Due to the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4, we will be processing the weekly payroll on Tuesday, July 2. Please make sure to submit your time for the week ending June 30, so that your manager can review and have it approved by the end of the day Monday, July 1. If you have any questions, please contact payroll.

The following people have been elected to BUSAC:

• Courtney Maurer - District A (Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and Admissions)
• Lanni Isenberg - District C (Heller School)
• Mara Tzizik-Swanson - District D (The Rabb School, including Precollege Programs)
• Kristina Cherniahivsky - District E (Centers, Institutes and Rose Art Museum)
• Rob Thayer - District F (Administration: President's Office, Provost's Office, Investments, Legal, Finance, Human Resources, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Communications, Office of Institutional Research, and University Events)
• Mary Hurd - District I (Academic Affairs: Academic Services, Study Abroad, International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO), English Language Program (ELP), Registrar, Graduate Student Affairs)
• Sue Scannell - District J (Campus Planning and Operations)
• John Pizzi - District K (Information Technology Services (ITS) and Library Services)
• Alexandra Brandon - At Large

Appointments by the Chair to serve 1 year term*

• Calla Mattox - District C (Heller School)
• Stacey Winkler - District G (Institutional Advancement)

These individuals start July 1. Thank you to everyone who ran and everyone who voted! If you have any questions or comments, please contact BUSAC.

At Brandeis we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of minor children participating in programs both on and off campus. To this end, we are introducing the Protection of Minors Policy. This policy establishes clear guidelines for Program Staff supervising and interacting with Minors during University-sponsored activities.  Please review the full policy here.

Contact the Human Resources Office with any questions. 

The Fall 2024 bill will be available to students and families via the Nelnet Student Account Portal in the first half of July with a due date of August 2, 2024. Students can access their billing details by clicking the Nelnet Student Account Portal link found within the Student Account worklet in Workday. Students who have never accessed the Nelnet Student Account Portal before will need to set up their student profile (refer to the Nelnet - Account Access job aid for detailed instructions) before they can view the bill.

In order for parents, guardians, sponsors, or another party to receive the student's tuition bill, view the student account, and make payments, the student must add them as Authorized Parties in Nelnet. Once they are set up as an Authorized Party, parents/guardians can access Nelnet directly with their own usernames and passwords; they cannot use the student's log-in credentials to access the portal.

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

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!

Starting June 17, 2024, all Brandeis community members will see a new login screen when accessing online library resources. Read more about this update.

The Campus Card Office is moving from their current location in Kutz Hall to Epstein Hall starting Monday July 1. If you have any questions, please contact the campus card office.

One more week to go! It's not too late to participate! Ends Saturday, July 6, 2024. Get those 4th of July holiday steps in.

Employees show your school sprit in this intercollegiate challenge! Brandeis, edHEALTH and Harvard Pilgrim invite you to take part in the Seventh Annual Walking Challenge for all employees.

Employees can compete individually or as a team. Each member of a team tracks their steps individually, but team members can walk together to help each other boost their step count. Everyone who meets the weekly step challenge of an average of 5,000 steps per day will be entered into a raffle to win great prizes each week.

For more information please visit the Human Resources Benefit page.

• R Workshop Series
  • Intro to R and the Tidyverse, 10 - 11:50 a.m., Tuesday, July 9
  • Data Wrangling with R, 10 - 11:50 a.m., Wednesday, July 10
  • Data Visualization with R, 10 - 10:50 a.m., Thursday, July 11
  • Data Analysis with R, 10 - 10:50 a.m., Tuesday, July 16
  • Text Analysis using R, 10 - 10:50 a.m., Wednesday, July 17
• 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
• Intro to 3D Printing with Prusa Mini, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 9
• Intro to Sewing, 10 - 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 10
• CAD Office Hours, Mondays, 10:30 a.m. - noon

As part of the contract scope the contractor will be occupying/trenching through (13) spaces at the Brandeis/Roberts Commuter Rail Station. The work will be phased to only occupy half of the spots at a time and ADA access will be maintained at all times. The work is expected to be from 7/1-7/5. All spots will be made available on 7/4 for commuter use.

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

Culinary Joy: Making Grocery Shopping and Cooking Fun

Sometimes the process of shopping for and cooking your own meals can feel like a chore! Join Heidi Roth a registered dietitian to discover ways to make time in your kitchen a source of creativity and joy.

Webinar on July 16, noon, Register

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. Learn more about Eye Health. Learn more about Brandeis vision insurance benefits with VSP.

Pride Month is a month-long celebration for the LGBTQIA+ community in June. KGA offers a library of resources including, but not limited to: National Coming Out Support Hotline, Supporting Your Child on Their Gender Journey, and much more.

Brandeis’s primary location of operations is in the Commonwealth of MA. The university is registered to do business only in Massachusetts and the following states: NH, VT, ME, CT, RI, NY and CA (states as of June 2023)

Hiring managers may not make an offer of employment to any job applicant seeking a fully remote arrangement and/or work in a non-approved state until receiving approval through this process. Hiring managers are responsible for informing their Talent Specialist and HR Business Partner as soon as they are aware that they may have an out of state finalist for an open position. New employees are not eligible for a fully remote arrangement, including fully remote employment in Massachusetts, fully remote employment in an approved state or working for Brandeis in a non-approved state until approval by the Vice President/Dean of the employee’s department and the respective Executive Vice President is obtained. Performing work for Brandeis, even on a hybrid basis, in a non-approved state, must be approved by the Vice President/Dean of the employee’s department and the respective Executive Vice President.

For additional information, please visit the Remote and Hybrid Working Policy page.

Time off is an important benefit, and we encourage all staff to use their available time to rest and reenergize. Vacation time is meant to be restorative, is important for our well-being and can help improve productivity and creativity. It also can help reduce stress, help prevent burnout and promote work-life balance.

Brandeis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a generous time-off program for staff. As we approach the Summer, it is important for managers and staff to review vacation time balances. Managers should actively balance the needs of staff time off, with the operational needs of their department, and help staff find time to use available vacation days before the end of 2024.

While the University does provide a service-based vacation carry over policy, there are limits on the number of days that can be carried over from one calendar year to the next. Staff with high vacation balances may lose time, not including carry over amounts, if they do not use their available vacation days before December 31.

As a reminder, managers can review individual employee's time off balances in Workday under ‘Time Off’ and also review an absence calendar under ‘Team Absence’ that shows each employee's planned vacations and other absences (approved and unapproved). View the Benefits Eligible Staff Workday Time Off Categories.