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while it is Lubavitch-spon-
sored, the college "is really
an independent corporation
run by a board of trustees."
Ilya Kozadayev enrolled
7 JEWISH HISTORY MUSEUM
in the institute's computer
8 POST GRADUATE ACADEMIC BUILDING
curriculum for "a lot of rea-
9 RETREAT CENTER
sons. First, it's a Jewish in-
10 UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC BUILDING
stitute, so I don't have any
11 STUDENT HOUSING
problem with any Jewish
12 MARRIED STUDENT HOUSING
schedule, vacations, Shab-
bos," says the Russian im-
13 FACULTY HOUSING
migrant.
"Second, ifs nighttime, so
I didn't have to quit my job.
Then, it's a very compressed,
very intensive course, which
in a very short time gives
you a lot of knowledge."
Mr. Kozadayev graduat-
ed in April with a degree in
computer science. Almost
immediately, he was hired
as a computer programmer
for Compuware.
'We learned computer
programming languages,
which are in big demand
right now. Graduating from
this college, you become
marketable right away." In
Russia, Mr. Kozadayev was
a doctoral candidate in pi-
ano performance. He un-
a full course of Judaic studies."
successfully tried to make it as a
The college is state-approved musician here before enrolling
and is currently going through at the institute.
the process for national accred-
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Opposite page: Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov
on the future campus.

Circle, a social service arm of
Michigan Lubavitch, will also be

housed on the campus. The re-
treat center will be a place for
Shabbatons, the rabbi says, and
the college is open to Jewish and
gentile students alike. Howev-

er, the school has not had any
gentile students in its short his-
tory.
"It would be unlikely," Rabbi
Kagan says. "It'll eventually offer

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