Social Groups on Campus
Interested in participating in non-work related activities on campus? Below is a listing of social groups that currently exist. These groups are all self-created so if you are interested in establishing a new group, please email busac@brandeis.edu.
Check out the faculty and staff pride alliance website, which provides the group's mission, upcoming events, and a link to the mailing list.
The Lunch and Learn Committee invites distinguished figures in politics, the arts, journalism, and Brandeis' own faculty to speak during lunch time presentations from 1-2 p.m. at 60 Turner Street. Check out the schedule for details.
We are looking forward to welcoming new members! This book group is dedicated to discussing texts — usually fiction — that highlight contemporary issues and questions related to sex, gender identity, race, and class, for example. Meetings are currently held on Zoom, but this may change to meeting in person at the Women's Studies Research Center at a later date. Meetings are typically on Friday afternoons and tend to be one hour. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Phoebe Schnitzer. To foster a level of comfort and a strong rapport in our group discussions, we are asking that new members commit to attending a majority of our sessions.
This group meets for lunch in the science center whenever there is interest in meeting. Due to changes from COVID-19, the group would be open to meeting over Zoom, if there's interest. Please email yarnjunkies@lists.brandeis.edu or Jessica Maryott to be added to the email listing.
The Brandeis Book Club has been going strong since 2007 and reads every type of genre: non-fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction, all the fictions, memoirs, histories, short story collections, and even, once, a book about books. In response to the original COVID lock-down we made a smooth transition to Zoom in March 2020. Meeting remotely has given us the flexibility to continue to include members who have since left Brandeis or retired, as well as representatives of the Brandeis community from across the academy, regardless of location. We meet approximately every 6 weeks over Zoom and vote on our book selections as a group. If you’re interested, or know someone who may be, please feel free to reach out to Stacey Winkler at swinkler@brandeis.edu, we are always welcoming new members! (A running list of the books we have read since the beginning is also available upon request.)
The Center for Spiritual Life leads monthly nonreligious gatherings at the Peace Circle, a tradition since 2007. We welcome all to be part of these gatherings for peace in our world, our hearts, and our community. The gathering consists of a reflective moment led by a chaplain and a period of silence. Please contact the Center for Spiritual Life (slife@brandeis.edu) with any questions.