Andy Andres’ Baseball Statistics MOOC Widens its Reach
CGS professor Andy Andres’s baseball statistics course has a surprising connection to the Chicago Cubs’ historic win in this year’s World Series. Tommy Hottovy took Andres’ MOOC (massive open online course), Sabermetrics 101, before he found his calling as advanced scout and director of run prevention for the Chicago Cubs. Hottovy, a former professional baseball pitcher […]
Boston-London Students Share Gap Semester Experiences
This semester, Boston University College of General Studies asked Boston-London Program students to share their gap semester experiences for the #My100Days campaign. Because students enter Boston University in January, 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 […]
Felix De Bona (CGS’15, CAS’17) Leads Soccer Team with Hard Work and Big Goals
Felix De Bona (CGS’15, CAS’17), tri-captain of the BU men’s soccer team, is having a stellar year that may put him on the path to major league success. With eight goals this season, De Bona may beat his own 2009 record for most goals by a Terrier in a single season. He has been named to […]
Gregg Jaeger Co-Authors Book on Quantum Metrology, Imaging, and Communication
Gregg Jaeger’s new book, Quantum Metrology, Imaging, and Communication, carries on Jaeger’s interdisciplinary work in the field of quantum mechanics and quantum information. Published by Springer press in 2017, the book is co-authored with Jaeger (associate professor of natural science and mathematics at the College of General Studies), David Simon (BU alumnus and professor at […]
CGS Alum Takes on the Growing Sport of Rugby with BU Women’s Rugby Club
Rugby is the fastest growing team sport in the country, and Anesha Jones (CGS’15, CAS’17) is a key player in the Boston University women’s rugby football club. “In the first game I ever watched my rookie year, I saw a girl run off the field with a finger injury,” says Anesha Jones (CGS’15, CAS’17). “At […]
Six CGS Alums Inducted into Scarlet Key Honor Society
This fall, several College of General Studies alumni were inducted into the Scarlet Key Honor Society for their phenomenal leadership in Boston University organizations and activities. The Scarlet Key Honor Society at Boston University was founded in 1938 as a society that commended students for their involvement in organizations and activities in their individual school […]
BU Internship Programs Help CGS Alums Serve in Government and Nonprofits
Thanks to the internship programs at Boston University, College of General Studies alumni served in nonprofits and government agencies across the United States last summer. Through the Yawkey Nonprofit Internship program and the Santander Sophomore Internship Program, six CGS students were awarded stipends that gave them the opportunity to work in unpaid internships. Demeisha Crowley […]
Hallstein Receives Outstanding Book Award for Bikini-Ready Moms
Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, Boston University College of General Studies associate professor of rhetoric, received the 2016 Outstanding Book Award at the 39th annual conference of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language & Gender. The conference was held from October 13th – 16th in Chicago, Illinois. Hallstein received this award for her recent book, […]
2016 Capstone Award Winners Tackle Global and Local Problems
On October 21, Boston University College of General Studies celebrated the outstanding students who received awards for their Capstone projects. The Capstone project is a 50-page research term paper that CGS students complete in their sophomore year. It draw on two years of interdisciplinary studies as they work together as a team to synthesize data […]
Rosalind Williams Delivers Stanley P. Stone Distinguished Lecture
Can literature and stories help us to understand the human domination of the planet? On October 19, Rosalind Williams—Bern Dibner professor of the history of science and technology—delivered this year’s lecture in the Stanley P. Stone Distinguished Lecture Series. Her interdisciplinary lecture—Approaching the End of the World: Geological Age or Historical Epoch?—touched on history, geology, and how […]