June 2014 Dear Parents,
This is an exciting time of year to be on campus. We just wished a big congratulations to the Class of 2014! Students are donning suits and prepping for interviews and still others are pushing yellow bins down Commonwealth Avenue preparing the residence halls. We are working to welcome the Class of 2018 to the BU family. This time of year has always been a time of new beginnings and that is true at BU. With best wishes, Parents Program George Sherman Union 775 Commonwealth Avenue, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02215 parents@bu.edu 617-‐358-‐1187 Commencement 2014 Congratulations to the Class of 2014 on their graduation from Boston University. As we soaked up rays of sun and found inspiration in Governor Deval Patrick’s commencement speech, the graduates’ beamed! They had worked hard for this day; some had made great sacrifices, and they all should be proud of their accomplishments. A very special congratulations to the parents of our graduates too!
Tom, Dillon (SMG’14), and Beth Joyce at Boston University’s 141st Commencement Photo courtesy of Daryl DeLuca
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Welcoming the Class of 2018 This year the Admissions Office received 54,161 applications from 48 states and 96 countries. The Class of 2018 is projected to be comprised of 3,700 students. Starting on June 11th, the first of eight Summer Orientation sessions began. We encourage freshman and their parents to participate, but don’t take our word for it, learn about the orientation experience from some current parents! BU Student Employee of the Year Andrew Parlato, CAS’14, COM’ 14 began as a caller for BU Telefund his freshman year, advanced to shift manager soon after, and ultimately was promoted to student supervisor. Andrew continued to take on additional responsibilities such as working with the Senior Class Gift Committee. This recent graduate will have a dual degree, a Student Employee of the Year Award, and a new job as the student giving coordinator! Congratulations, Andrew! Visit the Student Employment Office to learn more about employment opportunities on campus. 2014 Sloan Research Fellows Two College of Arts and Sciences faculty have been selected for these prestigious 2 year fellowships. Meet Sharon Goldberg, a computer scientist who has devoted her research to the Internet. She is fascinated with the scope of the web, the very few laws that guide it, and the ever growing importance of keeping networks secure. Jared Weinstein has also been awarded this prestigious fellowship. Professor Weinstein’s expertise is number theory. We take for granted, or perhaps we don’t even realize, how numbers impact our everyday lives, from cell phones and pin numbers to license plates and bank accounts. Thank you professor —we’re using these numbers every day! Window to the World BU is quite literally a passage to the world for so many students. Individuals travel from over 143 countries to study at BU. Last year more than 2,000 students participated in the BU Study Abroad Program. Our faculty members and researchers travel the globe pursuing research and assisting others. And more than 27,000 of our alumni live outside of the United States. It is for these many reasons that BU has an office of Global Programs. Their spring photo contest illustrates the BU community’s outreach. Don’t miss these truly breathtaking photos! Arts Initiative Did you know that in any given week there may be 50 or more cultural events sponsored by the Boston University Arts Initiative? For example, this summer the Boston Midsummer Opera will present The Bartered Bride. Teaching at Trotter BU’s School of Education has a long standing relationship with the City of Boston that began with several schools around Greater Boston. BU is currently working with the William Monroe Trotter Elementary School in Dorchester, Massachusetts as well as English High School in Jamaica Plan, Massachusetts.
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These partnerships allow School of Education students the opportunity to work in these schools as early as their freshman year. Learn about Zeba Race’s, SED’14 teaching experiences as she reflects upon her BU career Academic Calendar • Holiday, Summer Classes Suspended • Last Day of Summer Classes
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