The Asssitant Dean for Student Affairs - Student Activities, Sarah Cohen, is a primary resource for students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Her goal is to make your experience at American Jewish University as satisfying and successful as possible.

The Berg Dining Hall, located on the third floor of the administrative building, provides the perfect combination of delicious kosher food along with a beautiful view! All meals prepared in the Berg Kitchen are in accordance with Conservative Judaism’s standard of Kashrut. Each meal is prepared especially each day by the Campus Dining Staff. The goal of this Department is to provide nutritious, high quality, tasty food at an affordable price.

The Division of Administration and Business Affairs provides direct services and support services to every facet of the University and its support community.

The university operates a career center staffed by a professional career counselor. Career counseling, job search, development of interview skills, and resume preparation are some of the services provided. Full and part-time jobs as well as internship opportunities are posted on our electronic job board on SharePoint.

The Student Health Center provides health assessments, needed immunizations, TB testing, over the counter medication, health education and physician referrals.

The Host Family Network matches our students with local families wishing to open their home and share their time, joy, happiness and experiences with a young Jewish student.

The Ostrow Library is designed to meet the needs of the University's faculty and students, as well as scholars conducting research in all fields of Jewish culture and civilization. With approximately 115,000 volumes, the library's collections have grown consistently through endowments, gifts of major private collections and an ongoing acquisition program.

Living On Campus Choosing the right place to live during your college years is as important to your academic career as deciding your major. You need a place to study and a place to meet other students. At American Jewish

Parking in the Residence Halls is available FREE to residents. On-campus students can receive a form to obtain a FREE parking permit for the Residence Hall parking area when they check in to the Residence Hall or from the Residence Life Office.

Psychological counseling is available on a short-term basis by a licensed clinical psychologist. Interactions with the Counseling Center are considered confidential. The counselor meets with students on campus. Students may call one of the counselors directly and the counselor will make a personal and confidential appointment with the student.

There are both ritual and culturally oriented religious programs on campus. Our student run Hillel is very active in promoting social and cultural events, from weekly Shabbat services and dinners to hosting an annual Chanukah party and decorating the Sukkah. Hillel also hosts the “Learn Your Prayers” program where our rabbinical students host a “learner’s minyan” for students to become more familiar with the prayer service. A traditional egalitarian minyan (morning and afternoon) is regularly held in the Beit Midrash. Minyan is available Monday – Thursday and is overseen by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.

Auerbach Student Union is designed for students to have an area where they can study, meet with fellow students or just relax between or after classes. Work out on state-of-the-art fitness equipment. A DVD and VHS player is also available to those students that enjoy watching movies while working out. Organize a basketball game or just shoot hoops night and day.

All students with disabilities who are requesting accomodations are responsible for contacting the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Dr. Ellen Weiss Phelps at ewphelps@ajula.edu