CONTACT PEOPLE
YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION LIAISONS ARE AT YOUR SERVICE:
Australia and Canada
Jordan Falkenstein | jfalkens@tauex.tau.ac.il
French Speaking Countries and Italy
Ilana Papo | ilanapen@tauex.tau.ac.il
German Speaking Countries and Netherlands
Ilanit Kessel | ilanitk@tauex.tau.ac.il
Israeli Friends of Tel Aviv University
Maya Schlesinger | schlesinger3@tauex.tau.ac.il
Latin America, Spain and Portugal
Marianne Cucher Feller | cucher@tauex.tau.ac.il
Russian Speaking Countries
Haim Ben Yakov | haimby@tauex.tau.ac.il
UK and Pacific
Eliann Bar | eliann@tauex.tau.ac.il
US
Dahna Varona | dahnav@tauex.tau.ac.il
Board of Governors Hospitality Desk at the Hilton Tel Aviv Hotel
Official hotel of the 2024 Board of Governors 205 Hayarkon St., Independence Park, Tel Aviv 6340506 Tel: 052-5015818
Director of Community Relations and Special Projects
Tamar Peer | tamarpeer@tauex.tau.ac.il
Board of Governors Liaison
Anat Nevo | anatne@tauex.tau.ac.il
Board of Governors Coordinator
Alona Eshel Biran | alona1971@tauex.tau.ac.il
Board of Governors Hospitality Desk on campus
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda
George S. Wise Senate Building Tel: 052-5015701
PRE-BOG EVENTS
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, RECOGNIZING GENEROSITY, ACKNOWLEDGING EXCELLENCE
SUNDAY, MAY 26
11:30 am–12:30 pm CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF IMPACT OF THE MIA AND MILE PINKAS ACCESSIBLE LEARNING CENTER
Elias Sourasky Central Library, ground floor
MONDAY, MAY 27
10:00 am–10:45 am INAUGURATION OF THE CHARLES, EVELYNE AND SANDRA DOLANSKY FOUNDATION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
Sharett Educational Sciences Building, 1st floor
10:00 am–11:00 am AWARDING OF FELLOWSHIPS AT THE PRAJS-DRIMMER INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-DEGENERATIVE DRUGS
George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Archie Sherman Building of Life Sciences, Auditorium in Memory of Judy Langer-Gefter (002)
10:00 am–2:00 pm SYMPOSIUM: BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS –WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
Key Lecture: Prof. Daniel Simberloff
The Fabian-Cyril Boisson Auditorium, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
11:00 am–12:00 pm ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
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12:00 pm–2:00 pm INAUGURATION OF THE SIERATZKI INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCES IN NEUROSCIENCE
The Rivka and Jacob Zeevi Hall, ANU – Museum of the Jewish People
12:00 pm–1:00 pm THE CHARLES, EVELYNE AND SANDRA DOLANSKY
PERIPHERY SCHOLARS GRADUATION LUNCHEON
George S. Wise Senate Building, 2nd floor Board Room
12:30 pm–1:30 pm CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
2:00 pm–3:00 pm STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
2:30 pm–3:15 pm INAUGURATION OF THE TAVIEFF-OLSHA FAMILY
LABORATORY IN HONOUR OF HERTA AND GEORGE TAVIEFF PARENTS OF TAMI OLSHA
Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology, Room 0037
3:15 pm–4:00 pm EQUITY AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
3:00 pm–3:45 pm AWARDING OF THE SERGIO GRYWAC ANNUAL PRIZE FOR JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL
Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Peretz Naftali Building, The Venezuela Hall (Room 527)
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3:30 pm–4:30 pm INAUGURATION OF THE SELWYN–CAMERON LABORATORY
Established with the support of the Australian Friends (Victoria), in memory of Alan and Ada Selwyn and in appreciation of the generosity of the late Wallace S. Cameron towards Tel Aviv University
Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology
3:30 pm–5:00 pm AWARD CEREMONY OF THE DR. JAIME CONSTANTINER PRIZE IN JEWISH EDUCATION
Sharett Educational Sciences Building, Constantiner School of Education, Room 408
TUESDAY, MAY 28
10:00 am–10:45 am AWARDING OF PRIZES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: CELIA AND MARCOS MAUS PRIZE AND JORGE DEUTSCH PRIZE
Blavatnik School of Computer Science, Check Point Bldg. (002)
10:00 am–11:00 am FINANCE COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
11:15 am–12:15 am FUNDS AND TRUSTS COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
11:00 am–11:45 pm INAUGURATION OF THE SERGIO BOIM HONIGSFELD ENTRANCE FOYER & PLAZA
