{"id":27,"date":"2023-06-28T10:21:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-11-11T18:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:41:03","slug":"featured-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/courses-projects\/featured-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each semester dozens of student teams work on projects across each of the courses in the Cross-College Challenge. Below are just a few examples of the types of final deliverables produced for community partners within and beyond BU.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Project 1: Boosting BlueBikes Usage on BU Campus --><br \/>\n<div class=\"landscape bu-callout aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/xcc\/files\/2023\/08\/3.png\" alt=\"Boosting BlueBikes Usage on BU Campus\" width=\"Width\" height=\"Height\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"landscape-content\">\n<h3>Boosting BlueBikes Usage on BU Campus<\/h3>\n<p>This featured project, undertaken by BU students, aimed to increase the awareness and usage of BlueBikes across the BU campus as a sustainable transportation solution. The students conducted a comprehensive survey and launched a social campaign to understand the barriers to bike usage and propose strategic solutions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_9mue6bj3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><!-- Project 2: Unheard Voices --><br \/>\n<div class=\"landscape bu-callout aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/xcc\/files\/2023\/08\/Unheard-Voices-logo.png\" alt=\"Unheard Voices\" width=\"Width\" height=\"Height\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"landscape-content\">\n<h3>Unheard Voices<\/h3>\n<p>Hear Kasim, a student in the Master&#8217;s Program in Counseling Psychology and Human Development, share his lived experiences and his take as an African American male navigating the complex bureaucracies of schools and universities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unheardvoices.buzzsprout.com\/284410\/12791532-a-conversation-with-bu-s-own-kasim-seann-perspectives-on-today-s-education-and-mental-health\" class=\"button\">Listen to the Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><!-- Project 3: Exploring the Art of Puppetry --><br \/>\n<div class=\"landscape bu-callout aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/xcc\/files\/2023\/08\/2.png\" alt=\"Exploring the Art of Puppetry\" width=\"Width\" height=\"Height\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"landscape-content\">\n<h3>Exploring the Art of Puppetry<\/h3>\n<p>Join Guinevere Keith, a political science major from the College of Arts &amp; Sciences, as she shares her fascinating journey in the course Thinking Through Puppets and Performing Objects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_umenc6e8\" class=\"button\">Watch the Video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><!-- Project 4: Slowing Down to Save Lives: Speed Humps in Boston --><br \/>\n<div class=\"landscape bu-callout aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/xcc\/files\/2024\/01\/Disen\u0303o-sin-ti\u0301tulo-25.png\" alt=\"Slowing Down to Save Lives: Speed Humps in Boston\" width=\"Width\" height=\"Height\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"landscape-content\">\n<h3>Slowing Down to Save Lives: Speed Humps in Boston<\/h3>\n<p>Discover how T3AM, comprising students Neha Dsouza, Gabriel Gibin Libman, Cameron Hughes, Jarrett Jou, and Stefan Pretorius, address road safety in Boston. Their project, part of the class &#8220;A Story on Every Street: Exploring Walkability in Boston,&#8221; focuses on the impact of speed humps on slowing traffic and enhancing pedestrian safety across various Boston streets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_nm99ug24\" class=\"button\">Watch the Video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each semester dozens of student teams work on projects across each of the courses in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1301,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1233,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/1233"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/xcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}