School of Public Health Announcements
SPH Calendar: A How-to Guide
Dear Faculty and Staff, The SPH calendar can be found here. It is the central place for faculty, staff, on-campus and online students to view all events hosted or co-hosted by the School of Public Health. We also include select events hosted by the wider BU community deemed relevant to the School. Our daily email […]
Creating your Blackboard Site for Fall 2024
Dear colleagues – As promised, this is the second in a series of updates that I hope will be helpful as you prepare for your fall courses. Last week, I shared a note with updates on five topics: an updated syllabus template for fall 2024, migration to Blackboard Learn Ultra view which offers more mobility […]
Getting Ready for Fall Teaching
Dear Colleagues, I hope you are enjoying the summer. I know many are getting ready for fall courses, this note includes updates and links that might be helpful in your preparations. As a reminder, we have lots of Instructor Resources including strategies to set up your course on Blackboard, guides to support educational technology, links […]
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 […]
International Student Organization (ISO) E-Board Team Application
Join the ISO 24-25 Team! Open Positions: Event Coordinator, Outreach Chair, Finance Chair, Administrative Officer. Apply by July 20th, 2024. Scan the QR code or click here to apply. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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 […]