Global Brandeis

#BrandeisAbroad Photo Display

November 15-19, all day

Upper Usdan

View a gallery of winning photos from the last 5 years of the #BrandeisAbroad photo contest, hosted by the Office of Study Abroad each year in collaboration with Create@Brandeis.

Jamie Black | Between Us

November 9, 2021 – February 5, 2022
Kniznick Gallery, Epstein
Curated by Toni Shapiro-Phim

Students in Brandeis’ “Introduction to Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation” course have collaborated with Jaime Black, situating and contextualizing red dresses in specific campus locations. Jaime Black’s exhibition, Between Us, honors the interdependence between humankind and the natural and spiritual worlds. The artist, of mixed Anishinaabe and Finnish descent, focuses special attention on Indigenous women’s potency in all these realms as nurturers, as trust-builders, as knowledge-holders and knowledge-givers. 

Sponsored by CAST and Peacebuilding and the Arts

MELA - 2021: Saktiya, Strength in Unity

6:00 p.m.

Levin Ballroom, Usdan Student Center (Doors open 5:30 p.m..)

The Brandeis South Asian Student's Association (SASA) is proud to host Brandeis' 19th Annual MELA! MELA is an amazing show celebrating the rich and vibrant culture of the eight countries in South Asia. The show will include both traditional and fusion dances, contemporary and classical music, and other performances from students on campus and from the greater Boston area. MELA continues to be the biggest student run show on campus and SASA is excited to be back again post-pandemic. We hope to see you for MELA 2021: Saktiya, Strength in Unity!

Ticket information can be found through Brandeis Tickets.

The Company of the Future: Tech, Innovation, and Values in the 21st Century

1:30 p.m.

Lee Hall

A conversation with Michael Eisenberg, a leading Israeli venture capitalist and author of The Tree of Life and Prosperity, and Professor Philippe Wells, senior lecturer in the Brandeis International Business School.

Sponsored by the Israeli Initiative and Asper Center for Global Entrepreneurship.  

Job Search in China Fall 2021 with Lockin

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

This is a virtual session. To register and attend the event, log into your Handshake account.

During this workshop, human resources and industry experts from Lockin will speak to Brandeis students about internships and full-time job search in China. You will learn about the most recent updates of Chinese job markets, strategies for job search under the COVID19 impacts, and career opportunities available through the Lockin platform.

This session will be conducted in Chinese Mandarin and it's open to all Brandeis students and alumni.

Sponsored by the Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE) of Brandeis International Business School.

I Am Global Week Kick-Off Event

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Blue Booth Outside Shapiro Campus Center

Come join the ISSO to kick off the activities for I Am Global Week! Connect with Brandeis staff and students to learn more about I Am Global Week! 

The first 50 students that stop by will get #GlobalBrandeis sunglasses!!!

Women's Daf Yomi [Daily Talmud Cycle] Study: The Confluence of Three Religious Revolutions, Adam Ferziger, Bar-Ilan University

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Register Online

HBI Seminar Series

On January 5, 2020, the Israel-based Hadran organization hosted the first international Women's "Daf Yomi - Siyum ha-Shas" ceremony in Jerusalem, marking completion of the entire Babylonian Talmud during the course of the prior seven years of daily learning. Since then, a growing and diverse group of women across the globe have begun attending daily daf yomi classes. In his lecture, Ferziger will analyze this novel initiative through the prisms of: the history of the world-wide daf yomi study, which began in 1924, grew dramatically from the late 20th century and remains a predominantly male activity; and the history of Orthodox feminism - focusing on its transnational characteristics that have become more apparent since the pandemic.

Sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI).

Studying Abroad as a Pre-Health Student

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Office of Study Abroad, Usdan 169

Pre-Health? Want to study abroad? Join us to hear about the great study abroad opportunities available to you! You'll also hear from a study abroad returnee and have a chance to ask questions to Study Abroad and Pre-Health Advising.

