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For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College.

Boston University is a private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839. The University organized formal Centennial observances both in 1939 and 1969. [2]

With more than 3,000 faculty members and nearly 30,000 students, Boston University is the fourth-largest private university in the nation and the city's second largest employer. The school offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in several schools and colleges such as the College of General Studies, the College of Fine Arts, and the School of Hospitality Administration. The university operates two urban campuses; the main campus is on the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood, and the Boston Medical Center is in Boston's South End neighborhood.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Predecessor Institutions and University Charter 1.2 Early Years (1870-1900) 2 Academics 2.1 Academic standards 2.2 Rankings 3 Campus and facilities 3.1 Student housing 3.2 Guest and visitor policies 3.3 John Hancock Student Village 3.4 Other facilities 3.5 Accessing Boston University 4 Student Activities 4.1 Athletics 4.2 Club Sports 4.3 Student Publications 4.4 Community Service Center 5 Boston University people 6 External links 7 Further reading

History

Predecessor Institutions and University Charter

On 24-25 April 1839 a meeting of Methodist ministers and laymen from throughout New England was held at the Old Bromfield Street Church in Boston. This meeting voted to establish a Methodist theological school. The school was established in Newbury, Vermont and was called the Newbury Biblical Institute.

In 1847 a Congregational Society in Concord, New Hampshire, invited the Institute to relocate to Concord and made available a disused Congregational church building that was able to seat 1200 people. Other citizens of Concord covered the remodeling costs. One stipulation of the invitation was that the Institute remain in Concord for at least 20 years. The charter issued by New Hampshire for the relocated institute named it the "Methodist General Biblical Institute", but it was commonly called the "Concord Biblical Institute."

With the agreed twenty years coming to a close, the Trustees of the Concord Biblical Institute purchased 30 acres on Aspinwall Hill in Brookline, Massachusetts as a possible relocation site. The Institute moved in 1867 to 23 Pinkney Street in Boston and received a Massachusetts Charter as the "Boston Theological Institute."

In 1869, three Trustees of the Boston Theological Institute obtained from the Massachusetts Legislature a charter for a university to be called "Boston University." These three were successful Boston businessmen and Methodist laymen, with a history of involvement in educational enterprises and became the Founders of Boston University. They were Isaac Rich (1801-1872), Lee Claflin (1791-1871), and Jacob Sleeper (1802-1889). Today, three dormatories at Boston University are named after them. Lee Claflin's son, William, was then Governor of Massachusetts and signed the University Charter on 26 May 1869 after it was passed by the Legislature.

One provision of the short charter, as reported by Kathleen Kilgore in her book, "Transformations, A History of Boston University" (see Further Reading) the Founders directed the inclusion of the following provision, unusual for its time:

No instructor in said University shall ever be required by the Trustees to profess any particular religious opinions as a test of office, and no student shall be refused admission . . . on account of the religious opinions he may entertain; provided, nonetheless, that this section shall not apply to the theological department of said University.

Every department of the new University was also open to all on an equal footing regardless of sex, race or (with the exception of the School of Theology) religion.

Early Years (1870-1900)

The Boston Theological Institute was absorbed into Boston University in 1871 as the BU School of Theology.

In January 1872 Isaac Rich died, leaving the vast bulk of his estate to a trust that would go to Boston University after ten years of growth while the University was organized. Most of this bequest consisted of real estate throughout the core of the city of Boston and was appraised at more than $1.5 million. Kilgore describes this as the largest single donation to an American college or university to that time.

By December, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 had destroyed all but one of the buildings Rich had left to the University, and the insurance companies with which they had been insured were bankrupt. The value of his estate, when turned over to the University in 1882, was half what it had been in 1872. As a result, the University was unable to build its contemplated campus on Aspinwall Hill and the land was sold piecemeal as development sites. Street names in the area, including Claflin Road, Claflin Path, and University Road, are the only remaining evidence of University ownership in this area.

Boston University established its facilities in buildings scattered through the less fashionable parts of Beacon Hill, and later expanded into the Boylston Street and Copley Square areas.

