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The Brandeis Labor Coalition delivered a petition to the Office of the President on Nov. 22 demanding language that guarantees worker retention in the University’s Request for Proposals for a new dining vendor.
Biology Department chair and Prof. Piali Sengupta (BIOL) was one of 443 recently elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2019.
There are constant reminders of an upcoming election: passing conversations, news headlines and social media posts. Voters discuss a blond, conservative incumbent, an elderly democratic socialist and a fresh face in the Liberal Democrats. But these conversations are not about the U.S. presidential election next year.
The Senate met for its last meeting of the semester on Sunday, where it elected members to various positions and discussed updating the attendance policy.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
A 62-year-old man from Newton has been charged with impersonating a Waltham police officer, according to a Nov. 18 Waltham Wicked Local article.
’Deis IMPACT!, the University’s annual celebration of social justice and activism, will take place later than usual next semester to allow the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion to hire a program administrator to manage its educational programs.
Club Support Committee Chair Joseph Coles ’22 is working on an expansion of the club consultant bylaw which would mandate all chartered clubs to have faculty or staff consultants.
After several Deroy Hall residents noticed a disproportionate number of students who lived in the building sick with sinus infections, they notified the Department of Community Living to take care of what appeared to be a mold issue in the residence hall. Although DCL did not find any mold in Deroy, many residents were unhappy with DCL’s response to the issue.
The eduroam WiFi network has been fixed after there were a number of connectivity issues across the Brandeis campus, which began on Nov. 12 and continued through Nov. 19, according to the Brandeis Status website.
Student Union Secretary Taylor Fu ’21 and Class of 2022 Senator Joseph Coles sent an email to the Brandeis community on Nov. 19 apologizing on behalf of the Union for its failure to fill the open racial minority senator seat.
One of the finalists for the role of Waltham superintendent of schools has unexpectedly withdrawn, according to a Nov. 22 Waltham Patch article.
Barbara Mandel P’73, H’19, one of the University’s most generous benefactors and a Board of Trustees vice-chair, has died.
Medical Emergency
Artist and immigrant rights activist Michelle Angela Ortiz spoke to the Brandeis community on Nov. 19 about her “Familias Separadas” project, a series of public art installations highlighting the plight of families affected by detention and deportation in the United States.
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies on Wednesday hosted Gary Grappo, a former diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Oman between 2006 and 2009. Grappo discussed Oman’s leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who was instrumental in modernizing the country, and he analyzed current and upcoming challenges that Oman faces looking forward.
During a brief Senate meeting on Sunday, Student Union Vice President Kendal Chapman ’22 directed a discussion regarding incentives for senators to attend more Senate meetings.
Terisa Siagatonu, an award-winning poet, teaching artist and mental health educator, spoke Tuesday about Indigenous perspectives on climate change. Her lecture focused on the Mauna Kea protests in Hawaii and redefining the climate justice movement through artistic contributions and Indigenous ways of knowing.
A panel of science majors spoke at a Nov. 21 event titled “How I Succeed in Science: Science Majors Share Stories of Facing and Overcoming Challenges.” The featured panelists were Neuroscience and Philosophy major Gabe Trevino ’20, biology and Health: Science, Society, and Policy major and Chemistry minor Herlyne Das ’18 and Psychology major and Education Studies minor Allison Lawsky ’16, as well as featured speaker Prof. Kene Piasta (BIOL). There was also a representative from each of the organizations sponsoring the event: Associate Director of Academic Services Julia Mani, Assistant Director of Career Programs at the Hiatt Career Center Jackie Blesso and Program Manager of Health and Wellness Promotion Leah Berkenwald.
The University has a plethora of resources to offer support to different groups and individuals on campus that were created to ensure that Brandeis community members feel safe and know their rights. These resources include the Student Sexuality Information Service, the Gender and Sexuality Center, 6TALK, Students Talking About Relationships, The Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center, the Office of Equal Opportunity and the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.