University expands dining options to offset overcrowding
University Dining Services is temporarily allowing undergraduates to use C-meals in the Java City caf
Miranda Neubauer
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University plans to upgrade wireless
Networks and Systems plans to upgrade the campus wireless system to a faster standard and is considering ending support for wired Internet connections in student residences as part of that upgrade, Director of Networks and Systems John Turner said.
Staff level inspection to be held
The administration is in the planning stages of conducting a review of University staffing levels in comparison to those of other educational institutions, according to Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Jeffrey Apfel.
Health Center identifies 12 cases of influenza-like illness on campus
The University Health Center has identified 12 cases of influenza-like illness on campus as of Friday, Director of the Brandeis Health Center Dr. Debra Poaster said, as universities across the country take precautions against the spread of H1N1 flu.
Target student increase exceeded
The University has exceeded its target for the incoming first-year class size by 45 students and is undertaking new approaches in order to increase enrollment for next year, said Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy at a faculty meeting last Thursday.The University plans on increasing its enrollment by 400 undergraduates over the next five years as one way to increase revenue, according to the recommendations by the the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring Steering committee.
Dept chairs discuss changes to curriculum
Department chairs discussed the guidelines crafted with the assistance of the Dean's Curriculum Committee concerning the new faculty affiliations policy and the establishment of curriculum committees at a department chairs meeting last Thursday.The streamlining of majors was also briefly under discussion at the meeting, according to department chairs who were present.
DCC comes together for first meeting
The Dean's Curriculum Committee focused its discussions on faculty affiliations, the formation of curriculum committees for every academic department and the possibilities of streamlining majors at its first meeting last Wednesday, according to Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe.
Brandeis establishes Univ learning goals
The University will undertake an effort this year to formulate curricular and cocurricular learning objectives based on a framework of campuswide learning goals crafted by the Committee on Assessment of Student Learning to meet the accreditation guidelines of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, University Provost Marty Krauss said.This year, the administration will continue its discussions with the various community members it consulted in drafting the learning goals about how to tailor the goals to specific academic departments or other University departments such as Athletics or the Hiatt Career Center, Krauss said.
Members of Dean's Curriculum Committee selected
Dean of Arts and Sciences Adam Jaffe has chosen the faculty and student members of the Dean's Curriculum Committee, which will seek to implement the adoption of a new curriculum with fewer faculty members in the Arts and Sciences as recommended by the Curriculum and Academic Restructuring Steering committee last semester.
Balanced budget projected for fiscal 2010
The University projects a balanced budget for fiscal 2010, primarily due to $7.4 million in savings from the one-year suspension of retirement contributions and a better-than-expected endowment return for fiscal 2009, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter French wrote in an e-mail to the Brandeis community yesterday.
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