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                          THIS WEEK AT BRANDEIS
            Student Union Announcements for October 18, 2009
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    View and submit online: http://union.brandeis.edu/announcements/
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Things to Know...
  A1. Need help with your service project, idea, or initiative?
  A2. Hiatt Events This Week. Details on Hiatt NACElink
  A3. Clubs-in-Service Fair
  A4. Sociology Halloween Hoot and Meet the Majors!

Stuff to Do...
  B1.  Dancing With Adagio
  B2.  Film screening: Frida or Pollock, your vote!
  B3. Two Degrees Celsius— Confronting Climate Change Beyond Kopenha
  B4. Love Literature? Meet the Majors!
  B5. "Talk To an Iraqi" A Presentation by Journalist Haider Hamza
  B6.  Purple Day!!!
  B7. Dancing With Adagio
  B8. Genzyme CFO Talks About Careers in Pharmaceutical Industry
  B9. Student Events & the Chocolate Factory


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A1. Need help with your service project, idea, or initiative?
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The Waltham Group, Department of Community Service, and Department of
Experiential Learning have teamed up to help you with the
implementation or development of service-based initiatives.  If you
have a service-based project, idea, or initiative that you need help
with please come talk to us on Mondays from 1-2 P.M. in the Waltham
Group office.  Please R.S.V.P. ahead of time so we know you are coming
to Nate @ nbrose1@brandeis.edu

             Contact: Nathaniel B. Rosenblum <nbrose1 -AT- brandeis.edu>

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A2. Hiatt Events This Week. Details on Hiatt NACElink
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U.S. Job/Internship Search for International Students
Tuesday, 20 October
Kutz Hall, 2nd fl conference room, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
For international undergraduate students.  Gather information about
strategies, resources, and policies as you launch your search for jobs
and internships in the United States.  

Harvard Law School Information Session
Tuesday, October 20
4:00 pm, Hiatt Career Center

Resumes and Networking for Science Students
October 20 & 21
4:30 - 6:00pm, Hiatt Career Center
Learn how to write an effective, targeted resume for industry and
research, and learn networking skills to make meaningful connections.
RSVP today in Hiatt NACElink (Events, Workshops)

Conquering the GRE
Thursday, 10/22
3:00 - 4:00 pm Hiatt Career Center

CFO from Genzyme Talks About Careers in Pharmaceutical Industry
Thursday, October 22
6:00 - 8:00 pm, International Lounge, Usdan

Miss last week's Hiatt Newsletter? View it here:
http://www.brandeis.edu/hiatt/news/10-14-newsletter.html

                  Contact: Annelise D. Parham <parham -AT- brandeis.edu>

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A3. Clubs-in-Service Fair
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On October 19th, 2009 we will be holding a clubs-in-service fair to
allow service and non-service clubs to join together to engage in the
Waltham community.   The event will be held from 8-9 P.M. in the
Shapiro Campus Center Atrium. This is your opportunity to get your club
involved in the many service opportunities that Brandeis has to offer.  
During fair event a variety of service clubs will have tables set-up in
the atrium; non-service clubs will be able to meet with these clubs to
generate ideas and plan projects.   Please R.S.V.P. to Nate Rosenblum
at nbrose1@brandeis.edu  We look forward to working with you during
this coming year.   Sponsored by Student Union, Waltham Group, and the
Dept. of Community Service. 

             Contact: Nathaniel B. Rosenblum <nbrose1 -AT- brandeis.edu>

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A4. Sociology Halloween Hoot and Meet the Majors!
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The Sociology department is proud to present an annual Halloween Hoot
and Meet the Majors,on Thursday, October 22 at 4 pm in Pearlman Lounge!
 The event will include a department wide Lizzy's ice cream and sorbet
social -- that's FREE ICE CREAM AND SORBET!

There will be a raffle featuring FREE Sociology books, including ones 

authored and signed by Brandeis' own Sociology professors.  Come to  
learn about the major, meet Sociology majors and professors, or just
hang out and have a good time!

Check out the myBrandeis
event(http://my.brandeis.edu/btime/item?item_id=521582
) or Facebook event
(http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188202849740), too.  And feel
free to email the Undergraduate Department Representatives (UDRs)
Max(mfisch@brandeis.edu) or Becky (rsnider@brandeis.edu) with any  
questions!  We hope to see you there!

Your SOC UDRs,
Max and Becky

               Contact: Rebecca S. Sniderman <rsnider -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B1.  Dancing With Adagio
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October 19, 2009 - 06:30PM              Old Varsity Weight Room - Gosman

Come take a FREE dance class taught by other members of Adagio on
Monday, from 6:30-7:30pm in the old varsity weight room in Gosman.
This class is open to anyone and is a great way to get involved with
Adagio and dance.


                 Contact: Carina L. Platner <cplatner -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B2.  Film screening: Frida or Pollock, your vote!
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October 19, 2009 - 06:45PM                                       Pollack

Join us for a movie screening in Pollack auditorium. We will put up a
vote between two great artist films, Frida and Pollock. Make sure you
get there on time to cast your vote!

Sponsored by the Fine Arts UDRs.

                           Contact: Amy R. Tsao <aimy -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B3. Two Degrees Celsius— Confronting Climate Change Beyond Kopenha
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October 19, 2009 - 07:00PM                          International Lounge

More than 15,000 officials representing 192 governments will attend the
15th Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen December 7-18, 2009
in the hope to sign a new agreement on a worldwide reduction of CO²
emissions.

