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Greek Council loses its regulatory powers

by Andrew Wingens | 10/18/2011

The Greek Awareness Council agreed to strip itself of powers concerning conflict resolution and rush mediation at the end of September after the GAC had trouble mediating conflicts between member fraternities and sororities, said Co-presidents of the GAC Mariah Voronoff '14 and Dan Leisman '14 in separate interviews with the Justice. The power to resolve conflicts among fraternities and sororities and set rules for Greek rush events will now rest with a Council of Presidents, which is composed of the presidents of the eight member fraternities and sororities of the GAC and the president of the GAC, said the co-presidents. The Council is an organization formed by the fraternities and sororities and has no affiliation with Brandeis.

Awaited alcohol report released

by Andrew Wingens | 10/04/2011

University President Frederick Lawrence released the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on Alcohol and Drug Policy last week, almost a year after then-University President Jehuda Reinharz formed the committee. The report makes a series of recommendations designed to enhance university policies in a variety of areas and protect students from the negative effects of drug and alcohol use and misuse. The committee, however, "did not assess the extent of the alcohol and drug use at Brandeis, nor even the effectiveness of the multiple programs that exist to deal with substance misuse," according to the report. The committee was formed following the weekend of Saturday, Oct.

Union announces election winners

by Andrew Wingens | 09/23/2011

Sixteen senators, one Alumni Association representative, two Brandeis Sustainability Fund representatives, one racial minority representative to the Finance Board and one member of the Student Judiciary were elected in fall elections Thursday, according to Student Union Secretary Todd Kirkland '13 in an email to the Justice. The positions of senator for the Mods, senator for Charles River, racial minority senator and three seats on the SJ remain unfilled. The largest percentage of voters, as well as the largest number of candidates, turned out for the Class of 2015 senators and first-year residential quad senators. Sneha Walia and Daniel Novak were elected the next senators for the Class of 2015 with 96 and 68 votes, respectively. Alexander Thomson '15 finished two votes short of Novak, placing third and not winning a senate position.

Senate changes meeting date due to constitutional concerns

by Andrew Wingens | 09/13/2011

The Student Union Senate will hold its first meeting of the academic year on Thursday at 10 p.m. in order to avoid violating the Student Union Bylaws, said Student Union President Herbie Rosen '12 in an interview with the Justice, a change from the originally planned meeting scheduled for Sept.

Lawrence launches new strategic planning process

by Andrew Wingens | 09/13/2011

Correction appended University President Frederick Lawrence announced at Thursday's faculty meeting that the University would begin to formulate a strategic plan to outline plans for the future of Brandeis. "This plan will guide me as I set a direction for Brandeis and provide a framework for decision-making for the next five years and beyond," wrote Lawrence in a campuswide email announcing the planning process to the Brandeis community. Lawrence anticipates that the University "will have an agreed-upon framework for a strategic plan by the end of the academic year, with a fully developed and approved plan in place by December, 2012." Lawrence announced at the faculty meeting that the University has hired a consulting firm to assist in this process. "Brandeis has retained Cambridge Concord Associates of Cambridge and one of its principals, Elaine C.

Reinharz earned $1.5 million in penultimate year

by Andrew Wingens | 09/06/2011

Then-University President Jehuda Reinharz made $1,536,401 in salary, benefits and other compensation as University president in calendar year 2009, making him the most highly compensated individual at the University during that calendar year, according to Brandeis' federal tax filings. Reinharz's "base compensation" amounted to $487,352; "other reportable compensation" was $101,457; and "retirement and deferred compensation," which Reinharz did not receive that year, was $825,790. Reinharz announced his resignation in 2009 after having served as University president since fall 1995, and he officially stepped down when University President Frederick Lawrence began his term on Jan.

Board appoints Steve Goldstein next provost

by Andrew Wingens | 08/30/2011

Correction appended. The Board of Trustees voted to appoint Steve A.N. Goldstein '78 as the next provost of the University, University President Frederick Lawrence announced June 1 in an email to the Brandeis community. Goldstein served as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and director of the Institute of Molecular Pediatric Sciences.

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