{"id":62323,"date":"2024-09-03T15:07:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/?p=62323"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:07:25","slug":"welcome-message-from-provost-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/2024\/09\/03\/welcome-message-from-provost-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Message from Provost Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Dr. Gloria Waters, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

September 3, 2024<\/p>\n

Dear BU Colleagues,<\/p>\n

As we start the academic year, I want to welcome returning and new members of the Boston University community to campus and convey my sincere hope that this will be a productive, exciting, and fulfilling year for each of you.<\/p>\n

This is a pivotal moment for the University as Dr. Melissa Gilliam is inaugurated as BU\u2019s 11th president. I am excited to be taking on my new role as University provost and to be working alongside her as the next chapter for BU unfolds. I have been fortunate to be a part of BU\u2019s leadership during what has been a transformative time for the University. In my previous roles as a chair, dean, and vice president for research, I have come to appreciate the breadth, depth, and diverse nature of all that we do at BU.<\/p>\n

BU has been on a continuous upward trajectory and has become a premier global research university. The quality of teaching, research, clinical work, and artistic productions of our faculty; the excellence and commitment of our staff; the vitality and energy of our students; and the scope of activities of the institution make BU one of the largest great urban educational centers in the country and the world. In my new role, I am looking forward to learning more about the scope of our endeavors, and to helping continue to make BU a supportive environment where our faculty, staff, and students will continue to thrive and excel.<\/p>\n

To our new faculty and staff members joining BU this fall \u2013 welcome to your new community. To those of you who have worked throughout the summer or are returning \u2013 welcome back. To all of you \u2013 thank you for all you do to make BU the supportive, challenging, invigorating, and exciting place that it is.<\/p>\n

Once again, I want to extend my best wishes to you for a productive, successful year, individually and collectively.<\/p>\n

Regards,
\n\"\"
\nGloria Waters
\nUniversity Provost and Chief Academic Officer<\/p>\n

Welcome Message from Provost Waters \u2013 9.3.24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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