{"id":8685,"date":"2021-07-01T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/?page_id=8685"},"modified":"2022-11-15T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:07:21","slug":"connect-with-a-professional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/connect-with-a-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect with a Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/dos\/files\/2021\/06\/connectwithaprofessional-1-600x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8763 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2021\/06\/connectwithaprofessional-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2021\/06\/connectwithaprofessional-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2021\/06\/connectwithaprofessional-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2021\/06\/connectwithaprofessional-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2021\/06\/connectwithaprofessional-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Dean of Students Office and Division of Student Affairs is comprised of compassionate and experienced professionals who are focused on sustaining a community where all students can thrive and reach their full potential as individuals and as scholars. During your time at Boston University, you may encounter challenges \u2013 either social, personal, financial, professional or other &#8212; that complicate that journey. We invite you to utilize our caring staff to connect with you an ever-expanding list of resources we have to assist you during these times:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Pep Talks<\/u>: These can be a one-time check in about what is on your mind, or it can be a series of coaching sessions to help you find a community, balance your responsibilities, find your way around campus, and more! To request a Pep Talk, fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/2018\/07\/13\/meeting-dean-of-students\/\">meeting request form<\/a> and we will schedule you with someone who can help.<\/li>\n<li><u>Open Office Hours<\/u>: Members of our staff are available to speak with you without an appointment from 1-5 pm on Wednesdays, during the academic year. Stop by and visit our office to meet with an available Dean or staff member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dean of Students Office and Division of Student Affairs is comprised of compassionate and experienced professionals who are focused on sustaining a community where all students can thrive and reach their full potential as individuals and as scholars. During your time at Boston University, you may encounter challenges \u2013 either social, personal, financial, professional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18969,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8685"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8685"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9755,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8685\/revisions\/9755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}