This semester, beginning on Oct. 8, the Stein will be open for additional hours on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. (in addition to its regular hours).

On Monday, Oct. 15, President Liebowitz will be there to pour your beer from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Free snacks will be provided, and bar service, including soft drinks, beer and wine, will be available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; however, the kitchen will not be open on these days. We hope this semester-long pilot program will be another vehicle to promote community building across our campus. We hope the success of this pilot will lend to the permanent addition of these new Stein hours. We look forward to seeing you there!

On Wednesday, Oct. 10 the Hiatt Career Center and Computer Science Department are co-sponsoring Brandeis University's 2018 Computer Science Fair in Sherman Function Hall (Hassenfeld Conference Center). The open hours of the fair are 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

The following one day parking changes will be in effect.

Employers attending the Job & Internship Fair will be directed to park within a defined number of reserved parking spaces at the following locations: Hassenfeld Lot, Spingold Circle, and Rose Circle. Parking Monitors will be on duty to assist employer guests as well as to direct Brandeis Community members to alternate parking areas should they be displaced by the one-day parking changes.

For more information please visit the Public Safety Website. Direct any questions or concerns related to this matter to Ed Callahan at either extension 6-4240 or by email to ecallaha@brandeis.edu.

Next Friday, Oct. 12, Skyline Road will be closed from 5 a.m. until 11 a.m. to accommodate a Family Weekend activity.

During this period, community members who usually park on the road between Skyline and the Usdan Student Center should park in the lot directly behind the East Quad residence halls.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

The Information Technology Services (ITS) Security Office is working to protect our community's Personally Identifiable Information* (PII), such as social security, driver's license, or account numbers. Protecting our PII is a shared responsibility. In compliance with Massachusetts regulations, ITS works hard to protect the sensitive information of our Brandeis community members. As part of this effort, beginning Sunday, October 14, ITS will be remotely deleting hidden or discarded files containing PII on university-owned Windows computers. Please note that we will only delete files that have been in temporary folders and the Recycle Bin for more than 15 days. This process will occur weekly on Sundays at 12 a.m.

Learn about how you can help protect PII.

As part of the ITS Security initiative, we are moving towards implementing Duo Security two-factor authentication across campus. Passwords can be easily compromised due to phishing or malware. Duo Security protects your Brandeis account by requiring a second factor to login to Brandeis services. By validating your device, such as a smartphone or tablet, Duo helps protect you from fraudulent login attempts to your account. ITS is working with departments to enable Duo two-factor authentication on faculty and staff Brandeis accounts -- more than half are already enrolled in Duo -- and we also encourage you to register on your own. All faculty and staff must be enrolled in Duo by April 1, 2019, when the Workday implementation for HR and Finance goes live.

Read more about registering for Duo.

When harnessed effectively, stress can be a source of energy and motivation. However, all too often we let stress build to unmanageable levels, allowing it to impact our physical and mental health. During this seminar, we will review common stressors and symptoms of stress, as well as our individual responses to demands in our personal and professional lives. The focus will be on developing strategies for coping with stress and increasing our ability to transform stress into a motivating, rather than debilitating, force in our lives.

Registration

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

It’s that time of year to nominate a Brandeis staff member for The Lou Ennis Staff Award and The Louis and Helen Zirkel Staff Award!

This is your opportunity to nominate an individual who excels in the performance of his/her job responsibilities and goes above and beyond to make a contribution to the well-being and the vitality of the Brandeis community. Nominees must be full-time administrative or support staff.

Please complete the nomination form and return to Giovanna Abeiga  (gabeiga@brandeis.edu). Direct all questions to Giovanna by phone, 6-4464 or email .

For more information about the awards, please visit the Office of Human Resources.

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< class="Apple-converted-space"> The Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration 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.

The six-week individual-based STEPS challenge begins on Tuesday, September 25 and ends on Monday, November 5.  Deadline to register is Friday, October 5.

For additional information and to register visit the Wellness page

Representative from TIAA and Fidelity Investments are ready to help you manage your retirement savings goals, review investment choices and build a plan that is easy to put into action.

To register for on-site meeting sessions and for more details please visit the Human Resources Website.