Our Commitment to Care in Community:
Our dedicated staff work together alongside associated professionals to serve our campus community by relating to specific traditions as well as offering educational and relational programming for the entire campus community.
Pastoral care is foundational to our work in Religious and Spiritual Life. Our entire staff is present to connect one-on-one to offer pastoral care and support to students, faculty, and staff. In addition to our counseling center, chaplains Rev. Janelle Neubauer and Ira Blum are both designated confidential resources as well as our assigned Roman Catholic sacramental minister, Rev. Keith A. Mathur. If you would like to meet for confidential pastoral care, please reach out directly to Janelle or Ira, or email [email protected] for Rev. Mathur's contact information.
Office of Religious & Spiritual Life Staff:
Rev. Janelle Neubauer - College Chaplain; Director, Religious & Spiritual Life
[email protected]
484-664-3120
Ira Blum - Associate Chaplain; Director, Hillel at the Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
[email protected]
484-664-3244
April Cunningham - Assistant Director, Hillel at the Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
[email protected]
484-664-3746
Hagar Avichai - Jewish Agency for Israel Fellow, Hillel at the Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
[email protected]
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Hailey Smilowitz - Hillel Springboard Fellow, Hillel at the Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
[email protected]
484-664-3744
Isabella Calamia - Administrative Assistant, Religious & Spiritual Life
[email protected]
484-664-3121
The Professional Staff of the Religious Life Association:
Our Religious & Spiritual Life team is joined by professionals from adjacent organizations to form the Religious Life Association (RLA), providing guidance and spiritual leadership to each of our student government approved religious and spiritual organizations alongside faculty and staff advisors. *Identify Muhlenberg College employees. All other RLA members are associated by way of annual agreement with the College.
Christian Student Organizations
Abide
Ashley Sardik - Staff Advisor*
Chapel
Rev. Janelle Neubauer - Pastor, Staff Advisor*
Catholic Campus Ministry
Rev. Keith A. Mathur - Sacramental Minister
Genevieve O’Connor - Campus Minister
Dr. Joe Keane - Faculty Advisor*
DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship
Brian Parker
Nate Reimer
Becca Negro
Dr. Keri Colabroy - Faculty Advisor*
Jewish Student Organizations
Hillel
Ira Blum - Director, Staff Advisor*
April Cunningham - Assistant Director*
Hagar Avichai - Israel Fellow*
Hailey Smilowitz - Springboard Fellow*
Chabad
Rabbi Boruch and Rivka Greenberg
Dr. Jeff Rudski - Faculty Advisor*
Muslim Student Organizations
Muslim Student Association
Ibrahim Jaaber - Associate Chaplain
Sharon Albert - Faculty Advisor*
Interfaith Student Organizations
Bridges Interfaith
Rev. Janelle Neubauer - Staff Advisor*
