Student Union representatives will host a "public, round-table discussion and forum" between themselves, senior administrators and members of the student body next week, Student Union President Ricky Rosen '14 announced to the Brandeis community via email Monday night.

The forum will take place on Thursday, March 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Admissions Center presentation room. The space seats 100, according to an October 2009 BrandeisNOW article.

Rosen's email stated that the forum was being held in order to address student concerns "on some prominent issues that affect current and future Brandeis students such as the [U]niversity's allocation of funds, rising tuition expenses, and the recent changes to meal plans.

"We feel that as your elected representatives, we are obligated to publicly address your concerns to our university administration, but wish to approach these issues as a discussion," the email continued.

Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Andrew Flagel and Senior Vice President for Communications Ellen de Graffenreid will represent the administration at the event, according to Rosen. Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Officer David Bunis '83 was invited, but did not confirm his attendance as of Monday night, wrote Rosen in an email to the Justice.

The first hour of the event is scheduled as a public discussion between Student Union representatives and Brandeis administrators, while the floor will open for students to ask questions during the second hour, according to Rosen.

Rosen's email also included a link to a Google form on which students can send questions or suggestions to the Union. They will be addressed at the March 20 meeting.

The Justice, the Hoot, WBRS and individual administrators were officially invited to attend the event on Feb. 21, as it was still being planned and a date had yet to be determined.

Flagel, de Graffenreid and Bunis, as well as several elected Student Union officials, were invited on the same date.

-Tate Herbert