UW Hillel's Capital Campaign
$14,000,000 |
| GOAL REACHED! | |
| $14,000,000 |
| $7,000,000 |
| $2,000,000 |
| |
Current Status of Campaign!
$10,800,000 |
The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life
The UW-Hillel Board—comprised of students, alumni from across the nation, and local community leaders— initiated the capital campaign in response to Hillel’s growth over the past decade and the steadily increasing student population the facility serves. The old facility, built in 1956 to accommodate 1,200 Jewish students on the University of Wisconsin campus, was no longer able to sustain the current level of student activity. Student workspace doubled as staff workspace and there was simply too little space to support all of UW-Hillel’s activities—we were literally bursting at the seams.
The facility was old and tired, and was no longer served the needs of a 21st century student community. Today, UW-Hillel has a building that can accommodate the tremendous demand placed upon it by one of the largest and most active student populations in the country. The award-winning new Hillel, The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life, now stands as a landmark on Langdon; a welcoming and engaging place for Jewish students, their families and UW alumni to gather.
The goal of the University of Wisconsin Hillel capital campaign is to raise $11 million for construction costs of a new facility, and $3 million to endow a portion of the program, staff and operations of the new UW Hillel. To date, a little over $10.8 million has been raised for the new Hillel facility, The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life. While Hillel works hard to complete the building campaign, it is equally important to begin working in earnest to build the endowment.
There are still opportunities to help including becoming a member of THE118, naming opportunities in the building, or simply making a donation of any size to the capital campaign. If you have any questions about the capital campaign, please contact Executive Director, Greg Steinberger at (608) 256-8361.
