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2025年9月16日

萨克拉门托 State and Hillel at Davis and 萨克拉门托 have signed an agreement to staff the 犹太人生活和资源中心 (JLRC) on the 囊状态 campus three days a week, providing a home away from home for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.

校长卢克·伍德说：“能与希勒尔合作，我们感到无比自豪。希勒尔是一个了不起的组织，为我们犹太社区的成员创造了积极的教育体验。”

In May 2024, Wood and other campus leaders officially opened the JLRC — the first space on campus dedicated to supporting Jewish students — with a celebration that included elected officials and Jewish community representatives.

JLRC位于Modoc Hall，是大学与国际犹太校园组织Hillel之间的合作项目。

“This shows students that there is a Jewish presence on campus and that there is a community for them, a space for them,” Hillel’s 萨克拉门托 State Engagement Associate Dasha Pozdnikov said.

但是，虽然该中心有一个物理空间，但一直没有人定期为其提供工作人员。

直到现在。

The MOU signed earlier this month outlines an agreement between 囊状态 and Hillel, which is based in Davis, that will ensure the JLRC is  open three days a week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

包容性卓越副总裁Michael V. Nguyen称其为全国其他高校正在学习的合作模式。

“这样的合作在公立大学很少见。 I’m proud that 囊状态 is leading the way. 我们与希勒尔的合作是一个强大的模式，为与我们服务的每个社区建立强大、尊重的合作树立了标准。”

"This is more than a milestone, it’s a historic partnership."

波兹德尼科夫已经在JLRC举办了一场开放日活动，并在秋季学期的前两周在院子里坐了下来。

“Our work with Hillel is a powerful model that sets the standard for building strong, respectful collaborations with every community we serve. This is more than a milestone, it’s a historic partnership." ——包容性卓越副总裁Michael V. Nguyen

She also held the JLRC’s first Not Shabbat Shabbat. 作为犹太人的休息日，安息日传统上是在星期五晚上祈祷和吃犹太食物。

相反，波兹德尼科夫计划在每个月的第二个星期四举行“非安息日安息日”，以更好地照顾大学生。

“Of course there are synagogues in the area, but students were really looking for a place on campus,” she said. “A lot of students are coming from Southern California or even out of state, and so they are really looking for community and a home away from home.”

最终，波兹德尼科夫希望与校园里的其他文化和宗教团体合作。

“I want to combine forces and have a joint dinner one day where we can share recipes or have some sort of program where we just bring people together,” she said.

阮说，学校正在招聘两名工作人员来支持该中心。

Matthew Kurtz, who serves as chair of 囊状态’s Jewish Faculty and Staff Association, said the opening of the JLRC created a momentum for Jewish life on campus, including the launch of the Jewish Alumni Network, and plans to host a Freedom Seder in March.

“The seder is one of these very universal holidays that’s very much about hospitality and the human experience. We’re really trying to promote not just academic excellence, but becoming better people, and that’s what the Passover Seder is about,” Kurtz said.

“This is such a cool time to be at 囊状态 as a Jewish person, and as a Jewish parent, and a Jewish student.”