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More information on the UDR program can be found at the Web site of the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
The Undergraduate Departmental Representatives (UDR) program is designed to open avenues of communication between undergraduate majors and departmental faculty. UDRs serve as student representatives, organize events for majors and provide feedback to the department.
2008-09 Representatives
Aviva Cormier '09
acormier@brandeis.edu
Aviva Cormier is an anthropology major on the archaeology track, with minors in history and Latin American and Latino studies. She is particularly interested in ceremonial and hydrological features within rural settlement areas of the Classic Maya. Aviva recently returned from an archaeological field school in Belize focusing on rural Maya settlements. She also dreams of underwater archaeological adventures and of wandering through Chaco Canyon while being stunned by the wonders of archaeoastronomy. Don't hesitate to e-mail her or track her down on campus to ask about her adventures in Central America or anything else anthropology- or archaeology-related.
Donielle Lavintman '09
dcl189@brandeis.edu
Donielle Lavintman is double majoring in anthropology and studio art. She is primarily interested in the application and importance of art within cultural anthropology. Donielle recently returned from India, where she spent part of the summer living at an Ashram and receiving certification as a yoga instructor. She will spend the spring '09 semester studying abroad in Indonesia on an anthropology-based program that incorporates both Balinese arts and culture. She says, "I am always available to answer any questions you might have regarding the anthropology department, major/minoring in anthropology or anything else you might want to talk about!"
Jacob Lazar '09
jlazar@brandeis.edu
Jacob Lazar, a member of the midyear class of 2009, is a little surprised to find that he's picked the same major as his father. Aside from studying linguistic anthropology, Jacob is (at least right now) pursuing an English major, as well as minors in women's and gender studies and secondary education. Jacob has worked with Breakthrough Miami teaching anthropology to middle-school students, so don't hesitate to ask him about anthropology in schools — or any other anthropology questions you may have.