Undergraduate Admission

A Day on College Hill Open Houses

April 11 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Africana Studies
155 Angell Street, Churchill House
The Department of Africana Studies is the intellectual center for faculty and students interested in the artistic, historical, literary, and theoretical expressions of the various cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. As the Department’s unique forum for arts and ideas, Rites and Reason Theatre’s mission is to develop, produce, and present new creative works that analyze and articulate the phenomenal and universal odyssey of the African Diaspora. Rites and Reason Theatre provides a space for artists and scholars to explore, engage and train in Africana intellectual and cultural traditions.

Applied Mathematics
182 George Street, Division of Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics is an inherently interdisciplinary subject which applies to many problems that arise in the physical, life and social sciences as well as in engineering. Our undergraduate program offers a robust, flexible curriculum that meets the goals and interests of a wide variety of Brown students. Our four concentrations, including joint concentrations with Biology, Computer Science, and Economics, promote interdisciplinary collaboration and prepare our students for a broad range of potential career opportunities.

Anthropology
Rhode Island Hall, Room 109
Brown's Department of Anthropology studies humanity and human culture, past and present. Our socio-cultural and linguistic anthropologists are engaged in ethnography across the globe; our anthropological archaeologists focus on the study of the material remains of the ancient, historic, and modern Americas. Current faculty and students are particularly interested in research related to issues of power, violence, politics, health, and population.

Computer Science
115 Waterman Street, Thomas J. Watson Sr. Center for Information Technology, 3rd Floor Atrium
Computer Science at Brown has the largest number of concentrators of any department at Brown. Current undergrads and faculty will be on hand during the open house to answer questions about the department and its various offerings (both academic and otherwise).

Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
Ruth Simmons Quad, Lincoln Field Building, 1st Floor Lobby
Are you interested in mitigating climate change and environmental problems? Earthquakes, volcanoes, and other natural hazards? How the Earth's surface and interior have evolved over time? Whether other planets are habitable? These are just a sampling of the fundamental topics that we address in DEEPS. Please stop by to learn more about our courses, concentrations, and research opportunities.

Economics
64 Waterman Street, Robinson Hall, Rotunda
The Economic Department offers the standard economic, business economics, and public policy economics concentrations, and joint concentrations with Applied Math, Math, and Computer Science. We will invite incoming students to the Robinson Hall Rotunda to speak with peer advisors and faculty. We will offer snacks and beverages.

Engineering
345 Brook Street, School of Engineering, Engineering Research Center (ERC), Room 125
Brown School of Engineering is an inclusive and community focused program organized around students and learning, we do not have traditional departments or boundaries, and we emphasize interdisciplinary connections and hands-on learning. *Students may join any time between 10-12 as the 2 programs will be repeated during these hours.

  • 10:00 AM & 11:00 AM: Dean's Welcome and Student Panel
  • 10:30 AM & 11:30 AM: Engineering Tour with Engineering Student Ambassadors

German Studies
190 Hope Street, First Floor Library
Did you take German in high school or maybe you are interested in starting German? Come enjoy some German cake and chocolate while meeting faculty and students and learning about our amazing classes! We have beginning to advanced levels of language classes and offer German-related topic courses in German and in English as well. If you're considering study abroad, we can advise on how to prepare for Study Abroad in Berlin or Freiburg. Willkommen!

Music
Orwig Music Building, Room 109
The Department of Music is a community of scholars, creators, and performers dedicated to exploring music’s past, present, and future. Learn about Music curriculum and events at this open house attended by current Music Concentrators. *Please note, the open house will run from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Neuroscience
185 Meeting Street, Sidney Frank Hall, 3rd Floor Lobby (outside of room 318)
The Neuroscience department is home to two concentrations. Neuroscience concentrators will explore fundamental cell properties and how these come together into circuits that lead to mental processes and behaviors. Computational Neuroscience concentrators will explore courses across computer science, neuroscience, and applied math to learn how to use computational models of the brain to study complex biological processes. Department representatives will be available to answer questions about the concentration.

Political Science
111 Thayer Street, Third Floor, Kim Koo Library
What is justice? What is democracy? How do social movements bring about change? These are samples of the kinds of questions we explore. Political Science concentrators have close interaction with a permanent faculty of top scholars, who bring their cutting-edge research into the classroom. Please stop by to learn more.

Residential Life
Graduate Center E, 1st Floor Lobby
The Office of Residential Life creates a meaningful, holistic residential experience where students can share a sense of belonging to the Brown community, practice and expand what they are learning in their course of study, be supported in the development of healthy practices, and cultivate connections with their fellow students. Stop by to learn more about living on campus.

Sociology
Maxcy Hall, Table outside (Rain Location: Main floor lobby)
The Department of Sociology offers two undergraduate degrees - an A.B. in Sociology and an Sc.B. in Social Analysis and Research (SAR). Students in either concentration may also elect a track in Organizational Studies. The Open House will include a walk through of the building, meeting with the Director or Undergraduate Studies, and current concentrators.

Visual Art and History of Art & Architecture
64 College Street, List Art Building, Lobby
The List Art Building houses two departments at Brown - the Department of the History of Art & Architecture, and the Department of Visual Art - as well as The Bell art gallery. Students interested in studying any areas of visual art, art or architectural history, museum studies or visual cultures are invited to attend our open house. You will get a tour of the visual art studios, History of Art and Architecture classrooms and spaces and The Bell, and meet with current students and faculty in the History of Art and Architecture, and Visual Art departments. *The tour and Q&A session start at 10am and will end at 11am.

