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Navigating College: A Guide for Jewish and LGBTQ Gleeks

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This resource provides essential insights for Jewish and LGBTQ students during their college search. It highlights key considerations such as finding supportive campus communities, understanding dietary needs (kosher options), and connecting with organizations like Hillel and pride groups. The importance of ally training for faculty and staff to create safe spaces is emphasized, along with strategies for students to navigate potential challenges. Resources, discussions, and community engagement opportunities are designed to empower students in their pursuit of a welcoming and inclusive college experience.

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Navigating College: A Guide for Jewish and LGBTQ Gleeks

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  1. Russell Althouse Associate Director Bucknell University RECRUITING Andy Morris Associate Director Binghamton University

  2. Recruitinggleeks • Welcome • Can I get a gleekupdate? • Jewishgleeks? • LGBTQgleeks • LGBTQ Questions & Discussions • Athletic gleeks • Music/Art/Theatregleeks • College Search for gleeks • College Life for gleeks

  3. Last Week on glee Recruitinggleeks

  4. Recruitinggleeks

  5. Last Week on glee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTwN2miSgA Recruitinggleeks

  6. Jewish gleeks Recruitinggleeks

  7. Jewish Gleeks • May be or feel like a minority on campus; may have left a HS or community where they were a majority; • Strong parental approval during college search; • Helps to find the Jewish Community-on or off campus; Recruitinggleeks

  8. Jewish Gleeks Must Have’s • Religious services/Sabbath accommodations; • Kosher dining options; • Jewish Student Association; • Hillel; • Chabad; • Jewish holiday observances; • Judaic studies option; Recruitinggleeks

  9. Jewish Gleek Issues • Some desirous of Gap Year in Israel; • Isolation; • Discrimination/Intolerance/Hate; • Rift between Hillel & Chabad; • Anti-Zionism; • Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations; • Limits of distance from home; Recruitinggleeks

  10. Hillel on Campus Recruitinggleeks

  11. Chabad on Campus Recruitinggleeks

  12. Beyond Matzah Ball Soup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkNJ7RRpzAw Recruitinggleeks

  13. College Search for Jewish Gleeks • From Jewish HSs-do colleges understand dual-curriculum? • Limited college visits to their HSs; • Weekend visit dates; • Kosher meal/snack items at receptions; • Discuss their religion or not? (parents will) Publications? • Feeling welcome; Recruitinggleeks

  14. Recruitinggleeks “There is only one thing that 85% of Jews in this country do. There’s no 85% that keep Shabbat. There’s no 85% that keep Kosher. The only thing that 85% of Jews do is go to college. That’s where they are, and that’s where Hillel is.” –Avraham Infeld, June 2010

  15. Gay Gleeks Go To College Recruitinggleeks

  16. LGleeBTQ Recruitinggleeks

  17. LGleeBTQ College Pre-Search HS Counseling Offices: • Help LBGTQ students to connect with HS or community groups even if outside school; • Need for visibility of LGBTQ issues; • Need for staff & student leader training; Recruitinggleeks

  18. LGleeBTQ College Pre-Search HS Counseling Offices: • Educate school about Ally & Safe Zones; • Allies be champions in their schools; • All staff be corrective; Recruitinggleeks

  19. LGleeBTQ College Search Issues • May or may not be “out”; • May belong to Gay Student Association (GSA) if out or as an “ally”; Recruitinggleeks

  20. LGleeBTQ College Search Issues • Face discrimination/adversity/hate; • Lack of Allies-students, faculty, staff, community; • If no GSA’s—extreme isolation; Recruitinggleeks

  21. LGleeBTQ College Search Tools Recruitinggleeks

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  24. LGleeBTQ Q&D What does Ally mean to you? Recruitinggleeks

  25. LGleeBTQ Q&D Should School Counselors all be Allies in order to be effective college search coaches? Recruitinggleeks

  26. LGleeBTQ Q&D Could HSs include LGBTQ question on “Pre-college search survey (along with other special populations)? Recruitinggleeks