Academics

Colleges and schools at Boston University include:

• College of Fine Arts (CFA)
• College Arts and Sciences (CAS)
  • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS)
• College of Communication (COM)
• College of Engineering (ENG)
• College of General Studies (CGS)
• Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation (SAR)
• School of Education (SED)
• Division of Extended Education
• School of Hospitality Administration (SHA)
• Boston University School of Law (LAW)
• School of Management (SMG)
  • Graduate School of Management (GSM)
• Metropolitan College (MET)
• School of Social Work (SSW)
• School of Theology (STH)
• University Professors Program (UNI)
• School of Medicine (MED)
• Goldman School of Dental Medicine (SDM)
• School of Public Health (SPH)

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) was formerly named the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). The School of Management (SMG) was formerly named the College of Business Administration (CBA). The School of Nursing (SON) and the College of Practical Arts and Letters (PAL) are units that have been discontinued.

The University offers a large number of degree programs for associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees. There are also numerous opportunities for students to travel and study abroad, with internships overseas and in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.. As of 2005 it has a 15-1 student-teacher ratio despite its large size. The College of Arts and Sciences also offers a "core curriculum", a program that provides small classes in classical liberal arts studies.

The smallest college is the University Professor's Program (UNI), which is an interdisciplinary program that allows students to pursue a broad range of academic interests. With a student to faculty ratio of 4:1, UNI offers students a broad education in a more personalized atmosphere. Students take a common, intimate, "Core" program consisting of liberal arts courses taught by University Professors in small seminar settings. They then work closely with an advisor to craft a course of study which will lead them to an interdisciplinary degree, culminating in a senior thesis. The UNI website has more information on the program and faculty.

Academic standards

In order to remain in good academic standing with the university, students must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA or above. Any student falling below this GPA will remain on academic probation until his or her GPA is raised to a satisfactory level.

In order to participate in the dual-degree program (Boston University Collaborative Degree Program - BUCOP), students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in both degrees, with a minimum of 144 credits and a minimum of 36 courses completed. In order to graduate on time, most students use Advanced Placement credits and summer programs to complete their two degrees. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 3 courses to be considered a full-time student, although students may take more than 4 courses if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The College of Arts and Sciences' College Honors Program, founded in 1993, requires its students to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher in order to graduate from the two-year program. Many departments in the College of Arts and Sciences also have joint BA/MA programs where students can receive their MA after 9 semesters. Students can enroll if they achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher in their concentration after the first semester of their Junior year, as well as a 3.0 GPA in all other courses.

Some argue that Boston University practices grade deflation, but the accuracy of this claim and officiality of this policy are disputed.

Rankings

'The Times Higher Education Supplement' recently ranked Boston University the 21st best university in the United States, and the 54th best university in the world, in its list of the top 200 universities in the world. [3].

The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks Boston University among the top 50 universities in the United States, and 80th in the world, on its list of the top 500 universities in the world [4]

US News & World Report ranks Boston University 60th among national universities. Boston University was also ranked 22nd among U.S. law schools, 28th among medical schools, and 44th among business schools.

The Financial Times ranks Boston University's MBA program as the #1 U.S. School for Career Progress.

The Wall Street Journal ranks Boston University's MBA program 41st nationally and the Information Technology department is ranked 10th in the world for academic excellence (September 2005).

Forbes ranks Boston University's MBA program 46th among domestic MBA programs (August 2005). They also ranked Boston University as the 25th most Entrepreneurial college in America.

The School of Management is ranked among the top 25 programs in the US by Entrepreneur magazine (April 2005).

Campus and facilities

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The university's main Charles River Campus follows Commonwealth Avenue and the Green Line, beginning near Kenmore Square and continuing for over a mile and a half to its end near the border of Boston's Allston neighborhood. The Boston University Bridge over the Charles River into Cambridge represents the dividing line between Main Campus, where most schools and classroom buildings are concentrated, and West Campus, home to several athletic facilities and playing fields, the large West Campus dorm, and the new John Hancock Student Village complex.

Architectually the campus has a large variation, but many claim that BU could use an architectural make-over. The College of Arts and Science, Marsh Chapel, and the School of Theology buildings are the universities most recognizable and were built in the late-1930's and 1940's in collegiate gothic style. A sizable amount of the campus is traditional Boston brownstone, especially at Bay State Road and South Campus where BU has acquired almost every townhouse those areas offer. The buildings are primarily dormitories but many also serve as various institutes as well as department offices. From the 1960's-1980's many contemperary buildings were constucted including the Mugar Library, BU Law School and Warren Towers, all of which were built in the brutalist style of architecture, drawing mixed opinions. The most recent additions to BU's campus are the Photonics Center, The Student Village, The FitRec Center, Agganis Arena, and the School of Management. All the these buildings were built in brick, a few with a substantial amount of brownstone. These buildings have been praised for successfully combining elements of old Boston (brownstone, brick, and federal architecture) with contemporary elements.

