In addition, it subscribes to the major English language periodicals necessary for scholarly research. The Center's location in the Dodd Center provides opportunities for additional archival research. Tel Aviv University Haifa University Ben-Gurion University of Beer Sheva Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan Academic Credit Students should discuss their plans to study in Israel with their academic advisors to determine if they can apply the courses they propose to take in Israel to their degree at home. Students will receive direct academic credits and grades on a University of Connecticut transcript, based on a review of each course at the close of the program. For nearly a decade U Conn students have participated in a summer Archaeological Dig at Sepphoris, Israel in conjunction with Duke University.
Stipends are available for qualified students for study in Israel.
The Center sponsors the Judaic Studies Faculty Forum Luncheon Lecture Series in which faculty members and students make presentations about current research and writing related to Judaic Studies. These activities are open to all members of the University community as well as the public as are the lectures and colloquia of visiting academics arranged by the Center. The Center has been supported in part by grants from the Jewish Federations and Councils of Connecticut in Bridgeport, Danbury, Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven, New London, Stamford, Waterbury, and Westport as well as special grants from the Endowment Foundation of the Greater Hartford Jewish Federation.