What's Happening in Student Affairs
Welcome
At Brandeis, and in the Division of Student Life, we take pride in a program which seeks to build a community based upon mutual understanding and consideration, and which at all times acknowledges that our actions must take into account the rights of others.
One of the cornerstones of our community is to identify opportunities for students to learn and practice leadership. We support a variety of social, cultural and educational activities initiated and developed by individual students, by student organizations, and within the residence halls. These activities extend the educational mission of Brandeis beyond the walls of the classroom and incorporate our core values: citizenship, integrity, respect, civility, lifelong learning and embracing diversity.
We support the development of a student-directed community--a place where the student voice challenges and directs the shape of the institution. We know that to be effective in that role, students must have both opportunity and the skills to make it work. Students contribute their opinions at hall meetings, the larger Community Meetings held each semester, as representatives to a University Committee, as members of student government or part of the leadership of a club or other organization, or through generous access to faculty and senior administration. However, the success of the student-directed community depends on the acquisition of skills and competencies that enable student to identify and articulate their needs and concerns. Our extra curricular program targets areas that help to develop the whole person--intellectually, physically and spiritually--for individuals and for the Brandeis community.