COLLEGE GROWS page 25 Classes are currently held at the Lubavitch Center on Mid- dlebelt Road in Farmington Hills. The building has been sold to the International School, so come August, it will take up temporary quarters at an unde- termined location until the new campus is completed. While the school will accept students of any religious back- ground, the institution provides a Jewish environment, Rabbi Shemtov says. Men and women are separat- ed in classes, and the school clos- es on Jewish holidays. The school tries to provide op- portunities to populations that are not comfortable on tradi- tional campuses — namely, Or- thodox Jews and new Americans with nontransferable degrees from countries like Russia. "Being that we have a very in- timate knowledge with Russia, outreach to the Russian popu- lation is a natural," Rabbi Shem- tov says. The Lubavitch-Chabad movement was started in Rus- sia in the late-1700s and the movement has reopened a num- ber of community centers there. Within the Jewish communi- ty here, "a lot of help has been given to them to start, but not to train them," Rabbi Shemtov says of Russian immigrants. But the college is "for the gen- eral Jewish community, a small, private, Jewish college," he says. "We're talking about a very in- tense, technical, up-to-date, cur- riculum designed to train individuals in the highly com- petitive and technical field of computer ... and business infor- mation systems," says Dr. Harold Weiner, a former university pro- fessor who is coordinating the ac- creditation process. "It compares very favorably with other local technical institutions." The school has already "at- tracted a very high caliber of fac- ulty members who have a combination of both education- al background and training as well as applicable kinds of skills," says Dr. Weiner, who is not a member of the Lubavitch com- munity. "While the sponsorship is there from the Lubavitch Foun- dation, the college itself is an in- dependent entity operating as a nonprofit institution. The ma- jor significance is that it's the only Jewish institution in the state of Michigan at the college level." The student-teacher ratio stands at 7 to 1, although Rab- bi Shemtov says it will change. But even with a few more stu- dents, there will be ample op- portunities to meet the deans, teachers and other students. \"W gMrtj ie The faculty is comprised of in- dustry executives, says Rabbi Shemtov, some the best in their field. Dr. David Kagan, president of the institute, has several de- grees, including rabbinic ordi- nation and a doctorate from Bar-Han University. Renee Lorche, the highest female exec- utive at Ford, heads the college's business and industry liaison committee. The college's funding comes from private donors. Major donors include Emma Lazaroff- Schaver, Jack and Miriam Shenkman and Martin and Phyllis Abel. Gov. Engler Set For "Jewish Hour" Michigan Gov. John Engler will pay a visit to Rabbi Hershel Fin- man's radio show, "The Jewish Hour," 3 p.m. Friday, June 6. "The Jewish Hour" is broadcast on 1460 AM. The governor will take time to talk to Rabbi Finman about his recent visit to Israel, specif- ically the Partnership 2000 area of the Central Galilee. The gov- ernor will also take a few min- utes to answer calls from listeners. The weekly broadcast's phone number is (248) 332-1460. Akiva Hebrew Day School recently continued its Leadership Speaker Series with a visit to the school by Jane Sherman, who spoke to the students about her voluntary involvement in many Jewish causes here and abroad. With Mrs. Sherman are Zevi Reinitz, Mikey Skoczylas and Sara Feldman. Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for out-of- town obituaries is 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. 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