Calgary Chapter
The mission of the Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University is to develop and promote awareness, leadership and financial support for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. To raise awareness in the Calgary community of the activities, programs and research of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and encourage the involvement of lay leaders. To raise funds in support of the activities, programs and research of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem To encourage, recruit and assist qualified Canadian students who wish to participate in academic programs at the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. To encourage the development of academic ties between Canadian universities and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. To offer quality educational programs to the Calgary community that highlight the achievements and expertise of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Building Calgary - IMRIC connections: Calgary, CFHU’s newest chapter, is working toward establishing a formal link between IMRIC and the University of Calgary. Dr. Patrick J. Whelan,Calgary Volunteer Committee co-leader of the spinal cord and nerve regeneration program at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and neurobiologist Dr. Aharon Lev Tov, chair of IMRIC’s department of medical neurobiology, hope to establish a collaborative relationship between the two institutes in the area of spinal cord injury. A dedicated volunteer committee is working to further this goal, leading to a joint awareness and fund-raising event in the spring of 2011.
Calgary’s back!
Calgary — As part of Canadian Friends’ efforts to revitalize its presence in Western Canada, our Calgary chapter is reopening. “We want to bring back and put a face on the Hebrew University in Calgary,” says chapter president Cheryl Baron Shiell. The chapter is working on expanding its board, establishing links with the city’s academic community, planning programs to get people aware, interested, and involved, and encouraging young people to consider attending the University.
Back in the saddle: (l to r) Blane Hogue, Hebrew U alumnus Peter Brodsky, chapter president Cheryl Baron Shiell, Bob Shiell,and Joe Spier at a recent meeting of CFHU’s revitalized Calgary chapter.
To contact the Western Region office call(604) 257-5133 or email Western Region Director, Dina Wachtel an email.
In The Press
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Calgary Jewish Free Press Article: "Friends Of Hebrew U. Honour Harley Hotchkiss" -
Hotchkiss awarded the Israel-Canada Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Research from CFHU and the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada.
