Featured Stories tagged with "new students"

As Rosh Hashanah approaches and in the spirit of welcoming the new year, we reached out to 10 freshmen and asked them to share a bit about their backgrounds, future career goals, and why they chose LCW. From North America to South America, the incoming class of 2016 is as diverse and ambitious as ever. ​Take a moment to meet some of the new faces on campus and see for yourself.

Hometown: Chicago, ILHigh School: Ida Crown Jewish Academy

We’ve been spending the last few months at LCW getting to know our newest students. From photography to foreign affairs and finance, the freshmen class has big dreams for their futures. Take a look and learn about some of their backgrounds, career goals, and why they chose LCW.

“College is a time to find your voice…to take courses that enable you to learn about things you’ve never learned before,” encouraged Dean Marian Stoltz-Loike of Lander College for Women—The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School (LCW) in her introductory remarks to the incoming class of 2016.

Hometown: Calgary, ABHigh School: Ulpana Orot Girls School

Hometown: Staten Island, NYHigh School: Bruriah

Hometown: Philadelphia, PAHigh School: Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Hometown: Newtown, PAHigh School: Council Rock High School North

Would you have guessed that the student sitting next to you in Comp II has two pet pygmy goats and three chickens? This year’s new student cohort at Lander College for Women—The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School (LCW) is as diverse as ever. Read these fun facts they shared and take a moment to learn about the new faces on campus. 

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