 Student Union
25 November 2003
This website contains useful information on your student government.
Please check our links out for all the special bodies and feel
free to contact us. The advocacy of every student is our primary
goal. Center for Information
and Systems Engineering
25 November 2003
The Center for Information and Systems Engineering
(CISE), established in 2001, provides a home across departments
for faculty and students interested in information and systems
engineering methodologies and their relevance to application
domains encompassing the analysis, design, and management of
complex systems. Interdisciplinary methodologies include optimization
methods, information theory, control theory, applied probability
and statistics, and simulation and modeling.
Currently, focal application domains of affiliated faculty
include automation, robotics and control; communication,
networking and information systems; production, service and
supply chain management; and signal and image processing.
There are 19 affiliated faculty from the ENG departments
of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering, CAS/Mathematics
and Statistics, and SMG/Operations and Technology Management. College of Fine Arts
27 October 2003
Welcome to BU's newly launched College of Fine Arts
site, representing one of the country’s leading institutions
for education in the arts. Our renowned faculty is committed
to providing outstanding opportunities and a nurturing environment
in which to study, create, and perform. We are committed to
superior artistic preparation, academic excellence, and a stimulating
and challenging environment in which to learn and grow. We
encourage you to explore our programs and our community of
artists.
5th
Annual Dudley Allen Sargent Lecture Series
1 October 2003
Rashi Fein, PhD, MA, LLD (hon.), Professor
Emeritus of the Economics of Medicine at Harvard Medical
School, will discuss the benefits of universal health
insurance on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.
at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and
Rehabilitation Sciences, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston,
MA, Room 101. His talk is entitled "Universal Health
Insurance: Where Do We Stand?"
Office
of Personnel Training
1 October 2003
The Office of Personnel announces the Fall 2003 schedule
and online registration for the Work, Health, and Life
Training Series for staff and faculty. Enhance your
business and communication skills, improve your knowledge
of University work procedures, improve your health,
and balance your work and family responsibilities.
Take a look at the seminars being offered and register
today! LifeBook 2003-2004
1 October 2003
The Lifebook is here to serve as a starting
point as you embark on your journey. Through this guide
you can become familiar with University offices, services,
resources, and residence and dining information; acquire
a taste of University life; get answers to many questions;
and discover where to go for information and help on
almost every topic. Explore the endless opportunities
for growth and excitement offered through a wide array
of activities on campus. The Lifebook also outlines the
University's comprehensive safety program and includes
student safety tips, University Policies and Procedures,
and a link to the University Code of Student Responsibilities.
Whatever your questions, you will find the answers in
these pages.
Dean of Students
Office of Career Services
19 September 2003
The Office of Career Services launches it's newly
redesigned and upgraded website. This office offers
a complete array of career services for freshman, sophomores,
juniors, seniors and graduate students.
Center of Excellence
in Sickle Cell Disease
9 September 2003
The Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease
launches it's newly designed website.
BU Libraries
26 August 2003
BU Libraries launches an entirely redesigned web site
today. The new site incorporates Mugar library as well as branch
libraries for African Studies, Astronomy, Communications, Educational
Resources, Management, Music, and Science and Engineering -- over
1200 web pages! The new site features a better organized and more
uniform interface, making the site easier for users to find the
information they are looking for. The new design also highlights
electronic resources and makes these and other important online
features and services more visible and accessible.
School of Education
1 August 2003
The School of Education web site relaunches today with
a new design and expanded content. The new site employs a service-oriented
approach, with clear and intuitive navigation based on the visitor's
affiliation with the School. The new site features extensive information
on programs of study for prospective students, comprehensive policies
for current students, a full listing of faculty profiles, and lots
of other information regarding the School's various centers, outreach
projects, and research initiatives.
Editorial Institute
25 July 2003
Editorial Institute's primary aims are the promotion
of critical awareness of editorial issues and practices and the
provision of training in editorial methods. The Institute offers
advanced degrees (M.A. and Ph.D.) to students who successfully prepare
either editions of important writings, with textual apparatus and
annotation, or monographs concerned with editing or textual bibliography.
Added to Centers & Institutes.
University Relations
1 July 2003
University
Relations (UR) is the principal communications office for Boston
University, offering strategic and tactical communications services
to its clients. Our work is focused on professionalism, creativity,
and results. Added to Index and Offices.
