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PHOTO COURTESY OF IGNACIO (OMAR) GARCIA-BENGOCHEA (bu.digication.com)—an electronic portfolio platform (COM’09), a journalism major, “I do research for my the University subscribed to recently for use by stu- psychology classes both through the actual texts at the dents, faculty, and staff. “Students working alone, or library and through the online databases. If I can’t get in collaboration with other students, create presenta- work done at my apartment or in my room, though, tions, which typically include images, videos, text, I’ll head over to the library; a change of scenery can and reflections,” Plunket explains. As with Facebook, sometimes help me get over writer’s block.” Trustee Challenge means MySpace, and similar sites, “students can decide if Dropping by the bricks-and-mortar library to turn their portfolios are private or open to their classmates, pages, participate in library-use classes, and interact the entire BU community, or the world at large, with real, live humans, confirms Plunket, provides cer- Twofold Opportunity and visitors post comments and questions. This tain advantages that the Web just can’t replicate. “There is a fascinating way to expand the audience for is a lot of collaboration and peer-to-peer informal coach- students’ creative work.” ing in the libraries. Students gather and simultaneously As the economy languishes and increasing potential influx of $2 million or more in Anyone with an Internet connection and a study, chat, drink coffee or tea, meet classmates, and numbers of Boston University parents and student support in just three months. BU student ID has access to “about 275 databases— work on papers, projects, and assignments.” students look to the University for help, The Parents Program urges you to join such as PsycInfo, Web of Science, and Education Whether face-to-face or via electronic portals, says external support from the BU community this effort, to whatever degree you are able. Full Text—and approximately 57,000 electronic Plunket, the bottom line is this: “At the BU libraries, has become more vital than ever. Visit www.bu.edu/FeltensteinChallenge to journal subscriptions,” explains Plunket. “The holy students help other students a great deal.” To inspire alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and make your gift to the Student Life Fund, the friends to join together to help BU meet its University’s Scholarship Fund, BU Athletics, students’ needs, University Trustee and entrepre- your son’s or daughter’s school or college,
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AT BU’S COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER, STUDENTS EAGER TO VOLUNTEER FIND MANY WAYS TO LEND A HAND—AND CONTINUE THE UNIVERSITY’S TRADITION OF SERVICE. BY ALYCE NICOLO (COM’07)
On a chilly Sunday in February, hundreds of Boston University environment to human rights to students make their way to the George Sherman Student Union, some AIDS awareness to homelessness arriving before sunrise. They come with sleeping bags and pillows, and housing—students volunteer at playing cards and board games, determined to claim their spots and more than 100 sites each week. get their numbers. And they wait through the night, sleeping little or “We have a wide range of not at all, until the first 326 get what they came for. programs so that we can cater to Red Sox tickets? Concert passes? No. They’re here to sign up to different students,” says Lindsey spend their spring breaks volunteering. Wyld (SED’07), the lone staff “I don’t think you’ll find a lot of places where people will line up to member who directs the center. pay money and wait outside and wait over the weekend to do service,” “The programs all have their own Most programs require a CATCHING THE BUG “Students think this is just one says Jessica Tannhauser (SMG’09), half of the team managing the Com- history, and I love them all for semester-long commitment from Involvement in the Community week of service, but when it’s over, munity Service Center’s Alternative Spring Break program this year. different reasons.” volunteers but can take as little Service Center often starts before they don’t want the week to end,” “I feel more of a sense of school spirit and community pride [at There’s Student Food Rescue, as two or three hours each week. students attend their first classes at she says. “They come back and say, the Community Service Center] than at sports games,” adds Anne for which volunteers use CSC vans And for those students whose work the University. Many incoming ‘Where can I sign up? I want to Hetherington (SMG’09), the other half. to deliver 150,000 pounds of food and class schedules don’t permit freshmen cut their summer vaca- get involved.’” That spirit and excitement characterizes many BU students, and annually from local businesses weekly volunteering, the center tions short and move to campus a Brandon Polcik (CAS’09), this as a result the Community Service Center (CSC) is thriving. The to food pantries and shelters. In holds an annual Day of Service, week early to participate in the First year’s FYSOP program manager, almost entirely student-run center encompasses thirteen programs Wizards, students perform science collaborates with other campus Year Student Outreach Project. This is the perfect example. “At fresh- and provides service opportunities across the city, state, and country experiments at after-school pro- student groups to sponsor World year, the program celebrates its man orientation, someone literally to 2,000 students from all of BU’s schools and colleges. Those grams for elementary and middle AIDS Day activities, works with twentieth anniversary at BU, and jumped in front of me and thrust students log more than 76,000 volunteer hours each year. school classes. Even the smallest student radio station WTBU to hold it’s more popular than ever. an application in my face,” he program, Voices from the Middle, a Date Auction fundraiser, hosts Six hundred freshmen, one remembers. “I was curious, so I COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERED has a huge impact on the commu- an Idealist.org career fair, and hundred and fifty staff leaders, applied and got in.” The Community Service Center resides on the fourth floor of the nity, says Wyld. Each semester, helps students get involved in ser- eighteen student coordinators, and Skeptical at first of his placement B Student Union, its walls covered in wacky construction-paper art. through Voices, seven BU students vice activities outside of BU. one program manager join forces in the area of elder issues, Polcik U
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And though he’s graduating in “They didn’t want to buy him the map as a community service hub,” May, Polcik will participate in his a book; they didn’t want to buy him a forecasts DeLuca. fifth FYSOP this summer, the first jacket, a baseball cap, a hockey puck, As the center’s growth continues student to have done so. or a paperweight,” says Dean DeLuca. and volunteers and staff members con- So, they collectively performed stantly look for ways to better the pro- MOVE OVER, CANCUN 41,700 hours of community service grams—such as greener practices and The most notable growth within the in Brown’s name. “That beats a increased outreach across campus— Community Service Center has been paperweight any day of the week.” that spirit seems to remain constant. in the number of students clamoring “Young folks who are coming Says Tannhauser, “It’s what to join Alternative Spring Break. to BU have a spirit amongst them- drew me in initially. All these people Thirty-two trips embarked this year— selves that is so giving, and that were so excited about community up from twenty-five last year and spirit is contagious. More and more, service, and I thought, ‘This is perfect only ten trips five years ago—giving [the CSC] is going to put BU on for me.’” 422 students and staff members the chance to participate. The premise of ASB is simple. What was most surprising was not AS AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER, MAGEN Gather ten to fifteen students, LORENZI (CAS’09) EXPLORES THE PHYSIOLOGY OF put them in a van, and drive them just the experience I had, but the WEIGHT GAIN—AND GAINS SOMETHING HERSELF. somewhere in the country where BY ANDREA BAIRD (COM’05) they can pitch in to help: a reserva- things I took away that added to tion in Oklahoma, a national park on Cumberland Island near Georgia, a the person I wanted to be. On an icy February morning, in BU Biology Professor Though the findings are preliminary—“mice gay and lesbian advocacy organiza- Eric Widmaier’s neuroendocrinology lab, Magen aren’t humans,” she’s quick to point out—she hopes tion in Michigan. But students help Lorenzi (CAS’09) is burning mouse poop. It’s not the that they’ll add to the empirical arsenal combating the themselves as much. most glamorous job—she’d know; she has three—but nation’s obesity epidemic and “help lead us to more Introduced to the center through You don’t have to live it’s necessary to a research project that Lorenzi hopes healthy eating habits.” her experience in FYSOP, Jessica in Boston to join BU’s will change lives. It has already changed one: hers. “It’s completely changed the way I eat,” says Lorenzi, Tannhauser went on her first ASB community service efforts. who has stopped counting calories and started focusing trip, to an abused children’s center DISCOUNTING CALORIES? on the types of fats she consumes. “I also became a veg- in Mississippi, partly because it was ASB trips happen all over the U.S. You can: Lorenzi, a senior biology-and-psychology double major, etarian. So did my mom.” so inexpensive compared to a typical Give the students a break from PB&Js and host a has worked in Widmaier’s lab through the University’s spring break—this year’s trips group for a