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
111 Thayer Street, 1st Floor Lobby
Housed at Brown University, the Watson Institute benefits from the resources — both academic and human — of a top-tier research university known for its commitment to serving the community, the nation and the world. In keeping with this ethos, the Watson Institute seeks to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching and public engagement. International and Public Affairs, the Watson Institute’s multidisciplinary and globally-comparative undergraduate concentration, equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary for engaged global citizenship at a time of rapid transformation and mounting societal challenges.

Brown Center for Students of Color
68 Brown Street, Partridge Hall, (corner of Brown and Waterman Street)
The Brown Center for Students of Color (BCSC) hosts events and programs that build and affirm community by centering our ways of knowing and being. We situate our lived experiences in a socio-historical context through self-reflection and critical dialogue. With an understanding of the structural causes of individual and communal experiences, we are then able to explore tangible ways to create change.

Brown RISD Hillel
80 Brown Street, Hillel Building
Brown RISD Hillel, the center for Jewish life on campus, is one of the largest, most exciting, and versatile organizations at Brown and RISD. Brown RISD Hillel encourages and supports a diversity of students as they explore, develop and deepen their Jewish identities. We are committed to having Judaism serve as a source of meaning and growth during your time on College Hill and beyond.

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
450 Brook Street, Multipurpose Room
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a range of mental health treatment and prevention services for Brown students in an inclusive, compassionate, affirming and socially just environment. CAPS provides brief and intermittent individual psychological treatment, mental health support, medication management, training and consultation for faculty and staff, crisis stabilization, 24/7 support, outreach programming, and groups.

Curricular Resource Center
Main Green (Rain location: 167 Angell Street, Hemisphere Building, Lower Level)
Visit us if you want to learn more about independent concentrations and studies and peer advising at Brown! The CRC full-time and student staff and student volunteer mentors/leaders facilitate information sessions, community-building events, and individual meetings to advise students about navigating and accessing the Open Curriculum, finding and fostering academic communities, and seeing pathways for deep engagement with the learning process and high-impact learning opportunities.

LGBTQ Center
22 Benevolent Street, Stonewall House
The LGBTQ Center, known as Stonewall House, is a community building, learning, and advocacy support space for Brown students who identify with or support the LGBTQ community. New students are encouraged to connect with the center’s team of student and professional staffers, who provide mentorship and coordinate events to help students navigate campus resources and connect to their peers throughout the year. Our center resources are available to all current and incoming members of the Brown community.

Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life
69 Brown Street, Page-Robinson Hall, 4th Floor, Room 411
The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life is home to the University Chaplains - Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and Protestant - and 40 affiliated colleagues that support over 20 religious and spiritual student-run groups on campus. Our Chaplains extend a warm welcome to students from all religious traditions, as well as those who identify as secular or spiritual. We pray, teach, share coffee and tea, hold confidential counsel, offer programs for the religious and the non-religious -- and more! We hope you'll stop by and say hello!

Office of Military-Affiliated Students
194 Meeting Street, Room 017
The Office of Military-Affiliated Students (OMAS) assists student veterans, ROTC cadets, and other military-affiliated students in making successful transitions into and out of the Brown community. We do this by offering programs and support services that facilitate learning opportunities within the military-affiliated and Brown community at large, connecting students to campus and community resources, and by supporting and advocating for our student veterans and ROTC cadets. OMAS also engages with Brown students interested in learning more about the military-affiliated community and with students exploring their options to serve in the Armed Forces post-graduation.

Global Brown Center for International Students
Page Robinson Hall, Room 310
The Global Brown Center for International Students (GBC) provides support for students who self-identify as international students, regardless of visa status, through ongoing programmatic efforts such as the International Mentoring Program and International Orientation, cultural events, community-building initiatives and advocacy.

Health and Wellness
450 Brook Street, Student Health & Wellness Center
The Student Health and Wellness unit at Brown encompasses five departments: Brown Emergency Medical Services (BEMS), BWell Health Promotion, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Health Services and Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Student Health and Wellness at Brown holistically engages students in collaborative and compassionate care to support their self discovery, intellectual growth and lifelong well-being. At our open house students and their parents should stop by to learn more about the many health and wellness services offered by our departments. We can answer questions about the mandatory health fee, student health insurance plan, as well as the many preventative and wellness services we offer Brown University Students.

Department of Public Safety
75 Charlesfield Street
The Brown University Department of Public Safety (DPS) is a fully functioning police department and serves the Brown Community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, patrolling the campus to deter crime, develop community relations, and respond to calls for service and assistance. The department’s mission emphasizes crime prevention, problem solving and joint officer-community responsibility.

Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender
26 Benevolent Street
Dedicated to supporting students with putting theory into practice, the Sarah Doyle Center (SDC) offers meeting space, annual programs and resources for any member of the campus community interested in examining issues around women and gender. Stop by to meet our current staff and learn about our programs and resources.

Swearer Center for Public Service
Main Green (Rain location: 2 Stimson Ave)
The Swearer Center is a community of scholars, students, practitioners and community members that work together to build on community strengths and address community challenges. Our work engages all as co-learners, co-teachers, co-actors and co-creators of knowledge and action. Through the creative capacities of our students, faculty and community partners we explore, build and implement collaborative and strategic projects, programs and initiatives. Our work yields transformative learning, and positive sustainable change, through collective action.

Undocumented, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student (U-FLi) Center
201 Thayer Street, Sciences Library, 5th Floor
The Undocumented, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student (U-FLi) Center is a community building, learning, and advocacy support space for Brown students who identify with any or all of the following experiences: undocumented, first-generation college, and low-income. New students are encouraged to connect with the center’s team of U-FLi peer counselors who provide holistic mentorship throughout the year and coordinate events to help students navigate campus resources.