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In this email:
- Waltham Group Recruitment Days
- Community-Engaged Scholars Program Student Input Session
- Apply to be a PAID Community Engagement Ambassador in the Department of Community Service for 2021-2022
- Sophomore Year: The Big Decision!
- Israel Opportunities Fair
- iGen Series - Intergenerational Conversations for the Future
- Join the Brandeis Sexual Violence Student Advisory Council
- Supportive Brandeis is Recruiting Volunteers for Spring 2021!!
- Join Brandeis Banter!
- Get inSTEP with inSTEP!
- Your Career Corner with Hiatt Career Center
- Paid Summer Internships - Curriculum Associates (Greater Boston)
- Be a Gifted Giver in the Festival of Arts
- Afternoon Enrichment is Looking for Volunteers for the Upcoming Semester!
- You're With Us is Looking for 1:1 Mentors
- Volunteers needed for weekly virtual visits with senior citizens
- Mentor in METCO, Inc.'s Homework Club!
- The Sesa Wo Suban Project is recruiting college admission mentors!
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On Campus & Virtual Opportunities |
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Waltham Group Recruitment Days |
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Friday, February 19, 9-10am
Are you passionate about community service? Come to Waltham Group Recruitment Days and learn how to get involved as a volunteer with Waltham Group! RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.
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Community-Engaged Scholars Program Student Input Session |
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Wednesday, February 24, 6:00-7:00PM
This input session will feature a presentation on a vision for a new Community-Engaged Scholars Program. The proposal aims to strengthen the academic support for students engaged in community and civic engagement in a “Community Engaged Scholars Program” designed to enable all undergraduates, regardless of major or minor, to strengthen their community service with a set of corresponding academic experiences and out-of-class co-curricular experiences. Your voice is important and we hope that you will join us on Wednesday, February 24th from 6:00-7:00PM on Zoom. To ensure that you receive the zoom link to attend please REGISTER HERE. Whether you are able to attend or not, please take a moment to review a summary of the proposal and submit your suggestions, questions, and concerns HERE for the committee to review. If you have questions, please reach out to Lucas Malo at lmalo@brandeis.edu.
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Apply to be a PAID Community Engagement Ambassador in the Department of Community Service for 2021-2022 |
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As part of a prestigious leadership cohort, four selected Community Engagement Ambassadors will assist with initiatives for the Department of Community Service, as well as support students, clubs or departments partnering with the department to strengthen their impact in our communities. Selected students will receive $2,000 for the 2021-2022 academic year (13.50/hr in the Fall and 14.25/hr in the Spring).
Ambassadors will be challenged to think creatively about ways to engage Brandeis students from all backgrounds in community service initiatives, to engage in strategic planning that supports community engagement, and to learn new leadership skills, including project management systems and tools that increase effectiveness in groups. Learn more by attending an information session and visiting our website here.
The application deadline is Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 11:59pm. Questions? Contact the Department of Community Service at (781) 736-3237 or the Community Service Specialist at csim@brandeis.edu.
- Tuesday 2/16, 4-5pm EST on Zoom
- Friday 2/26, 9:30-10:30am EST on Zoom
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Open Q&A with CEAP (optional): Come and meet the 2020-2021 CEAP Ambassadors on Friday 3/5 from 1-2pm EST on Zoom and ask any last minute questions before the application deadline!
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Sophomore Year: The Big Decision! |
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As a sophomore at Brandeis, lots of questions might be coming up about how you want to spend the rest of your time at Brandeis & beyond. Are you overwhelmed by choosing a major/minor? Not sure if you want to study abroad? Are you fulfilling your passions outside the classroom (volunteering, singing, etc.)?
The Center for Spiritual Life and the Department of Community Service are excited to host Sophomore Year TBD: The Big Decisions, a new opportunity for sophomores to reflect on their time at Brandeis, hear from inspirational student/faculty/staff/alumni speakers, and build a stronger sense of community. This two-day virtual retreat will provide you a time and space to slow down and pay attention to what matters most to you.
Register by February 15. Space is limited. Participants will be selected based on application responses and order of submission. Contact Lara Ericson with any questions.
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Israel Opportunities Fair |
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Wednesday, February 17th
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
This fair will be a time for all Brandeis students to learn about how they can get involved with Israel at Brandeis. We will have representatives from various trips to Israel, campus departments and centers, all different Israel clubs on campus and fellowships/ internships! You will hear from students about how their experiences were and how you can get involved. You will learn about various opportunities to learn about the different cultures, politics, geography, activism themes in Israel. This fair is open to all undergraduate students on campus, regardless of religious affiliations. Brandeis Hillel hopes to see you there :)
All students who attend get a FREE Israeli themed goodie bag!!!
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iGen Series - Intergenerational Conversations for the Future |
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Monday, 3/29, 4/5 and 4/12
2:30-4pm
Zoom
The iGen Series is a 3-part event consisting of intergenerational conversations where older adults, Brandeis Undergraduates, and middle school students will have the opportunity to learn from and teach each other about any topic along the theme of "Lessons from the Past". Leading up to the event - occurring across three days in late March and early April - multiple preparatory days will be offered to meet other individuals within your generation and to be trained by a professional public speaker. RSVP here.
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Join the Brandeis Sexual Violence Student Advisory Council |
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The Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center (PARC) and Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) invite applications from undergraduate and graduate students to serve on the Sexual Violence Student Advisory Council.