Many are skeptical that an agreement is even realistic. But even if
Kopenhagen succeeds to produce a Kyoto-Follow-Up Agreement: What do the
signatories actually have to do to fulfill its obligations? At the
current rate, the US, still the highest polluter with 19 tons of CO²
per year, would have to reduce its carbon emissions to zero within six
years. The participants in this workshop will explain what is at stake
in Kopenhagen, and how an agreement would change the global order.


Participants:

Prof. Claus Leggewie
Director, Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, Essen,
Germany (KWI)
Professor for Political Science at Justus-Liebig-University Gießen,
Germany
Member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change to the Federal
Government, (WBGU)

Moritz Hartmann
Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, Essen, Germany
European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Bernd Sommer
Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, Essen,
Germany
Research Analyst, German Advisory Council on Global Change to the
Federal Government

Charles C. Chester
Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Brandeis University. Author of
Conservation Across Borders: Biodiversity in an Interdependent World
(Island Press 2006). He teaches the courses International Environmental
Conflict and Collaboration at Brandeis University and International
Biodiversity Conservation at The Fletcher School of Tufts University.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please visit http://www.brandeis.edu/environment

                  Contact: Miranda Neubauer <mirandan -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B4. Love Literature? Meet the Majors!
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October 20, 2009 - 06:00PM                                Castle Commons

Come to Castle Commons at 6pm on October 20th to mingle with students
majoring in Creative Writing, Comparative Literature, and English Lit!
Department representatives (UDRs) will be there to answer any questions
you have.

Brownies will be provided!

                     Contact: Elana N. Sandler <esand -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B5. "Talk To an Iraqi" A Presentation by Journalist Haider Hamza
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October 20, 2009 - 07:00PM              Main Library, Rapaporte-Treasure

Come here from twenty-four-year-old Iraqi journalist Haider
Hamza--featured on NPR and Showtime's 'This American Life-who lived
through the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of his country with his family near
Babylon, south of Baghdad. Since then, he's covered all the major
events that took place in his country, including live coverage of all
40 trial sessions of former president Saddam Hussein, the killing of
Saddam's sons, the bombing of the holy shrines in Samara, elections,
establishment of his country's new governments, the killing of al Qaeda
leader Abu Mussab al Zarqawi, and the daily sectarian violence.

As life became more and more dangerous in Iraq, Hamza was arrested,
shot at, and held captive. Deciding it was better to live for a cause
than to die for one, he left Iraq to live in the United States. He
traveled through 35 states talking to people about the war in his
country. To engage people in conversation, he set up a sidewalk mobile
booth with a sign that said to passersby "Talk to an Iraqi." Part of
his journey was filmed and aired on Showtime's "This American Life" and
broadcast on NPR.

In this SoJust speaker event, Hamza will discuss his personal journey
talking about the war with Americans—along with his thoughts about and
pictures of the conflict in his country.

Cosponsors for this event are: Brandeis Democrats, Brandeis Interfaith
Chaplaincy, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Gen Ed Now, the
International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, the Office
of the Dean of Arts & Sciences, the Office of the Provost, the
Journalism Program, and Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies.

                 Contact: Jonah M. Seligman <jonahsel -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B6.  Purple Day!!!
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October 22, 2009 - 10:00AM                                 Outside Usdan

What in the world is Purple Day?
*Look for the Roosevelt Fellows outside Usdan on Thursday October 22nd
from 10am-2pm and enjoy a special purple drink, munchkins, and hear
about Roosevelt Recommends!!!  

What is Roosevelt Recommends? 
*An annual event where the Roosevelt Fellows (your peer academic
advisors) discuss and review the steps and questions about course
registration for the spring. PIZZA TO BE SERVED.  This year it will be
held on October 25th from 6-8pm in Polaris and Shapiro Lounges.

                  Contact: Faith L. Brigham <fbrigham -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B7. Dancing With Adagio
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October 22, 2009 - 06:00PM              Old Varsity Weight Room - Gosman

Come take a FREE dance class taught by other members of Adagio on
Thursday, from 6:00-7:00pm in the old varsity weight room in Gosman.
This class is open to anyone and is a great way to get involved with
Adagio and dance.


                 Contact: Carina L. Platner <cplatner -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B8. Genzyme CFO Talks About Careers in Pharmaceutical Industry
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October 22, 2009 - 06:00PM                   International Lounge, Usdan

Join the Hiatt Career Center for an opportunity to hear Mike Wyzga, the

Chief Financial Officer at Genzyme, discuss what it takes to manage the

finances of a world-class pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Mr. 
Wyzga will also provide an overview of career paths in finance, health

care and the sciences at Genzyme. Following the formal program, there 
will be an opportunity to network with the CFO, recruiters and alumni. 
It is a rare opportunity for students to be able to network with the CFO
of a company such as Genzyme. If you are interested in Finance or
Biotech, this is an event not to be missed!
Light refreshments will be provided.
Pre-register today in Hiatt NACElink (Events, Workshops)

                  Contact: Annelise D. Parham <parham -AT- brandeis.edu>

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B9. Student Events & the Chocolate Factory
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October 22, 2009 - 07:30PM                         Sherman Function Hall

Join Student Events in this chocolate festival that will fulfill your
wildest chocoholic dreams. Judge and cast your vote for the Best of
Brandeis' chocolate recipe in this chocolate cook-off. Get a taste of
chocolates from around the world, then eat some of the local favorites
from Boston and Waltham. Dip fruits and snacks in a chocolate fountain
while making smores and sculpting chocolate masterpieces. Stay for a
chance to win raffle prizes with your Golden Ticket.

                         Contact: Eva J. Ying <ejying -AT- brandeis.edu>


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