Student housing

Boston University's housing system is the nation's 10th largest among four year colleges. BU was originally a commuter school, but the university now guarantees the option of on-campus housing for four years for all undergraduate students. This is a challenge considering the size of BU's undergraduate population and its urban setting. BU accomplishes its goal every year, but often for the Fall semester BU relies on hotel housing for students. Housing is determined by a random lottery within classes (i.e. seniors receive priority). Currently, 76% of the undergraduate population lives on campus. Boston University requires that all students living in dormitories be enrolled in a year-long meal plan with several combinations of meals and dining points which can be used as cash in on-campus facilities. Combined with housing costs, meal plans can cause room and board to be quite expensive. Therefore there is a large demand for on-campus apartments because student there have their own kitchen facilities and are not obligated to purchase a meal plan. In search of cheaper still options some students prefer to move off-campus because it can often be cheaper and is less regulated than university housing.

Image:Boston University Beach.JPGThere are two types of student housing; the first type is the large dormitory. BU's first large dormitory was a former hotel. The Myles Standish Hotel in Kenmore Square was built in 1925 and was purchased by BU in 1949. Today Myles Standish Hall and the attached Myles Annex (a separate building purchased for housing in 1980) together house over 900 students. Another large dormitory, Shelton Hall on Bay State Road was once the Sheraton Hotel. Playwright Eugene O'Neill died in his suite on the 4th floor of Shelton Hall. Coincidently, today the 4th floor is home to a specialty housing area called the Writer's Corridor. The biggest dormitories, commonly housing underclassmen, are the large Warren Towers, which is in the center of the Main Campus, and Claflin, Rich, and Sleeper Halls, which comprise West Campus. Warren Towers and West Campus each house around 1,800 undergraduate students. Warren Towers, the largest non-military dorm in the country, is a three-towered building on Commonwealth Avenue across from the large College of Arts and Sciences and directly adjacent to the College of Communications. Students living on the east side of the eastern tower (A Tower) can see and hear historic Fenway Park during baseball season. The West Campus complex is located on the western end of campus, near Nickerson Field, the Fitness and Recreation Center, and Agganis Arena. The three separate dormitories on West Campus are named after the three original founders of the University: Sleeper, Rich, and Claflin.

The smaller dormitory and apartment style housing are mainly located in two parts of campus: Bay State Road and the South Campus residential area. Bay State Road is a tree-lined street that runs parallel to Commonwealth Avenue and is home to many row houses commonly referred to as "brownstones". Most of these houses are owned by Boston University, although several of them are occupied by fraternities from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and several houses are private homes or apartments. Aside from being dormitories, some brownstones are also used as offices and teaching facilities. For instance, the International Relations department, the Political Science department, and the Admissions reception center are located on Bay State Road. During the year, prospective students and parents can take a campus tour that begins and ends at the reception center, guided by volunteer students wearing distinctive green jackets and titled President's Hosts. When used as a dormitory, most of the Bay State Road residences are divided into single and double rooms, with a shared bathroom on each floor, an apartment for the resident assistant on the ground floor, and laundry facilities in the basement. While some of the houses are rather well-worn, BU has undertaken a project that each summer renovates selected residences to restore the Bay State Road houses to their 19th century appearance and ambiance. Bay State Road is also home to the aforementioned Shelton Hall and "Towers", a medium-sized dormitory building that was the first building BU built specifically for student housing. Students living in the brownstones eat at the dining halls in Towers or at Shelton Hall.

South Campus is a student residential area south of Commonwealth Avenue and separated from the main campus by the Massachusetts Turnpike. Some of the larger buildings in that area have been converted into dormitories, while the rest of the South campus buildings are apartments. All were originally constructed as commercial apartment buildings and later purchased by the University. Since there are no central dining facilities in the South Campus area, students from these dormitories can dine at Warren Towers or other facilities on the main campus.

Boston University's newest residence and principle apartment-style housing area is officially called 10 Buick Street, a part of The John Hancock Student Village project which includes the adjacent Fitness and Recreation Center and the Agganis Arena. Students most commonly refer to this residence as the "Student Village", or for short "StuV". The apartments at 10 Buick Street are open to juniors and seniors only, and house more than 800 students in suite-style apartments. Each apartment has either two or four private bedrooms, one or two common bathrooms (one for doubles, two for quads), a common living room, and a common kitchen. The building has two towers that are connected up to the ninth floor and rise separately to 18 floors in West Tower and 15 floors in East tower. The West Tower has apartments on floors 1-17, the 18th floor is the Student Atrium with stunning views of Boston and the Charles River. The East Tower has residences on floors 2-15, with the 1st floor being a marketplace. The 10 Buick Street Market and Cafe, open from 7 a.m. to midnight daily, has a soup & salad bar, a small selection of household items, drinks and snacks, as well as sandwiches and bagels ready-to-order.

