BU Hub News: Beginning-of-Semester Updates

January 18, 2019:

Happy New Year! As we prepare to begin the spring 2019 semester, we’d like to share a few important BU Hub updates with you:

BU Hub Curriculum Development

Hub Courses: The University Council General Education Committee (GEC) has now approved over 620 courses and cocurricular learning experiences for inclusion in the BU Hub.
Hub Deadlines: For AY 2020 (spring-only and summer-only courses), the deadline for submitting Hub courses to the GEC is March 15, 2019. A listing of proposal deadlines can be found on the Hub website. Priority areas of development include courses that focus on the following Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II or Social Inquiry II (Learning Outcome 2); Digital/Multimedia Expression; Writing-Intensive Course; The Individual in Community; and Creativity/Innovation.
GEC Interpretive Documents: The GEC continues to add to its GEC Interpretive Documents to provide additional guidance on Hub learning outcomes and policies. One new document has been added: “Hub Courses Cross-Listed with Graduate Courses.”
Hub Courses & Summer Term: Please note that only courses approved for the Hub for AY 2018-2019 will carry Hub units in Summer 2019. If you have any questions about whether a course will carry Hub units this summer, please contact the Hub office at thehub@bu.edu or 617-358-6535.
CTL Workshops: The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) has a series of stipended Hub workshops scheduled for the spring, including a New Course Development Seminar, New Course Development Institute, Hub cocurricular workshops, and a Course Revision Workshop for Digital/Multimedia Expression (please note: this will be the last stipended Digital/Multimedia Expression workshop this year).

BU Hub Events

Hub & Pub Series: Please join us for the first spring Hub & Pub Series: Conversations on Teaching & Learning on Thursday, February 7, 3:30-5 pm in the BU Hub office on the 5th floor of the GSU. The topic will be the Hub areas of Writing-Intensive Course and Digital/Multimedia Expression. A selection of seasonal beers, wines, and hors d’oeuvres will be offered.

Fall 2018 Recap

Hub Courses: In fall 2018, there were 314 Hub courses offered and 226 Hub courses with entering first-year students enrolled.
Cross-College Challenge (XCC): The Cross-College Challenge (HUB XC 433) successfully ran multiple sections in fall 2018, and student teams presented their final projects during the Fall 2018 XCC Project Showcase. Please visit the Hub website to learn more about the XCC and to view a listing of XCC projects for spring 2019.
Hub Cocurriculars: The first Hub cocurriculars ran successfully in fall 2018, and a variety of new Hub cocurricular offerings are available for spring 2019. Please visit the Hub website to learn more about Hub cocurriculars and to view the growing listing of offerings.

Other Updates

Hub Staff: We are very pleased to introduce two new members of the BU Hub office: Debra Marcus is the new Administrative Coordinator for Advising, and Zach Crawford is the new Curriculum Administrator. Please visit the BU Hub Staff Directory to learn more about Debra and Zach and their roles in the Hub office. Welcome, Debra and Zach!

As always, if you have any questions about the BU Hub, please contact us at thehub@bu.edu or 617-358-6535.

Best wishes for a successful start to the semester!