Tagged: Events
February 19th, 2016
in Spring 2016, Student's Blog
BU Professor Mitchell Zuckoff Discusses His Book 13 Hours in Washington, DC
Toni Ann Booras
Spring 2016
Mitchell Zuckoff, Boston University journalism professor and New York Times best-selling author, talked to BU students and alumni in Washington, DC about his latest book, 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi. The event, put on by the BU Alumni Association and the BU Washington, DC Program, was held at the BU Washington office on Feb 10.
A former Boston Globe reporter whose books include Frozen in Time and Lost in Shangri-La, Zuckoff is currently serving as COM’s Sumner M. Redstone Professor in Narrative Studies.
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Tagged 13 hours book, 13 hours movie, alumni, Benghazi, BU Alumni Association, Events, Michael Bay, Mitchell Zuckoff, Spring 2016, Toni Ann Booras
July 9th, 2014
in Student's Blog, Summer 2014, Washington, DC
How was your first month of your semester in Washington DC? How does it compare to the first few weeks of a semester on campus?
By Boris Kong
Summer 2014
The Washington DC summer program is one that will accelerate rapidly and end in a flash, which is why one should be carefully allocate one’s time while here. During the first couple weeks in the nation’s capital, most of our time was predominately spent exploring the city and understanding the areas around us. On the first day, even the area around Woodley Park, where the Residence Hall is located, seemed confusing. The first priority we needed to figure out was the location of restaurants, supermarkets, and pharmacies in the nearby area. As the week progressed with orientation, we began to take the metro and Circulator bus out to other neighborhoods within the city. We learned to use the local public transportation pretty quickly and that allowed us to further expand beyond our local setting and truly get to know the city. Even getting to the BU office in DuPont Circle at first seemed like a hike, but as time passed, the entire area surrounding DuPont became somewhat of an extension of our territory in Woodley Park. In addition to improving our navigation skills in Washington, we had to quickly get acquainted with our work and academic schedules. The first week of orientation was filled with group events and we were given plenty of spare time to rest and relax. However, as our internships and classes began, our schedules started to rapidly fill up. While here, we’re tasked with working full-time Monday through Thursday during the day, while we take two courses at night meeting two-three times per week which leaves us with few nights off. The standard work schedule often runs from 9 am to 5 pm, with classes running from 6 to 9 pm. Making time to have dinner is a challenge, given the schedule—any free time is then taken up by focusing on one’s assignments and/or getting much needed rest at the end of every working day.
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Tagged Boris Kong, Boston, DC, Events, Schedule, Summer 2014
July 8th, 2014
in Student's Blog, Summer 2014, Washington, DC
What is your favorite DC museum and why?
By Meera Nayak
Summer 2014
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
As I entered the rotunda of this beautiful building, Venus greeted me in a magnificent light display. The colors carried me up the stairs to the modern and contemporary art galleries where I recognized Rothko, witnessed Warhol’s take on Mao, and was blown away by Joan Mitchell’s nearly wall-to-wall oil on canvas. I got a taste of Washington’s minimalism—breaking the world down into its smallest bits, and then creating phenomenal pieces out of them.
Whether inside the House of Representatives or outside in the Wild West, I was taken on an American journey through “Visions of Place.” After indulging in some Ansel Adams photography, I finished with an escape to “An Intimate View” with the European collection. French Realism, British portraits, and interpretations of Italian architecture fill the golden frames. My orange pin will always remain a memento of these incredible private holdings.
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Tagged Art, Corcaran, DC, Events, Meera Nayak, Museums, Phillips, Summer 2014
August 7th, 2013
in Student's Blog, Summer 2013, Washington, DC
By Kara Korab
Summer 2013
Every Friday the BU Washington program takes us on mini-outings all around DC. These field trips have included places such as the National Portrait Gallery, the Pentagon, the National Bulding Museum (read Vlad’s blog post about that), a Washington Nationals baseball game, and countless others. Being from the DMV (That’s DC, Maryland, Virginia to you non-Mid-Atlanticers) area, I didn’t expect to be wow-ed by any of the places we went. After all, I’ve been doing field trips to the National Mall since elementary school.
