One of Penn State Hillel's new initiatives is to maintain a blog about Hillel--recording events that have happened, awards that have been won, and most importantly what it is like to be a Penn State Hillel (PSH) student. This blog allows students, friends, family and alumni to follow PSH. They can find out what happened at an event they may have missed, remembered what certain events were like when they attended Hillel, or just catch up on what their friends and family are doing at school.
My name is Sarah Dafilou and I am a PSH student. This fall I will start my sophomore year where I will continue studying Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Jewish Studies. In addition to this unusual double major, I am a member of the Presidential Leadership Academy, which is a program that works with thirty incoming sophomore students to develop critical thinking, problem solving and leadership skills under the instruction of President Graham Spanier, the Dean of Schreyer Honors College, Christian Brady and the Presidential Leadership Academy staff. As a PSH student, I am on the student board as Holocaust Education Chair, and I am the External Relations Intern for the upcoming year. One of my jobs as a PSH intern is to maintain this blog. I will be posting what I've been doing with Hillel--updating readers on events, programs, awards, and my experience as a Penn State Hillel student. Throughout the year, other PSH students will share their thoughts and experiences here. I can't wait to go back to school, see all my friends and start having fun with Hillel!
