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New Faculty Information

Welcome to the Brandeis University community. This site offers basic information for new faculty members that we hope will be helpful as you begin your career at Brandeis. The following items provide some guidance about dates, policies and resources. We look forward to getting to know each of you over the course of the year.

Teaching at Brandeis Dinner:

Prior to Arrival at Brandeis

• New Faculty Checklist (PDF)

Dates for the Diary

• Faculty Meeting Schedule (2013-14)

Getting Started

• Registrar's Office: New Faculty Information, including:
  • Registration and Enrollment
  • New Undergraduate Registration Information
  • University Bulletin
  • Academic Calendar
  • Forms
  • Faculty Information
  • Links (LATTE, MAXX: Course Schedule Submission Tool, Sage, Offices, People, LTS, UNet)
  • Student Consumer Information Sheet
  • Contact Us (Staff Directory)
• Bookstore
• Campus Card Office
• Faculty Guide

Professional Development Policies and Guidelines

• Benefits and Services for Faculty Members Handbook
• Faculty Travel Policy (PDF) and Faculty Travel Request Form (XLS)
• Professional Development Travel for Language Instructors
• Norman Fund Guidelines
• Tomberg Fund Guidelines
• Junior Faculty Mentoring Guidelines for Faculty and Mentors, as well as Tenure-Track Assistant Professors - Key Dates and Deadlines
• Paid Leaves for Contract Faculty in Arts and Sciences
• Application and Approval Process for Courses Counting Toward Brandeis General Education Requirements (nwc, qr, oc and wi)

Teaching Resources

For Faculty and Staff:

• Academic Resources
• Career and Employment
• Facilities Resources
• Financial Resources
• Governance
• Health and Safety
• News and Media

Committee for the Support of Teaching (CST):  Helpful Tools for Teaching, including:

• Brandeis Resources
• Cooperative Learning
• Discussion/Participation
• ESL Students
• First-Year Students
• Grading/Feedback
• Lectures
• Miscellaneous
• Oral Communication
• Peer Assessment Evaluation Forms/Instructions
• Student Diversity
• Syllabi and Course Development
• TA Training/Guidance
• Technology and Teaching
• Testing
• Writing
• Some Principles of Effective Teaching
• Syllabus Checklist
• Suggestions for Improving the Classroom Experience of All Students
• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
• UCC Statement Regarding Scheduling of Final Exams
• Guidelines on Student Athletes
• Provost's Steering Committee on Campus Diversity Issues, including:
  • Diversity at Brandeis
  • Steering Committee
  • Courses
  • Faculty Searches
  • Projects & Events
• IBS Modules Dates (Fall, 2013-Spring, 2014)
• Handbook for Teaching Fellows (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)

General Information

• myBrandeis: General Information for Faculty and Staff
• Department Chairs/Academic Administrators List
• Telephone (How to Set Up)

Useful Links

• The Brandeis Writing Center, including:
  • For Instructors and Faculty
  • Writing Center
  • Useful Forms
  • Contact Us
• Library and Technology Services, including:
  • Research
  • Borrowing
  • Course Resources
  • Governance
  • Help
  • Hours & Locations
  • About LTS
  • Home
  • Course Resources, including:
    • LATTE
    • Sage
    • Technology in Classrooms
    • Video Services
    • Instruction, Training & Workshops
    • Course Preparation
    • Library Reserves
• Academic Services, including:
  • Academic Services Home
  • About Academic Services
  • Academis Advising
  • Academic Fellowships
  • Brandeis Posse Scholars
  • Brandeis Undergraduate Group Study
  • Disabilities Services and Support
  • Health Professions Advising
  • International Students and Scholars
  • Justice Brandeis Semester
  • Lerman-Neubauer Fellowship Program
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
  • Roosevelt Fellows/Peer Advisors
  • Study Abroad
  • Textbook Voucher Program
  • Transitional Year Program (TYP)
  • TRiO Student Support Services
  • Workshops for Excellence at Brandeis
• Division of Student Affairs, including:
  • About Us
  • Dean's Office
  • Community Living
  • Community Services
  • Graduate Student Affairs
  • Health Center
  • Intercultural Center
  • Interfaith Chaplaincy
  • Orientation
  • Psychological Counseling Center
  • Student Activities
  • Student Rights and Community Standards
  • Alcohol and Drug Policy Committee
• Office of the Arts
• Office of Student Financial Services
• Hiatt Career Center
• Course Evaluation Guide, Brandeis University Student Union

Information for Visitors

• Fast Facts
• Visiting (Maps/Directions, Places to Stay, Places to Eat, Weather)