Aside from these main residential areas, smaller residential dormitories are scattered along Commonwealth Avenue between main school buildings. Due to room shortages in recent years many incoming students were temporarily housed in hotels. These hotels included the Hyatt across the river in Cambridge or the Holiday Inn in Brookline, both a manageable walk to main campus with free shuttle bus service provided. One of the hotels frequently used for such purpose was the Howard Johnson hotel located next to the School of Management Building on Commonwealth Avenue. In 2001, the university closed the hotel (which it owned) and converted the building into a full time dormitory, now known as 575 Commonwealth Avenue.

Boston University also provides specialty houses or specialty floors to students who have particular interests. La Maison Française (French), Das Deutsches Haus (German), La Casa Italiana (Italian), Русская Дом (Russian), and La Casa Española (Spanish), for example, house students who either speak fluently or study the house's language, and often it is the primary one spoken inside the residence. The Common Ground House on Bay State Road is a house for those wanting to live in an emphatically multi-background setting. Bay State Road also has brownstones for students in the University Professors program and Trustee Scholars. The Classics House is a Bay State Road brownstone dedicated to students in Greek and Roman Classical Studies, Archaeology, or Anthropology. The Core Curriculum House is open to those undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum. There are also specialty floors in large dormitories, such as pre-medical floors, education floors, same-sex floors, etc.

All large dormitories have 24/7 security and require all students to swipe and show their school identification before entering. Bay State Road brownstones and many of the apartment-style residences on South Campus (such as those on Park Drive and Buswell Street) do not have such security and require students to have keys to the front door instead. Every dormitory has at least one resident advisor.

Guest and visitor policies

In general, Boston University is more restrictive in its guest policies than other institutions in the surrounding Massachusetts Bay area. Visitors not enrolled at the university must be signed into the residence and leave a photo ID. Overnight visitors must receive a pass requested at least one day in advance. If overnight visitors are of the opposite sex they must be "co-hosted" by a BU student who is of the same sex, unless they are immediate family members of the host. Most often this part of the policy is a formality and almost no students follow the rule that the opposite sex guest must sleep in the room of their same sex "co-host" and instead stay in the room of their host.

Guests from within the university itself must scan their student IDs ("swipe in") before 8:00 PM if they wish to spend the entire night. Guests must sign in after 8:00 PM and leave their IDs at the security desk and must be out by 1:00 AM on weekdays and 2:30 AM on weekends. They may be granted "study extensions" that must be submitted before 12:00 AM and push the exit time to 7:00 AM instead. A student who lives in apartment-style housing that does not opt for a dining plan, must be hosted by a resident of the dorm if he wishes to enter. The student government has been trying to change the guest policy to allow all BU students to visit any other BU student at any time.

The penalties for violating these policies carry severe consequences from letters of warning to loss of visitor and guest privileges to expulsion from the housing system.

John Hancock Student Village

The Student Village is a large new residential and recreational complex covering 10 acres between Buick Street and Nickerson Field, ground formerly occupied by a National Guard Armory, which had been used by the University as a storage facility prior to its demolition and the start of construction. The Student Village was designed with the intention of fostering community and bridging the divide between East and West campuses.

The dormitory of apartment suites at 10 Buick Street (often abbreviated to "StuV" by students or simply "The Village") opened to juniors and seniors in the fall of 2000. In 2002, John Hancock Insurance announced its sponsorship of the multi-million dollar project. The Agganis Arena, named after Harry Agganis, which can houses 6,224 spectators for Terrier hockey games, and was opened to concerts and hockey games in January 2005. In March of 2005 the final element of phase II of the Student Village complex, the Fitness and Recreation (FitRec) Center, was opened, drawing large crowds from the student body. The center incorporates 6 racquetball courts, a competition pool, a recreational pool, a jogging track, and a rock climbing wall, among other sports-related areas. It is one of the finest students fitness centers in the country. Plans call for groundbreaking to begin on the third and final phase of the complex, two more residential facilities, to begin sometime in the near future.

