Residence Hall (2525 Amsterdam Ave.), 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 Ave.); and independent housing, which is available in nearby apartment buildings.

Housing forms for accommodations (dorm cards) are sent to students who have been admitted to the university and who 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 and assistance with 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 holidays, the summer, spring recess, and intersession. Food vending machines, mini-cafs, and convenience stores also are available at various locations.

Shabbat on campus is a special time. The Shabbat Enhancement Program, sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, 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 from both undergraduate locations together. The Shabbat Hospitality Program enables students to join with families in the community for Shabbat meals as well.


Advisement and Counseling
Each student’s present well-being and plans for the future are primary concerns of Yeshiva University. Advisement and counseling services are designed to help students resolve academic and personal problems, fulfill their potential, and nurture close relationships with members of the university family. Orientation programs help incoming students adjust to college life and develop skills needed for maximum achievement.

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. When 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 mashgiach or religious 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 or special needs should contact the Office of Student Affairs at 212-960-5480.

International Student Advisement
The Office of Student Affairs is the coordinating center for international students. The international student advisor prepares and issues documents necessary for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), 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 Student Affairs by the staff member in charge of the activity. Students are required to immediately report any other 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, distributed to all students at the beginning of the school year.

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. 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 schools. 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 schools.


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 University affords undergraduate students extensive opportunities to participate in intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational athletic programs. The university 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 for spectators. The university 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. No athletic events are scheduled on Shabbat or Jewish holidays.

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 pre-medical 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. Student councils, individual classes, and clubs co-sponsor social events. 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 dormitory residents on 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; those that do not will be removed. Clubs or student activities that are antithetical to the values and ideals of the institution will be neither 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.

Sponsorship
Every student organization and publication, except the student councils and newspapers, must have a faculty advisor.