  27. LGleeBTQ Q&D Should a high school guidance or admissions office have a dedicated staff for LGBTQ students? Recruitinggleeks

  28. LGleeBTQ Q&D Should school counseling offices take the lead in developing or facilitating GSA/LGBTQ groups? Recruitinggleeks

  29. LGleeBTQ College Search • May engage in Gay-friendly college search without parental knowledge; • Benefit of dedicated staff person(s) and staff with Ally training and Safe Zone office space; Recruitinggleeks

  30. LGleeBTQ College Search • Need for individual appointments at college visit; • Explore campus & community for LGBTQ groups, events, atmosphere; Recruitinggleeks

  31. LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Web or print promotion of clubs and organizations supportive of LGBTQ issues; • Outside offices on campus GF?: Multi-cultural Office; Career Development Center; Alumni; Financial Aid; Alumni Affairs; Advancement; Recruitinggleeks

  32. LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Attend “Pride College Fairs”; • Conduct Ally Training for all staff; • GF campus activities: Gay Pride Days (on or off campus); speakers; GSA’s; Recruitinggleeks

  33. LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Offer Gender-Neutral self-identification on college applications and housing forms; • Be sensitive to students’ coming out to an admissions staff person-perhaps for the first time; Recruitinggleeks

  34. LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Re-examine and update language of campus anti-discrimination policies and handbook rules of student and staff conduct; Recruitinggleeks

  35. Recruitinggleeks

  36. It WILL Get Better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0jXg-hKCI Recruitinggleeks

  37. Athletic Gleeks Recruitinggleeks

  38. Great Moments in Gleek Athletics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chria3SY6CQ Recruitinggleeks

  39. Athletic Gleeks Basics • Strong parental involvement; • Viewed as single dimensional; • Privileges given and not always earned; • Under great scrutiny for drug & alcohol use; Recruitinggleeks

  40. Athletic Gleeks Basics • Great time demands between home/school/sports; • Viewed as cliquey; Recruitinggleeks

  41. Athletic Gleeks College Search • Engaged in two searches: • Academic; • Athletic; • Search for right level of competition • NCAA level; • Club Sport level; • Intramural level; Recruitinggleeks

  42. Athletic Gleeks College Search • Competition for scholarships; • Special application process; coach outreach; • Caution about “Coach told me……” • Rejection Recruitinggleeks

  43. Gleeks With Special Talents Recruitinggleeks

  44. Gleeks With Special Talents • Many colleges offer special admissions processes and consideration for students brining to their campuses special talents that would benefit the campus community; • Art; music; theater; debate; creative writing; etc. • Often with an audition/portfolio/video students might receive a boost into admission for demonstrated development of one of these talents. Recruitinggleeks

  45. Gleeks With Special Talents • May have lower academic record (attributed to over-involvement in their talent pursuit; • Need portfolio coaching early in HS; Recruitinggleeks

  46. Gleeks With Special Talents • Time management necessary to handle practice/lessons/rehearsals/ studio time/etc. • May be “consumed” by interest and not devote essential time to college search process; Recruitinggleeks

  47. Gleeks With Special Talents • Not all areas of special talent may be viewed as talent: • Not all art is art (sculpture & photography may not qualify for evaluation; • Film making may not be recognized; • Creative writing, journalism, or unusual performance skills may not get consideration; Recruitinggleeks

  48. Gleeks With Special Talents • Students must search for college admissions’ policies for Special Talent consideration; • Expect special application process; • Expect early deadlines for submission of portfolio/work samples; Recruitinggleeks

  49. Gleeks With Special Talents • Expect strict adherence to requested formats and specifications of submissions; • Expect an honest, professional, objective and perhaps “harsh” evaluation; Recruitinggleeks

  50. Gleeks With Special Talents • Admission to college may or may not be contingent upon majoring in the desired special area; • If student is admissible without special consideration, review of submitted supporting material may or may not be reviewed; Recruitinggleeks

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