George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Smolarz Family Building entrance
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12:00 pm–1:00 pm INAUGURATION OF THE DRIMMER–FISCHLER FAMILY STEM CELL CORE LABORATORY FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Wolfson Building of Mechanical Engineering, Room 206, 2nd floor, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
12:00 pm–12:45 pm IMPROVING LIFE THROUGH SCIENCE: THE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ARGENTINEAN FRIENDS OF TAU AND THE GEORGE S. WISE FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES
George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Ephraim Katzir Biotechnology Club, Jack Green Building
1:00 pm–2:30 pm LEADERSHIP MEETING
By invitation only
1:30 pm–2:30 pm BLOOMFIELD INTERNATIONAL POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FUND PLAQUE CEREMONY & ANNUAL MEETING WITH FELLOWS
Lowy International School Event Hall
Marcelle Gordon University Club (Green House)
7:00 pm
TUESDAY, MAY 28
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE DINNER
THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE THE INAUGURATION OF THE WYNN/WEINZWEIG FAMILY ATRIUM
Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology
By invitation only
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
8:30 am REMEMBERING ISRAEL’S FALLEN: MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS KILLED ON OCTOBER 7 AND IN THE ENSUING IRON SWORDS WAR
Esther Sidi Memorial Garden in Memory of the University’s Fallen in Israel’s Wars (adjacent to the Cymbalista Synagogue)
9:30 am GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:00 am OPENING PLENARY
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
We Remember
Greetings from the Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad
Welcoming New Governors
Greetings from the Campaign Chair
Dr. Anita Friedman
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:45 am BREAK
11:15 am Ratifying the Reelection of the TAU President
State of the University
Prof. Ariel Porat, President
Open Discussion
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
12:15 pm
LAB TOURS: SEE OUR RESEARCH UP CLOSE
A rare opportunity to visit some of the world's most innovative laboratories and see cutting-edge science in action
* Please bring comfortable shoes for walking around campus
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2:15 pm LUNCH
George S. Wise Senate Building
3:15 pm
4:30 pm
5:00 pm
GANDEL FORUM ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Our renowned annual event analyzes the fallout, lessons learned, and future of Israel once the Iron Swords war is over Colonel (res.) Dr. Michael Milstein, Head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, Executive Director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
INAUGURATION: A CELEBRATION MARKING FIVE MORE YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH AT THE AUFZIEN FAMILY CENTER
MOVING FORWARD ON THE PATH TO PREVENT PARKINSON’S DISEASE
The Dina and Nachum Verlinsky Hall (201), 2nd floor, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences
INAUGURATION OF THE ROMAN ABRAMOVICH
BUILDING FOR NANO AND QUANTUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY and the
INAUGURATION OF THE JAN KOUM CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
7:30 pm “FOODIE AND STORIES” TOUR OF TEL AVIV
THURSDAY, MAY 30
8:30 am GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
9:00 am
ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
INCLUDING TAU’S TECH CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY
ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHARLES, EVELYNE AND SANDRA DOLANSKY RESEARCH AND TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am
UNIFORM TO UNIVERSITY: STUDENT RESERVISTS SHARE WAR STORIES
Three small group sessions will be run simultaneously to enable you to have up-close-and-personal talks with students, as well as with clinical psychologists from TAU’s Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience, who will talk about their work.
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (1st floor):
– The Edith and Georg Katcz Seminar Room (101)
– The Shoshana and David Rabinovici Seminar Room (102)
– Room 104
11:30 am BREAK
12:00 pm
RECLAIMING THE NARRATIVE: ISRAEL’S MEDIA IMAGE SINCE OCTOBER 7
Panelists will discuss strategies to improve Israel’s portrayal in the global media and counter fake news.