home-cooked meal, or meet them at Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program since WEIGHTY GAINS cost $285 per student—and also their volunteer site with a well-deserved snack. the end of her sophomore year. The hours the research The change has gone deeper than diet. because, as a lifelong Girl Scout, Help a group of students reach their destination by has added to the Stillwater, Oklahoma, native’s work- At first, “It was really intimidating just how much she is committed to service. filling up their gas tank along the way. load as a student, nanny, and waitress paid off last [Professor Widmaier] expected me to do on my own,” “I’ve seen parts of our country Provide students a place to stay, whether you have spring in a paper published with Widmaier in the says Lorenzi. But today, “I feel very confident going I would otherwise have no reason connections to a YMCA, an area hotel, or another scientific journal Endocrine. into any kind of lab.” to visit. I experienced different appropriate venue for ten students. The published study was part of Widmaier’s ongo- Others feel confident in her abilities as well. cultures while meeting great groups ing investigations into how mammals react to dietary Initially, “I didn’t even tell anyone about [the publica- of people around BU from all differ- Offer ideas about possible service sites, connections, or fats. Though common dietary wisdom holds that body tion],” she says. “I didn’t think it was that big of a deal.” ent backgrounds and majors,” says opportunities for students, such as internships. weight is controlled by a balance between calories eaten Until she consulted her advisor about graduate schools, Tannhauser. “And these experiences Are you an expert in one of the FYSOP issue areas? and calories burned and, yes, excreted, “We found out that is. Despite Lorenzi’s less-than-perfect grades, he have helped grow my leadership Volunteer to share your experience and knowledge that the balance can be altered by the kind of fat in the suggested top-tier institutions like Columbia University. skills exponentially.” during the program’s Day of Education. diet,” says Lorenzi. “I said, ‘Did you see my GPA?’ He said, ‘Well, Adds Anne Hetherington, Over a six-week period, mice fed a low-fat diet with you have a publication in your junior year,’” recalls “What was most surprising was Donate to any program at the CSC. a high ratio of unsaturated to saturated fats gained little Lorenzi, who hopes to start earning a graduate not just the experience I had, but Take part in a day of service in Boston. weight. Mice eating a high-fat diet rich in unsaturated degree in public health after a year of public service the things I took away that added fats became obese; those eating high levels of saturated through AmeriCorps. to the person I wanted to be.” Ready to get involved? Want to learn more? Contact Lindsey Wyld at 617-353-4710 or [email protected]. fats slightly more so, despite eating similar levels of In March, her research was chosen for April’s “IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, IN calories, protein, and sugar. Most surprisingly, however, Boston Undergraduate Research Symposium at mice on a low-fat diet skewed toward saturated fats also Harvard University. Thanks to her time in the lab, THE SERVICE OF THE CITY” B increased in body mass, by almost 25 percent, again she says, “A lot more doors opened up to me.” U
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CFA: GREEN SEASONED Four College of Fine Arts School SED: JUMPSTARTING EDUCATION CAS of Theatre undergraduates This year, participation nearly doubled in the School of landed roles in The Corn Is Education’s partnership with Jumpstart, a national organ- Green, a Huntington Theatre ization of volunteers devoted to ensuring that children enter school prepared to succeed. Marina Peterson, BU’s Jumpstart ATHLETICS: MR. 800 Company mainstage produc- site manager, says forty undergraduate students joined the CFA With a 3-1 road victory over Merrimack on tion that ran from January 9 to Jumpstart Corps (part of the AmeriCorps network) and currently January 30, Terrier hockey coach Jack February 8. They shared the serve forty preschoolers in one-on-one partnerships in Boston. Parker joined an elite group of collegiate stage with Tony-nominated BU: SUSTAINING BU The children at Higginson Elementary in Roxbury, Ellis Memorial coaches with 800 career victories. Only actress and former Grey’s In an ongoing effort to make and Escuelita Boriken in the South End, and the Eliot School former Michigan State coach Ron Mason Anatomy cast member Kate Boston University more eco- in the North End showed great CGS and Boston College coach Jerry York have Burton, daughter of theater friendly, University leaders hired progress after only five weeks more, and Parker is the first coach in NCAA legend Richard Burton. Because Somerville architect Dennis of reading stories, assembling history