The Finance and Administration senior leadership team is holding its town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 30 to discuss the key goals for the academic year, and the long-term plans regarding financial sustainability, staff engagement and campus modernization.

For more information please visit The Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Website.

In 2015, Brandeis set out to reduce its carbon emissions by 10% over 2015 levels by 2018.

Brandeis surpassed its goal and reduced emissions by 12.6%. To learn more about the Climate Action Plan and carbon reduction goals please visit Sustainable Brandeis.

Seats are in section LGE4, row 5. The cost of each pair is $222. To purchase tickets please email Gail Jordan (gmcjordan@brandeis.edu). First come, first serve.

In an effort to ensure that contracts and agreements for Brandeis University are properly reviewed, approved, and recorded, the University has updated the policy for contract management. Per Brandeis University by-laws, only select individuals are authorized to bind and execute agreements and contracts on behalf of the University. Procurement and Business Services will oversee the review and execution of all non-research agreements and/or contracts, including independent consultant agreements, hotel agreements and other financial documents requiring a signature by a university official.

Sponsored research agreements are and will continue to be reviewed and signed by the Office of Research Administration.

The list of all authorized signers for the University and more detailed information on the contract process is available on the Contract Management webpage .

A new food pantry has been created in Kutz and stocked with a variety of free, non-perishable items for any Brandeis community member in need. The pantry is located in the Graduate Student Center Conference Room (Kutz 102) and is accessible from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.  First-time users are asked to register online or at the food pantry.

The Brandeis Sustainability Ambassadors will soon be offering Green Office Certification. Offices and departments that sign up will be evaluated according to a checklist of green office practices, and will be given a presentation by the Brandeis Sustainability Ambassadors. Offices will then receive a certificate based on their score, and be ranked online. Some funding is also available for green improvements. By participating, staff and faculty can help Brandeis become more sustainable while competing to be greenest. Please fill out this form to learn more.

Brandeis has launched UCapture, an innovative partnership to earn carbon offsets that everyone in our community -- even friends, alumni, & family -- can join.

UCapture.com/brandeis partners with thousands of online retailers – from department stores and gyms to hotel booking sites and tax prepare. When you purchase an item or service online from one of UCapture's partners, UCapture funds carbon offsets from a forest conservation project, assigns them to Brandeis. More info about how it works is here. 

Brandeis already has over 60 participants who have earned nearly 6,000 lbs. of offsets to reduce our carbon footprint. Please visit UCapture.com/brandeis and download their browser extension today. For more information, please contact sustainability@brandeis.edu.

Do you have questions about Workday? Everyone is welcome to join the Workday@Brandeis team for the upcoming user forum. For more information about the Workday project, visit the Workday website.     

The ability to understand and communicate effectively in teams is an important part of our personal and professional success. Through discussion, interactive exercises and a debriefing session we will explore how teams can work together most effectively and learn how to apply successful team concepts and strategies in very practical ways. Interpersonal difficulties such as trust, skill identification, and conflict resolution and communication issues will be discussed.

Registration

Please contact Cynthia Farquhar (farquhar@brandeis.edu) with any questions. For a complete list of scheduled training please visit our HR Training Website.

Do you feel like you are always on the run from one activity to another? Time has become more precious as professional and personal demands increase and our ability to manage multiple tasks and schedules diminish. In this session, you will learn proven techniques for managing time effectively. You will analyze how you currently spend your time, review time-wasters and set new priorities, based on your values and goals. You will also learn how to combat procrastination and develop a personal action plan that takes into account the balance and achievement of career and personal goals.

Registration

Please contact Cynthia Farquhar (farquhar@brandeis.edu) with any questions. For a complete list of scheduled training please visit our HR Training Website.