The official student blog of the Boston University Dean of Students Office.
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans wants students to advocate for their opinions in a peaceful way. The Police Commissioner has released the following message to the greater community, telling students that he understands that you may want to gather and protest surrounding any decisions in Ferguson, MO, and to do so in a peaceful and […]
If you have any questions about safety and security along Boston University or the surrounding Allston, Brighton and Brookline communities, you can ask them Wednesday evening at 7pm in CGS 511. Drop by and speak to Dean Elmore, Boston University Police Department (BUPD)’s Chief Robbins, and more representatives. Can’t make Wednesday night’s meeting? You are […]
The following message on the University’s Ebola guidelines was sent to the Boston University community on November 7, 2014 via email.
Flashback to 2010, when Twitter was still relatively new and Tweetups dotted Dean Elmore’s calendar. Getting to meet people IRL who you had only spoken to via 140 characters was scary, but thrilling. Some great long-lasting friendships and connections were made. Don’t you miss those days? Then let’s throw it back! Join Dean Elmore at […]
We’re hosting this fabulous event on Saturday night, and it is now open to the BU community! Please consider joining us. You can buy tickets below. A one of a kind evening celebrating poetry and jazz, Pinsky, Wine and Jazz is an opportunity for you to hear current Boston University faculty member Robert Pinsky, who […]
Want to chat with Dean Elmore? Did you now, he (like many of your professors), has office hours? Dean Elmore has office hours on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30am-9:30am in the George Sherman Union Food Court, between the Starbucks and the City Convenience. (Usually he will sit at “The Surfboard,” which is a table […]
Sometimes you just need a little time off. After a hiatus, Dean Elmore’s Coffee and Conversation will be returning this fall semester. Our office heard your requests for a forum to talk about the big-picture topics that we need to be thinking about, and Dean Elmore has agreed to bring the program back. Our ground […]
by Tom Honsinger, Dean of Students Marketing and Strategic Communications Assistant So you want to watch a movie but you aren’t sure where to go? It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to pick a place for a night out with a special someone, a group of friends or for some solo movie watching; there are […]
by Tom Honsinger, Dean of Students Marketing and Strategic Communications Assistant I’m sure you’ve heard the horror stories of the feet of snow and bone-chilling wind that come with Boston winters, this isn’t totally accurate, but it does get cold. If you’re coming to BU from somewhere that doesn’t get much snow (California students, I’m […]
by Tom Honsinger, Dean of Students Marketing and Strategic Communications Assistant Before I came to BU, I had some questions about money. I was about to be the most financially independent I’ve ever been and I wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting myself into so that I wouldn’t have to call […]