Making the Original Soundtrack for the Hit Israeli TV Show Dismissed

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Via Zoom AND Shiffman, Room 219 (campus community only). Registration required.

Join this special session of Dr. Shayna Weiss' class Israeli Popular Culture: Language, Gender, and Politics. The class will provide an overview of the popular music industry in Israel, as well as the business strategy of Tomer Katz, the musical producer behind the soundtrack of the latest Israeli mega hit TV series Dismissed. The session will conclude with a special interactive LIVE show!

Laughing About Language

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Mandel 303

This is an opportunity for different language learners to meet others from outside of their target language and discuss similarities and differences between their respective languages and learning styles.

Sponsored by the Yiddish and Russian Undergraduate Departmental Representatives and the World Languages Fellow.

International Candy Tasting

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Blue Booth Outside Shapiro Campus Center

Come to the sweetest event of the them all!! Enjoy sweet treats and candy from around the world. 

This event is sponsored by the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) and the I Am Global Week Global Fellows.

Global Gender Film Screening and Discussion: Persepolis

5:30pm - 8:00pm

Heller School for Social Policy and Management Building - Room G2

Join the Heller School's Gender Working Group for a showing of the film Persepolis, followed by a discussion of the film and snacks. Based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis is a French Iranian adult animated film following Satrapi's life living in Iran and traveling to Europe in the context of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Sponsored by Heller School Gender Working Group

Book Launch - Flesh of my Flesh: Sexual Violence in Modern Hebrew Literature

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Via Zoom AND Mandel Center for the Humanities 3rd floor conference room. Registration required.

Join us for a discussion of Prof. Ilana Szobel's new book. "Flesh of My Flesh" (SUNY Press, 2021) looks at one of the most silenced and repressed aspects of Israeli culture by examining the trope of sexual violence in modern Hebrew literature. 

Introducing Brandeis in Mérida: Public Health in the Yucatán Peninsula

4:00 PM

Skyline Commons

Join HSSP and the Office of Study Abroad to celebrate the launch of Brandeis in Mérida, a new Brandeis-run study abroad program focused on comparative healthcare systems and public health in Mérida, Mexico. Enjoy tacos, meet other prospective students, and learn more about taking your study of public health to Latin America and beyond.

Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Via Zoom AND Mandel Center for the Humanities 3rd floor conference room.

Register

This seminar is a brown bag event; feel free to bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. Shay Hazkani is Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. His reasearch and teaching focuses on social and cultural history of Palestine/Israel, and Middle Eastern Jews. He is the author of Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War. 

Global Bazaar

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Shapiro Campus Center Atrium

The Global Bazaar features tables represented by student clubs, organizations, academic departments, local restaurants and artisans all representing the countless ways in which our community is global. Come join us at the SCC atrium for music, food, activities, and more!!

This event is sponsored by the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO).

Learn More about Brandeis in Copenhagen: Economics and Business in Denmark

4:30 PM

Shapiro Campus Center 313

Join Summer 2022 Faculty Director Professor Nelson Sá and Brandeis in Copenhagen returnees to learn more about this 5-week summer study abroad program in Economics and Business. Hear about life in Copenhagen, Denmark, understand course prerequisites to complete prior to summer 2022, and get ready for this opportunity to step outside your comfort zone and get ahead in your Economics or Business major or minor!

The New England Contemporary Italian Film Festival 2021

La felicità è un sistema complesso

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Schwartz 112

Join the Italian Studies Program for a viewing of La felicità è un sistema complesso and enjoy authentic Italian pizza!! Opening remarks from Professor Servino, Professor Monteleone, and the Italian Studies Undergraduate Departmental Representatives.

Presented by the Italian Studies Program and the Italian Consulate of Boston.

Rice Night

7:00 p.m.

Sherman Function Hall

Rice is a quintessential ingredient in Vietnamese and worldwide cuisine. We wish to showcase the diversity within just a simple dish. Come try the VSA's porkchop rice (or so-called Com Suon). It is a dish from Southern Vietnam which is composed of grilled porkchop, rice, and selected level of fish sauce. Com Suon has sweet and savory flabors with the infusion of lemongrass fragrance.

