My initial intention was to put my voice (a Jewish male) within an institution similar to Bowling Green State University. I thought it would be interesting to see what the experience would be like for a Jewish male at an institution with a fairly small population Jewish population. Coming from an undergraduate institution with a substantial population of Jewish students and many resources on-campus available to them, I wanted to see how a Jewish student would navigate a place where they are clearly in the minority.
However, now that I have been informed that we should place our voices in our undergraduate institutions, I feel that my voice will face less challenges during his adjustment due to the many resouces that are available to him at Rutgers University.
In an effort to help inform my voice I have been pulling articles on Jewish student life at undergraduate institutions, both academic and social. I have also contacted the president of Hillel here at Bowling Green State University and will be meeting with her shortly. The Hillel currently has no events schedule outside of a few dinners but as events are planned I will be attending them. My next step is to contact the Hillel and Chabad House at Rutgers University to help place my voice in such an institution more accurately.
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