Brandeis University Undergraduate Departmental Representatives

08/26/2015

Hey new SOPHOMORES! You're over a year in, and are probably getting back into the groove of things, so now's the time to remind you that this is the year, the big year, the year of the big decision: what will your major be?

For all of your questions, for those of you who are undecided, or are decided but aren't yet 100%, come to the Sophomore Majors Fair next Wednesday in Sherman Function Hall from 7PM to 9PM to meet majors and learn about all of your options!

Freshmen are more than welcome too :)

06/02/2015

UDR Roles & Responsibilities
UDRs are Peer Advisors who:
• Provide academic and career information to majors/minors and prospective students.
• Conduct individual sessions with students and/or group informational sessions on a variety of topics, for example, outside speakers in a field, alumni/career panel, internship and research opportunities.
• Contribute to a newsletter/website and/or aid in disseminating information on current events, activities or any other relevant happenings in your department/program.
• Serve as ambassadors for the Department/Program at special events.

All UDRs, regardless of major or minor, have the following responsibilities:
1) Serve as a resource and representative for fellow majors and minors and potential majors/minors.

2) Elicit feedback from students about concerns and ideas, and then provide the feedback to the department/program chair, undergraduate advising head, and faculty, notably scheduling problems, course offerings, and major/minor requirements.

3) Take an active and leadership role in convening majors/minors in your department for social, career exploration and/or department specific reasons. For example, initiate focus groups for student feedback, organize coffee houses, or for more ideas, see the on-line UDR Handbook (www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr).

4) Try to attend a portion of one department or program meeting to discuss undergraduate issues. The amount of meeting time will vary per department or program and should be discussed with your department/program chair.

5) Execute at least two programs or initiatives each semester. These initiatives can include providing peer advising/mentoring, organizing an alumni career panel, an internship panel, participating in a faculty search for your majors, etc. See UDR Handbook for more options.

6) Represent your department in such university-wide events as Admitted Students Day, Fall Preview Days, Academic Fair and Advising, and the Fall Majors Fair.

7) Report each initiative as you complete it using the on-line form found on the Brandeis UDR home page: https://brandeis.wufoo.com/forms/pgnexoc0ix4rpe/ https://brandeis.wufoo.com/forms/pgnexoc0ix4rpe/

8) Respond when requested to fill out the fall and spring mid-term assessment surveys.

9) Other responsibilities decided upon by individual UDRs and their department or program.

Undergraduate Departmental Representatives, College of Arts and Sciences, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.

05/11/2015

Just a friendly reminder for UDRs who will be Juniors during academic year '15-'16, UDR Council Applications are due on Sunday, October 4th!

http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/councilapply.html

03/30/2015

Don't forget! UDR Recognition Prize applications for March/April are due Sunday, April 26th. For more information, check out our website:
http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/udrprize.html

03/09/2015

Reminder: UDR Applications are due this coming Sunday, March 15th! Apply here: http://brandeis.wufoo.com/forms/s19rhx8g1jc5wpj/

02/23/2015

UDR Recognition Prize applications for January/February are due Sunday, March 8th. UDR applications for next year are due Sunday, March 15th. Outstanding UDR Award Nominations are due Sunday, March 29th. Find them all at the UDR Brandeis web site:
http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/

02/23/2015

NOMINATE AN OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR FOR A TEACHING AWARD!

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer '69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring ($5,000 prize)

Michael L. Walzer Award for Teaching ($1,000 prize)

Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching ($1,000 prize)

NOMINATIONS DUE BY MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2015

*All past winners are ineligible to win the same award twice.
*Past winners, guidelines and nomination forms are available at: www.brandeis.edu/das/committees/cst/teaching-awards

02/12/2015

Miss Israel Linor Abargil was abducted, stabbed, and r***d in Milan, Italy, at age 18. She had to represent her country in the Miss World competition only six weeks later. When to her shock she was crowned the winner, she vowed to do something about r**e. The film follows her from the r**e, to her crowning and through her crusade to fight for justice and break the silence. During her travels to speak out and meet with other r**e victims, her own trauma begins to resurface. Her serial ra**st becomes eligible for parole, and she has to hunt down his previous victims in order to help keep him behind bars. The film explores the trauma of sexual assault through one young woman’s journey from teenage r**e victim to Miss World to empowered lawyer and activist.

Following the film, Brave Miss World Linor Abargil herself will be speaking.

02/11/2015

LALS is having a Meet the Majors with Free Food tomorrow!

01/07/2015

Congratulations to our November/December 2014 UDR Recognition Prize winners: Emily Greenwald, HSSP, and the Neuroscience Team: David Alpert, Jessica Young and Julia Zaltsman! Read more about their achievements here: http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/

11/06/2014

Congratulations to our UDR Recognition Prize Winners Teresa Fong '15 and Flora Wang '15!

Please read more about their accomplishments here:
http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/udrrecprizewin.html

11/03/2014

The Program in , Television and Interactive Media at Brandeis invites you to a special screening of "The Decent One." This film on Heinrich Himmler won the Best Documentary award at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Join us for a Q&A after the movie with Errol Morris and director Vanessa Lapa. This event on Thursday, November 6th is co-sponsored with the Department of History. Join us at 7 pm in the Edie and Lew Wasserman Cinematheque, Sachar International Center.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1495111474089022/