Hannah Schlacter

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Feb 10, 2016, 5:06 AM

Applications Open for the Hillel International Student Cabinet

Never before has there been a more exciting time to be a Jewish college student. For the first time in its history, Hillel International is creating a Student Cabinet, a group of 25 to 30 students that will extend...

Oct 20, 2015, 1:58 AM

An Open Letter to theSkimm

Dear theSkimm, I want to thank you. Your disruptive news platform and engaging brand empowers millions of followers to understand what is happening in the world—followers like me. You have a built a brand that millions now love and respect...

Mar 20, 2015, 5:27 AM

Our Halo of Israel

After returning from Israel this past January, I felt overwhelmed with gratitude, appreciation, and love. I couldn't help but realize that I had come full circle since my sporadic and difficult departure home just months before. From the north to...

Nov 27, 2014, 7:52 AM

Federation is…

Decorating my pink beaded-pearled-laced kipah for Shabbat in my Jewish preschool and still using my pinkish-purple menorah made of wood and metal bolts to hold the candles Wearing the size adult small t-shirt that swallowed up my little girl frame...

Nov 2, 2014, 11:56 PM

We are the future of the Jewish Community. We met at Hillel and embarked north on the two and half hour drive, passing the farm fields and then suburban sprawl as we made our way to the City. We missed...

Sep 4, 2014, 6:24 PM

A Campus United

Wednesday night the Illinois Student Senate (ISS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign focused on the recent debate in the hiring of Professor Steven Salaita. University leadership spoke at the beginning of the session, and over 75 students...

Jul 1, 2014, 2:07 AM

Tonight Happened

I was sitting in my high school’s computer lab, stealing glances at the bleak clock hanging on the wall and waiting for the eighth period bell to ring. 20 minutes left of school, 10 emails to read, and a...

May 5, 2014, 7:27 AM

Remembering Yom Hazikaron in Champaign-Urbana

It was late Sunday afternoon as I sat in my dorm room attempting to finish my ECON 202 homework. The sun was leisurely setting while my mind was swarming with p values, z charts, and t charts. My phone...

Jan 27, 2014, 2:33 AM

I listened. “Words are noises pregnant with meaning,” Dr. B declared. Diversity. Creating relationships. Creating understanding. Creating respect. Advocacy. Creating relationships. Creating understanding. Creating respect. I realized. *** I call myself an advocate. I stand up for what I believe; I stand up for others. I share...

Nov 25, 2013, 7:11 PM

In light of Thanksgivukkah

This Thanksgiving will be different. It will be different from all other nights. There will be three menorahs—the pink, purple, and blue wooden menorahs my siblings and I constructed in preschool—and my grandmother’s infamous golden latkes sitting on our...

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About Me

Hannah Schlacter is a student at the University of Illinois College of Business Honors Program. Passion, ambition, and drive embody her character and impact. Considered a leader in advocacy, she is deeply committed to Zionism, environmentalism, and entrepreneurship. Hannah seeks a career path that will allow her to impact these diverse passions.