Stern College for Women - Kochaviah Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Yeshiva Universit) 7 office r J the President TO THE STERN COLLEGE CLASS OF 1985: My congratulations to you are enhanced by the fact that you are being graduated as the last class of the first century of Yeshiva University ' s existence. As such, you carry with you a significant and sacred baggage of history, Torah, culture, and communal experience and aspiration. Our founders were in touch with the vital and historic Jewry of Eastern Europe and, through them, with the entire, unbroken chain of Jewish history and tradition. During the last hundred years, Yeshiva has succeeded in extending that sacred chain in a new, radically different environment — that of the modern age and the democratic, pluralistic, technological society of America. And Stern College for Women represents one of the latest and most significant links in the chain: More than a quarter century of woman ' s high education in all realms and disciplines, including and especially Torah. With the awareness of such distinguished contributions, I know you will proceed to build your families, careers, and communities on the highest levels of achievement and according to the most exacting standards. Good luck! Cordially yours, NORMAN LAMM President L2

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STERN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 245 lonnglon Avenuo Now York. NY 10016 (212) 481 0587 Dear Graduates, On behalf of the faculty and staff of Stern College for Women I extend enthusiastic congratu- lations to you. The years you have spent at the college have been a time of growth for all of us. As you have chosen courses and majors, the faculty and administration have responded by expanding departments and developing new career tracks. As you have struggled to define and refine your goals, we have deliberated the basic components of our unique educational mission. Together we have built a stronger Stern College, and you leave now having gained a truly remarkable education. In the years ahead you will inevitably face certain conflicts, for the challenges facing the woman who has been educated both generally and Jewishly are enormous. On the one hand, you have the ability to compete successfully in the world of work. On the other hand, you have accepted the Jewish imperative to build a home, raise a family, and thereby ensure Jewish survival. You have also been nourished by the daily study of Torah, and for many of you that study will continue even as you leave us now. I am confident you will set your future priorities based on the values you have internalized at Stern College. With such a course, I know you will view the future as filled with opportunities rather than frustrations. May you go from strength to strength in all your undertakings. Sincerely, Karen Bacon 13