Volunteers Needed for Fall SPH Orientation!
Graduate Student Life is looking for volunteers to join us in welcoming our incoming students! Volunteers play an essential role as greeters, tour guides, and more! With your help, we hope to facilitate a wonderful orientation experience for our new students. If you are interested, please sign up here by Wednesday, August 21. For any […]
Faculty Participation in Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
Dear Colleagues, I hope all have had a wonderful start to the summer. I write on behalf of the President’s Office with a reminder that all full-time and part-time faculty are invited to march in the academic procession at Dr. Gilliam’s inauguration on Friday, September 27th, 2:00 PM, at Agganis Arena. If of interest, please note the […]
A Reminder and Upcoming Workshop regarding BU/SPH Directory Profiles
Dear Colleagues, On Wednesday, July 17th from 9-10am, Jim Vlachos from BU IT will host a drop-in, Zoom Q&A session on BU Profiles, which we strongly encourage faculty members to attend. In order for faculty/researcher profiles to appear full and complete on the SPH directory, you must utilize the BU Profiles platform. Staff members, please […]
SPH Pilot Funding Opportunities—Deadline September 3, 2024
idea hub at the Boston University School of Public Health is dedicated to creating an innovative space to meet our core purpose to Think. Teach. Do. for the health of all. For all awards, priority will be given to applications that align with our strategic directions, as articulated on our strategy map. As detailed on […]
Faculty Development Update – Summer 2024
Dear colleagues, Faculty at SPH have access to a wide variety of opportunities for faculty development. The broad portfolio of programs and resources, which are described in the Faculty Handbook, includes our Faculty Development Seminar Series (FDSS). The FDSS is updated each semester to include seminars and workshops from within SPH and from across the […]
Update on Faculty Incentive Program and Annual Discretionary Funds
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share a quick update on the timeline for administering reward payments for the Faculty Incentive Program and deposits of Annual Discretionary Funds. For the faculty incentive program, I can confirm that we will be making reward payments this year for the 2023 period of performance. However, we are currently […]
On the Arrival of Summer
Dear Colleagues: About two weeks ago, our community came together for its Spring Celebration, an annual highlight. On a beautiful day, it was a true joy to be together on Talbot Green to celebrate both the end of a busy and productive year and the start of summer. As we mark the start of summer, […]
Faculty Development Seminars – June 2024
Dear colleagues, Faculty at SPH have access to a wide variety of opportunities for faculty development. The broad portfolio of programs and resources, which are described in the Faculty Handbook, includes our Faculty Development Seminar Series (FDSS). The FDSS is updated each semester to include seminars and workshops from three different sectors: SPH department-level events, […]
Extended Fourth of July Holiday
Dear SPH Community, In recognition of your hard work and dedication to SPH, we are pleased to announce that in addition to the July 4th holiday, all employees will also have the 5th of July off this year. Thank you for your continued commitment and contributions to our school. We hope you enjoy a well-deserved […]
Memorial Day Holiday
Dear Colleagues, In recognition of the Memorial Day holiday, all SPH employees will have the opportunity to enjoy a longer weekend as SPH will close early tomorrow, Friday, May 24 at 1 pm. Wishing everyone a restful and enjoyable holiday ahead. Sincerely, Ira Ira Lazic, MPA Associate Dean for Administration and Finance iralazic@bu.edu