36 | AUGUST 19 • 2021

EDUCATION

T

he Lester and Jewell
Morris Hillel Jewish
Student Center at
Michigan State University and
the Hillel Campus Alliance
of Michigan (HCAM) wel-
comed three new hires to its
programming staff for the
2021-2022 academic year: Nicki
Borovsky as the Jewish student
life coordinator, Maya Rosen
as the engagement associate
and Joshua Rudman as the
Springboard Innovation fellow.
Nicki Borovsky
from Bloomfield
Hills recently
received her B.A.
degree in elementa-
ry education from
MSU, will focus on
enhancing HCAM’s
social media pres-
ence, student engagement and
programming, and supervision
of student leadership boards at
satellite campuses.
Maya Rosen
from Birmingham
is a 2021 MSU
graduate with a
B.S. in psychology.
She will focus on
student engage-
ment and pro-
gramming, social
media development and MSU
Hillel’s premier volunteer pro-
gram, Destination Lansing.
Joshua Rudman
is from St. Louis,
Mo. He received
his B.S. in animal
sciences with a
minor in reli-
gious studies in
2020 from the
University of
Missouri. He will be working to
bring innovative, creative initia-

tives to MSU Hillel’s program-
ming and engagement with a
focus on upper-year student
recruitment, athletics and alter-
native breaks.
Patti Morris
Phillips has been
named president
of the board of
directors, replacing
Stuart Sklar.
A leader in the
Jewish community
for more than 40
years, Phillips’ roots with MSU
run deep. In 1999, she became
involved with MSU Hillel when
the Federation began working
to reimagine MSU Hillel with a
new facility and a capital cam-
paign. Recognizing that Jewish
students at MSU deserved a
warm and welcoming place
to call their own, she and her
family made the lead capital
gift naming the Hillel center to
honor the memory of her father,
Lester. In 2008, MSU Hillel
expanded, renaming the center
to honor her father and mother,
Lester and Jewell Morris.
“I am looking forward to
working with Patti as she takes
over the presidency for the next
two years — she is extreme-
ly qualified and experienced
as a community leader,
” said
Executive Director Cindy
Hughey. “MSU Hillel and
HCAM are sure to benefit from
her passion and commitment.
”
In addition to Phillips, MSU
Hillel and HCAM have added
four members to the board:
Michelle Budaj, Sam Dubin,
Lindsay Gordon Weiss and Josh
Terebelo.
For a list of MSU Hillel’s
board, visit msuhillel.org/
boardofdirectors.

New Faces
at MSU Hillel

Nicki
Borovsky

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Maya
Rosen

Joshua
Rudman

Patti Morris
Phillips

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