Yoseph Haddad, social media influencer, one of Israel’s most prominent hasbara voices since Oct. 7, CEO of “Together Vouch for Each Other”
Ambassador Ido Aharoni, former Israeli Consul General in New York, writer, lecturer and consultant
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
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1:15 pm LUNCH
George S. Wise Senate Building
2:30 pm
SYMPOSIUM: DEMOCRACY, ANTISEMITISM AND THE ASSAULT ON HUMAN RIGHTS
INAUGURATING THE IRWIN COTLER INSTITUTE FORUM
Moderator and discussant: Prof. Uriya Shavit
The Hon. Rosalie Silberman Abella, Samuel and Judith Pisar
Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School; Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Hon. Irwin Cotler, PC OC OQ, former Canadian Minister of Justice and former Special Envoy on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism
Prof. Milette Shamir, TAU Vice President International Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
3:45 pm INAUGURATION OF THE FRED & MIRTHA CHAOUL AND FAMILY CENTER FOR NANO-SCALE SYSTEMS
Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology
2024 HONORARY DEGREES
CONFERMENT CEREMONY
7:30 pm RECEPTION
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer
8:30 pm CEREMONY
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
HONORARY DOCTORATE 2024
The Hon. Rosalie Silberman Abella, Canada
Samuel and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School; Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Mr. Shlomo Artzi, Israel
Singer and Songwriter
Prof. Lucian A. Bebchuk, USA
James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics and Finance, Harvard University
Dr. Anita Friedman, USA
Jewish Community Leader; Executive Director, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, San Francisco Bay Area
Prof. Andrea Goldsmith, USA
Dean of Engineering & Applied Science, Princeton University
Mr. Jan Koum, USA
Philanthropist; Co-Founder and Former CEO, WhatsApp
Mr. Yehuda Naftali, Israel
Philanthropist; Founder, Big Shopping Centers
Prof. Daniel Simberloff, USA
Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science, University of Tennessee
Adv. Dan Yakir, Israel
Human Rights Lawyer; President, Association for Civil Rights in Israel
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FRIDAY, MAY 31
9:00 am GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
9:30 am AWARDING OF THE 2024 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
Recipients: Businesses from Israel’s Gaza border communities
The Be’eri Printing Press
Renowned print house founded at Kibbutz Be’eri in 1950
Hevel Ma’on Enterprises
Agricultural cooperative comprising 14 kibbutzim in the Western Negev
Mandelboim Mattresses
Sderot manufacturing company with stores across Israel
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:30 am BREAK
11:00 am SECOND PLENARY PART I
KADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH
Presentations by the 2024 Award Recipients
Chair: Prof. Dan Peer, Vice President for Research and Development
2024 Award Recipients:
Prof. Neta Erez
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences
Prof. Ran Spiegler
Berglas School of Economics, Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences
Prof. Gili Bisker
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Dafna Langgut
Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern
Cultures, Entin Faculty of Humanities
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
12:00 pm BREAK
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12:30 pm
SECOND PLENARY PART II
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Committee Reports and Resolutions
State of the Student Union
Ms. Daniel Zilber, Chairperson of the Student Union
The Case for Giving Since the October 7 Attacks
Mc: Adv. Galia Feit, Executive Director, Institute for Law and Philanthropy, Buchmann Faculty of Law, TAU
Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Mr. Nehoray Erdinast Ofri, Founder of Community O
Ms. Omer Steinmetz Haskel, Founding Member and Chief Creative Officer of Bonot Alternativa
Open Discussion
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
FESTIVE INAUGURATION OF THE ALROV CENTER FOR DIGITAL MEDICINE
1:45 pm Lunch Reception
2:45 pm Ceremony
George S. Wise Senate Building
7:30 pm
TAU FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER
Enjoy Friday night dinner with your fellow Governors
Transportation will be available from the Hilton Hotel
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SATURDAY, JUNE 1
“RAY OF LIGHT": FESTIVE CONCERT PERFORMED BY STUDENTS OF THE BUCHMANN-MEHTA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
The concert will present a blend of classical and traditional Israeli music, featuring legendary singer and entertainer
Yardena Arazi as guest vocalist
8:30 pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer
9:30 pm CONCERT
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
7:30 am POST-BOG TRIP
VISIT TO AN ISRAEL AIR FORCE BASE AND SOLIDARITY TRIP TO THE SOUTH
We’ll be visiting key sites for Oct. 7 and the war, including an Israel Air Force base where we will receive a private briefing by senior Air Force commanders, and a tour of the terror-ravaged communities on the Gaza border.
The tour is intended for Governors only. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis.
Note: All information in this itinerary is accurate to the best of our knowledge, but changes can and do occur. This may be due to our efforts to improve the program for logistical reasons such as schedule changes, traffic conditions, government policies, or availability.
