Yeshiva University

“In accordance with article i-3 of the yeshiva university by-laws of the board of the board of trustees, the respective chairs of the boards of the rabbi isaac elchanan theological seminary ("riets"), the benjamin n. Cardozo school of law ("cardozo") and the albert einstein college of medicine ("einstein") serve as ex officio voting members of the yeshiva university board of trustees. Riets is a separately incorporated section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Cardozo and einstein are constituent schools that operate as part of yeshiva university. Such individuals remain on the yeshiva university board of trustees as long as they remain as chair of his or her respective board.”

“Yeshiva university's form 990 was reviewed and signed by an independent accounting firm based on a draft return prepared by the university's finance department and director of tax. The draft return was reviewed by the university's chief financial officer, the university's office of general counsel and the audit committee of the board of trustees. The final version of the form 990 was made available to the board of trustees via a secure web site prior to filing with the internal revenue service. The form 990, as filed, is made available to the public in accordance with internal revenue service rules and regulations.”

“The university's conflict of interest policy - which was approved by the board of trustees - applies to all members of the university's board of trustees, all members of the boards of overseers of the university's constituent schools, all persons who serve on a university board committee or a committee of a constituent school's board, and to officers and select employees of the university, as designated by the general counsel (collectively, the "covered persons"). The policy provides that covered persons are to act at all times in a manner consistent with their responsibilities to the university and avoid circumstances in which their financial or other ties to outside entities could present an actual, potential or apparent conflict of interest or impair the university's reputation. Further, all covered persons are not to engage in business with the university. In the case of a rare exception, a conflict waiver committee has been established to review the facts and, if it is in the university's best interests, approve such exceptions. Conflict waiver requests considered by the committee, whether or not approved, are reported to the board of trustees. Questions as to whether a transaction constitutes an interested transaction with respect to covered persons are resolved by the university's conflicts waiver committee and the president in consultation with the general counsel. Covered persons are required to complete, sign and submit to the general counsel an annual disclosure statement; to promptly notify the general counsel of any change in the information previously reported on such person's disclosure statement; and to furnish supplemental information and/or confirm the continued accuracy of the current disclosure statement, if requested by the general counsel. The board's governance committee, in consultation with the general counsel, has the authority to address non-compliance with the disclosure requirements or any other provision of the conflict of interest policy; and may recommend the removal of such non-complying covered person or other appropriate sanction. In addition, a covered person who believes a current, pending or proposed transaction would constitute an "interested transaction" or otherwise constitute an actual, potential or apparent conflict of interest, is required to promptly disclose to the general counsel and to the chair of each board and committee of which the covered person is a member, the existence of the conflict (or appearance of conflict) and other material information that the covered person may have regarding the transaction. New covered persons are provided with a copy of the conflict of interest policy and disclosure statement. The details of the policy and its requirements are reviewed with them. The general counsel maintains a database of interests of covered persons and a system for monitoring current, pending and proposed transactions for potential interested transactions based on the disclosures made in each covered person's annual disclosure statement and any periodic updates submitted pursuant to the policy. In addition to the conflict of interest policy above for covered persons, university employees are also subject to additional conflict of interest reporting requirements as set forth in the university employee handbook.”

“The compensation of all employees earning in excess of a specified threshold salary level, as well as all of yeshiva university's officers and key employees, is reviewed annually by the university's compensation committee of the board of trustees. The independent members of the committee conduct a detailed review and approval of such compensation utilizing comparability data from third party salary surveys, form 990 salary disclosures from other organizations, and/or compensation studies prepared by an independent third party consulting firm. Contemporaneous documentation of the committee's deliberations and decisions are made part of the committee's written minutes. In accordance with irs rules and regulations, the university has also received opinions from independent third party compensation consultants that the compensation and benefits of its officers and key employees are reasonable.”

“Yeshiva university does not currently make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. It's audited financial statements are available to the public on the university's website at www.yu.edu. The university makes it's form 990 and 990-t available to the public in accordance with internal revenue service rules and regulations.”

