{"id":8067,"date":"2017-12-25T21:31:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T02:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/?page_id=8067"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:22:15","slug":"co-curriculars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/academics-community\/co-curriculars\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilachand Co-Curricular Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kilachand co-curricular events deepen students&#8217; academic inquiries through engaging with experts in diverse fields, exploring museums and public offerings around Boston, and participating in community service. Collectively, these experiences provide insight into innovative research and career paths, and enrich our community\u2019s interdisciplinary conversations about today\u2019s complex problems and opportunities, from the scientific and technological to the creative and humanitarian.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can scroll through examples of previous events using keyboard arrow keys.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container past-co-curriculars-(new) autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-22696\" data-slideshow-name=\"past-co-curriculars-(new)\" data-slideshow-delay=\"3000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-22696\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Trash-Talking-banner-2-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Trash Talking: The Archaeology of Your Garbage, Sp'26<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Jasmin-Graham-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Jasmin Graham, F'25<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Generative-Screenwriting-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Generative Screenwriting Workshop with Charise Castro Smith, F'25<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2025\/02\/Why-Whales-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Why Whales with Iain Kerr, Sp'25<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2025\/02\/WTTC-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Tour of Wind Technology Testing Center, Sp'25<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2025\/02\/CPR-Training-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">CPR Training, Sp'25<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2025\/02\/Jennifer-Boylan-event-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Jennifer Finney Boylan, Sp'25<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_7\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2024\/10\/Tommy-Orange-updated-banner-636x482.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">An Evening with Author Tommy Orange, F'24<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_8\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2024\/03\/Wildlife-Conservation-banner-636x382.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Wildlife Conservation and Preservation in the 21st Century, Sp'24<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_9\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2024\/03\/Stop-the-Bleed-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Stop the Bleed Training, Sp'24<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_10\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2024\/03\/John-Bell-event-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Broadway Musicals Through the Decades with John Bell, Sp'24<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_11\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2024\/01\/Janna-Levin-banner-636x382.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Janna Levin, Sp'24<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_12\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2024\/01\/David-Grann-website-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">David Grann, Sp'24<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_13\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2023\/10\/CRISPR-banner-website-636x382.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Multidisciplinary Perspectives on CRISPR, F'23<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_14\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2023\/09\/MFA-Tender-Loving-Care-Event-Weekly-Banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">MFA Exibit: Tender Loving Care, F'23<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_15\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2023\/02\/Event-Weekly-Banners-Sp23-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Tiya Miles Lecture &amp; Discussion, Sp'23<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_16\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2023\/03\/Marilynne-Robinson-website-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Marilynne Robinson, Sp'23<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_17\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2023\/03\/Gurnah-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">A Conversation with Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Sp'23<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_18\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Ballet-My-Obsession-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Boston Ballet, My Obsession, F'22<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_19\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Sarah-Hart-banner-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Sarah Hart, F'22<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_20\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Bill-T-Jones-banner-2-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Bill T. Jones, Sp'22<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_21\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2021\/10\/Event-Weekly-Banners-3-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Black Soldiers Fighting for the Union and Freedom, featuring the 54th MA Volunteer Infantry, F'21<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22696_22\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/khc\/files\/2026\/06\/Planetary-Protection-and-Ethics-banner-2-636x382.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Planetary Protection and Ethics, F'21<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-22696\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-8\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>8<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-9\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>9<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-10\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>10<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-11\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>11<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-12\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>12<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-13\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>13<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-14\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>14<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-15\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>15<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-16\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>16<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-17\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>17<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-18\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>18<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-19\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>19<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-20\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>20<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-21\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>21<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-22\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>22<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-23\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>23<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h4>Past Kilachand Co-Curricular guests include:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Rebecca F. Kuang (Poppy War trilogy, <em>Babel: An Arcane History, Yellowface), <\/em>TJ Alexander (<em>A Gentleman&#8217;s Gentleman, Chef&#8217;s Kiss<\/em>), David Grann (<em>Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI<\/em>), Marilynne Robinson (<em>Gilead\u00a0<\/em>series), Tiya Miles <em>(All That She<\/em> Carried), and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientists: <\/strong>Jasmin Graham (marine biologist and co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences), Iainn Kerr (CEO of Ocean Alliance), Janna Levin (<span>cosmologist, author, and professor of physics and astronomy), and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visual &amp; Performance Artists and Directors: <\/strong>Charise Castro Smith (actor, <span>playwright, screenwriter, producer, director<\/span>), John Bell (Broadway Music Director), Bill T. Jones (<span>dancer, choreographer), Saladin K. Patterson (Executive Producer on <em>DAVE<\/em>, <em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>), Werner Herzog (writer, director, filmmaker), and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/past-co-curricular-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View all of our past co-curricular events<\/a><\/h6>\n<h4>Student Requirement &amp; Event Calendar<\/h4>\n<p>Kilachand students are required to attend two co-curricular events each semester. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/news-events\/calendar\/\">visit our calendar<\/a> to see our current and upcoming events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kilachand co-curricular events deepen students&#8217; academic inquiries through engaging with experts in diverse fields, exploring museums and public offerings around Boston, and participating in community service. 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