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The small size of HUC-JIR in Cincinnati allows for an intimate and lively scholarly community. In class, students enjoy close interaction with professors and fellow students. Outside of class, students share many activities, both of a scholarly and a recreational character. The Graduate Student Association is an active body and sponsors activities such as the student-only forum, "From Sumer to Caesar," where students talk about their research projects and plans. The gymnasium, located on campus, is a popular place for weekly basketball games and other sports. There is also a dormitory on the campus, which provides low cost housing for single students.
An Interfaith Community The interfaith fellowship program, the largest and oldest of its kind in North America, has brought large numbers of non-Jewish students to Cincinnati, making for a highly diverse community founded on friendship and mutual respect. The interfaith fellows and all graduate students take classes and share co-curricular activities with rabbinical students in an environment conducive to building religious understanding. Teaching Opportunities and Other Employment Each year, a number of teaching assistantships are available for qualified students. These involve teaching and grading responsibilities in the larger core courses of the rabbinical school, primarily in the areas of Bible, Rabbinic literature, and Hebrew literature. In addition to serving as teaching assistants at the College-Institute, students may sometimes gain valuable teaching experience at neighboring schools. Graduate students have taught recently at the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Capitol University, University of Kentucky, and the United Theological Seminary. The College-Institute also offers many other opportunities for student employment, including library and clerical work, tutorial instruction, and research assistantships. Academic Advisory A very important part of doctoral study is the relationship of a student with his or her advisor. The advisor helps the student plan an academic program, and also serves as a mentor, friend, and a role model. In the School of Graduate Studies, students are not assigned advisors, but select their own advisor at the end of the first year of study. Student Organization and Activities Each year, a number of teaching assistantships are available for quailfied students. These involve teaching and grading responsibilities in the larger core courses of the rabbinical school, primarily in the ares of Bible, Rabbinic literature, and Hebrew literature. In addition to serving as a teaching assistant at the College-Institute, students may sometimes gain valuable teaching experience at neihboring schools. Graduate students have taught recently at the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Capitol University, University of Kentucky, and the United Thological Seminary. The College-Institute also offers many other opportunities for student employment, including library and clerical work, tutorial instruction, and research assistantships. Jewish Early Learning Cooperative The Jewish Early Learning Cooperative serves as a setting for early child develpment and family life education. It provides daycare and preschool facilities to children of HUC-JIR faculty, students, and staff. |