Members of the SVSAC will offer candid feedback and ideas about challenges in the Brandeis community related to sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating/domestic violence, stalking, and other intersecting types of violence such as racism, ableism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of identity-based privilege and oppression. Student feedback and ideas will fuel improvements and new initiatives in violence prevention and response. Students selected for the council will be chosen intentionally to be representative of students at Brandeis
Please submit the application form by Monday February 15th at 5pm ET. We will be conducting interviews by Zoom the week of February 22nd and making decisions at the beginning of March.
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Supportive Brandeis is Recruiting Volunteers for Spring 2021!! |
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Supportive Brandeis is partnering with the Community Day Center in Waltham to foster connections between the homeless community and Brandeis volunteers. Each volunteer will match up with a client from the Community Day Center to support them by performing weekly check-ins and assisting their case manager. Due to the ongoing pandemic, all volunteer activities will be carried out remotely. Weekly commitment to the program is expected starting late February and ending mid-April.
Please fill out this form before Feb 21st, 11:59pm if you are interested in volunteering for this program.
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Looking for a chance to chat with other members of the Brandeis community?
Discussion groups available on:
- Schitt's Creek & The Good Place
- Current events
- The intersection of sports and social justice
- What you are reading for fun
- Big Ideas
Click here to learn more and sign-up for the 6-week program starting Friday, February 12 (virtual and in-person opportunities available). Join any time! Questions? Email lhaynie@brandeis.edu
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Come join the inSTEP Campus Partners at and Get inSTEP with inSTEP! Hosted twice a month, international students are invited to meet other students, stay connected with the Brandeis community, and get to know the inSTEP Campus Partners who support students at Brandeis.
- February 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST
- March 9, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST (Wellness Theme for Wellness Day)
- March 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST
- April 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST
- April 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST (Wellness Day)
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Your Career Corner with Hiatt Career Center |
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Recruiters and alumni from all industries and career fields want to speak with Waltham Group and Service Club leaders and volunteers. The Hiatt Career Center works with employers and alumni every day who want to speak with YOU about positions within their organizations, career fields, and industries and to share their career journey from Brandeis.
Where to start?
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Search thousands of jobs & internships and participate in recruiting events in Handshake here.
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Meet with a career counselor and get started here.
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Connect with Brandeis alumni here.
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Work with Hiatt to host a career or alumni panel here.
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Paid Summer Internship - Curriculum Associates (Greater Boston)
Deadline: 3/31 (early applications encouraged)
Kick-start your professional career with a paid 10–12 week internship program at one of the fastest-growing companies in Massachusetts. Curriculum Associates has a singular mission: to make classrooms better places for teachers and students.
*posted by Brandeis parent
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Be a Gifted Giver in the Festival of the Arts |
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Be a Gifted Giver for the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts (April 25-May 1, 2021). Create something -- a drawing, a song, a video portrait, a book of poems or stories -- to give away to another Brandeisian. We will pay for your materials and shipping costs and create a virtual "catalog." Please register by February 28, 2021.
Why give it away? Because art can support community care.
Because making art can guide us in making sense of our lives.
Because generosity is an expression of caring, as is the joy of gratitude.
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Afternoon Enrichment is looking for volunteers for the upcoming semester! |
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Afternoon Enrichment is going to be holding program virtually every Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 pm with middle school students from the Waltham public school system in the 2021 spring semester! Programs consist of one hour of a hands-on group activity and one hour of one-on-one tutoring with your student. If you are interested in working with students during program each week, please fill out the volunteer application by February 21st, 11:59 pm!
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Community Partner Opportunities |
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You're With Us is looking for 1:1 Mentors |
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You’re With Us is a nonprofit organization that works with young adults with disabilities in order to create more inclusive spaces. We are currently looking for Brandeis students to serve as 1:1 mentors for these young adults. Time commitment varies based on the mentee’s schedule but on average is about 1-4 hours a week. Mentoring can take place in-person, but due to the pandemic most matches are currently meeting virtually, so you can have zoom calls to keep in touch with your mentee. If in-person then Brandeis campus or Metro West Area. If you are interested visit us here!
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Volunteers needed for weekly virtual visits with senior citizens |
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At Conversations to Remember, we match college students with senior citizens who are living in long term care communities for weekly virtual visits. All of the volunteering is done virtually, including the training that we provide.
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Mentor in METCO, Inc.'s Homework Club! |
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METCO (the nation’s largest voluntary school desegregation program) is seeking college students to provide one-on-one academic mentorship and skill-building for scholars in grades 3-5. Academic mentors provide live homework support via Zoom twice a week for 45-minutes or once a week for 90-minutes. Whether mentees are attending school in-person, participating in a hybrid model, or distance learning from home during a pandemic, academic mentors provide extra support, both academic and emotional, by helping current METCO students develop strong organizational skills, stay on top of their work, and meet deadlines. Mentor in METCO's Homework Club today!
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The Sesa Wo Suban Project is recruiting college admission mentors! |
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The Sesa Wo Suban Project brings college mentoring and culturally relevant pedagogy to Black students in Metro Atlanta by transforming at-risk students into agents of change who push for liberation in their communities. We are in desperate need of 15 undergraduate volunteers who are interested in supporting and assisting marginalized youth with their college admission journeys. Please email loganshanks@brandeis.edu if interested or fill out this form.
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*Please note that the Department of Community Service provides marketing and may not be in direct partnership with this organization, student group or department. It is the responsibility of all members of this listserv to research all internal and external community engagement initiatives and programs prior to involvement.
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Department of Community Service
Shapiro Campus Center, Room 203
P: 781-736-3237
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