The Department of Facilities Services will perform its annual electrical shutdown on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7. Power will be off from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Please note that the exact restoration time will depend on how quickly the work is completed — in past years, power has been restored as early as 4 p.m.

This work allows the Department of Facilities to exercise and test equipment vital to the electrical infrastructure supporting Brandeis University.

Only the following buildings will be affected:

Sat, June 6: ASAC, Goldfarb Library, Mandel Center, Olin-Sang, Golding Judaic Center, Lown, Shiffman , Rabb, and Heller- Schneider

Sun, June 7: Administration Building; Gryzmish Center, Irving Presidential Enclave, and Bernstein Marcus, and Volen Center

Please contact Facilities Services at 781-736-8500 for additional information.

We are excited to offer an opportunity for faculty, staff and postdocs to purchase Celtics playoff tickets. To enter your name into the drawing for Celtics playoff tickets, please go to this form, and fill out the required information.

The tickets are for section loge 16, row 23, seats 5-6 and 7-8. The form will be active from today, to Friday, April 17 at noon. If you are selected to purchase tickets, you will receive an email with additional information. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the Office of Finance and Administration.

On Wednesday, April 22, the Center for Spiritual Life will hold our annual Moment of Remembrance at the final Peace Circle of the year. We will remember those who have died in the past year – immediate members of the Brandeis community, as well loved ones of members of our community. Please join us at 12:00 p.m. at the Peace Circle (between Usdan and the library) for a brief, reflective gathering. The rain location will be the Peace Room, Center for Spiritual Life, located within Usdan.

Our hope is that this gathering offers a measure of comfort and consolation to those grieving and strengthens our sense of community and solidarity. If you would like a loved one to be remembered at the service, please submit their name by Wednesday, April 15.

BUSAC is sponsoring a food and toiletries drive for the Brandeis Pantry through April 30. The Brandeis Pantry supplies food and basic needs items to students who face food insecurity and supplies are running low.

Donation bins will be placed in various places on campus including the Heller School, Shapiro Campus Center, Shapiro Science Center, Gosman Athletics Center and the Library. In addition, the Library allows patrons to donate items for the Pantry in place of any fines incurred.

Please, no donations of expired foods, dented cans or fresh food (bread, meat, dairy, vegetables).

Item donations to the Brandeis Pantry may be made through the Brandeis Pantry Amazon wish list and monetary donations through the Brandeis Giving site (type in "Brandeis Food Pantry" in the Designation field).