Other facilities

The Mugar Memorial Library is the home of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, where documents belonging to thousands of eminent figures in literature, journalism, diplomacy, the arts, and other fields are housed. Among them are Isaac Asimov's personal papers from 1965 onward, documents from distinguished alum Martin Luther King Jr, and the recent addition of Mary Louise Parker's personal papers.

The George Sherman Union (GSU) located next to Mugar Memorial Library provides students with an expansive food court featuring many popular fast-food chains, including Burger King, Starbucks and D'Angelo's. The GSU also provides comfortable lounge areas in which to study. The basement of the George Sherman Union is home to the BU Central lounge, which hosts concerts and other activities and events. There is also a United States Post Office in the basement of the GSU.

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"The Castle" located on the West end of Bay State Road is one of the older buildings on campus, and one with an interesting, if not exactly accurate, history. According to lore, the castle was built by William Lindsay for his daughter as her wedding gift. However, she was killed when her ship, the Lusitania, was torpedoed by German submarines during the First World War. The building was later donated to the University. It served as the residence of the University president for a time, and is now a conference space. Underneath the Castle is the BU Pub, the only BU-operated drinking establishment on campus.

The recently opened Florence and Chafetz Hillel House on Bay State Road is ranked the number one hillel house facility in the world. Having four floors and a basement, the BU Hillel facility includes lounges, study rooms, a kosher dining hall and a J.P. Licks ice cream store. The house serves as a focal point for BU's large and active Jewish community. It hosts various speakers as well as shabat services.

Barnes and Noble at Boston University is the university's bookstore, which is located on Kenmore Square. Consisting of five floors, the store is enormous and holds all BU students' needs ranging from books to clothes to coffee. Materials for others schools such as the Boston Architecture Center are also sold through the store.

Accessing Boston University

Most of the buildings of the main campus are located on or near Commonwealth Avenue. The Kenmore Square area of campus (including the Boston University Bookstore, Shelton Hall and Myles Standish Hall) may be accessed using the Kenmore Station Stop on the Green Line B, C and D trains. Most of the rest of the main campus may be accessed using the B line of the Green Line. The Blanford Street Stop on the B line is near the School of Management, the School of Education and the Science Building. The Boston University East Stop serves the College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren Towers dormitory. The Boston University Central Stop serves Marsh Plaza, the George Sherman Union and Mugar Memorial Library. The Boston University West Stop is directly across from the College of Fine Arts. The St. Paul Street Stop is close to the new Fitness and Recreation Center and the Student Village. The new Agganis Arena may be accessed by either the St. Paul Street Stop or the Pleasant Street Stop. The 57 Bus also runs along Commonwealth Avenue and into Brighton; however, many students prefer to travel by the trolley as there is no fare going outbound.

The Medical Campus is served by the CT1 Bus which runs along Massachusetts Avenue.

Boston University has recently introduced the Boston University Shuttle (BUS) which serves to connect the Main Campus, Huntington Campus, and the Medical Campus.

Student Activities

Athletics

Main article: Boston University athletics

Boston University's NCAA Division 1 Terriers compete in basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling, while the Lady Terriers compete in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track. Boston University athletics teams compete in the America East, Hockey East, and Colonial Athletic Association conferences, and their mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. Boston University recently constructed the new Agganis Arena, which opened on January 3, 2005 with a men's hockey game between the Terriers and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Boston University has won 27 Beanpot titles, half of all 54 Beanpot Championships thus far. The annual tournament includes Boston College, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.

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Club Sports

Boston University students also compete in athletics at the club level. There are a total of twenty seven club sports recognized by the university. Some of the club sport teams include: Baseball; Men's Lacrosse; Boston University Snowboard Team; Ultimate Frisbee; Kung Fu; Fencing; Boston University Rugby Football Club; Women's Rugby; and Boston University Equestrian Team. The BU Dinghy Sailors are the last BU team to win a national championship for the school at the varsity level (ICSA Collegiate Nationals '99).

Student Publications

There are several student publications on campus. The Daily Free Press, an independent student-run newspaper and the fourth largest daily newspaper in Boston, has been publishing since 1970. It provides students with daily campus news, Boston and Massachusetts news, sports coverage, editorials and special feature stories. "The Daily Free Press" is published every regular instruction day of the university year and is available at BU dorms, classroom buildings and university hot-spots.

In Fall 2005, a new student paper, The Source, a weekly newspaper with extensive arts and entertainment coverage published by Greenline Media, began distribution on the campus. The Source is distriubuted to all students' mailboxes.

