{"id":27471,"date":"2021-11-16T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T08:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?page_id=27471"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:38:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:38:20","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='simple_text_floor' style='background-color: #7c7c7e; color: #ffffff;'>\n            <div class='container'><h3 class='simple_text_floor_title'>Why Ono?<\/h3><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid\"><div class=\"blocks_in_row row\"><div class='blocks_in_row_item col-lg-4'>\n                    <div class='blocks_in_row_item_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/IsraelIcon.png'><\/div>\n                    <div class='blocks_in_row_item_content'>\n                        <div class='blocks_in_row_item_title'>We\u2019re Leading Israel<\/div>\n                        <div class='blocks_in_row_item_text'>Ono educates students from every part of Israel society, helping create a better society for all. <\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div><div class='blocks_in_row_item col-lg-4'>\n                    <div class='blocks_in_row_item_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/StudentIcon.png'><\/div>\n                    <div class='blocks_in_row_item_content'>\n                        <div class='blocks_in_row_item_title'>Leading Students<\/div>\n                        <div class='blocks_in_row_item_text'>Ono\u2019s curriculum is fine-tuned to current market needs, leading students to in-demand careers.<\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div><div class='blocks_in_row_item col-lg-4'>\n                    <div class='blocks_in_row_item_img'><img src='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/TeacherIcon.png'><\/div>\n                    <div class='blocks_in_row_item_content'>\n                        <div class='blocks_in_row_item_title'>Leading Faculty<\/div>\n                        <div class='blocks_in_row_item_text'>Ono\u2019s faculty was voted best by Israel\u2019s national student association for five consecutive years.<\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='img_accordion_column container'><h3 class='img_accordion_column_title'>Ono\u2019s Mission<\/h3><div class='img_accordion_column_content row'><div class='img_accordion_column_image col-lg-6'><img src='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Mission.jpg'><\/div><div class='accordion_items col-lg-6'><div class='img_accordion_column_item'>\n            <a role='button' href='javascript: void(0);' id='accordion_btn_1' aria-controls='accordion_content_1' aria-expanded='false' class='img_accordion_column_btn'>Supporting Students<\/a>\n            <div id='accordion_content_1' aria-labelledby='accordion_btn_1' aria-hidden='true'\nclass='img_accordion_column_item_content' tabindex='0'>Providing students from all backgrounds with inclusive research and educational programming that promotes leadership, innovation and bold thinking, allowing them to make a seamless transition to the Israeli workforce.<\/div>\n        <\/div><div class='img_accordion_column_item'>\n            <a role='button' href='javascript: void(0);' id='accordion_btn_2' aria-controls='accordion_content_2' aria-expanded='false' class='img_accordion_column_btn'>Developing Faculty<\/a>\n            <div id='accordion_content_2' aria-labelledby='accordion_btn_2' aria-hidden='true'\nclass='img_accordion_column_item_content' tabindex='0'>Developing a faculty and community of alumni who are valued and sought-after experts in their respective fields and possess the means and inspirational qualities required to improve Israeli society.<\/div>\n        <\/div><div class='img_accordion_column_item'>\n            <a role='button' href='javascript: void(0);' id='accordion_btn_3' aria-controls='accordion_content_3' aria-expanded='false' class='img_accordion_column_btn'>Cultivating Unity<\/a>\n            <div id='accordion_content_3' aria-labelledby='accordion_btn_3' aria-hidden='true'\nclass='img_accordion_column_item_content' tabindex='0'>Striving towards a more integrative, multicultural and thriving Israeli society by providing a welcoming and adaptive learning environment for Israel\u2019s largest minority student populations.<\/div>\n        <\/div><div class='img_accordion_column_item'>\n            <a role='button' href='javascript: void(0);' id='accordion_btn_4' aria-controls='accordion_content_4' aria-expanded='false' class='img_accordion_column_btn'>Setting Standards<\/a>\n            <div id='accordion_content_4' aria-labelledby='accordion_btn_4' aria-hidden='true'\nclass='img_accordion_column_item_content' tabindex='0'>Setting the standard for higher education as a model of inclusive undergraduate and graduate programming and education-based social reform.<\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='image_with_title' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Our-Story.jpg)'><h3 class='image_with_title_title'>Our Story<\/h3><\/div>\n\n<div class='content_with_image_up'>\n                <div class='container'>\n                    <div class='content_with_image-text-up'>\n                        <div class='content_with_image-title'>Cultivating Personal &#038; Professional Success<\/div>\n                        <div class='content_with_image-content'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re guided by the belief that higher education is key to national security, economic growth, and societal advancement. Our multicultural education curriculum combined with social responsibility provides all students the chance to achieve greater personal fulfillment and professional success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div><img class='content_with_image-img' src='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/CultivatingPersonal.png'><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class='simple_text_floor' style='background-color: #7c7c7e; color: #ffffff;'>\n            <div class='container'><div class='simple_text_floor_content container'><p><b>Ono\u2019s vision is to offer all Israelis the opportunity to successfully integrate and contribute to their own communities and Israeli society at large.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class='container'>\n                <div class='list_content_left_right'><div class='list_content_item row'>\n                    <div class='list_content_item-text col-md-7 col-lg-8'>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_title'>Supporting Diverse Cultures<\/div>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_content'>As part of Ono\u2019s core curriculum, students learn about the diverse cultures that make up Israeli society. Ono welcomes the \u201cmessiness and manyness\u201d of Israel\u2019s mosaic, and provides scholarships to students of underserved populations to encourage diversity and access to education.<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class='list_content_item_image col-md-5 col-lg-4'>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_background-img' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/SupportingDiversity-10.jpg)'><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class='list_content_item row'>\n                    <div class='list_content_item-text col-md-7 col-lg-8'>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_title'>Innovating New Programs<\/div>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_content'>Our students\u2019 success is due to Ono\u2019s focus on meeting the needs of the job market. From the first sports therapy program to the first MA in Digital Strategy, Ono Academic College is at the forefront of education, developing new programs in areas that employers seek. In fact, many programs are only offered at Ono.