Abstract
In the years between 1994 and 2008, Hillel International’s Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellowship (JCSC) brought hundreds of recent graduates to college campuses to engage uninvolved or under-involved students in Jewish life. The fellowship introduced student engagement methods that have become standard practice in Hillel today, including individual meetings and targeted programming for different interest groups. More than 10 years after the fellowship’s final cohort, JCSC is still one of Hillel International’s best-known efforts for reaching students outside the traditional boundaries of Jewish life on campus.This research is the first systematic study of JCSC alumni and explores the Fellowship’s long-term impact. The results illuminate how, why, and when participants in an early career fellowship program make decisions about career, including employment in the Jewish nonprofit sector.