Hillel institute nurtures
leadership skills
For MSU sophomore Sam Appel, taking part in MSU
Hillel's Leadership Training Institute was integral to
getting where he is today—ready to lead the Jewish
Student Union as president for 2010-11.
"Hillel has allowed me to open conversation with
groups on campus," says Appel, a dual major in the
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities and in
social relations and policy in James Madison College.
"It's been a nurturing area for my leadership skills and
has given me a place to grow and work on engage-
ment skills. I feel lucky to have it."
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is scheduled to open on the MSU campus in spring 2012.
Appel, who is from
World-class museum pairs great art and architecture
Huntington
Woods, took part
Construction of Michigan State University's much-
Edythe have made it something we look forward to
in this spring's
anticipated Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum,
doing—entering a vibrant space filled with visual
Hillel Leadership
designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, is
delights to ponder and explore. This Zaha Hadid
Training Institute—
under way following a March 16 groundbreaking.
design will send the message we want—that great art
one of several
The facility is named in honor of Eli and Edythe Broad,
leadership training
programs offered
by MSU Hillel. He
says learning how
to get involved on
deserves great architecture."
longtime supporters of the university who provided
The three-level, 46,000-square-foot building, to be
the $28 million lead gift for the world-class museum—
located at the corner of Grand River Avenue and the
how to get involved on campus and in
$21 million designated for construction of the building
Farm Lane campus entrance, will feature a unique
communities.
and $7 million to be used for acquisitions, exhibitions,
design constructed of steel and concrete with a
and operations.
pleated stainless steel and glass exterior.
MSU HiHers annual spring Leadership
Training Institute helps students learn
campus and engaging with other student groups were
big lessons learned through the program.
In its third year, the institute, which is funded by the
DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, provides 15 to 20
students each spring with programs about various
The museum, which is expected to be dedicated and
opened in spring 2012, will primarily focus on contem-
art, and architecture," says Eli Broad, MSU alumnus and
porary art.
founder of The Broad Foundations, "so we are privi-
"Mr. Broad has spoken of the importance of knowing
aspects of leadership in the Jewish and campus
the art of one's time so we may know ourselves better,"
communities. Guest speakers from the Jewish
says MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. "And he and
Federation in Detroit talk to students about
community leadership and how to become involved
after college, while campus speakers offer insight into
MSU opportunities.
"It helps students who are new to leadership positions
understand more about what will be expected of
them," says Jessica Katz, Jewish student life
coordinator at MSU Hillel.
In addition to the Hillel Leadership Training Institute,
MSU Hillel offers guidance in the areas of programming,
outreach and engagement, and funding.
"Hillel does a lot of fundraising, but it also teaches
'This project combines three of our passions: education,
leged to help fund an art museum and an important
piece of architecture at my alma mater."
Learn more at broadmuseum.msu.edu . 0
Jewish Legal Society honors Mayer Morganroth
The Jewish Legal Society (JLS), a student organization in the Michigan State University College of Law, works to
promote a sense of community among Jewish law students at the university, including hosting social, religious,
and networking events.
In March the JLS hosted an alumni event at the offices of Miller Canfield in Detroit to honor Mayer "Mike"
Morganroth, a 1954 graduate of the Detroit College of Law, now the Michigan State University College of Law.
"We wanted to honor someone who was well recognized in the community and wanted to pay tribute to
Morganroth's career,"says Michael Epstein, MSU law student. "He symbolizes many things toward which the
college strives!'
students to be responsible for their own funding," says
A well-known attorney in Southeast Michigan, Morganroth has
Cindy Hughey, executive director of MSU Hillel, which
represented high-profile businesspeople, celebrities, politicians,
has received more than $27,000 in grants this year for
and media figures throughout his distinguished career. He is the
programming—most of which was earned by
founding partner of the Birmingham law firm Morganroth and
students who wrote their own grants.
Morganroth PLLC and is a generous supporter of the MSU
While MSU offers many leadership training
opportunities, Hughey says, Hillel's programs provide
a Jewish perspective.
"It's important for our students to recognize their
responsibility not just to their global community but
to their own Jewish community as well," she says.
College of Law.
"We have such a strong connection with Southeast Michigan,"
Epstein says of the legal society. "This alumni event was a great
opportunity for law students, many of whom are from the metro-
Detroit area, to network with successful alumni of the college."
Learn more about the MSU College of Law at law.msu.edu .
MSU College of Law Dean Joan W. Howarth (left) and law
students Michael Epstein (back) and Jason Weiner (right)
honor Mayer"Mike" Morganroth at an alumni networking
event in Detroit.