The Newseum
I am delighted to say that BU Washington proved me wrong, every Friday outing brought us to a new and interesting place I probably wouldn’t have gone on my own. This being the last blog post I’ve had plenty of time to consider every outing. While I loved something different about every one if I had to narrow it down the clear winner is our first Friday event — the Newseum. The Newseum’s seven floors are packed with interactive exhibits that explore how news has affected our experience of history. It is a perfect trifecta of all the things I love; journalism, history, and politics.
View from the Newseum balcony. Unfortunately it was raining when we were there.
I could have spent days exploring its fifteen theaters and fifteen galleries. As a photojournalist I found myself particularly drawn to certain sections of the Newseum, including an exhibit on the photographs of the only journalist who died in the attack on 9/11 and an exhibit on every photograph to in a Pulitzer Prize. The Newseum also does a tremendous job keeping current and up to date with new media forms of broadcasting the news, including an entire room devoted to the daily headlines in almost every country around the world. With a gorgeous view of the Capitol Building(see photo below), heart wrenching exhibits on 9/11, the Berlin Wall, and the assignation of JFK , and even an Interactive Newsroom (that’s right, where visitors get to play the role of a live action reporter!) the Newseum is hard to beat.
In front of the White House
Kara Korab is a senior majoring in International Relations. Before coming to DC she had participated in the BU Abroad Paris Internship Program.
Tagged DC, Events, Kara Korab, Program Events, Summer 2013, The Newseum
August 5th, 2013
in Student's Blog, Summer 2013, Washington, DC
By Mike Meehan
Summer 2013
This summer in DC has certainly been full of memories. I’ve been lucky enough to attend events at the White House, the Capitol, and venues across the district. But I’ll have to admit, the best event I attended this summer was the Center for American Progress National Summit.
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Tagged Center for American Progress, DC, Events, Mike Meehan, Summer 2013, The Hill
July 30th, 2013
in Student's Blog, Summer 2013, Washington, DC
By Leslie Backoff
Summer 2013
In a city full of interns studying subjects such as political science or international relations I often get looked at weirdly when I say that I am studying hospitality administration. People become even more surprised to hear that my internship consists of planning meetings and events at a military university. I must admit that when I was offered an internship at National Defense University I was a bit apprehensive about how much it would actually relate to event planning. However, with my time at NDU coming to an end I can completely say that I have had great experiences that I will take with me for the rest of my career in the hospitality industry.
National Defense University is located on Fort McNair in the South West part of D.C. The wide range of masters programs and research centers as well as the large number of international students that come to study at NDU make for very diverse types of events on campus. Every year, the events department at NDU will put on over 600 events that range from a meeting with four people to the graduation ceremony that hosts over 3,000 attendees. Some of the events I have helped with include: a dedication of an original set of plans for the Normandy invasion, a meeting with Australian scholars, the NDU graduation ceremonies, a seminar on China and Iran, and a speech by the ambassador from Iraq.
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Tagged Event Planning, Events, Hospitality, Leslie Backoff, National Defense University, Summer 2013
July 15th, 2013
in Student's Blog, Summer 2013, Washington, DC
By Vlad Solomon
Summer 2013
Since coming to Washington, D.C., I’ve made it a priority to branch out and attend all of the wonderful sites and events that make this city so unique and incredible. To supplement my own adventures, the program has built-in mini field trips each Friday ranging from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to a duck tour on the Potomac River. But perhaps my favorite trip thus far has been mini-golfing at the National Building Museum with everyone from the Debonair (the snazzy dorm we live in).
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Tagged Events, mini-golf, Summer 2013, Vlad Solomon
July 2nd, 2013
in Student's Blog, Summer 2013, Washington, DC
By Danielle Elefritz
Summer 2013
Of the many unique things about living in nation’s capital, my favorite thus far have been in relation to the countless events—expos, discussion panels, forums—always being held to lobby for a certain policy change or to promote a particular idea. Such events oft include leading field experts or famed politicians, stimulating ideals, and perhaps most essentially, free food.
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Tagged Climate Policy, Danielle Elefritz, DC, Events, New Republic, Newseum, Summer 2013
