BU Meetup Returns for AY24/25!
Calling all graduate students! Are you looking to meet people from different departments and grow your BU network? BU Meetup invites you to do just that – enjoy more casual interactions across academic units.
Back for a third year with an improved user experience, this program will match students from different departments into small groups to meet for a walk, coffee, or outing of their choice.
Here’s how it works. Once you complete the above sign-up form, 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 different academic departments. The four participants will be joined together into a group chat through the GroupMe app, or text message (SMS) for those students without the app (we recommend downloading the free app for the best experience).
Once in a group chat, all you need to do is introduce yourself and find a meetup time that works for all! BU Meetup is meant to be whatever you make of it, so make friends, build connections, or just share grad school experiences!
For more on BU Meetup’s history, check out this feature on BU Today.
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.