The 2016–2017 Year in Pictures

In the week leading up to Labor Day, preparations were afoot for the annual August ritual known as Move-in, with an estimated 11,449 students expected. Photo by Joe Difazio (CAS’12, COM’17)

During Matriculation, President Robert A. Brown encouraged the Class of 2020 “to embrace BU’s diversity in all its forms.” Photo by Matthew Healey

Students converged on Nickerson Field in droves September 10 to learn about BU’s numerous organizations and clubs, from Amnesty International to Zeta Beta Tau, at the annual activities fair Splash. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

The annual Rhett Talks kicked off at the GSU Metcalf Ballroom September 12. Speaker Saida Grundy, a CAS professor assistant professor of sociology, talked about social citizenship. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

Annual ROTC Pass-in-Review: Air Force ROTC Detachment 355 Cadets Joseph Wahl (CAS’19) (from left), Zachary Hoffman, of Boston College, and William Pearson (ENG’17) were part of the annual Pass-in-Review, one of the country’s oldest military traditions, October 22. Photo by Matthew Healey

Marsh Chapel at dusk in late October. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

After nearly 30 years on Comm Ave, Campus Trolley owners Nadim and Diana Kiwan packed up their business November 8. Photo by Cydney Scott

View from the top: Lines, obtuse angles, acute angles, planes, squares, rectangles—oh, and studying students—at the Metcalf Science Center in November. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

Members of CFA’s Time’s Arrow Ensemble, with Brandon Chang (CFA’17) on cello, perform in the entryway of the Tsai Performance Center November 16. Photo by Cydney Scott

Bay State Road in all its autumn glory. Photo by Cydney Scott

The men’s basketball Terriers won a 65-63 squeaker November 18 on their way to a sweep of the inaugural Steve Wright Classic at the Case Gym. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

Katherine Pham (CGS’16, Questrom’19) modeling a design by Yuhan Yang (Questrom’18) at the December BU Fashion & Retail Association fashion show Runway to Mars. Photo by Doruntina Zeneli

Divest BU students rally on Marsh Plaza December 8 before presenting a petition to President Brown and the BU Board of Trustees urging a stronger stand on divestment from companies exploring for fossil fuel. Photo by Olivia Nadel (COM’17)

In the annual showcase of dance and movement pieces combining light and dance, Aurora Borealis 15: A Festival of Light and Dance, held in December, dancers perform an aerial piece. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

Cassidy Donohue (CGS’17) (left) and Kobi Kassal (SHA’19) look like they’re having fun at the Winter Weeks of Welcome carnival, held in a transformed Metcalf Ballroom January 20. Photo by Olivia Nadel (COM’17)

Activist Rev. Mariama White-Hammond (STH’17), a member of the ministerial staff at Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain, was among the speakers at the Boston Women’s March for America on January 21. Photo by Jen Myronuk

LAW lecturer Sarah Sherman-Stokes (center) was one of the BU volunteers meeting with passengers arriving on international flights at Logan Airport January 30 to ensure compliance with a federal court order preventing those being detained in US airports from being deported. Photo by Sarah Miller

The DeWolfe Boathouse quietly awaits the March season opener of BU rowing. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

The Hindu ceremony Ganesh Puja shows devotion to Lord Ganesh, the god of beginnings. Abiramy Logeswaran (CAS’18) was among participants in the BU Hindu Students Council ceremony February 4 to begin the new school year. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

An early February storm blankets campus. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Despite two goals by Clayton Keller (CGS’18), the Terriers lost the 2017 Beanpot final to Harvard 6-3 at TD Garden February 13 . Photo by Andy Costello

An fMRI machine being hoisted into the new Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering building on Comm Ave in March. Photo by Dave Green

BU’s miXx K-Pop Cover Dance Crew performing at the annual Korean Student Association Cultural Show March 19. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM’17)

Chowda Fest, one of the highlights of BU’s annual Earth Day Festival, held April 20, was staffed by Dining Services personnel, like executive chef Armand Toutaint (above). Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Alicia Wooten (MED’19), a featured speaker at the March for Science on the Boston Common April 22, is deaf, and she addressed the crowd in American Sign Language. Photo by Cydney Scott

A sunny spring day on the banks of the Charles: Kenzie Joyce (CAS’20) (left) and Victoria Russell (CAS’20). Photo by Cydney Scott

Groundsworkers Joseph Turowski (left) and Chris Tavares are spiffing up the area around COM with a variety of color, geraniums and marigolds among others, for Commencement. Photo by Cydney Scott

Under blessedly sunny skies, the jubilant and joyful Boston University Class of 2017 joined the ranks of BU alumni May 21 at Nickerson Field. Photo by Jake Belcher