Due to the Juneteenth Holiday on Wednesday, June 19th, we will be processing the weekly payroll on Tuesday, June 18. Please make sure to submit your time so that your manager can review and have it approved by the end of the day on Monday, June 17. If you have any questions, please contact payroll.

In June, the Technology Help Desk will be open Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-in support will be available Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays will be for dedicated phone and service ticket support. Detailed information regarding Help Desk hours can be found on the Help Desk Support Page.

Users may call 6-4357 (HELP) from a campus phone or 781-736-4357 from a non-campus line or open a ticket via an email to help@brandeis.edu; you may also visit our Brandeis TeamDynamix Service Portal to view our Technology Help catalog. To book an appointment on days without walk up support, please visit the Brandeis Technology Help Desk booking page. As a reminder, the Help Desk is closed weekends.

Please note: The Help Desk will be closed Wednesday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth.

As the fiscal year is coming to a close, the Division of Business and Finance would like to remind budget managers and others with financial transaction responsibilities to review your departments’ financial reports. Please refer to the year-end-memo for a list of deadlines and milestones. The last day to submit any accounting entries for fiscal year 2024 is Wednesday, July 17.

For questions, please contact a member of our team.

Brandeis Library remains dedicated to building collections and providing access to resources that support our campus's diverse research and teaching programs. But like many departments, the Library faces budgetary challenges in pursuit of these goals. During the pandemic, many vendors kept annual increases low or flat, but in the last few years, these companies are making up for lost revenue by accelerating annual increases. We have found it necessary to cancel subscriptions to select resources in FY25. Please visit the Library Resource Cancellations page for more details, including alternatives.

In advance of the fall bill coming in early July, new students should access the Nelnet Student Account Portal to set up an account and add authorized parties. Please complete the following steps to ensure account access:

1. Set-up Nelnet account - Students should log in to the Nelnet Student Account Portal to set up their student profile. Refer to the Nelnet - Account Access job aid for detailed instructions.

2. Add parent or authorized parties access - Refer to the Nelnet - Add Authorized Payers job aid for detailed instructions. Students should not share their Nelnet log-in credentials with their parents. They must set up parents as Authorized Parties with their own log-in credentials.

We will send a notification to students and authorized parties when the information is ready in Nelnet.

The financial aid renewal application deadline for the 2024-2025 academic year has passed. Students returning for the next academic year who would like to apply for need-based scholarship funds must submit the 2024-2025 CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE , the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and copies of 2022 student and parent Federal Income Tax Returns. Students who wish to apply only for federal sources of financial aid need only complete the FAFSA (taxes will be requested upon receipt of this application only if necessary).

Student Financial Services began receiving FAFSA applications from Federal Student Aid (FSA) in mid- March and corrected applications in mid-April. You may check your Financial Aid Portal, which you can access via the link on the Financial Aid page in Workday, to see if your FAFSA has been received by Brandeis and if any further action is required. You may also check this portal to view any other missing documents needed to complete your renewal application. FSA has recently enabled the ability for students to correct their FAFSA forms (e.g., submit signatures, provide permission for the IRS data transfer, etc.). Please check our Changes to FAFSA page for updates.

Sign up for one of our 30-minute, one-on-one financial literacy sessions! We hope that you will take advantage of this great opportunity to ask questions about budgeting, managing debt, understanding your paycheck, W-2’s etc. Please click here to book an appointment today!

Workshops:

• CAD Office Hours, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Mondays
• Intro to Soldering, 3 - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 18
• Intro to Vinyl Cutting & 2D Graphics, 3 - 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 19
• Intro to Soldering, 3 - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 25
• Intro to Vinyl Cutting & 2D Graphics, 3 - 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 26
• Moodle Open Office Hours, 10 - 10:50 a.m., Thursday, June 27

Parking office will run on limited hours for the summer.

• Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Friday – Closed

Hours are subject to change without notice. Please check website for scheduled closings.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) plan offer free fitness and wellbeing webinars each week, including regular sessions of guided mindfulness, Zumba, yoga and rotating health and wellness topics. For a list of topics and registration information, please visit:

• HPHC Living Well at Home page
• Work Life Balance/ Well-Being Programming

June is Eye Health Awareness Month. Eye health encompasses vision, ocular health, and functional ability. Eye health can contribute to overall health and well-being, social inclusion, and quality of life. For most people, the first step towards eye health is to get regular eye exams. Join Occupational Health on June 18 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center for education, resources, and raffle prizes! Learn more about Eye Health. Learn more about Brandeis vision insurance benefits with VSP.

As a commitment to the Brandeis University Community to continue to improve the reliability the Brandeis University’s Fire Alarm Systems, we have scheduled our 2024 annual Fire Alarm Testing.

Testing is taking place now through August 15. Since we test every building on campus, please visit the Department of Facilities Services website for reference to your building's schedule. Signage will be placed at the entry doors to the buildings during the test to notify those entering the buildings.

If you have any questions about the testing, or if that day will severely impede your mission, please contact the Department of Facilities Services at 781-736-8500.

This drop-in event is generously sponsored by the Presidential DEI Mini-Grant Fund and is supported by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Gender and Sexuality Center, Brandeis Faculty and Staff Pride Alliance, and the Brandeis University Staff Advisory Committee. Appetizers will be provided and a cash bar will be available. Please RSVP here for a free beverage. Additionally, we will be joined by representatives from SpeakOUT-Boston, a local group of speakers and volunteers who advance LGBTQIA+ education by sharing their personal stories. Guests from SpeakOUT will share more about the work their organization is doing and will be available for networking.

Sherman Traditional

• Weekdays Breakfast, 8 - 10 a.m.
  • Lunch, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Dinner, 5 - 7 p.m.
• Weekends and Holidays
  • Brunch, 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Dinner, 5 - 7 p.m.

• Weekdays, M-TH
  • Breakfast, 8 - 10 a.m.
  • Lunch, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Dinner, 5 - 7 p.m.
• Fridays
  • Breakfast, 8 - 10 a.m.
  • Lunch, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Shabbat Dinner by Reservation Only, covered by meal plan if applicable and headcount due by close of business on the Wednesday preceding each Friday. Meals are boxed and available for pick-up from Sherman beginning at 5 p.m.
• Saturdays
  • Shabbat Lunch, 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Shabbat Third Meal, 5 - 7 p.m.
• Sundays and Holidays
  • Brunch, 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Dinner, 5 - 7 p.m.

• M-F, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Closed Weekends and Holidays

Student Summer Meal Plans

• Bridge Plan 1, May 15 (Dinner) - June 2 (Lunch) $576.0
• Full Summer, June 2 (Dinner) - August 9 (Lunch) $2,176.0
• Summer Session 1, June 2 (Dinner) - July 7 (Lunch) $1,120.0
• Summer Session 2, July 7 (Dinner) - August 9 (Lunch) $1,056.0
• Bridge Plan 2, August 9 (Dinner) - August 24 (Dinner) $512.0
• Daily Rate $32.00

Faculty & Staff Meal Plans

• 30 Block Plan $360.00, $12.00 per meal
• 15 Block Plan $215.00, $14.33 per meal

Purchase Faculty & Staff Meal Plans here

Door Rates Effective 5/20/2024

• Breakfast $13.00 plus applicable tax
• Lunch $18.00 plus applicable tax
• Dinner $19.25 plus applicable tax
• Brunch $18.00 plus applicable tax

Check on daily meal offerings by visiting What's Open.