We’d Love to Hear Your Yeshiva University Story

Thank you for taking this brief survey. We hope your time at YU helped shape the person that you have become.

Your insights will help us better understand the lasting impact of a YU education and the values that unite its alumni community.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts - the survey will take about 5 minutes.

We appreciate your time and value your input!

SURVEY INFORMATION

The information provided in this survey will be used only for the purposes of this survey. If you have any questions about the online survey or encounter any technical difficulties, please reach out to Jonathan Gudema, Esq., at [email protected]. Jonathan has been hired by Yeshiva University to conduct this survey.

1. Which of the following are true for you? (Select all that apply.)

I am part of a multi-generational YU family

I met my spouse at or through YU

YU was always my first choice for college

Cost of tuition was a major factor in my college decision

I still have friends from my time at YU

2. Is there any professor, rabbi or administrator at YU that had a special impact on you?

Yes

Other (please specify)

3. In which areas has your YU experience had the greatest impact on your life?  (Select all that apply.) 

Deepened my faith/observance

Provided career direction and/or training

Created friendships and social network

Encouraged intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning

Minimal lasting impact

Other (please specify)

4. How do you view your connection to Yeshiva University today?  (Select one) 

A lifelong community I strongly identify with

An important part of my past that still matters to me

A connection I value but don’t actively engage with

Mostly a chapter of my life that has concluded

I’m not sure / it varies over time

5. Which aspects of Yeshiva University do you find most essential today?

Flagship institution of Modern Orthodoxy

NeutralCritical

Great career preparation

NeutralCritical

Torah learning with top Rebbeim

NeutralCritical

Academic excellence and scholarship

NeutralCritical

Excellent faculty, mentors, and role models

NeutralCritical

Well-rounded college experience (social activities, arts, athletics)

NeutralCritical

6. YU alumni typically support many causes. Where among your philanthropic priorities does YU rank?

Top philanthropic priority - YU is the largest philanthropic gift I make annually

High philanthropic priority - I make an annual gift to YU, but it is not the largest annual gift I make

Low philanthropic priority - I give to YU when I can

Not a philanthropic priority - I have rarely, if ever, given to YU

7. Many YU alumni use planned giving (e.g. naming YU in your will or other legacy planning vehicles) as a way to make a significant impact. Have you considered including YU in your estate plan?

I have already included YU in my estate plan

Yes and I would like to learn more about planned giving options

Yes but I have decided not to include YU in my estate plan

Not yet but in the future I might consider planned giving

Planned giving is not for me

8. We are always looking for new opportunities to partner with our friends and alumni. Which of the following might be of interest to you?

Hosting an informational gathering at your home, office, or other venue

Serving on an advisory committee for one of YU’s schools

Contacting classmates to support a reunion

Speaking to students about an area of your expertise

Volunteering to help on an alumni event

None of the above

9. Which of the following best describes your family?

Multiple children including one or more still in school (including college)

Multiple children all beyond school age, 0-1 grandchildren

Grandparent many times over (Baruch Hashem!)

One or more children or grandchildren attend a YU school or will within the next 12 months

No children

10. Please feel free to share any other thoughts about YU from your vantage as an alumnus/a:

11. We'd love to follow up on your responses and connect with you.

*Your name and email are requested so we can verify responses, follow up where appropriate, and continue building meaningful alumni engagement.

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