Meet the Students of CGS: Conor Rault
Conor Rault (CGS’15, CAS’17) packed a lot into his time at Boston University. He was involved in Club Giive and participated in the CGS Fall Study Abroad Program in London. He served as a Dean’s Host, an Orientation Student Advisor, and as the Summer Orientation Intern for CGS. He also participated in the First-Year Student Outreach Project and Alternative Service Break.
Meet the Students of CGS: Mari Fletcher
Mari Fletcher volunteered as a peer mentor in the CGS Writing Center, served as a CGS Dean’s Host, and volunteered with Club GiiVE. She has served on the CGS Dean’s Host Executive Board, worked as a student advisor for BU Orientation, and served as the CGS Dean’s Host Coordinator. In this interview, she talks about the relationships and community she developed at CGS.
Meet the Students of CGS: Joshua Creelman
Joshua Creelman (CGS’18, Questrom’20) gives incoming students some good advice: “Don’t be afraid to talk to people, don’t be afraid to ask questions. Say ‘yes’ to meeting up with friends and say ‘yes’ to joining study groups and say ‘yes’ to joining clubs.”
CGS Alum Victoria Bach is Breaking Records
CGS alum Victoria Bach (CGS’16, COM’18) recently broke BU’s all-time goal and scoring records. During the team’s loss to Boston College in the Beanpot final, Bach became the first player in program history to reach the 100-goal mark. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Bach began her athletic career as a soccer player. After watching the 2002 […]
Spotlighting TR Compiles Roosevelt Scholarship
Theodore Roosevelt was thrust into the presidency after a national tragedy—the assassination of President William McKinley—and he shaped the nation in ways that still matter today. Roosevelt instituted the national monuments system, pioneered the regulation of industry, and laid the foundation for decades of American foreign policy. Associate Professor of Social Sciences William Tilchin has compiled […]
The “Gritty Levity” of Justice League
Justice League—the latest star-studded adaption of the DC superhero franchise—is closing out its time in the box office this December. Although the film underwhelmed both critics and audiences, one critic called it “a good balance of light and dark”—an assessment that fits with the spirit of the comic’s 1980s iteration. This year, College of General Studies […]
Janet Lewin (CGS’90, COM’92): Star Wars Effects Jedi
As the 2016 Star Wars spinoff Rogue One drew to a close, audiences were left with the image of a young Princess Leia, one of the most important characters of the franchise. When Carrie Fisher, the actress who portrayed Princess Leia, saw herself on the screen, she thought she was actually looking at footage of […]
Do Probiotics Work?
Manufacturers are always promoting their newest probiotic by promising it will get rid of the bad bacteria in your body by bringing in the good bacteria. But are these probiotics doing what they are supposed to be doing? Professor Sandra Buerger, a lecturer in natural science and mathematics at the College of General Studies, and […]
Looking at Trauma From a Multidisciplinary Perspective
A theologian, a social worker, and a literature professor all lend their scholarly perspectives to the topic of trauma in a class designed by CGS Assistant Professor of Humanities Joshua Pederson. Pederson came up with the multidisciplinary course idea as he saw the study of trauma expand across academic disciplines. “You can talk about sociological […]
Joelle Renstrom Battles Digital Distraction in the Classroom
Joelle Renstrom, a lecturer of rhetoric at Boston University College of General Studies, had an idea last semester that was at first a tough sell for her students. Renstrom required the 30 students in her two classes to place their phones within a locked pouch that can be opened only by touching the pouch to […]