BU Meetup Returns for AY 2023/2024
Calling all graduate students! Are you looking to meet people from different departments and grow your BU network? Student Wellbeing’s “BU Meetup” project invites you to do just that – enjoy more casual interactions across academic units.
Back for a second year and expanded to include students on all campuses, this program will match students from different departments into small groups to meet for a walk, coffee, or outing of their choice to foster new connections. Students can opt-in to be included in rounds of matches through the form linked below.
Here’s how it works. Once you sign up for the program, you will receive an invitation to participate in each round of meetups. If you opt into a round, you will be randomly matched with three other BU students from outside your department and given a two week window to meet. Groups will be paired by email, and all you need to do is find a time that works! BU Meetup is meant to be whatever you make of it, so make friends, build connections, or just share grad school experiences!
About the founders: Eric Wellers (LAW ’24) and Will Saunders (GRS ’24) joined forces with a great idea: to connect graduate students that are interested in meeting peers from other programs on campus. Originally piloted by Eric at LAW, Will brought his tech expertise to the table by creating an application to match graduate students into trios as an opportunity to socialize and foster community. With lots of work and determination, BUMeetUp launched in Fall 2022.