Department of Student Engagement

Back to Brandeis and Winter Welcome

Back to Brandeis and Winter Welcome are traditions that welcome Brandeis students back to campus each semester. These multi-day events occur during the first week of classes and feature a variety of department and club sponsored events.

Back To Brandeis

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  • Welcome Back Bagel Brunch with Hillel, 8-10am, International Lounge, Usdan
  • Global Prints Poster Sale, 9am-5pm, SCC Atrium
  • Indian Cottage Emporium (jewelry sale), 9am-5pm, SCC Atrium
  • VolunteerFest, Hassenfield Conference Center, 1-3pm.
    • Come to learn about all the different student service clubs and organizations on campus, their missions, and how to get involved! This event will also provide the opportunity to meet Waltham-based community organizations that Brandeis often partners with.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
  • Global Prints Poster Sale, 9am-5pm, SCC Atrium
  • PNC Bank, 9am-5pm, SCC Atrium
  • Meet the Department of Student Engagement (DSE), 12:30-2:30, Fellows Garden
    • Bundt cakes and T’shirts
  • Trivia Night 9pm-11pm, The Stein
Friday, August 29, 2025
  • Global Prints Poster Sale 9am-5pm, SCC Atrium
  • PNC Bank, 9am-5pm, SCC Atrium
  • Gender and Sexuality Center Open House, 2:30pm-4:30pm, Usdan Student Center
  • ICC Welcome Back CookOut 12:30pm-2:30pm, ICC Patio (Across from East Quad)
  • Sacred Spaces Guided Tour, 2:30pm-4:00pm, Meet at the Center for Spiritual Life Lounge (Usdan Student Center)
  • Women's Volleyball vs Regis, 4pm, Gosman
  • Women's Volleyball vs Roger Williams, 6pm, Gosman
  • Women’s Soccer vs Bridgewater State, 7pm, Gordon Field
  • Welcome Back Shabbat Dinner, 7:30pm, Sherman Function Hall, RSVP
Saturday, August 30, 2025
  • VolunteerFest Part 2! 12pm-5pm, Off Campus Community Service Opportunity. RSVP is required, space is limited. 
  • Women's Volleyball vs Wentworth, 1pm, Gosman
  • Women's Volleyball vs Regis College, 2pm, Gosman
Sunday, August 31, 2025
  • Involvement Fair, 1pm-4pm, Fellows Garden, (Levin Ballroom rain location). 
    • Stop by the Fall Involvement Fair to meet over 160 student organizations and departments to learn how to get involved on campus!
    • Light refreshments 
  • Men's Soccer vs Suffolk University, 1pm, Gordon Field
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
  • Sweets with Spiritual Life, 2-4pm, Blue Booths in Fellows Garden
  • Meet Hiatt’s New Career Counselor: Kevin Deeb, 4-5:30pm, School of Business and Economics (World Court)
  • Women's Volleyball vs UMass Boston, 5pm, Gosman
Yoga at the Lights of Reason, 6:00pm, In front of the Rose Art Museum. RSVP is required, space is limited.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Trivia Night 9pm-11pm, The Stein
Friday, September 5, 2025
  • Study Abroad Fair. 10-12pm & 2-4pm.
    Hear from Brandeis study abroad partners from every corner of the world and explore the academic coursework and experiential learning opportunities, like guaranteed internships and research projects, that are available to students who study abroad. The Study STEM Abroad Opportunities Fair is from 10-12 in the SSC and the Campus-Wide Undergraduate Study Abroad Fair is from 2-4 in Levin Ballroom. Students from all majors are welcome at one or both!. Register now!
  • Shabbat Dinner, 7:30pm, Sherman function Hall, RSVP.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
  • Women's Soccer vs Rhode Island College, 1pm, Gordon Field
  • Men’s Soccer vs. Regis, 4pm, Gordon Field

Winter Welcome

2026 dates to be announced!