Global Marketing Management Grad Earns ‘Profoundly Motivating’ BU Innovation Grant for Conscious Dining App
Ghazale Asadi Damavandi was one of seven winners of BU’s Sustainability Innovation Seed Grants on the strength of her “conscious dining” app, GreenFoodx.
Conservation Nonprofit Founder Cites MET Degree for Business Acumen
Beth Allgood (MET’93) is the founder of OneNature, an organization dedicated to balancing human well-being with conservation efforts. She has extensive experience in the nature-oriented nonprofit field, but there’s one thing that sets her apart from her peers—her managerial expertise.
Criminal Justice Master’s Graduate Takes Post as University of Colorado Boulder Public Safety Head
Marlon Lynch (MET’05), who earned his Master of Science in Criminal Justice at BU’s Metropolitan College, was recently appointed associate vice chancellor for public safety at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Food Business Launched by Global Marketing Management Student Gets International Distribution
Global Marketing Management master’s degree student Parth Mutha is believed to be the first BU student with a product available on Amazon—PROMUNCH, the vegetarian snack he launched during the pandemic.
Urban Affairs Award-Winning Graduate Takes Aim at Career in Higher Ed
Award for Excellence winner Corey Louis Coleman came to Boston University’s Metropolitan College (BU MET) with a clear set of goals. Motivated by the academic legacy of his grandfather, he wanted to take his career skills in the field of construction and amplify them with a Master of Urban Affairs, to further his ambitions to make an eventual transition into higher education and teaching.
Criminal Justice Graduate Promoted to Police Captain in Rhode Island as Fellow Alum Rises to Lieutenant
Angela Deneault (MET’14), a MS in Criminal Justice graduate, has been named captain of the Jamestown, Rhode Island police department.
Urban Affairs Grad Named Campus Development Director for UMass Amherst
David Dower, a 1997 graduate of Metropolitan College’s Master of Urban Affairs degree program, has been named executive director for campus development at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Criminal Justice Master’s Alum Named Police Chief of Providence, RI
Criminal Justice alum Oscar Perez has been installed as Chief of Police in Providence, Rhode Island, where he plans to take a strategic and modernized approach to policing.
Gastronomy Alum Named VP of Food Industry Consulting Firm
Mike Kostyo (MET’12), an alum of the Master of Arts in Gastronomy program who has distinguished himself in a career in food media and trend prognostication, was recently named vice president at Menu Matters.
New Pizzeria Brings Wine Studies Alum’s Career Full Circle
A career in food, wine, and service can take all manners of twists and turns. And with the proper preparation you can even land on top.