Week of February 25 - March 3

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Nominations for Teaching Awards!

Students are invited to nominate outstanding professors for the following teaching awards by completing a brief nomination form found here. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 12.   Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching ($2,500 prize) Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer ’69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring ($5,000 prize) Michael L. Walzer ’56 Award for Teaching ($2,500 prize)

Nominate an Undergraduate Departmental Representative (UDR) for an Award Each spring, the School of Arts and Sciences presents an Outstanding UDR Award to one or more UDRs who have performed their duties at an exceptionally high level.  More information about the award and past recipients may be found on the UDR website. If you would like to nominate a UDR for this award, please submit a nomination form by March 15. All current UDRs are eligible for nomination.

The Usdan Game Room, operated by the Student Service Bureau (SSB). Play ping pong, pool, Foosball, or video games while practicing safe, social Deistancing. Open Daily: Noon - 9:30 p.m.*

Cholmondeley's Coffee House, located in the Usen Castle, is open daily as a study space and chill zone.  Monday - Thursday: Noon - 8 p.m.* Friday - Sunday: Noon-6 p.m.

This Week's Events

Thursday, February 25

Virtual Trivia Night 8PM - Zoom Info to Play PASSWORD: TRIVIA Put on your thinking caps and join the Department of Student Activities for Virtual Trivia! Get in on this fast-paced game of Kahoot! trivia. There are two games of trivia with one being themed each week! Themes vary each week so you just may find yourself the expert any given week. Trivia Nights require you to use Kahoot! Please download the app or use the desktop version to play.

Brandeis Athletics Group Exercise Class: Yoga (Virtual) [10:00 a.m.] Group Exercise Class: Cycle [6:00 p.m.]

Center for Spiritual Life Christian Evening Prayer [6:00 p.m.] Common Questions, Uncommon Answers [7:15 p.m. ] Virtual Muslim Study Circle [8:00 p.m. ]

Brandeis Counseling Center Depression Symposium [11:00 a.m. ] Heller Walk the Talk [5:00 p.m. ]

Other Fun Events Purim [5:15 a.m.] Info Session: The Undergraduate Women’s Investment Network Info Session [4:00 p.m.] Brandeis University: Deloitte Info Session & Case Workshop Prep [6:00 p.m.] PARC Feedback Forum [6:30 p.m.] Living Substance-Free @ Brandeis [7:00 p.m.]

Friday, February 26

It's a Purim We Wear Blue Event! Fellows Garden and Virtual 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. We Wear Blue will continue until 1:00 p.m. Purim Costume Contest x We Wear Blue A Purim tradition with a Brandeis spin. Here's how to enter the contest (and all the ways to win!): Pick out an AMAZING costume & make sure it's got a touch of blue in it! Post a photo of your costume on social media and use #DeisPurim2021 - we'll re-share all of the photos in our story. Stop by the Brandeis Breakfast Club in Fellows Garden to grab some smoothies and snacks and celebrate on Friday morning, and say hello to the WeWearBlue crew to grab some awesome new Brandeis swag!

Brandeis Athletics Intramural Kan Jam Tournament [1:00 p.m.]

Department of Community Service Community Engagement Ambassador Program Information Session [9:30 a.m.]

Brandeis Counseling Center It’s a Mad, Mad World: Brandeis Counseling Center Anger Management Workshop [10:00 a.m.] Misery Loves Company [11:00 a.m.] BCC Grad Support Groups [12:00 p.m.] Remotely Interesting: BCC Spring 2021 Workshops [1:00 p.m.] Anxiety Symposia - Graduate Students [2:00 p.m.]

Center for Spiritual Life Friday Prayers [1:15 p.m.] Virtual Zen Zone [3:00 p.m.]

Other Fun Events Exhibition: Ariel Basson Freiberg | Hellbent [10:00 a.m.] Shabbat Market [12:00 p.m.] Shabbat Services [4:00 p.m.] Movie Night with the GSC [7:00 p.m.]

Saturday, February 27

Other Fun Events Shabbat Services [10:00 a.m.] Teacher of Color Job Recruitment Fair [11:00 a.m.] Ayala: Kami Cinta [7:00 p.m.] MusicUnitesUS: Punto de Encuentro – An immersion into Balún’s Prisma Tropical [8:00 p.m.]

Sunday, February 28

Center for Spiritual Life Catholic Mass [10:00 a.m.]

Other Fun Events Be an Upstander: A Jewish Perspective on Racism [10:00 a.m.] Rabbi Al Axelrad: From Brooklyn to Brandeis—and After [1:00 p.m.] Brandeis Concert Series REMIX on WBRS [2:00 p.m.] Bridging the Divide through Sport - A Conversation with Sagi Muki [2:00 p.m.]

Monday, March 1

Brandeis Counseling Center Bereavment Group [4:00 p.m.] Walk the Talk [5:00 p.m.] (En)Visioning Healing & Liberation [5:00 p.m.]

Other Fun Events Education Program Speaker Series: Developing and Retaining Teachers of Color [4:00 p.m.]

Tuesday, March 2

Brandeis Counseling Center Women’s Support Group [1:00 p.m.] Surviving Quarantine and Isolation - BCC Drop-In Support [3:00 p.m.] BCC Grad Support Groups [4:00 p.m.] Anxiety Symposia - Undergraduate Students [5:00 p.m.] Remotely Interesting: BCC Spring 2021 Workshops [6:00 p.m.]

Other Fun Events Betty: The Singing Suffragist: Truth through Fiction [5:00 p.m]

Wednesday, March 3

Brandeis Counseling Center Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Basics and Beyond [1:00 p.m.] The Ubuntu Conversation Didactic Group [1:00 p.m.] The Men's Group [3:00 p.m.] Making Meaning: A Discussion on Spirituality and Mental Health [5:00 p.m.]

Center for Spiritual Life Virtual Zen Zone [3:00 p.m.]

Other Fun Events Exhibition: Ariel Basson Freiberg | Hellbent [10:00 a.m.] Student Clubs & Orgs: How Hiatt Can Help You[10:00 a.m.] Off The Wall: Session Two [12:00 p.m.] Science Journalism & the Pandemic: A Brandeis Journalism Forum with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal [3:00 p.m.]

Upcoming Events

Gillian Anderson in Conversation Friday, March 5 12:00 p.m. EST brandeis.edu/streaming Gillian Anderson ("The Crown," "The X-Files," "Sex Education") will take part in a live, online conversation with History Professor Alice Kelikian (Chair, Film, Television and Interactive Media) at brandeis.edu/streaming, discussing her current projects and past performances. Questions may be submitted ahead of the event date to lisaebrown@brandeis.edu. Sponsored by: Film, Television and Interactive Media, The History Department , The Edie and Lew Wasserman Fund.

Black and Jewish Identities: Visions of Freedom March 9, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m Zoom  Critical Conversations present leading scholars engaging thoughtfully with timely, relevant issues that affect the campus community and the world at large. The theme for 2020-21 is “identity.” All are welcome. Featuring Amber Spry, African and African American Studies/Politics, Alexander Kaye,Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. Moderated by David Sherman, English

The SCC Beach Week is Coming Soon! Full of frivolities and freebies! March 8 - 12