“Name of officer, director, etc: david s gottesman name of related person: ruth l gottesman relationship: family relationship name of officer, director, etc: zygmunt wilf name of related person: mark wilf relationship: family and business relationship name of officer, director, etc: michael jesselson name of related person: jay schottenstein relationship: business relationship name of officer, director, etc: david magerman name of related person: mark silber relationship: business relationship”

“The average hours per week listed for the officers, key employees and highest paid employees represents yeshiva university's official workweek. However, in practice, such individuals work significantly morehours per week and are expected to be available for university business”

“In addition to the board members who serve without compensation, the university utilizes many volunteers in the conduct of its activities. However, it does not track the number of these additional volunteers.”

“At yeshiva university, our mission, torah umadda, is to bring wisdom to life through all that we teach, by all that we do and for all those we serve. Our students learn and go forth, as both educated and ethical people, to share their own special talents and wisdom with society. Our faculty's research, academic work and scholarly writings help bring wisdom to many of the most pressing social, political, medical, legal and human rights issues facing the world today. Our university serves as a platform to bring yeshiva's collective wisdom to the world through our community outreach, publications, seminars and broad range of academic programs. For undergraduate students: we bring wisdom to life by combining the finest contemporary academic education with the timeless teachings of torah. It is yeshiva's unique dual curriculum, which teaches knowledge enlightened by values that helps our students gain the wisdom to make their lives both a secular and spiritual success. For graduate students: yeshiva brings wisdom to life by not only teaching the knowledge and skills to be highly accomplished scholars and professionals, but by teaching the ethical and moral values that will make them truly admirable people. It is our dual emphasis on professional excellence and personal ethics that gives our graduate students the wisdom to succeed in both their professions and their lives. For faculty: yeshiva helps our professors bring their own wisdom to life by providing the encouragement, resources and intellectual freedom to pursue their own academic ideals. And they, in turn, share their wisdom with our students, our society and the world at large. For alumni and supporters: to bring wisdom to life is yeshiva's service to humanity and a worthy mission shared in spirit and practice by all associated with the university. For the jewish community: in america, israel and around the world, our mission to bring wisdom to life will foster greater understanding and appreciation of the heritage, traditions and values we all hold so dear. For society and the world: yeshiva university serves as a wellspring of wisdom. At yeshiva university, teaching the knowledge and values that bring wisdom to life is not only our mission, it is our proud tradition.”

