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• Spooky Shabbat—October 26, 6 p.m.
MSU Hillel gets haunted at a special Shabbat
celebration. Reform and conservative services at
6 p.m. are followed by a free Halloween-themed
dinner. RSVP to dirk@msuhillel.org .
• Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers—
November 4, 7 p.m.
Wharton Center welcomes Steve Martin and the
Steep Canyon Rangers for a night of bluegrass
music and humor. For ticket information, visit
whartoncenter.com .
Gladners complete endowment
for study abroad tin Israel
When Al Gladner and Sharie Remeny stepped
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onto the MSU campus as freshmen, they came
the trip of a
from very different worlds.
He grew up in rural New York, where the Jewish
population numbered only three: Gladner and his
parents. He knew little about MSU other than it
was big and had great programs. She came from
suburban Detroit and was a member of a large
Jewish community and a longtime fan of all things
Spartan green.
lifetime. The
Southfield couple
realized that this
travel experience
was much like
that of MSU
students who
Al and Sharie Gladner
participate in study abroad programs.
"We got a chance to visit and connect with people,
• Screening of Footnote—November 8, 7:15 p.m.
Footnote is a film about the expectations and
pressures of academia and the rivalry between
two Talmud scholars at Hebrew University who
happen to be father and son. The screening is in
147 Communication Arts and Sciences Building.
They both found MSU to be a welcoming place,
same richness that they discovered. Recently, they
• Israel Fest—November 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Join MSU Hillel for the eighth annual Israel Fest
at the MSU Union Ballroom and enjoy Israeli
food, music, giveaways, and more.
of a study abroad endowment that had been
made a commitment to complete the funding of a
started by the Jewish Studies Program's former
full of the diversity in both people and experiences
that they craved. They also found each other, and
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MSU's Jewish Studies Program Advisory Board.
more than 50 years later, the couple is helping
The Gladners had been giving generously to MSU
ensure that MSU offers future generations the
for a number of years, but completing the funding
previously underfunded endowment that will help
director, Steve Weiland, was an opportunity to
students visit Israel through MSU study abroad.
focus their giving.
The Gladners met at an icebreaker at the MSU
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not just see the sights," says Al, who serves on
"As we learned more about MSU's Jewish Studies
Hillel Jewish Student Center, but it was
Program, we wanted to do more," Al says. "It does
coincidentally ending up in the same social
a lot for MSU students and for MSU to have such
dancing class that really broke the ice. Following
an outstanding program!'
their graduation in 1965—he in arts and letters
and she in human ecology—the couple married
and raised two daughters, who also became
Spartans. Al, who earned a law degree from Wayne
State University following a stint in the U.S. Army,
spent most of his career in banking and real estate
law.
Today, the Gladners, who still enjoy dancing
together, also like to travel and count their visit to
Israel as part of the Jewish Federation's 2004
"Just like when we visited as part of the mission, the
students in study abroad will be living there and
experiencing Israeli life," Sharie says.
"We are so proud and pleased with the direction
that MSU is going," she adds. "Jewish studies has a
lot of exposure and is an excellent way for Jewish
students to learn about their heritage and, just as
important, for people who are not Jewish to learn.
We are pleased to help in any way we can." 0
MSU, The MasterCard Foundation partner on
$500 million African scholars program
With 50-plus years of engagement in Africa, Michigan State University will partner with The MasterCard
Foundation on its $500 million education initiative, The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, to provide
talented, yet financially disadvantaged youth—especially those from Africa—with access to high-quality
education.
MSU is the only institution in Michigan—and the Midwest—to join the Program, which is part of a global
network of institutions. The university will receive $45 million in funding from the Foundation to support 185
Scholars throughout the nine-year Program, which includes 100 four-year undergraduates and 85 master's-
degree students. MSU will host the most Scholars among the six U.S. partner institutions and welcomed the first
cohort of Scholars this fall with four graduate and two undergraduate students.
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UNIVERSITY
Your comments are welcome: write to Michigan State University,
408 West Circle Drive, Room 302, East Lansing, MI 48824 or call
(517) 355-7505.
MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer.
"Michigan State and The MasterCard Foundation both recognize that Africa is approaching an important
inflection point," says MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. "Africa now hosts seven of the world's 10 fastest-
growing national economies and is the world's youngest continent demographically. That offers remarkable
potential for innovation, and the Scholars Program will add leverage by building Africa's educational capacity."
Scholars at MSU will build experiences, values, and competencies that are critical to success in the global
economy, enabling them to give back to their communities and home countries. 0