Upcoming Events
January 10, 2020
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Gerstenzang 123
Incoming mid-year students participate in an interactive and engaging program to learn more about Waltham and how they can best engage with their ne community through service. This program uses infographics, maps, discussion-based activities, and video presentations to give insight into the diversity, strengths, history, opportunities, and needs of our local community.
January 12, 2020
3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. | Hassenfeld Conference Room (Sherman Function Hall)
Incoming mid-year students and OLs host an annual Family Carnival for the greater Waltham community. Brandeis students help run interactive activity booths for the community ranging from themed arts and crafts, games like giant jenga and checkers, and the always-popular parachute, to a variety of sensory spaces filled with play-dough, bubbles, kinetic sand, and more. Contact Miranda Lasser for more information.
January 20, 2020
8:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. | Levin Ballroom and Usdan Student Center
Come honor and learn from the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) through his theme of “Building Beloved Community”, pack meals for food pantries & congregations that serve the homeless community and participate in social justice discussions with Brandeis clubs and local non-profits.
January 23, 2020
7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. | Sherman Function Hall (Hassenfeld Conference Center)
Interested in volunteering in the local community? Come to Waltham Group Recruitment Night and learn more about how to get involved with the largest student organization at Brandeis. Whether you’d like to volunteer with children, the elderly, individuals who are experiencing homelessness, or the environment, the Waltham Group offers a program that caters to your interests and schedule.
February 2, 2020
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. | Shapiro Campus Center Multipurpose Room
Do you volunteer in the local community? We are offering all-volunteer training to better prepare you to engage in the greater Waltham area. Learn more about Waltham’s demographics, history, and people by attending one of these sessions. RSVP today!
February 3, 2020
Monday, February 3 - Tuesday, February 4 | 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. | Levin Ballroom (Usdan Student Center)
Save three lives when you donate blood at these drives! Sign up to volunteer or donate.
March 5, 2020
5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. | Francis Cabot Lower Mill
Join Waltham Group’s Companions 2 Elders and Community Connections at a dance for elders living in assisted living communities in Waltham.
March 29, 2020
8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. | Shapiro Lounge in Massell Quad
Spring Wellness Drive is an annual drive held, where Brandeis students go and pickup donated hygiene and wellness products from nearby Waltham neighborhoods. Donations will go to the Middlesex Human Services Agency. Sponsored by Waltham Group’s Hunger and Homelessness.
March 21, 2020
5:00 P.M. - 2:00 A.M. | Gosman Sports and Convocation Center
Relay for Life is the largest fundraising event through the American Cancer Society. Throughout the evening people gather together as we celebrate the lives of survivors, remember those who were lost to cancer and encourage hope to fight back against cancer. Come to enjoy food from local restaurants, games, and more! Sign up today!
March 10, 2020
Deadline: 11:59 P.M.
April 1, 2020
Wednesday, April 1 - Thursday, April 2 | 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. | Levin Ballroom (Usdan Student Center)
Save three lives when you donate blood at these drives! Sign up to volunteer or donate.
April 4, 2020
7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. | Shapiro Campus Center Theater
TEDxBrandeisUniversity is an annual event, independently organized by Brandeis undergrad students. We feature speakers from all connections to Brandeis; alumni, faculty, undergrad's, and grad students. All are welcome to attend and to learn more about the ideas worth sharing, grown on this campus.
April 29, 2020
7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. | Sherman Function Hall (Hassenfeld Conference Center)
A campus-wide celebration of all student volunteers. Have you been logging your community service hours in Sage for the CTSA Program? Do you want to celebrate our community’s commitment to service and social justice? Join us to celebrate our volunteers! Come enjoy free food, activities, music, and more. Invitations to follow.
April 30, 2020
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. | Skyline Commons
Are you interested in learning about the unique Alternative Service Break (ASB) opportunities you can engage in at Brandeis? Come hear reflections and gain inside knowledge from student leaders who participated in ASBs this year. You will hear from a variety of different Brandeis organizations that traveled both domestically and internationally to address causes such as legal empowerment, housing insecurity, environmental sustainability, and medical inequity.
May 1, 2020
12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. | Skyline Commons
Come listen to the Rich/Collins Community Leadership and Impact Fellows share their experiences and lessons learned implementing unique community impact projects. Their presentations will create awareness of the need that was addressed and demonstrate the power of taking action to contribute to the greater good. Students interested in applying for the fellowship program next year are highly encouraged to attend. For more information please contact rcclif@brandeis.edu.