“Founded in the late 19th century, yeshiva university (yu) is the country's oldest and most comprehensive institution combining jewish scholarship with academic excellence and achievement in the liberal arts and sciences, medicine, law, business, social work, psychology, jewish studies, education and research. Yu reflects a centuries-old commitment to the advancement of human knowledge and ethics. Yu brings together the heritage of western civilization and the ancient traditions of jewish law and life. Since its inception, yu has been dedicated to melding the ancient traditions of jewish law and life with the heritage of western civilization, and each year we celebrate as future leaders make yu their home. More than 6,800 undergraduate and graduate students study at yu's four new york city campuses: the wilf campus; israel henry beren campus; brookdale center; the jack and pearl resnick campus; and in israel. Yu currently enrolls approximately 2,800 undergraduates at yeshiva college, stern college for women, the sy syms school of business, and in the s. Daniel abraham program in israel our undergraduate schools combine rigorous academics, unsurpassed jewish studies and a nurturing jewish environment. Students choose from varied courses in the liberal arts, sciences and business, together with comprehensive jewish studies, including the yeshiva honors program that is part of the mazer yeshiva program. The jay and jeanie schottenstein honors program at yeshiva college, the s. Daniel abraham honors program at stern college, and the business honors and entrepreneurial leadership program at the sy syms school of business stress the intellectual development and cultural enrichment of outstanding students. Many opportunities exist for internships and research. Joint and combined programs offer advanced degrees at one of yu's graduate schools or other top institutions. They include engineering (with columbia university and suny stony brook), occupational therapy (with columbia university), jewish education (with azrieli graduate school of jewish education and administration), jewish studies (with bernard revel graduate school of jewish education), optometry (with state university of new york college of optometry), physical therapy (with new york medical college's graduate school of health sciences and rutgers), podiatry (with new york college of podiatric medicine), nursing (with new york university), physician assistant studies (with mercy college), and teaching math and science with nyu steinhardt). All yu undergraduates pursue a dual program of torah studies and college academic studies throughout their undergraduate years. An encompassing counseling and guidance program concerned with individual student growth and development is a significant part of the jewish studies program. The undergraduate men select from these distinct jewish studies options; yeshiva program/mazer school of talmudic studies, the isaac breuer college of hebraic studies, the irving stone bet medrash program and the james striar school of general jewish studies. The undergraduate women learn at the rebecca ivry department of jewish studies. On the wilf and beren campuses, students interact with a talented and diverse faculty. About 95 percent of full-time undergraduate faculty hold doctorates or the highest degree within their fields. Small classes encourage intellectual intimacy and creativity. Buttressing a strong faculty are the distinguished scholars, authors, artists, public officials and business leaders who interact with students in a variety of venues. For many students, the s. Daniel abraham israel program is an unforgettable and life changing undergraduate experience. Each year, nearly 700 incoming yu students study at one of 43 israeli yeshivot and seminaries. In israel, students receive structure, guidance and support from yeshiva university in israel's jerusalem campus. The program enables students to incorporate study at israeli yeshivot or semina”

“The azrieli graduate school of jewish education and administration is the premier international center for the preparation of jewish educators, educational leaders and administrators. Azrieli's mission is to train a cadre of torah educators who will relay the rich knowledge and traditions of the jewish heritage with warnmth, joy and intelligence. The school offers the master of science degree in jewish education. Azrieli's approach to education is at once rooted in sacred jewish traditions and modern disciplines informing our understanding of how children learn. Students benefit from the wisdom and guidance of an internationally recognized faculty, innovative and comprehensive coursework, collaborative student-faculty research, intensive field experience and academic and professional mentoring. Through its fanya gottesfeld heller division of doctoral studies, azrieli also offers the executive doctorate of jewish educational innovation and leadership. Azrieli alumni serve at the helm of schools, educational agencies, universities and communal institutions all over the world. The bernard revel graduate school of jewish studies, named after the first president of yu, educates teachers, researchers and scholars in jewish studies. It offers programs leading to the ma and phd degrees with concentrations in bible, talmudic studies, ancient jewish history, medieval jewish history, modern jewish history, and jewish philosophy and mysticism. It has a world class faculty of experts in these fields and a student body whose ability to deal with classical jewish texts is unparalleled among american graduate programs. The ferkauf graduate school of psychology's mission is to train highly qualified professional psychologists and researchers in the fields of clinical psychology, school-clinical child psychology, clinical health psychology and mental health counseling. Collaborations with schools, clinics, mental health institutions and medical centers are well established. A joint program with einstein offers a masters of public health option from the institute of public health sciences and grants an ma in mental health counseling, a psyd in clinical and school-clinical child psychology and a phd in clinical health psychology. Ferkauf's programs include the rose f. Kennedy center for research in mental retardation and developmental disabilities, which provides interdisciplinary training, the leonard and murial marcus family project for the study of the disturbed adolescent, which supports fellowships and research, the max and celia parnes family psychological and psycho-educational services clinic, which provides a wide range of assessment and therapeutic services for neighboring communities and the beker family project which trains school psychologists to work within hebrew day schools and other private schools to develop state of the art school psychological and psychoeducational services for children, teachers and families. The wurzweiler school of social work grants the msw degree, the phd in social welfare and certificates in jewish communal service, child welfare practice, social work practice with the military, jewish philanthropy and gerontology. It offers concentrations in clinical practice with individuals and families, social group work, and community practice. Wurzweiler graduates comprise a network of more than 7,000 local, national and international service providers, leaders and educators. Fieldwork is an integral part of the wurzweiler experience. Affiliated agencies are selected for their expertise, diversity, quality of service to the community and opportunities for learning. Cutting edge topics such as evidence-based practice, healthy aging, trauma and interpersonal violence, working with the military, coping with loss, child welfare, palliative care and substance abuse inform wurzweiler's nationally accredited curriculum. Stern college for women offers a master of arts program in biblical and talmudic interpretation, which”

