{"id":16106,"date":"2022-06-22T09:55:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/?page_id=16106"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:02:29","slug":"new-to-bu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/new-to-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"New to BU?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/Slic-Team-1-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"636\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16886 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/Slic-Team-1-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/Slic-Team-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/Slic-Team-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/Slic-Team-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Welcome to Boston University!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_x_x_x_x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Student Leadership &amp; Impact Center, and Community Service Center (CSC), are joining together to create the <b>Student Leadership &amp; Impact Center (SLIC)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 a new hub for leadership, advocacy, engagement, and impact on campus and throughout Boston. SLIC will empower students to lead, serve, and organize for meaningful change through a cohesive, purpose-driven model of engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_x_x_x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Look out for new programs and services launching this academic year that align with SLIC\u2019s six strategic pillars:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span role=\"presentation\"><i>Leadership Development<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span role=\"presentation\"><i>Community Engagement<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span role=\"presentation\"><i>Civic Agency &amp; Advocacy<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span role=\"presentation\"><i>Dialogue &amp; Collaboration<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span role=\"presentation\"><i>Programming &amp; Belonging<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span role=\"presentation\"><i>Reflection &amp; Purpose<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be sure to check our social media (Instagram @bustudentactivities) student organization events, office updates, and Weeks of Welcome programming at the start of each semester!<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weeks of Welcome<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Weeks of Welcome are campus wide events planned by the Campus Activities Board and Student Government to, you guessed it, welcome new and returning students to campus!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get ready for a tons of events where you can meet lots of new people, enjoy music, food, and win some great prizes! These 2 weeks mark the beginning of each semester, in September and in January, so be on the look out for posts about these events!<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Winter Weeks of Welcome events for Spring 2026 are now live! Sign up on the Eventbrite below!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwow2026.eventbrite.com\/\">https:\/\/wwow2026.eventbrite.com\/<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/WWoW_CalRedo_BG-509x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"636\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/WWoW_CalRedo_BG-509x636.png 509w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/WWoW_CalRedo_BG-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/WWoW_CalRedo_BG-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/files\/2026\/01\/WWoW_CalRedo_BG.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Happenings Around Campus<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Offices and Departments are also planning events and programs during the first month of the semester! Check out all the events on &#8220;Happenings Around Campus&#8221; to see what else you can explore in the first month back on campus! This page will be updated in August and through the fall semester!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eager to get engaged with campus? <strong>Check out BU&#8217;s TerrierCentral website, a hub for student organization information and events!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A brief How-To video is below!<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 608px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 66.118421052632%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"608\" height=\"402\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" id=\"kaltura_player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_t7dto03o\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Engage homepage\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Welcome to Boston University! 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