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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.

Prior to Arrival at Brandeis

• New Faculty Checklist (PDF)

Dates for the Diary

• Faculty Meeting Schedule (2012-13)

• Teaching at Brandeis Dinner - Thursday, September 6, 2012

Getting Started

• Registrar's Office: New Faculty Information, including:
  • Registration and Enrollment
  • New Undergraduate Registration Information
  • University Bulletin
  • Academic Calendar
  • Forms
  • Faculty Information
  • Contact Us (Staff Directory)
  • Links (LATTE, Sage, LTS, UNet, Directories (Clubs, Office, People)
• 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
• Tomberg Fund
• 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
• 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:
  • Faculty Diversity Texts Project
• IBS Modules Dates (Fall, 2011-Spring, 2012)
• 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:
  • Faculty Development Workshops
• Library and Technology Services, including:
  • Library Research
  • Technology Help
  • Teaching & Learning, including:
    • LATTE
    • Workshops
    • About LTS
• Academic Services, including:
  • Academic Advising and Policies
  • Disabilities Services and Support
  • Health Professions Advising
  • Postbaccalaureate Program
  • Staff List
• Division of Student Affairs, including:
  • Health Center
  • Psychological Counseling Center
  • Student Rights and Community Standards
• 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)