Agni
27 June 2003
Agni Online is the web-based version of the acclaimed literary
journal. They publish exciting new works of fiction, poetry, non-fiction,
and the arts not found anywhere else on paper or the web. While
offering selections from the print journal, they also feature
interviews, short columns, exchanges, event notices, literary
news, reviews, and other miscellaneous morsels for the discerning
reader. Added to Index and Journals.
Institute for Geriatric Social
Work (IGSW)
10 June 2003
The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) is dedicated to
advancing social work practice with older adults and their families.
Located at Boston University School of Social Work, IGSW will
build upon the School's historical commitment to the aging field
and current strength in gerontological teaching, research and
training. Added to Index and Offices.
University Computers
10 June 2003
From educational pricing, licensing programs, to a wide selection
of competitively priced peripherals, University Computers is
dedicated in assisting you with your computer purchasing needs.
University Computers also offers consulting to make sense of
the many options available when purchasing computer systems and
software.
Added to Offices.
Initiative
for Literacy Development
5 June 2003
The Boston University Initiative for Literacy Development
(BUILD), in collaboration with selected schools and community programs,
provides extra help to support the development of literacy skills
of elementary school children in Boston and Chelsea. Boston University
students tutor children in classrooms, after school programs, and
at one area hospital. Their contributions enhance and support the
education of children in these target programs and communities.
Added to Index and Offices. Slone Epidemiology Center
27 May 2003
Official website of the Slone Epidemiology Center - a public
health research organization which focuses on studying the possible
health effects of medications and a wide variety of other factors
in adults and children. A Center of the Boston University School
of Medicine. Added to Index and Centers.
Upward Bound
7 May 2003
Upward Bound at Boston University is a federally funded
college preparatory program for potential first-generation college
and low-income Boston public High School students. The program,
which is a part of Boston University's Boston Public Schools Collaborative
Office within the School of Education, serves 85 students who are
recruited from one of four target high schools or six target neighborhoods
in Boston. Added to Index and Offices.
Legal
History: The Year Books
15 April 2003
Year Books are the law reports of medieval England. They
are the principal source materials for the development of legal
doctrines, concepts, and methods from 1290 to 1535, a period during
which the common law developed into recognizable form. This database
indexes all those year book reports printed between the years 1378
and 1535 and a large number from 1268 forward. David J. Seipp, Professor
of Law at Boston University, is the compiler of this database. His
work is supported by the Ames Foundation of Harvard Law School.
Explorations in Learning
8 April 2003
Explorations in Learning ventures beyond the traditional classroom
to provide unique learning environments in exhilarating settings.
This new web site expands on information previously featured within
a section of the MET site. Highlights include
course listings at the click of a button, extensive locations
information, online registration, and more.
Center
for School Improvement
27 March 2003
The Center for School Improvement announces its new site,
launched in conjunction with its first public event, a conference
in May entitled "The Power of the Liberal Arts in the Classroom."
This Center, established in 2001, works to elevate schooling in
America by connecting educational principles and policies with classroom
practice.
School of Theology
24 March 2003
The School of Theology launches
its redesigned site, featuring information about its programs, faculty,
events, and more.
Office of Residence Life
6 March 2003
Living on campus at Boston University is life in a very special
world, any questions about your room, roommate, the rules and
regulations, the neighborhood, or the University itself, the ORL
staff can help you find the answers. International Students and Scholars
Office
4 March 2003
The newly designed ISSO site is a resource for international
students and scholars regarding United States immigration and
employment issues. Office
of Personnel Training - Spring 2003 Schedule
19 February 2003
The Office of Personnel announces the Spring 2003 schedule and
online registration for the Work, Health, and Life Training Series
for staff and faculty. Enhance your business and communication
skills, improve your knowledge of University work procedures,
improve your health, and balance your work and family responsibilities.
Take a look at the seminars being offered and register today! Office of Enrollment Planning
and Retention
23 January 2003
The Office of Enrollment Planning and Retention introduces
its first site. You'll find a description of the functions of
the office as well as contact information. The site also features
a page on the Common Data Set - descriptive statistics about
the undergraduate student body and undergraduate admissions and
financial aid.
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