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Alumni of Touro’s Lander College For Men are paying their educations forward by sharing their professional experiences with current students at a series of career dinners.

As the last days of Sukkot wound down, we caught up with four Lander College for Men students who just started their LCM experience with the Fall 2018 semester, to discuss their aspirations and goals for their college experiences. The four students hail from New York, Georgia, New Jersey, and Maryland and while each student had a different reason for choosing LCM, each spoke of how they wanted to balance a rigorous academic curriculum with an equally rigorous yeshiva experience.  As Ariel Bergman summed it up, “I wanted a place where I could get a really strong education to set me up to pursue a career, but also grow in my Torah learning.”

Lander College for Men (LCM) student Joel Friedman spent his summer as an accounting intern at CBS, the same company that produces his favorite sitcom. Friedman credited his experience at LCM with helping him land the prestigious internship.

What’s it like to work at one of New York’s premier asset management firms? Ask Lander College for Men student Moshe Losev. This past summer, Losev was a software development intern with Alliance Bernstein in New York City.

Nachum Lebovics, an evening student at Lander College for Men, spent his summer examining the parts of your body that aren’t you: Microbes.

Lander College for Men student Samuel Yudelzon spent his summer back in his native Bulgaria working for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Lander College for Men (LCM) celebrated its largest graduating class to date on May 29. More than 300 friends and family members joined the 61 graduates at a special reception and awards ceremony held at the college’s campus before heading to Lincoln Center for Commencement.

How did you decide on a career in computer science? Is this something you always had a passion for?

Experiencing the forefront of human innovation has always been something I find extremely exhilarating. For me, directly contributing to these advancements was the primary motivator for my selection of computer science. I don’t see a career as solely a means of making money, I would like to improve the world in significant and creative ways.

Abbie Jakubovic, a graduate of Lander College for Men, is spending his first year after LCM as an actuarial analyst for Mercer, the world’s largest human resources consulting firm.

Biology professor Yakov Peter recently published a study in Science Translational Medicine that has implications for the diagnosis and treatment of both Parkinson’s and Crohn’s.  Peter discusses his love for science, surprising discoveries he made while doing this research and advice for students who are interested in genetic research.