SPH Snapshot: Students Get a Snowy Start.
A student, coffee in hand, races across a very snowy campus to catch the BU bus. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES
SPH Snapshot: Students Get a Snowy Start
Photos from new student orientation for spring enrollees, and campus in the aftermath of Boston’s eighth-largest snowstorm of all time.
Spring New Student Orientation
The School of Public Health welcomed new spring enrollees to campus for an orientation on January 15. Following campus tours, the students gathered in Hiebert Lounge for a series of presentations from the School’s various deans and several members of staff about academic life, campus safety, student wellbeing, careers and practicum, and more (click the photos below to reveal captions).

Spring enrollees converse in Hiebert Lounge before new student orientation commences. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Mary Murphy-Phillips, assistant dean of students, welcomes new students to SPH and introduces Dean Adnan Hyder. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, outlines SPH’s commitment to fostering diverse, equitable, and inclusive communities. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

A student listens intently to Dean Cozier’s presentation on DEIJ at new student orientation. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Julia Lanham, assistant dean for careers and practicum, presents on the support her office offers students in finding practicum opportunities and securing jobs after graduation. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Craig Andrade, associate dean for practice, takes his signature selfie with students during his orientation presentation. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

A panel of current students answers questions about their experiences at the school. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Isabella Moros, a current MPH student, answers a question from the audience of newly matriculated students during spring orientation. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES
Snowy Scenes from Campus
Students returned to classes after campus closed on Monday, January 26 due to a record-breaking snowstorm over the weekend. Nearly two feet of fresh snow fell on Talbot Green.

Waist-deep snow piles flank the path of a student crossing campus. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

A snowman sits atop a statue of Hippocrates on Talbot Green. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Icicles hang from the roof of the Talbot Building. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Melted snow and salt on the steps of the Talbot Building’s front entry way. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Students, dressed in long winter coats, cross Talbot Green toward the instructional building. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

Drifts of snow behind the Talbot Building. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES

A pile of snow towers over a locked-up bike on campus. PHOTO: MEGAN JONES