Calendar
Conferences & Workshops (February 19 through February 22)
Tuesday, February 19
- 10:00 AM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to R
- 12:00 PM Time Management Workshop
- 1:00 PM Effective Resumes and Cover Letters: What To Know Before You Apply
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to R
- 5:00 PM Express Workshop: Preparing for an Interview
- 5:30 PM Express Workshop: Inside an Interview
Wednesday, February 20
- 10:00 AM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Graphics in R
- 1:00 PM Express Workshop: Resumes
- WilmerHale Legal Office Hours
- 1:30 PM Express Workshop: Cover Letters
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to SAS
- 3:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to SPSS
- Test Prep Workshop
- 3:30 PM Boston Startup Tech Talent Fair
- 4:00 PM Interviewing for Success Workshop
Thursday, February 21
- 10:00 AM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Programming in R
- Employer-in-Residence: PA Consulting Group
- 12:15 PM East Asian Archaeology Forum (EAAF) Roundtable Discussion
- 1:00 PM Decision Making Workshop
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to SAS
- 3:00 PM Graduate School Decision Making Workshop
- IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to SPSS
- 5:00 PM Express Workshop: Resumes
- 5:30 PM Express Workshop: Cover Letters
Friday, February 22
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- BU at the Cannes Film FestivalBaz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby may have grabbed much of the attention at this year’s star-studded Cannes International Film Festival, which wraps up on Sunday. But the annual two-week event also features a roster of potential gems—features, short films, and documentaries from around the world. One of the festival’s lesser-known selections is Halfway Somewhe […]
- CAS’ Appavoo Nabs NSF CAREER AwardJonathan Appavoo has long been fascinated by computers. “They somehow seemed to mimic and reflect our own abilities,” he says. As he studied them in greater depth, he realized “that while they are fascinating machines, their ‘human’ qualities are largely achieved by smoke and mirrors. That being said, their ability to be programmed to do […]
- $2.5 Million Gift Creates Maria Stata ProfessorshipThe culture of ancient Greece is alive and well and living conspicuously, for those who pay attention, in the sciences, arts, architecture, politics, and philosophy of our everyday world. Now, thanks to a gift from Maria Stata (CAS’62), that enduring influence will be even more greatly appreciated by students and scholars in the College of […]
- Vanishing from an Archive Near You: History?Arrested in 2010 for a minuscule possession of pot, Connecticut nurse Lorraine Martin had her bust expunged from the court record after agreeing to drug classes. To her chagrin, however, she found employers rejecting her for jobs, for a reason she discovered after googling herself: archived news stories of her arrest, online for all to […]
- Commencement 2013: Before, During, and AfterWatch the setup, celebration, and breakdown of Boston University’s 140th Commencement in time-lapse. […]
