Events Calendar

All Topics (April 5 through April 19)

Thursday, April 5

Friday, April 6

  • 10:00 AM Innovate@BU Weekly Open House

    Every Friday morning from 10am-12pm, Innovate@BU staff will be available for tours, chat about our mission, resources, and programming. Stop by any time between 10am-12pm and check in at the front desk. No RSVP's needed.

Thursday, April 12

Friday, April 13

  • 10:00 AM Innovate@BU Weekly Open House

    Every Friday morning from 10am-12pm, Innovate@BU staff will be available for tours, chat about our mission, resources, and programming. Stop by any time between 10am-12pm and check in at the front desk. No RSVP's needed.

Monday, April 16

Tuesday, April 17

  • All Day Innovation Week at BU

    These partnerships, ventures, movements, and projects help fuel energy into the BU community, inspiring us to transform new, innovative ideas into impact. Innovation Week is an entire week dedicated to recognizing and celebrating these novel ideas and endeavors across our campus and community. Innovation Week culminates with our first-annual IDEA 2018: The Innovate@BU Conference on Saturday, April 21, 2018 (details coming in February). Whatever form innovation takes in your life, career, major, or student club, we want to celebrate it during Innovation Week at BU!

  • 11:00 AM Global Disruptors: Lightning Talks on International Innovations

    Join us for BU's Innovation Week launch event, Global Disruptors: Lightning Talks on International Innovations! Come be inspired by some of BU's most innovative and disruptive STEM-based research and ventures. Leading faculty and researchers from across the university with delivering Lightning Talks (5min. TED-style talks), to wow our audience with cutting-edge ideas being transformed into global impact.

  • 1:00 PM Project Soar - Create the World's Largest Paper Airplane!

    Help create the world’s largest paper airplane! Please join Jerry Beck, Executive Director of The Revolving Museum and Assistant Professor of Photography Toni Pepe and her experimental photography students in PROJECT SOAR!

  • 5:00 PM New Venture Competition Finals

    Come watch the final round of the Innovate@BU New Venture Competition! Five finalist teams present their final pitch to a panel of investors and audience. The top three teams are awarded prize money; the top team wins the grand prize of $15,000. Refreshments will be served.

  • Questrom Dean’s Speaker Series with Nigel Travis, CEO, Dunkin’ Brands, 5-6:15pm:

    Join Questrom School of Business for a talk with Nigel Travis, CEO, Dunkin’ Brands including an audience question and answer session.

  • 5:30 PM Monthly Idea Night with Innovate@BU

    A monthly meetup to crowdsource diverse perspectives and insights to help move ideas forward. It's a chance to stir innovation at the cross-roads where diverse perspectives meet and join forces. Gain feedback on your own ideas, or come and share your own perspective to help fellow BU Terriers!

Wednesday, April 18

  • 2:00 PM Cultural Entrepreneurship Magic School Bus Tour! 2-5pm

    Join with the Arts Administration Graduate Program’s Cultural Entrepreneurship Class as we travel the city touring inspirational creative incubators and shared work spaces. Bring your questions, business cards and excitement! 18 seats are available.

  • 5:00 PM BU Venture Accelerator Club Demo Day

    After an 8-week program, check out the work and prototypes from five early-stage student startups.

  • Spark Grant Showcase

    Come listen to graduate students from the College of Fine Arts pitch their innovative projects! Winning individual or team will receive a $1,000 grant.

Thursday, April 19

  • All Day InMotion Theatre: THE JOURNEY

    Moby Dick thought he met his match with Captain Ahab, but then Ahab’s wife arrived. The Journey is an imaginative and original physical performance that celebrates empowerment, overcoming fear, and highlights the tenacity of the human spirit. Show runs April 19th-22nd.

  • 10:00 AM AR/VR Festival

    Hosted by BU’s new AR/VR Club. Companies within the AR/VR industry, including PTC and Wayfair, will showcase their devices, technology, and career opportunities.

  • 11:00 AM Connecting the Heart to the Mind to the Wallet

    Come explore ways to think about your business venture with a lens towards social impact and innovation. Understand and explore burgeoning, creative ways to seek funding for your venture that pitches a different story and definition of impact.

  • Earth Day Festival (Charles River Campus)

    Join Sustainability@BU in celebration of Earth Day 2018. This year’s celebration is focused on actions at all scales: Global, Local, and Personal.

  • 12:30 PM Collaborative Performances by CFA Theatre Ensemble

    All semester in CFA’s Theatre Ensemble 1 course, first-year Performance Core and Design & Production students have been working together to create a collaborative performance piece. Catch their performances throughout the afternoon! Section A will present from 12:30pm to 1:15pm in CFA Room 102; Section B from 1:30pm to 2:15pm in CFA Room 109; and Section C from 2:30pm to 3:15pm in the Plaza in front of Booth Theatre (or in event of bad weather, Room 270A in 808 Commonwealth).

  • 1:00 PM BU Entrepreneurship and IP Law Clinic Office Hours

    Every Thursday, 1-5pm. Get free legal counsel and advice for a startup from the on-campus clinic

  • 5:00 PM Steps to a Sustainable World: A Discussion with Community-Driven Initiatives

    Hosted by BU STEAM, come meet and hear from community-driven initiatives that confront environmental issues in an innovative way. Brief presentations on each project will be followed by breakout sessions for more in-depth discussion.