Metropolitan College at a Glance

NOTE: This site is an archive of 2011–2012 programs and policies at Boston University Metropolitan College. If you are looking for current information about Metropolitan College and its programs, please go to our official website: www.bu.edu/met.

• Dean, Metropolitan College, Jay A. Halfond, BA, MA, PhD
• Associate Dean, Academic Programs, Tanya Zlateva, BS, MS, PhD
• Senior Assistant Dean, Student Academic Affairs, Carl G. Sessa, BA, EdM, EdD
• Assistant Dean, Administration, Sonia M. Parker, BA
• Assistant Dean, Summer Term, Donna Shea, PhD
• Director of Graduate Operations, Kimberly Kuborn, BA, MLA
• Alumni/Development Officer, Laura Blanchard, BA, EdM
• Graduate Student Financial Aid Advisor, Robyn Friedman, BS
• Database Administrator, Dalia Yassa, BS, MS
• Executive Secretary, Ruth Ciolfi
• Academic Programs Analyst, Tessa McKinley, BA, MS
• Academic Coordinator, Signe Swenson, BA, MS

Undergraduate Student Services

• Director, Ellen B. Peterson, BA, MSEd
• Senior Academic Counselors, Katie Califano, BA, MA; Lenora E. Shatkin, BA, MBA
• Academic Counselor, Nicole C. Black, BA, MS
• Staff Coordinators, Alexa Muhs, BS; Nathaniel Trusten, BA

Student & Corporate Outreach

• Assistant Director, Mary L. Carlson, BA, MA
• Inquiry Response Manager, Kristin C. McAuliffe, BA, MS
• Community Programs Manager, Katherine C. Meyer, BA, MA
• Outreach Manager, Holly C. Adorno, BA
• Inquiry Response Coordinator, Liza Foley, BA, MS
• Student & Corporate Outreach Coordinator, Peter J. Duggan, BA

Important Boston University Offices

• Metropolitan College, Student & Corporate Outreach (Prospective Students), 617-353-6000, met@bu.edu, www.bu.edu/met
• Metropolitan College, Office of the Dean, 617-353-3000, metacad@bu.edu
• Metropolitan College, Undergraduate Student Services, 617-353-2980, metuss@bu.edu
• Metropolitan College, Off-Campus Programs, Holly C. Adorno, 617-358-3265, hadorno@bu.edu
• Metropolitan College, International Graduate Center, Brussels, Belgium, +32 (0)2 640 74 74, brussels@bu.edu
• Abroad at BU, 617-353-8429, www.bu.edu/abroadatbu
• Center for Professional Education, 617-353-4497, www.bu.edu/professional
• Distance Education, 617-358-1960, 1-888-883-0218 (toll free), www.bu.edu/online
• Financial Aid, Graduate: 617-358-4072, finanaid@bu.edu, Undergraduate: 617-353-2965, finaid@bu.edu, www.bu.edu/finaid
• International Admissions, 617-353-4492, intadmis@bu.edu
• International Students & Scholars Office, 617-353-3565, isso@bu.edu, www.bu.edu/isso
• Office of the University Registrar, 617-353-3612, www.bu.edu/reg
• Parking & Transportation Services, 617-353-2160, www.bu.edu/parking
• Student Accounting Services, 617-353-2264, studenta@bu.edu, www.bu.edu/studentaccountingservices
• Summer Term, 617-353-5124, summer@bu.edu,
www.bu.edu/summer

Metropolitan College Academic Departments and Programs

• Accelerated Degree Completion Program, Gerard Keegan, 617-358-3095, gkeegan@bu.edu
• Actuarial Science, Lois Horwitz, 617-353-8758, actuary@bu.edu
• Administrative Sciences, Kip Becker/Susan Sunde, 617-353-3016, adminsc@bu.edu
• Advertising, Offered jointly by Metropolitan College and the College of Communication:
  Christopher Cakebread/College of Communication, 617-353-3476, ccakebre@bu.edu
  Sonia Parker/Metropolitan College, 617-353-2975, soparker@bu.edu
• Arts Administration/Art History, Daniel Ranalli, 617-353-4064, artsad@bu.edu
• Biology, Frederick Wasserman, 617-353-2476, few@bu.edu
• Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences, Constance Phillips, 617-638-5622, cphilli@bu.edu
• City Planning, Enrique R. Silva, 617-358-3264, ersilva@bu.edu
• Computer Information Systems, Lou Chitkushev, 617-353-2566, csinfo@bu.edu
• Computer Science, Lou Chitkushev, 617-353-2566, csinfo@bu.edu
• Criminal Justice, Daniel LeClair, 617-353-3025, dleclair@bu.edu
• Economics, Todd Idson, 617-353-2742, tidson@bu.edu
• English & American Literature, James Siemon, 617-353-2506, jsiemon@bu.edu
• Fundraising Management, Richard Maloney, 617-353-4064, fr@bu.edu
• Gastronomy, Rachel Black, 617-358-6291, gastrmla@bu.edu
• Health Communication, Sonia Parker, 617-353-2975, soparker@bu.edu
• History, Joseph Boskin, 617-353-8312, jboskin@bu.edu
• Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor of Liberal Studies), Carl Sessa, 617-353-2980, metuss@bu.edu
• International Graduate Center, Brussels, Belgium, Frank E. Billingsley, +32 (0)2 640 74 74, brussels@bu.edu
• Leadership/Brussels Campus, Frank E. Billingsley, +32 (0)2 640 74 74, brussels@bu.edu; Military Locations: Larry Watson, 910-451-5574, lwatson@bu.edu
• Lifelong Learning/Evergreen/ Cooking Up Culture Program, Rebecca Alssid, 617-353-9852, evergrn@bu.edu
• Mathematics, Ashis Gangopadhyay, 617-353-9544, ag@bu.edu
• Military Graduate Programs, Larry Watson, 910-451-5574, lwatson@bu.edu
• Philosophy, Victor Kestenbaum, 617-353-4580, vkestenb@bu.edu
• Project Management, Vijay Kanabar, 617-358-0002,kanabar@bu.edu
• Psychology, Thierry Guedj, 617-353-3025, guedj@bu.edu
• Sociology, Daniel LeClair, 617-353-3025, dleclair@bu.edu
• Telecommunication, Lou Chitkushev, 617-353-2566, csinfo@bu.edu
• Undergraduate Degree Completion Program (online), 617-353-2980, metuss@bu.edu
• Urban Affairs, Enrique R. Silva, 617-358-3264, ersilva@bu.edu