Faculty, staff and sponsored account holders will soon receive an email with a personalized link to review and update contact information used for the Brandeis Emergency Notification System (BENS). This system is used not only to inform the Brandeis community of an emergency situation affecting campus, but also to inform the community about severe weather delays and closures.

Emergency Management and Information Technology Services have been reviewing university systems in preparation for the transition to Workday and want to ensure that data is complete and that the transition to the new system is seamless.

We encourage all faculty, staff and sponsored account holders to review the email and click on the link. The crisis contact information you provide will help the university keep you safe and fully informed during a crisis or severe weather event.

If you have any questions regarding BENS, please contact the Director of Emergency Management Joshua Manfredo.

Start your workday with Workday. Beginning June 24, all non-exempt, hourly and student employees will begin entering time worked and time off requests into Workday (pay period June 23-30). The submission and approval deadline for the online (paperless) timesheets has not changed - time reporters need to submit their time by the end of the day on Monday (July 1), and time managers need to approve on Tuesday (July 2).

Workday will replace BUSS for employee self-service tasks like entering time worked, requesting time off, updating personal information, view payslips, and more. Here’s how you can learn more and get help from the Workday@Brandeis support team:

• Attend Time Tracking Demonstration: Tuesday, June 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. in Usdan International Lounge to learn how to submit time worked. Intended audience: non-exempt, hourly and student employees, managers who approve time.
• In-person: Stop by the Feldberg Atrium Conference Room or designated Workday@Brandeis Ambassador locations. 

• Email: Contact us at workday-help@brandeis.edu

• Call: 736-WORK (6-9675) to speak to the Workday@Brandeis support team
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• Visit the Workday@Brandeis website to view detailed information on the rollout, key dates, and resources including job aids, training videos or FAQs.


To learn more or for questions, contact  Christine Jacinto, Associate Director of Change Management and Strategic Communications at cjacinto@brandeis.edu or workday@brandeis.edu.

This summer, Brandeis will again encourage community members to “Turn It Off” -- our annual, university-wide campaign designed to reduce campus energy use during heat waves when electricity demand rises to its highest levels.

Reducing electricity use during peak times results in environmental gains as well as financial savings. Through previous Turn It Off initiatives, Brandeis has seen as much as a 20-percent decrease in its peak-day electricity demands. On the days that are predicted to be the summer’s hottest, we will alert you via email to “Turn It Off”.

For more information, please visit the Turn It Off Webpage.

If you have any questions about the Turn It Off program, please contact sustainability manager Mary Fischer.

Facilities Services will be repaving the Hassenfeld Parking Lot starting on Monday, July 15. The parking lot will be closed for approximately 2 weeks to complete the work (weather permitting). Community members who currently park in the Hassenfeld Lot should plan to park in the Theater Lot and the South Residence Lot. Work will take place between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day.

President Liebowitz has approved Friday, July 5, following the Independence day holiday, a discretionary day to allow additional time to spend with friends and family.

With the campus move to Workday less than a month away, the Workday@Brandeis team is sharing important information to help you with the transition. On July 1, Workday will replace BUSS for a variety of functions, including updating your personal information, entering your time worked, requesting time off, viewing your payslips. Here is how you can prepare for Workday

• Attend training - learn the basics (Workday 101), how to enter time worked (Time Tracking) and more. View the course catalog, browse the class schedule and register for a class.
• Attend Workday Time Tracking Demonstration - learn how to submit time worked. Join us every Tuesday in June from 10 to 11 a.m. in Usdan International Lounge.
• Watch a short training video.
• Download a job aid to help guide you step-by-step through common self-service tasks
• Visit the Workday@Brandeis website to view the updated frequently asked questions (FAQs).

Information on the rollout, resources and key dates can all be found on the Workday@Brandeis website. To learn more or for questions, contact Christine Jacinto, Associate Director of Change Management and Strategic Communications at 6-4638 or workday@brandeis.edu.