January 2007

Boston University News

Robert A. BrownSetting the Course for BU

Unification is the major theme of the framework for a new University strategic plan, released in December and available on the Web. Members of the BU community, including alumni, are invited to post comments. Read More

Illustration by Eric PalmaLike a Rolling Stone

It's not a class you'd expect at the College of Fine Arts — The Rolling Stones: Rock Exiles — and the final requirement is also unusual: each student has to interpret a Stones song.
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SAR Clinical Associate Professor Terry Ellis (right) helps Ken, who has Parkinson’s disease, at the Center for Neurorehabilitation. Photo by Jessica SchnallParkinson's Patients Find Relief in Recreation

Terry Ellis, a clinical associate professor at Sargent College, is finding evidence that people with Parkinson's disease can benefit from regular, regimented exercise. Read More

Charles Glenn, interim dean of the School of Education. Photo by Vernon DoucetteSign of the Times

Boston University students looking for an alternative to French, German, or Spanish classes have a new option when it comes to fulfilling their foreign language requirement: American Sign Language. Read More

Alumni News

Goal! Alums celebrate Winterfest 2006 at the men’s ice hockey game vs. Merrimack. The Terriers won 5-0, the fifth straight win in an eleven-game streak.

Winterfest 2007

BU's second annual Winterfest celebration, on January 20 and 21, promises to be lively, with Terrier men's hockey and men's basketball games, a festive dinner, ice skating at Agganis Arena, and lectures on subjects ranging from Bob Dylan to Alfred Hitchcock. Read More

Anthony Schepsis (CAS'73, MED'76), an orthopedic surgeon and physician for BU's sports teams, examines senior men's ice hockey player Kevin Schaeffer (CAS'07) after a 1-0 win against Providence on November 17. Photo by Chiya Louie (COM'07)Sports Docs to the Rescue

Three former Terriers help injured varsity athletes get back in action: Anthony Schepsis (CAS'73, MED'76), Tim Foster (CAS'81, MED'86), and Shawn Ferullo (CAS'97, MED'01) are three of the physicians for the BU men's and women's varsity teams.
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Steve DiFillippo (SMG’82) serves more than good meals at Davio’s. Photo by Kalman ZabarskyScenes from an Italian Restaurant

Steve DiFillippo (SMG'82) started cooking at home as a kid long before the Food Network made that a cool thing to do; now he is running Davio's in Boston, and customers come in droves.
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The Island Sky cruise shipA Feast for the Senses

Each year, the BU Alumni Travel Program brings alums to exotic and interesting locales around the globe. In May, the highlight is the trip A Feast for the Senses, a cruise aboard the Island Sky. Read More

Alumni Events

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The second annual Winterfest is happening on campus the weekend of January 20 and 21, but in the early 1960s BU students enjoyed their Winter Carnival Weekend at what was then known as Sargent Camp in New Hampshire. Read More