Sponsored by the Vietnamese Students Association

Navigating Job Search as an International Candidate

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE)

Registration available on Handshake

More than 90% of international students would like to have some US work experience but only less than half are successful. Navigating work authorization could be intimidating, but it can be achieved with careful planning and strategizing. In this workshop, we will discuss the following topics to increase your chances of success:

- How to navigate the complexity of US work authorization
- When and how to reveal your international student status
- How to approach the sponsorship question with employers
- What if employers say “no” to sponsorship and how to get them to say “yes”

Trinacria Theatre Company Management Internship Virtual Info Session

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

This is a virtual event. RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

Your Sicilian adventure awaits! Meet with Mariagrazia La Fauci (Trinacria Artistic Director) & Iyvon Edebiri (The Parsnip Ship Artistic Director, IIM in Italian Studies Brandeis '13) to learn more about the internship program for summer 2022!!

Through an exciting collaboration between Brandeis University’s Interdepartmental Program in Italian Studies and Trinacria Theatre Company, develop your Italian language skills while learning about company management, community engagement, intercultural exchange, and so much more... all with a group of international artists in a small, rural Sicilian village.

We are particularly keen to provide this opportunity for BIPOC students and others belonging to groups that have been historically underrepresented in both Italian studies and the performing arts industry. For more information about the internship, please visit Internship in Sicily on the Romance Studies website.

Language Lunch

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Levin Ballroom

The World Languages and Cultures Committee and the Division of Humanities, with generous support from the Provost and the Dean of Arts and Sciences, invite all members of the Brandeis Community (students, faculty, and staff) to experience and celebrate the linguistic diversity of Brandeis during the "I Am Global Week 2021." Individual language tables will host speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish.

Stay for a few minutes or for the entire hour. If you speak several languages, visit multiple tables! No matter your level of proficiency, you are welcome! The only rule is NO ENGLISH! Please speak only the language of a specific table (tables) during your visit (you will take a mini language pledge before entering the room).

The first 10 individuals who register for each language will receive a voucher for the lunch buffet. There will also be culture-specific desserts/snacks at each language table. Registrants will be notified via email if they will receive a voucher (look for an e-mail from your professor), and the vouchers will be sent out by your language instructors. Due to this year's situation with COVID, only registrants with vouchers can attend the event. Please note that students are given priority to sign up allotted for each language table.

If you would like to attend the event but are not currently in a language class, please sign up and email Xiwen Lu xiwenlu@brandeis.edu. 

Sign up Here for the Language Lunch

Post-OPT Work Visa Options & U.S. Permanent Resident Pathways

1:00 p.m.

This is a virtual event and registration is required.

RSVP HERE

Join immigration attorneys Madeline Cronin and Alison Howard-Yilmaz from Iandoli Desai & Cronin P.C. to talk about post-OPT work visa options and U.S. permanent resident pathways. Registration is required. This event will be recorded. Please email isso@brandeis.edu after the event for a link to the recording.

Join Brandeis in Siena for Gelato and Conversation

4:00 p.m.

Time Out Market in Boston

Join Brandeis in Siena Faculty Director Professor Joe Wardwell and program returnees for a discussion of the importance of seeing art up close and in person. Professor Wardwell will lead a debrief on the Titian exhibit and discuss further opportunities to experience art in person on next summer's artistically intensive Brandeis-led study abroad program in Sien, Italy. RSVP required via email to Ari Massefski at arim@brandeis.edu

Loy Krathong with SEAC (South East Asian Club)

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Intercultural Center - Swig Lounge

Come and join SEAC as we celebrate the Thai festival Loy Krathong. This annually celebrated festival involves floating a flower boat (kratong) into a river in order to worship the water goddess and the full moon. Participants will be able to make their own krathong and float it in a small pool while SEAC explains the significance of this cultural event. Thai food will also be served.