Robert Katzeff (DGE’52, COM’54,’58) Finds Long-Lost Class Ring
One warm day in the summer of 1957, Robert Katzeff was horsing around on the beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. “I was with a girl and another couple on vacation,” Katzeff recalls. “I picked up a fistful of seaweed to throw at one of the girls — I was young and stupid — and the ring […]
Matt Trevithick (CGS’06, CAS’08) Describes Working in War-Torn Iraq
CGS alumnus Matt Trevithick (CGS ’06, CAS ’08) works at the American University of Iraq – Sulaimani, where he is the assistant to the provost. He writes here about just one of his experiences in the war-torn nation. By Matt Trevithick GateHouse News Service Jack Bauer and I are walking briskly in the dim light through […]
CGS Alum Laura Robertson (CGS ’07, COM ’09) Steps into the World of Advertising
CGS Alumnus Laura Robertson (CGS’07, COM’09) has stepped out of BU and into the world of advertising with her job at Next Jump. Here is Robertson on her exciting new position, in her own words! In my role of Merchant Services here at Next Jump, I work with our retail partners on proactive marketing campaigns […]
John Fawell on Alfred Hitchcock and his Actresses
John Fawell is an associate professor of humanities at Boston University with PhD in comparative literature. He is the author of the book Rear Window The Well-Made Film. Hannah Redigan interviewed Professor Fawell about Hitchcock and his relationship with his actresses. Q: First off, do you think Hitchcock is a misogynist like Donald Spoto says […]
Dean Linda Wells Heads Steering Committee for NCAA Certification of BU Athletics
As part of the certification program mandated by the NCAA, the University has begun a yearlong campus-wide study of its athletics department. The study, required by the NCAA every 10 years, helps to ensure the integrity of the athletic department and to open it to the University community and the public. The study will focus […]
Capstone Award Winners Examine Ethics of American Democracy
About Capstone The concept of a Capstone project is older than, and certainly not unique to, the College of General Studies at Boston University. A final research project has historically been considered the culmination of a liberal arts education. In addition to the historical and academic meanings of the term, there is an architectural sense […]
Sensel and Richter Awards Conferred on Professors Kathleeen Martin and Adam Sweeting
On Sept. 11, 2009 Dean Linda Wells announced the winners of the faculty awards: The Sensel and Richter Awards. The Dr. Ismail Seda Sensel Fund was established in 2004, thanks to the work of alumnus Bob Graves in securing the gift. The Sensel Award ensures that dedicated professors receive the public recognition they deserve for their […]
Peter Busher Visits Argentina for Tenth International Mammalogical Congress
After teaching this summer in the CGS study abroad program in London, Peter Busher, professor of natural science and mathematics, returned briefly to North America and then headed to South America for a professional meeting. The meeting was the Tenth International Mammalogical Congress (IMC 10) held in Mendoza, Argentina from August 9-14, 2009. Held every four years, […]
CGS Professor Peter Busher Honored with a Metcalf Award
Read the full story at BU Today. When Peter Busher heard he had been nominated for a Metcalf Award for Teaching Excellence this year, he was honored. But after a 28-year teaching career that had yielded at least five previous nominations, he figured his chances this time around were slim. “The joke is that it’s […]
Students Celebrate Capstone Turn-In
The Capstone Turn-In is, in the paraphrased words of Prof. Wexelblatt, the best 1/2 hour at CGS. It is a near-completion of a task of 1,000 hours of intensive work which draws on all the threads of the two-year CGS experience. It is a time of relief, of closure, of appreciation to the faculty, and recognition of outstanding student achievement, as Dean Wells distributed awards and honors.