- Faculty & Staff
- October 28, 2025
Dear colleagues,
Faculty at SPH have access to a wide variety of opportunities for faculty development. The portfolio of programs and resources, which are described in the Faculty Handbook, includes our Faculty Development Seminar Series (FDSS). Here we highlight the events offered in November:
Department Events:
Community Health Sciences
- MCH Event: “Before a Breath” Documentary Screening; Thursday, November 6, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Global Health
- GH Research Seminar Series: Advanced HIV Disease in Zambia Project; Monday, November 3, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- GH Research Seminar Series: Pria Anand; Monday, November 10, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- GH Research Seminar Series: Kevin McCarthy; Monday, November 17, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
School-wide Events:
- SPH Faculty & Staff Writing Community; Friday, November 7, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- SPH Teaching and Learning; Monday, November 10, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Faculty Breakfast; Wednesday, November 12, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Public Health Conversation: Public Health and New Media Modes of Persuasion; Wednesday November 12, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Juggling It All: Real Talk on Parenting, Caregiving, and Academic Life; Wednesday, November 12, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- School Assembly; Tuesday, November 18, 10:00 am – 11:30 pm
- Building and Managing Research Teams; Wednesday, November 19, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- All School Retreat; Thursday, November 20, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
University-Wide Events:
- Strategies for Pursuing Department of Defense Funding; Thursday, November 6, 1-2:30 pm
- Machine Learning in Drug Discovery Symposium 2025; Friday, November 7, 8:50 am – 5:50 pm
- Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia’s Unprecedented Ebola Response; Thursday, November 13, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Strategic Communications: Crafting Impactful Thought Leadership; Thursday, November 13, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- CISE Fall Workshop: A Roadmap for Intelligence and Resilience in Power and Energy Systems; Friday, November 14, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- Howard Thurman Center Live Fridays; Friday, November 14, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Learn More Series: BU’s Shared Values & The Future of Higher Education; Tuesday, November 18, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
- BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Research Day; Friday, November 21, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Opportunities from the National Council on Faculty Development and Diversity:
- How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst; Thursday, November 13, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Virtual Writing Session; Tuesday, November 18, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Please reach out to sphfro@bu.edu with any questions or if you would like to add any professional development seminars/workshops to the calendar.
Sincerely,
Mike McClean, ScD
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement
mmcclean@bu.edu