Fall 2011
To Serve and to Parent: Karma Roberts
Karma Roberts has been a member of the BU family since her son, Mark (CGS’06, CAS’08), started his freshman year at Boston University in 2004. She became involved with the Parents Leadership Council (PLC) because she wanted to stay connected and to understand the inner workings of her son’s school. She admits that she was […]
A Letter from the Chairwoman of the Parents Leadership Council
Dear Fellow Parents, Welcome to the first edition of the Boston University Parent online! We decided to create an electronic version of our magazine to be environmentally friendly, of course, but also to increase our interaction with the BU parent community in a more timely fashion. So as you settle in to read this publication, […]
The Thurman Center: Evolving with Students
By Rich Barlow Photo by Vernon Doucette The Howard Thurman Center hosts a tea party once a week. No, not the kind that draws Sarah Palin devotees; this one is designed for fans of Egyptian chamomile and halawa confections of sesame and sugar. For the less adventuresome, bags of Lipton and Tetley are provided in […]
BU’s Faculty-in-Residence program puts professors where the students are.
By Vicky Waltz Photos by Kalman Zabarsky Back in the ’70s, when Karen Jacobs was a student at BU, she didn’t live on campus. Then she decided to make up for lost time. When Jacobs moved to Boston from the suburbs seven years ago, she didn’t buy a fancy brownstone on Commonwealth Avenue. Instead, she settled in […]
B-Line Buzz: Students Making Music
Outlets abound at BU for students who want to play music, regardless of their major. More than 400 students, representing nearly all of BU’s schools and colleges and ranging from beginners to old hands, perform in big bands and jazz combos, marching and pep bands, chamber music and concert ensembles, and a classical orchestra. Under the […]
Stumbling over Statistics?
At BU, there’s a resource center for students who are confounded by chemistry, hysterical over history, or otherwise in need of an academic assist. By Mariana Ramirez Navarrete (COM’13) It’s the night before your first final exam and maybe you haven’t started studying yet. You have a paper due, a lab report, and you still […]
A year in the life of BU’s popular Dean of Students.
By Corinne Steinbrenner (COM’06) Photo by Kalman Zabarsky Who’s the guy with the infectious enthusiasm and the purple bow tie? Any student on campus can tell you, that’s Dean Elmore. As Dean of Students, Kenneth Elmore aims to ensure that Boston University is more than an institution of higher education—that it’s also a supportive and vibrant community. […]