This seminar will cover the vast array of services that are offered at the Fitness and Recreation Center from recreational activities to structured programs for faculty and staff.

What You Will Learn:
How to find time for a fun, safe and effective workout even though it can sometimes be hectic with today's lifestyle.

Who Should Attend:
This workshop is open to all levels of agility and will be inspirational for setting individual fitness goals.
Everyone who has ever wanted a top-notch fitness and recreation facility within their reach-at work!

Based on the content, this program is being offered for Charles River Campus employees only.

The basics of designing a personal financial plan; including an understanding of how money works, how a budget is designed and implemented, how credit works and what resources are available to individuals to help manage your money.

What You Will Learn:

• How to establish and maintain a personal financial budget.
• How to track your income and expenses.
• What types of Financial Institutions are out there and what services each provides.
• How credit works.
• What is debt and what your personal credit profile means to you.

Who Should Attend:

• Employees who have financial concerns
• Newly hired employees and members of the Boston University Community whose financial circumstance has been altered by current economic circumstances

An overview of the current mortgage financing requirements, loan programs available, and understanding your credit score. We will discuss whether it’s the right time to buy, selecting an agent, and negotiating the sale. Home inspections, mortgages, contingencies and closing day will also be reviewed.

What you will learn:

• Current mortgage financing requirements
• Loan programs available
• Understanding your credit score
• The right time to buy
• Selecting an agent
• Buyer’s agency
• Negotiating the sale
• Home inspections
• Mortgage and other contingencies

Who Should Attend:

• Those considering purchasing a home in the next 6 months
• Those who are concerned about their credit, down payment, and buying power
• Anyone who wants to be more knowledgeable about the home buying process in order to make educated decisions

What you will learn:

• Preparing your property for sale
• Hiring a real estate agent
• Pricing your home and understanding the real estate market
• Your property on the market
• Managing the process from receipt of an offer to close

This program will be beneficial for anyone considering listing their home in today's uncertain real estate market.

Do you have family papers and photographs gathering dust in your attic and basement that you want to organize and preserve, but aren’t sure where to start? Do you know where your family came from or how they arrived in America? Creating a personal archive and tracking down your family lineage is easier than you think. Join us for a two-hour workshop that will show you how to assemble, arrange, preserve, and catalog all the pieces of your family’s unique history.

What You Will Learn:

·     Methods of gathering, sorting, and weeding material

·     How to store and care for your items

·     What supplies to get and where to get them

·     Guidelines for writing an inventory

·     Solutions for immediate and long-term preservation

·     How to store print, film, and audio

·     Strategies for preserving digital information  

·     Research techniques to track down family history and lineage

Who Should Attend:

Members of the BU family with personal or historical material who wish to arrange and preserve it for future generations.

Learn the basics of home, condo & renters insurance from coverage to claims with a licensed Liberty Mutual sales representative. Please be sure to bring a copy of your current insurance coverage page to be sure that you are properly insured.

What You Will Learn:

Attendees will learn about what home, condo and renters insurance is, what it covers, why they need it, and most importantly, the information they need to determine the right coverage for them.