CGS Recognizes Student Leaders at Capstone Turn-In
On April 22, sophomore students and faculty gathered for students to turn in their team’s Capstone projects—the final product of their two-year program at Boston University College of General Studies—and to celebrate the hard work, leadership and service of students. The school recognized the students with the top 10 GPAs and gave out awards to students who exemplify service, campus leadership, and community spirit.
Judson Rea Butler Award
This award is made annually to the sophomore students who best exemplified the highest standards of leadership, citizenship, and loyalty in contributing to the student life of the College of General Studies.
2016 Recipient: Saraann Kurkul
Linda Bondy-Ives Advisee Award
This annual award is given to a deserving sophomore student who embodies the values and spirit of Linda Bondy-Ives, who was a dear friend and colleague at CGS . For over 25 years, Linda touched the lives of many students through her energy, kindness, and compassion.
2016 recipient: Regenie Chantradavy Tee
Brendan Gilbane Award
This award was established to honor long-time faculty member and dean Brendan F. Gilbane, who served as dean from 1974-2000. Initially nominated by a faculty member, this scholarship is given to a student based on following criteria:
- plans to continue into either CAS or COM (Dean Gilbane received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from COM and his Ph.D. in history from CAS)
- excellence in academic performance, as reflected in the faculty nomination and in the student’s academic record
- a two-page personal statement written by the nominated student, linking the first two years of interdisciplinary general education at CGS with plans for the next two years of study at CAS or COM.
2016 recipient: Carolyn Amir
Ethan Lang Community Spirit Award
This award is established in memory of Ethan Lang (CGS’11, CAS’13), an alumnus with a genuine passion for people from all walks of life. Ethan valued human connection and had a sincere interest in learning about the stories of others. The award is given to an individual who possesses a vibrant spark in the community and who is focused on educational experience both in and outside of the classroom, highly involved in campus life, authentically true to their self, and passionate regarding genuine interaction and connection with all people.
2016 recipient: Aidan Donohue
In 2016, sophomores focused their Capstone projects on the theme, U.S Foreign Policy in 2016 and Beyond: Advice for the Obama Administration and Its Successor. The Capstone project is designed to help students put interdisciplinary learning into practice as they tackle a timely, real-world problem and propose a practical, comprehensive solution. Students work as a team to produce a fifty-page research term paper and as they learn to construct arguments and analyze and synthesize their research. After turning in their projects, students defend the project in oral arguments. Find more information about the Capstone 2016 project at CGSNow.
