Innermost Parts

Welcome and Congratulations to Lexi Kriss, whom I know to be a passionate activist, as well as a good improvisor!

To the Brandeis community,

Audra Grady, the Experiential Learning Program Administrator, will be leaving the university later this month to develop her new yoga business, Jaan Yoga, and to begin consulting with the Rickman Group management consulting firm in Providence, Rhode Island.   Beginning on January 24, Alexandra (Lexi) Kriss ’11, who worked closely with Audra in the Experiential Learning Office last year, will be assuming the majority of Audra’s responsibilities, while the Experiential Learning Committee reconsiders its current staffing and crafts a new position description.

Audra has been involved in planning and organizing the last two “Experiential Learning, Engaged Learners” spring symposia, as well as the last two fall eXperiential eXpos.  She has also recruited and supported the ExCEL Fellows (peer advocates for experiential learning), and advised and supported numerous faculty, staff and students who have offered EL practicum and community-engaged learning courses in departments and programs in all four schools.  In addition, Audra has led communications, assessment and fundraising efforts to advance experiential learning at the university, and created or reinforced strong partnerships with community organizations in Waltham.  

We will miss her passionate advocacy, and thank her for all her efforts on behalf of Brandeis and its students and faculty.

Please join us in thanking Audra at a farewell reception on Wednesday, January 18, from 4:00-5:30 in the Mandel Center Atrium.

Sincerely,