Student Learning/Living Experience
This task force was asked to consider how a more holistic community for all our students could be developed — one that integrates academic and co-curricular experiences and provides students with a sense of home and belonging on campus. This group was asked to gather a myriad of data, including best practices from peer institutions, and assess existing and potential new resources at Brandeis for undergraduate and graduate students. The group was charged to make specific recommendations in the form of a report to be delivered to the president by mid-spring 2019.
The objectives of this task force were broad, and the expectations were that its recommendations would be comprehensive. The Task Force was charged with making recommendations to transform the residence life experience into a more vibrant, inclusive and engaged experience; to rethink how to build relationships between faculty and students, in the advising system and the residence halls; and to address concerns about social life on and off campus.
On the graduate level, the task force had similar objectives. It was charged make recommendations about how to improve advising structures and support, as well as how to develop a greater sense of community and belonging for students across the schools.
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Members
Jessica Basile
Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Affairs
Laura Hibbler
Associate University Librarian for Research and Instruction
Elena Lewis
Director, TRiO Student Support Services
Susan Lovett
Professor of Biology
Maria Madison
Associate Dean for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity at the Heller School
Lucas Malo
Director, Department of Community Service
Brad Morrison
Associate Professor of Management
Mark Surchin
Trustee
Tim Touchette
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Working Groups
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Kim Godsoe
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Working Group Cochair
Tim Touchette
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Working Group Cochair
Jamele Adams
Dean of Students
Daniel Breen
Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies
Steve Dowden
Professor of German
Dennis Hicks
Director of Student Activities
Brian Koslowski
Director of Academic Advising
Sara Shostak
Associate Professor of Sociology
Hannah Brown
Undergraduate Student; President of the Undergraduate Student Union
R. Matthews
Undergraduate Student
Elena Lewis
Director, TRiO Student Support Services
Working Group Cochair
Laura Hibbler
Associate University Librarian for Research and Instruction
Working Group Cochair
Kim Godsoe
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Stephanie Grimes
Assistant Dean of Students
Jim Morris
Professor of Biology
Jon Schlesinger
Director of the Hiatt Career Center
Elaine Wong
Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences for Undergraduate Education
Myles Porter
Undergraduate Student
Tal Richtman
Undergraduate Student
Lucas Malo
Director, Department of Community Service
Working Group Cochair
Sara Shostak
Associate Professor of Sociology
Working Group Cochair
Jennifer Cleary
Senior Lecturer in Theater Arts
Michelle Kim
Associate Director of Athletics
Meredith Monaghan
Director of Academic Fellowships, Academic Services
Matt Nadler
Undergraduate Student; President of the Waltham Group
Hannah Nicholson
Undergraduate Student
JV Souffrant
Operations Specialist, Department of Student Activities
Mark Surchin
Trustee
Seth Winberg
Executive Director of Hillel
Susan Lovett
Professor of Biology
Working Group Cochair
Brad Morrison
Associate Professor of Management
Working Group Cochair
Jessica Basile
Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Affairs
Alyssa Canelli
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Vinodini Murugesan
Director of English Language Programs
Mark Paris
Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Discovery
Ajai Scott
Graduate Student (Heller, MBA/MA, SID '19)
Jessica Basile
Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Affairs
Working Group Cochair
Maria Madison
Associate Dean for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity at the Heller School
Working Group Cochair
Monique Gnanaratnam
Associate Dean of Students
Kate Goldfield
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Experience, International Business School
Angela Gutchess
Associate Professor of Psychology
Rebecca Torrey
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Rabia Anjum
Graduate Student (GSAS, PhD)
Nikita Ivanchenko
Graduate Student (IBS, MA)
