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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