The Student Underground, a "monthly radical journal," which is "a not for profit, student and youth run newspaper collective" published by BU students since 1997. The Sam Adams Review is a monthly student-run newspaper "providing news for the American Spirit." The Underground focuses on underground or alternative political and cultural activity, while the SAR caters to conservative readership. Neither have any official recognition by the University.

The Brownstone Journal publishes undergraduate research, scholarly articles and essays, and literary work from translation. Clarion is BU's undergraduate literary arts magazine. Pusteblume is the student journal of translation. The Back Bay Review is a student-run journal of literary and critical writing, which published one issue in Spring 2005.

Boink, a student-run sex magazine features BU students posing nude and articles discussing sexuality, unrecognized by the University. Boink was developed after Harvard students began publishing the H-bomb, a pornography magazine.

Community Service Center

One notable office on campus is the Boston University Community Service Center (CSC). The CSC is a non-profit organization which offers 12 different volunteer opportunities for students in different issues that affect the Boston community and the world as a whole. Some of the general issues the service of CSC volunteers address include: hunger, children, disabilities, and education. Of the 12 programs 10 of them are continual commitments throughout the school year and they are as follows with a brief discription.

• Afterschool, volunteers tutor elementary school students and participate in recreational activities and arts and crafts.
• Children's Theater, volunteers write and perform a play for elementary aged students at a local school.
• Joining Hands, volunteers work with various agencies that serve the disabled in Boston.
• Making Music, volunteers offer their talents to instruct children in instrument or vocal lessons.
• Multicultural Advancement Partnership Program (MAPP), volunteers work with people of limited English fluency helping them adjust to life in the United States.
• Project Hope, several groups of volunteers work at sites throughout Boston that serve the population who have HIV/AIDS.
• Siblings, volunteers are one-on-one mentors and share cultural, recreational, and educational experiences with their "sibling".
• Student Food Rescue, this program works to fight hunger in Boston and runs the largest college run food salvage program in the nation.
• Voices from the Middle, volunteers help 8th graders write and perform their own play based on a social justice issue.
• Wizards, volunteers introduce the wonders of sciences to elementary-school children with a different hands-on experiment each week.

In addition to these 10 continuing programs there are two annual programs offered to volunteers in the Boston University community. These are the First Year Student Outreach Project (FYSOP) and the Alternative Spring Breaks (ASB) program. These programs are generally popular with the student body attracting about 700 volunteers between the two programs. The FYSOP and ASB programs occur at only one time during the year, but there are students who work to plan the events year-round.

• Alternative Spring Breaks (ASB), is a popular program that involves student volunteers travelling to sites throughout the country at which to volunteer. The service done on an ASB trips addresses the concerns of many of the other CSC programs: environment, affordable housing, and children. The students travel to their service site by car, using a large van to transport 13 students, a faculty chaperone, and minimal baggage. The sites for the ASB program are typically in the US south and midwest. For example, the program for 2006 includes 20 trips to places like Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The ASB program is run by two Program Managers (PMs) and each trip is coordinated by two students who apply for the jobs in early Fall.
• First Year Student Outreach Project (FYSOP), is a program that is entering its 17th year. FYSOP typically involves about 400 incoming Freshman and transfer students, the "First Years", who volunteer at sites throughout Massachusetts. FYSOP takes place in the week prior to the start of classes and consists of an opening day, an education day, and three days of on site service. The First Years are split into small groups lead by FYSOP staff members, of which there are normally about 125. Several of these small groups make up each of the eight service issue areas. The eight issue areas are: Children, Disabilities, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Elders, Gender Focus, Environment, Homelessness and Housing (H&H), and Hunger.
  • Every participant of the program is a volunteer except the one program manager and the 16 coordinators (two per issue area), who are all paid for dedicating their summer to planning FYSOP and their issue area's itinerary. FYSOP staff spend a training week in preparation for the arrival of the First Year students.

Boston University people

• List of Boston University people (notable alumni and faculty members)

External links

• Boston University's official site
• Student Reviews of Boston University
• Boston University's official athletics site
• Boston University's undergraduate research journal
• WTBU, Boston University's student radio station
• butv10, Boston University's student television station
• The Daily Free Press, Boston University's most prominent independent student newspaper
• BU Source, a recent addition to Boston University's independent student newspapers

Further reading

Kilgore, Kathleen. Transformations, A History of Boston University. Boston : Boston University, 1991

Salzman, Nancy Lurie. Buildings and builders : a history of Boston University. Boston : Boston University Press, 1985.

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