“In order to foster intellectual exchange both within yu, the broader academic community and with the general community, yu created the following centers/institutes: the center for the jewish future; the rabbi arthur schneier center for international affairs; the center for israel studies; the center for jewish law and contemporary civilization; the zahava and moshael strauss center for torah and western thought and the institute for university-school partnership. The mission of the center for the jewish future (cjf) is to shape, enrich and inspire the contemporary jewish community by convening the resources of yu. Cjf infuses the student body with a spirit of leadership and responsibility to klal yisrael (people of israel) and society; builds, cultivates and supports communities and their lay leaders and rabbinic leadership; and creates a global movement that promotes the values of yu, including torah umadda and religious zionism. Inspiring new leaders - this center prepares college and graduate students to become jewish leaders. In particular, service learning programs at home and abroad over winter and summer breaks encourage students to explore issues of aiding the jewish community and tikkun olam (healing the world). Several initiatives identify potential leaders, encouraging them to consider jewish communal work and offering them an unmatched program of professional training in cooperation with the various yu graduate schools. Promoting the values of yu - the center has developed a wide variety of initiatives to further the unique values of yu. A web site devoted to torah learning, yutorah.org and torah-to-go series, makes the lectures of yu's roshei yeshiva (professors of talmud) and other torah personalities available for downloading. A sunday morning torah learning program brings hundreds of men and women for shiurim (lectures) on yu campuses and in various regions of north america. Through research and dialogue, cjf looks for practical solutions to such contemporary issues as medical ethics. The cjf also strengthens the jewish educational experience of students in high schools throughout north america through informal education programs that focus on leadership skills, jewish values and torah study. The center for israel studies nurtures scholarship and the teaching of israel from biblical times to the present, with particular focus upon the modern state. The center unites yu's academic and professional strengths and resources as it seeks to create an international forum on israel. The center supports curriculum development, research, conferences, publications, museum exhibitions and public programs. The center for jewish law and contemporary civilization enriches jewish studies, the legal academy and contemporary civilization by creating and sustaining a diverse and collaborative intellectual community that re-examines and reconsiders classical texts with an ever growing set of new conceptual tools. The center sponsors a wide range of academic activities, including innovative curriculum in jewish law and legal theory, workshops, colloquia and conferences, as well as fellowship programs that train and support students and emerging scholars. The zahava and moshael strauss center for torah and western thought offers students fellowships, public events, seminars and travel abroad options to explore the great moral, philosophical and theological questions of our age and to engage with leading thinkers both in the us and israel. The mission of the center is to help develop jewish thinkers and wisdom seeking jews by deepening their education in the best of jewish tradition, by exposing them to human knowledge and insight from across the ages and by confronting them with great moral, philosophical and theological questions of our age. The institute for university-school partnership advances the field of jewish education by providing a continuum of support that ranges from recruiting and strategically placing new teachers and”

“Change in fmv of split interest agreements $ 100,807”

“Subsequent to june 30, 2014, the university and montefiore health system approved terms by which both entities would expand upon their longstanding collaborative relationship in providing medical education, research and clinical services, and establish a strategic joint venture for the operations of the albert einstein college of medicine. Under the proposed terms, among other things, the operations of einstein would be transferred into a newly-formed joint venture entity, with the university and montefiore as the sole members. Montefiore, as the member with the majority interest in the entity, would assume full responsibility for operational and financial matters. The agreement is subject to, among other things, regulatory approval and the execution of definitive agreements.”