Education and Parenting: Higher Education
Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph
Josh Joseph is the senior vice president at Yeshiva University where he has operating responsibility for the administrative and academic aspects of the University, ensuring strategic planning and implementation of restructuring initiatives. Recently, Josh successfully defended his dissertation, earning his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania in Higher Education Management. A native of Montreal, Josh completed his undergraduate degree with honors at Penn as well. He received rabbinic ordination from YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, while completing a Master’s in Jewish philosophy at YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. He also completed fellowships and certificates at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Administration, as well as Harvard’s Institute of Higher Education. Josh previously worked at a hedge fund, as a community rabbi, served as the executive director of the Orthodox Caucus, and director of social entrepreneurialism at YU’s Center for the Jewish Future. He and his wife, Julie, live in Lawrence and are the proud parents of Zach, Ozzie, and Marsha. Sample Titles Leadership 2020 The End of Human Specialness The Creativity Crunch Happiness U Emotional Intelligence Next Practices to Train and Inspire the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders What Question is Hashem Asking YOU? The Guidance of the Netziv for Life Decisions & Direction Let My Startup Nation Go Power of Prayer The Power of Positive Thinking: Faith in Trying Times Blackberry Unplugged and The Power of Now Hitchhiker’s Guide to a Jewish Life A Survival Guide to the Second Seder UP: A direction we can all agree upon Blind Sides and Blind Spots: The State of Orthodoxy in 2010 Beyond Time: The many facets and faces of Shabbos What number was yesterday? A reminder about Sefiras haOmer The Closing of the Jewish Mind Forces for Good: Tomorrow’s Leaders, Today Transformational Conversations and the Speaker-Listener Technique THE EXPERT WITHIN: Educational Leadership and the Millennial...
Mr. Sam Tyszler
Sam Tyszler is a technology professional, specializing in networking and application delivery, personal technology, and classroom and back-office applications of educational technology. He has been with Yeshiva University for over a decade. His most recent assignment has been as Associate Registrar in the University Office of Enrollment management. In this capacity, Sam is responsible for supporting the technology needs of the University registrar offices and the Enrollment Managment office at large. In addition to his technology-oriented role, Sam serves the University’s Wilf Campus undergraduate community as Registrar. Prior to joining the Enrollment Management office Sam has served in the University’s Information Technology Services department as Senior Project Manager & Technology Standards Specialist. In this capacity he led major University-wide projects aimed at modernizing its technology infrastructure and delivering mission-critical services. Sam also played a key R&D role tasked with evaluating new technologies and advising senior management as to how they fit in to University IT objectives. Sam has also served the Yeshiva University High School for Girls as its first Technology Coordinator. He designed and built its entire technology platform from scratch and provided day-to-day support to all of its members. Additionally, he taught regular IT classes covering topics ranging from fundamentals to system administration. Sam conducts regular training with faculty and administration alike with the aim helping them get the most out of the University’s technology investment. Sample Titles Enrollment Management Technology & Data Security Personal Technology (and educational applications of such) Systems Administration...