{"id":409,"date":"2025-01-15T16:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/?page_id=409"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:57:01","slug":"living-our-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/living-our-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Our Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Boston University launched the <i>Living Our Values Initiative<\/i>\u00a0to identify, embody, and promote the <b>core principles<\/b> and <b>beliefs<\/b> that <b>unite our community <\/b>and\u00a0<b>guide our decisions, behaviors, and actions <\/b>in ways that foster <b>inclusivity, integrity, and positive impact<\/b>. This initiative seeks to nurture a campus <b>environment of respectful and constructive dialogue<\/b>. We clarified the values that define us as a community and are establishing a framework for their integration across all facets of the University, from strategic planning to daily interactions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <i>Living Our Values Initiative <\/i>represents a transformative opportunity for Boston University to align our community around a common set of principles and behaviors that will guide us into the future. Through a structured approach, we have discovered and defined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/values\/\">values<\/a> that reflect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/about\/mission-statement\/\">mission<\/a>, history, and aspirations of our University. As we continue to embed these values into every aspect of our work, we will foster a stronger, more cohesive University culture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"annoucement\" style=\"border: 2px solid #cc0000; padding: 2rem 2rem 1rem 2rem; text-align: center;\">\n<h3><a style=\"color: #c00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/values\/\">See Our Values <\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu-promo how-values bu-callout aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<h2>How We Live Our Values<\/h2>\n<p>BU community members share what our values mean\u00a0in practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/communityvalues\/living-our-values\/how-we-live-our-values\/\" class=\"button button-primary\">Watch<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>People<\/h2>\n<p>Learn more about our leadership, advisory group, and steering committee below, or <strong><a href=\"mailto:livingourvalues@bu.edu\">email us to invite us to your group<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Living Our Values Initiative Leadership<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kimberly Howard, P<span>rofessor of Counseling Psychology &amp; Applied Human Development, Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sue Kennedy, Associate Vice President for Strategy &amp; Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Senior Advisory Group<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Jason Campbell-Foster, Dean of Students<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mariette DiChristina, Dean, College of Communication<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Ken Freeman, Former President Ad Interim, Dean Emeritus<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Amie Grills, Associate Provost, Undergraduate Affairs<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Robert Hill, Dean, Marsh Chapel<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sujin Pak, Dean, School of Theology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Steering Committee<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Chairs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kimberly Howard, P<span>rofessor of Counseling Psychology &amp; Applied Human Development, Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sue Kennedy, Associate Vice President for Strategy &amp; Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Faculty Members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Leland Clarke, College of Fine Arts<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Nancy Harrowitz, College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Luz Lopez, School of Social Work, Faculty Council<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">James McCarty, School of Theology<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Susanne Sreedar, College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Clark Warner, Questrom School of Business<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Denis Wu, College of Communication<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Muhammad Zaman, College of Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Academic Administrators<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Yvette Cozier, Associate Dean, School of Public Health<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tim Longman, Associate Dean, Pardee School of Global Studies<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Hee-Young Park, Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Staff<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Nick Bates, Director, Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kris Klinger, Vice President, Auxiliary Services<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Francine Montemurro, Ombuds<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mark Newton, University Librarian<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Michelle Njoroge, Academic Advisor, College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Megan Segoshi, Director, Diversity &amp; Inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Student Members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Miranda Millang, DPT Student, Sargent College of Health &amp; Rehabilitation Sciences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kirsten Saint Fort, Undergraduate Student<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Si Wu, PhD Student, Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Zi (Tony) Wu, Undergraduate Student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Implementation Committee<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Chairs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kimberly Howard, P<span>rofessor of Counseling Psychology &amp; Applied Human Development, Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sue Kennedy, Associate Vice President for Strategy &amp; Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Faculty Members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Luz Lopez, School of Social Work, Faculty Council<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">James McCarty, School of Theology<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Clark Warner, Questrom School of Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Academic Administrators<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Yvette Cozier, Associate Dean, School of Public Health<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tim Longman, Associate Dean, Pardee School of Global Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Staff<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mumtaz Badshah Brown, Assistant Vice President, Talent Development<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Nick Bates, Director, Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Kris Klinger, Vice President, Auxiliary Services<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mark Newton, University Librarian<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Megan Segoshi, Director, Diversity &amp; Inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Student Members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Zakiya Majeed-Landau, Student Government Representative<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Hanna Yilma, Student Government Representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Share Your Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>We value your input. If you weren&#8217;t able to participate in any of our campus meetings, we encourage you to share your thoughts in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share your questions and ideas in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/living-our-values\/share\/\"><strong>online form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Learn More<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/about\/mission-statement\/\">Boston University&#8217;s Mission Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/president\/launching-the-living-our-values-project\/\">Launching the Living Our Values Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University launched the Living Our Values Initiative\u00a0to identify, embody, and promote the core principles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23974,"featured_media":415,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23974"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":602,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409\/revisions\/602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/communityvalues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}