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18 31 22 23 26 25 1 11 19 8 3 4 21 6 2 20 42 7 13 12 24 9 5 10 G5 G8 G7 G9 G10 G1 40 BOG venues only. For a complete map of the campus, visit https://english.tau.ac.il/ 1 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences 2 Gitter-Smolarz Library of Life Sciences and Medicine 3 Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine 4 Sylvan Adams Sports Center 5 Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery 6 Mexico Building 7 Elias Sourasky Central Library 8 Jacob and Shoshana Schreiber Square 9 ANU Museum of the Jewish People 10 Victor and Adrea Carter Building 11 Archie Sherman Building of Life Sciences 12 Cohen-Porter Family United Kingdom Building (Britannia) 13 Jack Green Building of Biotechnology 14 Wladimir Schreiber Institute of Mathematics 15 The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies 16 Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden 17 Check Point Building 18 Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center 19 Isaac and Rosa Gilman Building 20 Coller School of Management – Recanati Building 21 Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
15 30 36 39 32 28 27 17 37 14 43 41 33 34 35 16 38 G4 G14 G2 G17 G16 29 33 Wolfson Building of Mechanical Engineering 34 Wolfson Building of Electrical Engineering 35 Itzhak Alfred Guttmann Administration Building 36 Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium 37 Pouran and Parviz Izak Nazarian Building 38 Marcelle Gordon University Club (Green House) 39 Millie Phillips Student City 40 Smolarz Family Building 41 Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology 42 Coller School of Management, Lorry Lokey Building 43 Shenkar Physics Building 22 Bar-Shira Auditorium 23 Peretz Naftali Building of Social Sciences 24 Moshe Sharett Building of Educational Sciences 25 W.A. Minkoff Building of Law 26 Buchmann Faculty of Law – Trubowicz Building 27 George S. Wise Senate Building 28 Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium 29 Susan and Henry Samueli Engineering Building (Broadcom) 30 Dan David Building 31 Esther Sidi Memorial Garden 32 Porter Environment Building
TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE
DATE FROM TO TIME
SUNDAY, MAY 26 Hilton
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 10:30 AM Hilton
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 12:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) Hilton 1:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
MONDAY, MAY 27 Hilton
TUESDAY, MAY 28
2:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 9:00 AM
Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 10:00 AM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
10:30 AM
Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 11:00 AM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
11:30 AM Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 12:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) Hilton 12:30 PM
Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 1:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
1:30 PM Hilton
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 2:00 PM
2:30 PM Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 3:00 PM University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
3:30 PM Hilton
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
– Ramniceanu Gate (4) 4:00 PM
5:00 PM
– Ramniceanu Gate (4) 9:00 AM
– Ramniceanu Gate (4) 10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 11:00 AM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
Hilton
11:30 AM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 12:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) Hilton 12:30 PM
Hilton
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 1:00 PM
1:30 PM Hilton
– Ramniceanu Gate (4) 2:00 PM University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
2:30 PM Hilton
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4)
– Ramniceanu Gate (4) 3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Hilton University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) 4:00 PM
University – Ramniceanu Gate (4) Hilton 5:00 PM
Hilton
University – Austria Gate (1) 6:30 PM
University – Austria Gate (1) Hilton 9:45 PM
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FRIDAY, MAY 31
JUNE 1
JUNE 2
MONDAY, JUNE 3
Melody Hotel Hayarkon St (Staff only)
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History 8:30 AM
* Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
Any last minute changes to the schedule will be made directly on the website
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DATE FROM TO TIME
Hilton University – Jaglom* 8:00 AM University – Jaglom* Hilton 3:30 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 4:45 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 5:45 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 6:30 PM Hilton Tour of Tel Aviv 7:00 PM Tour of Tel Aviv Hilton 11:00 PM THURSDAY,
30 Hilton University – Jaglom* 8:00 AM University – Jaglom* Hilton 2:30 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 3:45 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 5:00 PM Hilton University (Smolarz Auditorium) 7:00 PM University (Smolarz Auditorium) Hilton 10:15 PM University (Smolarz
Hilton 10:30 PM University (Smolarz Auditorium) Hilton 10:45 PM
Hilton University – Jaglom* 8:30 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 3:00 PM University – Jaglom* Hilton 4:00 PM Hilton Shabbat dinner 7:00 PM Shabbat dinner Hilton 10:00 PM SATURDAY,
Hilton University (Smolarz
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