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FL: The Brandeis character is a commitment to inquiry. It’s a commitment to excellence, and a commitment to challenging oneself. And on top of all of those things, or as part of all of those things, a commitment to the institution. Again, as I said, not a place to come to to take and leave, but a place to contribute and to leave something for yourself on that.
END TO AN ERA: President Fred Lawrence spoke at the 64th commencement exercises about his time as president, before introducing Thomas Pickering as the commencement speaker.
justFeatures: Let’s start at the beginning. What inspired you to accept the presidency back in 2010 after Jehuda Reinharz had first stepped down?
Bethany Adam ’15: Commencement Speaker
SPREADING AWARENESS: Nathan Schneider ’18 stops students in the Fellows Garden on Friday afternoon to talk to them about the “garden” that they’re walking through and the club’s mission to fight Alzheimer’s.
BREAKING BARRIERS: Co-president Arielle Keller ’16 promotes the Longest Day event in an event t-shirt and #endalz hashtag written on her hand in purple marker.
A GROUP EFFORT: Club members (left to right) Ilana Weisz ’15, Bethany Rennich ’17, Sarah Lipitz ’17, Leah Levine ’17, Arielle Keller ’16, Linda Maleh ’16 and Erin Radziwon ’16 come together to host the Fellows Garden event on Friday, the final event of awareness week.
MOVING GARDEN: Students to End Alzheimer’s Disease placed dozens of flower windmills throughout the Fellows Garden on Friday to raise awareness and spread the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association.
“What are the flowers for?” was a common question or thought for most students who happened to walk through the Fellows Garden on Friday afternoon. The yellow flower windmills were spread throughout the pathway between Gerstenzang and the Shapiro Campus Center to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease.
While some Brandeis students will be spending their summer months working jobs and internships or enjoying sunny vacations, Betsy Hochman ’17 will be training to compete against triathletes from around the world.
PEDAL TO THE METAL: Hochman bikes through the beginning of the mountain-bike section of the Xterra Dirty Grizzly, winning first in her age group at her first triathlon, near her home in Bear Creek Ski Resort in Macungie, PA.
FINISHING FIRST: Hochman crosses the finish line, winning first in her age group at the 2012 Xterra Trail Running National Championships in Ogden, Utah.
ONE WOMAN TEAM: Hochman prepares for her first triathlon event by setting up her transition area before the race at the Xterra Dirty Grizzly Triathlon event.
ITALY BOUND: Betsy Hochman ’17 was selected by the U.S.A. Triathlon Association to compete in the Off-Road Triathlon World Championships in Italy this summer.
MEETING A HERO: Ethan Stein ’15 (left) played an important role in bringing the Brave Miss World film to campus, after he was inspired by a friend speaking out about her sexual assault on social media because of Abargil’s documentary.
A CARING CROWD: Many students like Eli Harrison ’18 (middle) and Brittany Wolfe ’18 (center right) lined up after the event to praise and thank Abargil for coming.