{"id":4294,"date":"2020-03-12T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2024-07-24T12:12:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:12:20","slug":"important-updates-build-lab-innovatebu-programs-through-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/important-updates-build-lab-innovatebu-programs-through-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Updates: BUild Lab &#038; Innovate@BU Programs through the spring semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>*Updated on Wednesday, March 18, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovate@BU &amp; BUild Lab Friends,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First and foremost, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how are you?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you know, due to the spread of COVID-19, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2020\/bu-all-classes-online-coronavirus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU is moving classes online through the remainder of the spring semester<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the entire BU community, this brings new challenges, and of course, worries and stress. As we all adjust to new systems and schedules, we want you to know that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we\u2019re in this together<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and that your health and safety is our first priority.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As innovators and entrepreneurs, solving problems is in our nature. The Innovate@BU team is diving into the problem at hand and developing solutions to 1) make this transition as easy and safe as possible and 2) continue to support your innovative, entrepreneurial, and creative endeavors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Innovate@BU and the BUild Lab have made the following changes to our programs and physical space:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Beginning Monday, March 16, the BUild Lab will be closed to all students.\u00a0<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Innovate@BU programs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (workshops, events, competitions) will either be held remotely or canceled. Please see the program status list below. Program Directors will reach out to all program participants to communicate more specific details and action steps.\u00a0<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Programs that will be offered virtually:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Venture Competition semi-finals and finals<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Summer Accelerator Interviews<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hub Cocurriculars\/Terriers Tell Workshops\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation Pathway Investment &amp; Project Panels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation Pathway Orientation\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First-Year Innovation Fellowship Meetings\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Leadership Council Meetings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff and Expert Office Hours\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Unlocking the Black Box of Business Workshop Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Programs that are canceled\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Idea Cup (students in spring courses will be allowed to participate in the Fall 2020 Idea Cup)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation Week (April 10-19); if we return to campus on April 13, we will determine if any new events will be offered.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Workshop Series on the Medical Campus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Idea Open-mic Nights<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovator\u2019s Night (Friday, April 17)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Non-academic gatherings, meetings, and activities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that were planned to be hosted at the BUild Lab through Monday, April 13 are canceled. This includes club meetings, class visits, tours, external event hosts, etc.\u00a0<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>For inquiries about the Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Minor,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> please reach out to Ian Mashiter at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:ianmash@bu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ianmash@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Our staff is committed to sharing accurate and timely information about our programs. Our communication methods will include:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website and calendar changes including directions about remote access to certain programs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emails to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/innovateemail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Innovate@BU newsletter subscribers<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovate@BU Community <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/innovatebuslack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slack channel<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emails directly from Innovate@BU Program Directors regarding specific changes and adjustments to continuing programs (ex: cocurricular classes, workshops, New Venture Competition, Summer Accelerator interviews, etc.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media channels including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/InnovateBU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InnovateBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/innovate_bu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/innovate-bu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Innovate@BU staff may be reached by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/about\/people\/\"> email<\/a> or through the Innovate@BU Community <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/innovatebuslack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slack channel<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you are unsure which staff member to reach out to, please email Ahlea Isabella (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:aisabel@bu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aisabel@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and she will direct your question to the appropriate person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the next few days and weeks, we will all be getting creative and overcoming new challenges. While keeping your health, safety, and academic requirements at the forefront, let us also use this time to observe the local and global challenges that our communities face. Let us think about how we can use our innovation skills and entrepreneurial mindset to develop new solutions for the present time and the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look forward to continuing to support you and your innovative efforts. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovate@BU Team\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BUild Lab will be closed to students. 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