MET in the News

The article in the Cape Cod Times talks about the demands of interpreters in the courtroom. Assigned to help non-English speaking offenders speak in court, interpreters are often their lifeline. Michael talks about the challenges and types of interpreting used in court.
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Richard is now Coordinator of Student Services at a SUNY Center for Distance Learning. Watch the PBS interview. Fast forward to about 33 minutes of this video for his portion.

Watch American Graduate Town Hall on PBS. See more from WMHT Specials.

With “Here and Now” Resident Chef Kathy, Jacques Pepin reflected on his long career starting with his time at Howard Johnson’s. Listen and read about his history and learn more recipes.
WBUR’s inverview

Met’s director of the Financial Planning Program, Carolynn Tomin, CFP®,  will serve as 2012 chair for the Certified Financial Planning Board’s Council on Education. CFP Board’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin R. Keller, CAE says

I am confident that Carolynn’s expertise and success as an educator will translate to her leadership of the council.

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Once again, it’s time to break out your Terrier attire and bring your team spirit to the seventh annual MET Night at Agganis Arena! Join the MET community to root for the Boston University Terriers as they take on the Northeastern Huskies.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Agganis Arena
925 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

5 p.m.—Pre-Game Reception (food and soft drinks provided; cash bar)
Agganis Arena North Shell Space (enter by the Feld Public Skating entrance on Harry Agganis Way)

7 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey: Boston University vs Northeastern
Agganis Arena 925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Purchase Tickets Now

Purchase tickets online or contact Metropolitan College at 617-353-6000 or met@bu.edu.

Tickets are specially priced for the MET community at $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under. This price includes both the game and reception. Seats are limited, and tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Free parking is available for the first 100 reservations.

On January 27 and 28, the Boston University Alumni Association is hosting Winterfest on the Charles River campus. This is your chance to experience Boston University during one of the coolest times of year. Highlights for 2012 include:

• Terrier Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey teams hitting the ice
• Terrier Tailgate between two ice hockey games
• Ice skating
• Ice sculpting competition
• Rock climbing at FitRec

Winterfest is sure to be one of the most festive events of the year, so reserve your spot today!

“Hutch” is the coordinator of experience-based training for Boston University’s Experiential Education at Metropolitan College and also teaches organizational behavior in BU’s School of Management. He is a 1994 graduate of Hoosac Valley High School in Cheshire and talked to the students at a career fair about other successful fellow Northern Berkshire natives who grew up as “average kids who went to public schools.” Two local western Massachusetts newspapers highlighted the event on their front page.

Read The Berkshire Eagle article.

See theNorth Adams Transcript and video.

Administrative Sciences Professor, Barry Unger is quoted often in this Lowell Sun article about Taiwan’s advances in high-technology manufacturing. Professor Unger specializes in business innovation and has served as an advisor on science and technology under President Carter.
Read what he says about Taiwan’s tech power.

Professor Sam Mendlinger was quoted in Sunday’s Boston Globe supplement on the Economic Development and Tourism Management concentration/certificate:

Boston University’s Metropolitan College, for example, offers tourism as a concentration with the master’s of science program in administrative studies (MSAS). “We believe that Economic Development and Tourism Management – the official name of the program – is about developing business, as in any other industry,” says Samuel Mendlinger, professor of administrative sciences.

With half of the students coming from other countries, the program offers an international exchange of ideas and emphasizes business practices that respect local environments, cultures, and economies. This focus on economic development combined with cultural tourism show how best practices in business can converge with best practices in environmental conservation. It’s training that prepares students for emerging trends in the industry.

“Tourism today is changing from a passive experience to one where tourists want to obtain cultural and ecotourism or nature experiences and unique memories at a specific destination,” says Mendlinger.

Tom Shamshak, a private investigator, appeared on channel 25 news, discussing recent developments in the unsolved murder of 10 year old Holly Piirainen. He is also a former Spencer police chief who has worked with Holly’s family through the Molly Bish Foundation. The video shows the FOX 25 broadcast.

Holly Piirainen case: Tom Shamshak, private investigator: MyFoxBOSTON.com