to win 800 games at one school. the Huntington is the theater-in Carlberg in January as the puzzles, singing songs, painting, “Jack Parker epitomizes the very best in residence at Boston University, school’s first director of sustain- drawing, and writing with the college coaching, and the milestone of alumni are often part of the COM ability. Carlberg will oversee Jumpstart Corps members. his 800th victory is a testimony to the qual- cast and crew, but it’s less com- the BU Sustainability Committee, ity of his program and his skill as a leader mon for undergraduates to walk a group of faculty members, on and off the ice,” says BU President the boards. “College students staff, and students working to Robert A. Brown. “The whole BU community don’t generally have the oppor- reduce energy consumption ENG is beaming with pride today.” * tunity to share a stage with such and decrease waste across a seasoned actor,” says Danny campus. With costs on the rise, Bryck (CFA’09), “so even though MET: the new director says, investing my character is secondary and NOT JUST in sustainable technologies COM: TRAINING MET I don’t have a lot of lines, it’s A GAME makes sense both environmen- THE WATCHDOGS still a huge deal.” * The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts tally and fiscally. “Ultimately,” In January, the College that software publishing, which includes he says, “we have to ensure of Communication video games, will grow by 68 percent that whatever decisions we launched the New between 2002 and 2012. Now, a new SHA: NEW CURRICULUM CHECKS IN SAR make today will not adversely England Center for graduate certificate program at This spring, the School of Hospitality launched affect future generations.” * Investigative Reporting Metropolitan College offers training in five new courses following a curriculum review at Boston University, a video-game programming and design, that took in benchmarking against rival schools, one-of-a-kind news center where students a discipline whose applications have student focus groups, and a study of scholarly and veteran local reporters will produce grown way beyond simulating violence SED thinking on course design. Changes include original, in-depth reports for area media. for over-caffeinated teenagers. the introduction of three required courses in “Our core belief is that investigative “The idea of making a game has hospitality leadership, revenue management reporting is one of democracy’s most changed to mean the creation of * To read the and technology, and lodging operations and important tools for providing citizens with any interactive, entertaining, engaging full article, visit technology, plus new electives in asset man- SHA the information they need to hold the experience with a computer,” says Eric www.bu.edu/today. agement and professional development. Says powerful accountable and to make Braude, MET associate professor of Associate Professor Stan informed decisions,” says center director computer science and a co-founder Joe Bergantino, a COM adjunct faculty Buchin, “Our major focus
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13 12 Look for news from BU’s other schools and colleges in the next issue of BU Parent. On October 18–19, 2008, approximately 2,000 BU from the DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE parents came to Boston to visit their students, meet each other, and enjoy a taste of life on campus. Join them this October for Every Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., students gather in BU’s Howard Parents Weekend 2009! Thurman Center for Coffee & Conversation, a casual coffee klatch with Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore (SED’87). What started in 2003 as an opportunity for students to air complaints has evolved into a spirited weekly debate about the hot-button issues of the day. This spring’s conversations have parsed President Obama’s inauguration speech and examined the state of education in America. Visit Dean Elmore’s blog (blogs. bu.edu/kennmore) to see what’s up for discussion this week. PA R E N T S W E E K E N D 2008
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Michael and Judy Adler Sunil and Sunita Kanoria Karma Roberts Miami Beach, Florida Kolkata, India Piedmont, California Rachel, Class of 2009 Anant, Class of 2012 Mark, Class of 2008 Hilary, Class of 2012 When he first came to Boston University, Mississippi native Michael Koan (ENG’09) couldn’t decide what David Alter (CGS’78, SMG’80) Jeanne Knox Fairfield, New Jersey Parents Leadership Council Chair Bill and Kathy Rose to major in. After switching from aerospace engineering to astronomy and physics, he finally settled on Samuel, Class of 2007 Greenwich, Connecticut Sugar Land, Texas biomedical engineering’s pre-med track. A lead tutor at the University’s Educational Resource Center, Rori, Class of 2009 Merrill, Class of 2006 Kristine, Class of 2009 Bobby, Class of 2010 Koan uses his passion for science, math, and engineering to help other students succeed academically. Ric and Rhona Arenstein Joseph and Donna Rueli He’s also gained nonacademic enthusiasms. Boston dining has inspired Koan’s interest in food, and he Richmond, Virginia Jane Kuttner Suffield, Connecticut aspires to own a restaurant—and be able to cook a fancy dinner for his friends. — JM Sarah, Class of 2009 Scarsdale, New York Brian, Class of 2002 Samuel, Class of 2010 Brendan, Class of 2006 Patricia Bobb Christopher, Class of 2009 Chicago, Illinois Jean Chen-Chun Liu Brooke, Class of 2009 Taiwan, R.O.C. Pam Sendowski Lisa, Class of 2011 New York, New York 1. What are your favorite topics of conversation? 