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.”
Meet the Students of CGS: Mikayla Rumph
College of General Studies 2016 College of Arts and Sciences 2018 Major: Environmental Analysis and Policy major in the College of Arts and Sciences What is your most memorable CGS experience? I made a good group of friends through CGS. We became super close in London, and I still talk to them today. Another cool […]
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 […]
All In The Family: A BU Hockey Legacy
For years, BU has created a pipeline of alumni who have gone on to become professional hockey players in the NHL. This year, things are a little special for some former players from the 1990s whose sons now play for their alma mater. For forward Ty Amonte (CGS’19), and forward Brady Tkachuk (CGS’19), hockey and […]
CGS Alum Jordan Greenway Makes Olympic History
Boston University Men’s Hockey forward Jordan Greenway (CGS’17, CAS’19), has made Olympic history, becoming the first African-American to compete for a U.S. Hockey team in the Olympics. After the National Hockey League decided not to send professional players to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Team USA had to select its players from the […]
Boston-London Students Share #My100Days Adventures
This semester, Boston University College of General Studies asked Boston-London Program students to share their gap semester experiences with the hashtag #My100Days. The Boston-London program program allows students the opportunity to study abroad during their freshman year. After taking a gap semester in the fall, students arrive at BU in January and then travel to […]
Paolo Moreno (CGS’18), Fashion Brand Founder
CGS student Paolo Moreno (CGS’18) recently released the latest collection for his fashion brand, Chemical X. Moreno created Chemical X two years ago with friends Pedro Monestier, who designs the clothing along with Moreno, and photographer Matias Vasquez, who is in charge of the company’s branding and promotion. When asked by BU Today where he […]
2017 Capstone Award Winners
Winning Capstone Projects Investigate GMOs, Gene Editing, Making Boston Green On October 13, Boston University College of General Studies celebrated the outstanding students who received awards for the Capstone projects they completed last May. The Capstone project is a 50-page research term paper that CGS students complete in their sophomore year. Students draw on two […]
Deepening Students’ Connection to the Humanities Through Service Learning
On a snowy day in Boston last winter, a group of Boston University College of General Studies (CGS) students bundled into their winter coats and trekked to Quincy to volunteer for the Prison Book Program, an organization with a simple purpose—sending books to incarcerated people. In CGS Lecturer of Humanities Sheila Cordner’s classes, service learning is woven into the curriculum as an assignment.