<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class='list_content_item_image col-md-5 col-lg-4'>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_background-img' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/InnovatingNewPrograms.jpg)'><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class='about_slider'>\n            <div class='container'>\n                <div class='floor_slider_content'>\n                    <h3 class='about_slider_title'>Meeting Contemporary Needs<\/h3><div class='about_slider_content' id='about_slider_content'><div class='about_slider_item'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ono\u2019s ground-breaking Multicultural Jewish Studies program trains teachers to discover and teach pluralistic approaches to Judaism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class='about_slider_item'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Law School\u2019s clinics and social outreach align with Ono\u2019s mission of social unification.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class='about_slider_item'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our programs at the Jerusalem campus bring technology and social issues like domestic abuse to ultra-Orthodox and Arab communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class='about_slider_item'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New tools such as educational technology, videotherapy, and arts therapies empower graduates to lead change in their communities and throughout Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class='about_slider_item'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, Ono opened the world\u2019s first International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><a class='about_slider_btn en-style-button' href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/curriculum\/'>Explore Programs<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class='container'>\n                <div class='list_content_left_right'><div class='list_content_item row'>\n                    <div class='list_content_item-text col-md-7 col-lg-8'>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_title'>Outstanding Student Employment Rates<\/div>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_content'>Ono prepares our students with analytical tools to prosper in an increasingly sophisticated world. Most Ono graduates find employment shortly after graduation. Nearly 100% of our Ethiopian-Israeli graduates and 85% of our ultra-Orthodox commence their careers quickly after graduation. <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class='list_content_item_image col-md-5 col-lg-4'>\n                        <div class='list_content_item_background-img' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Outstanding-Student-Employment-Rates.jpg)'><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class='image_floor_image' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Impacting-Israel.jpg)'>\n                <div class='container'>\n                    <div class='image_floor_content'><h1 class='image_floor_title'>Impacting Israel<\/h1><div class='image_floor_text'>Ono\u2019s steady stream of graduates are now serving at the top levels of Israeli society, contributing to the vitality of Israel\u2019s economy and culture.<\/div><a class='image_floor_btn en-style-button' href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/alumni\/'>See Notable Alumni <\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class='about_floor_lecturers'>\n                <div class='container-fluid'>\n                    <h2 class='about_floor_lecturers_title'>Leadership<\/h2>\n                    <div class='row justify-content-space-around hp_floor_lecturers_inner '>\n                        <div class='about_lecturer col-lg-2 col-md-4'>\n                            <a href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/tova-hartman\/' class='advantage' aria-label='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/tova-hartman\/'>\n                            <div class='has_background_image lecturer_image' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Tova-Hartman-1.jpg);'><\/div>\n                            <div class='lecturer_name'>Prof. Tova  Hartman<\/div>\n                            <p class='lecturer_role'>Dean of the Faculty of Humanities<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class='about_lecturer col-lg-2 col-md-4'>\n                            <a href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/sharbel-shoukair\/' class='advantage' aria-label='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/sharbel-shoukair\/'>\n                            <div class='has_background_image lecturer_image' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/Sharbel-Shukayer.png);'><\/div>\n                            <div class='lecturer_name'>Dr. Sharbel  Shoukair<\/div>\n                            <p class='lecturer_role'>Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration and the Faculty of Humanities. Vice President for Development<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class='about_lecturer col-lg-2 col-md-4'>\n                            <a href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/moshe-ben-horin\/' class='advantage' aria-label='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/moshe-ben-horin\/'>\n                            <div class='has_background_image lecturer_image' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/moshe-ben-horin1.png);'><\/div>\n                            <div class='lecturer_name'>Prof. Moshe Ben-Horin<\/div>\n                            <p class='lecturer_role'>President of the Ono Academic Campus and member of the Faculty of Business Administration<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class='about_lecturer col-lg-2 col-md-4'>\n                            <a href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/shalom-z-sharon\/' class='advantage' aria-label='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/shalom-z-sharon\/'>\n                            <div class='has_background_image lecturer_image' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/Sharon-Shalom.jpg);'><\/div>\n                            <div class='lecturer_name'>Dr. Shalom Z.  Sharon<\/div>\n                            <p class='lecturer_role'>.\tSenior Lecturer &#038; Director of the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry at Ono Academic College in Israel<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class='about_lecturer col-lg-2 col-md-4'>\n                            <a href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/shira-yalon-chamovitz\/' class='advantage' aria-label='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/shira-yalon-chamovitz\/'>\n                            <div class='has_background_image lecturer_image' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Shira-Yalon-Haimovitch.jpg);'><\/div>\n                            <div class='lecturer_name'>Prof. Shira Yalon Chamovitz<\/div>\n                            <p class='lecturer_role'>Dean of Students<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href='https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/lecturer\/' class='all_lecturers en-style-button'>See All Faculty<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":26,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-about.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27471","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}