Category: Campus
Track & Tennis Center
In October, Boston University’s Track & Tennis Center opens, providing a new athletic and recreation facility for the Boston University community. The 83,000-square-foot facility is designed to be one of the best such facilities in the country. Some features include four tennis courts, a fixed-bank 200-meter track, a 1,500-person seating capacity, and premiere space to hold national competitions. The facility also houses BU’s Track & Field and Tennis teams and is a practice venue for other Terrier athletic teams and organizations.
International Center for East Asian Archaeology & Cultural History
The International Center for East Asian Archaeology & Cultural History (ICEAACH) opens to serve an international array of scholars and students pursuing the study of East Asian archaeology, art history, anthropology, history, religion, cultural heritage management, and related fields. An important aspect of ICEAACH's mission is to engage the public; it actively creates outreach and teacher training programs to more broadly promote academic research on East Asia’s cultural heritage to the public.
Institute for the Study of Human Resilience
The Institute for the Study of Human Resilience explores human resilience through research, practical application of our findings, and sharing information with affected people, their families, helping professions, and policy makers.
Institute for Business & Technology
The Institute for Business & Technology is founded to promote research and teaching related to business law issues generated by a technology-driven global economy.
Center for Neurorehabilitation
Comprised of a team of researchers and clinicians with expertise in rehabilitation and movement science, the Center for Neurorehabilitation conducts research and runs clinical and educational activities in a single location, all with the goal of directly impacting the quality of rehabilitation provided to persons with neurological disorders. The center offers physical therapy services for people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological diagnoses.
Center for Excellence in Teaching
The Center for Excellence in Teaching is established to promote and support exemplary teaching, facilitate the continued professional development of faculty as teachers, and introduce new faculty to the culture of excellence in teaching at Boston University. The center is a forum for exploring the methods, tools, and spirit of inquiry central to the teaching and learning processes. By cultivating teachers who transmit their own passion for an area of inquiry and curiosity about what remains to be discovered, the center encourages teachers to motivate students to participate actively in their own education and to guide them on their way to becoming lifelong learners.
"The purpose of this center is to assist faculty and teaching fellows with resources, encourage them to excel as teachers, and underscore the importance of excellence in teaching."—Provost Dennis Berkey
Student Village 1 Completed
Boston University completes construction of a new Student Village residence hall. The 817-bed dormitory allows the University to house more than 75 percent of the undergraduates who need housing, a longtime goal of the University.
Nickerson Field, Home of the Boston Breakers
Nickerson Field becomes home to the Boston Breakers, the first professional women’s soccer team in Boston. To accommodate the team, the field receives a makeover, including a new artificial surface, a renovated grandstand, and new lighting and sound systems. Due to financial constraints, the Breakers as well as the women’s soccer league later disband.
Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is established. Defined by its longer-range vision and not confined to any particular set of issues, the center seeks to identify, anticipate, and enhance the long-term potential for human progress through research, education, and outreach.
Editorial Institute
The Editorial Institute opens with the conviction that textually sound, contextually annotated material is central to the intellectual life of many disciplines. The institute promotes critical awareness of editorial issues and practices and offers training in proper editorial methods.
