The official student blog of the Boston University Dean of Students Office.
Terrier Meal Share is an initiative that gives students the opportunity to donate their unused guest meal swipes online to any undergraduate, graduate, or professional student in need at Boston University. Students experiencing food insecurity will be able to receive meals by contacting the Dean of Students’ office, University Service Center, or the Office of […]
We’ve got some big news this week: we have moved! The Dean of Students reception area and a few of our offices have moved to the second floor of the George Sherman Union. If you are looking to meet with one of our staff members or have a question, visit our new second-floor office, which […]
Welcome to Boston University! I joined the BU community this past June as the Director of Student Outreach and Engagement in the Dean of Students Office. As a new member of the community, I am looking forward to meeting you and sharing this journey with you. As the Director of Student Outreach and Engagement, my […]
A note for the newest members of the Boston University community: The academic transition from high school to college can be hard, but before you worry about your course load, you have a new factor to consider: how to get to class. With our campus stretching over a mile down Commonwealth Avenue (Comm Ave), students turn […]
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground is leaving the space on the garden level of the George Sherman Union to relocate to a new home at the heart of Boston University’s campus. We’re expanding and strengthening the Center’s programming so it can reach even more members of our community. It will continue to be […]
Matriculation is an event that takes place every new school year, officially welcoming first-year students to Boston University. Matriculation begins Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:00 pm in Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Avenue). Students will hear from President Robert A. Brown, faculty and student speakers. It is the only time the entire class of new students […]
What is the purpose of ShareLink? Once a student matriculates at Boston University, parents no longer have the same access rights to academic information as they did when the student was in elementary or high school. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, protects the student’s privacy regarding educational records, and therefore requires […]
Our home, the George Sherman Union (GSU), has been named an important spot in the gay rights movement. The first organized gay student group in Greater Boston, the Boston University Student Homophile League, met at BU during the 1969-1970 school year. BU Today has a story on the recognition from the History Project’s “Stonewall 50” […]
When you first come to BU, everything will be overwhelming. You’ll see and meet hundreds of people and remember just a small fraction of their names. You’ll be bombarded by hundreds of campus groups at SPLASH! and be faced with deciding which ones you actually want to keep receiving emails from. For some, finding their […]
This June, the Dean of Students’ office welcomed Katy Collins as our first-ever Director of Student Outreach and Engagement. In this role, Katy will be responsible for nurturing an environment where students with different identities are welcomed, valued, given opportunities to grow, and have influence within Boston University and its communities. Get to know Katy! What […]