11. Where do you get your news? Robert Bobb Oren, Class of 2002 Karen Maguire Chicago, Illinois Orlee, Class of 2005 Food and restaurants, current events, and what’s Good Morning America, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, Saint Helena, California Brooke, Class of 2009 Dara, Class of 2006 going to happen next on my favorite TV shows Science.com, Astronomy.com, and web updates Laura, Class of 2010 Kim Buttolph Dorit, Class of 2010 (Lost, Heroes, and Top Chef) from the New York Times, the Boston Globe, BBC Arline McGowan New Canaan, Connecticut Mazen Snobar and Naheel News, USA Today, and the Washington Post Westport, Connecticut Kristen, Class of 2012 Al-Husseini 2. What books are you reading now? Richard, Class of 2009 Saudi Arabia Richard and Marie Carr Matthew, Class of 2010 Next by Michael Crichton, and I’m thinking of 12. What’s your favorite campus hangout? Washington, D.C. Haifa, Class of 2010 rereading Angels & Demons by Dan Brown The GSU [George Sherman Union] to run into Elizabeth, Class of 2010 Eileen Miller Faisal, Class of 2012 Boca Raton, Florida friends, and Ingalls [Engineering Resource Elaine Szujewski Ghaleb Daouk and Rima Colby, Class of 2009 3. What was the last film you saw? Center] to lounge around or play board games Kaddurah-Daouk Chicago, Illinois Slumdog Millionaire, easily the best movie Belmont, Massachusetts Simor and Marjory Moskowitz Peter, Class of 2012 Bethesda, Maryland I’ve seen in a while 13. What do you do to relax? Hassana, Class of 2008 Jill Viner Samantha, Class of 2010 Plan dinner parties, watch TV, or read Hasan, Class of 2010 Boca Raton, Florida 4. Whom do you admire? Jacqueline Dedell Gurramkonda N. and G.V. Naidu Amanda, Class of 2009 Peoria, Illinois Joanne Chang, owner of Flour in Boston’s South 14. Who will play you in the movie of your life? Litchfield, Connecticut William and Olivia Weeks Harini, Class of 2008 End, who changed careers from mathematician Masi Oka, who is famous for his role as Hiro Skylar, Class of 2012 Southport, Connecticut to baker Nakamura on Heroes—or Jackie Chan Saeed and Mitra Ganji Richard and Joni Pankow William, Class of 2008 Potomac, Maryland Encino, California Whitney, Class of 2010 5. Who or what makes you laugh out loud? 15. What is the strangest thing in your backpack? Shayda, Class of 2010 Courtney, Class of 2010 Olivia, Class of 2012 Victor, my freshman-year roommate. He can turn A Tide-to-Go pen that I hardly ever use and a M.J. Gaumond any awkward situation into a hilarious moment. mini flashlight Warren, Massachusetts Macey, Class of 2012 6. What are your most marked strengths? 16. If you could be anywhere, where would it be? William and Debralee I’m humorous, open-minded, patient, organized, New Zealand, Hawaii, or anywhere tropical (CGS’76, CAS ’78) Goldberg To Serve and Parent magnanimous . . . and maybe a good listener. works . . . and I’d love to go to Hogwarts. Ontario, Canada Benjamin, Class of 2009 FOR JOSEPH AND DONNA RUELI, BU IS A FAMILY AFFAIR 7. What are your hidden talents? 17. What is your favorite place to eat in Boston? Elizabeth Gunnell I’m a pretty good ice skater, and I can read Sel de la Terre for fine dining, Flour Bakery Groton, Connecticut In 1998, Brian Rueli (CAS’02) decided to attend BU—starting a Kendra, Class of 2009 palms. None of my college friends know how for sticky buns and lemon raspberry cakes, family tradition. During his years as a student, “We’d come to good I am at street hockey and playing the violin. and China Pearl for dim sum James and Debra Hoback campus as a family,” says his mother, Donna Rueli. Everyone in Signal Mountain, Tennessee Elizabeth, Class of 2008 the family liked what they saw. Brian’s younger brother, Brendan 8. What is your greatest achievement? 18. What humanitarian causes most interest you? (CGS’04, SMG’06), matriculated in 2002; the youngest brother, Being part of the committee that rewrote the The American Red Cross, especially since Lisa Stewart Jacobs (CAS’77) Roslyn, New York Christopher (CGS’07, COM’09), graduates in May. Educational Resource Center’s Peer Tutoring Hurricane Katrina destroyed my family’s home Jesse, Class of 2008 There’s more. In 2003, when the Parents Leadership Council
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