A Note from Celine Pak '17

Announcements and Accolades

• Easwer Rahman '20 won first place in this weekend's Mission RJCC Fencing Tournament in Cadet Men's Saber. He has another tournament coming up this weekend in Anaheim, CA. Good luck, Easwer! 


• Dr. Jennifer Formichelli will be attending the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX from Oct 26-29, where she will be moderating a panel of high school and college teachers entitled “Teaching Introductory Literature.”


• A small but mighty group of BUA women took part in the Tufts 10K for Women run on Monday, October 9.  Reva Saddi '21, Maria Herrera P '21, Kristin Jewell, and Margo Cox were among the thousands of participants in the 41st running of the event.  A group of BUA runners and walkers has taken part in the event since approximately 2012.  We’d love to see YOU there next year!
 
• Congratulations to our three newly-elected Student Council representatives: Sudarshan Ramanan '21, Jemma West '21, and Peter Glavas '21! 

All-School Learning Experience Community Panel Discussion

Join Boston University Academy and Boston University's Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground for a co-sponsored panel discussion as part of our All-School Learning Experience, open to the entire BUA and BU communities:

Mass Incarceration: Causes and Cures 
Wednesday, October 25, 4:30 p.m.
BU Law Auditorium, 765 Commonwealth Ave.

Speakers:
Leslie Walker, Executive Director, Prisoners’ Legal Services of Mass (PLSM)
http://www.plsma.org/

Carlos Monterio, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Suffolk University 
http://www.suffolk.edu/college/72476.php

James Matesanz, Lecturer of Criminal Justice/ Direction of Prison Education, BU MET 
http://sites.bu.edu/pep/about-us/

Parents' Day

BUA Parents' Day will take place on Wednesday, October 25. Parents will follow their child through each of their classes on a shortened class day from 8:00-11:00 a.m. In the afternoon, Parent-Advisor meetings will occur from 11:40 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. and last for fifteen minutes each. Families will receive an email with a link to sign up for a meeting time later this week.

This full-day event gives parents the opportunity to meet with their child’s academic advisor as well as sit in on classes. This day is also Picture Day for students (both individual and class portraits will be taken).

An All-School Learning Experience Panel Discussion on race and mass incarceration will take place from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the BU Law Auditorium (details above). All families are invited to stay for this event, and we hope to see many of you there.
 
View the full Parents' Day Schedule HERE.

Updates from the Advancement Office

• BUA will celebrate the launch of the Great Teachers Fund for Academic Enhancement with a fundraiser brunch with Phil Gambone on Sunday, October 29 at Flour Bakery + Cafe in Cambridge.  The purpose of the BUA Great Teachers Fund for Academic Enhancement is to support BUA initiatives while honoring the school’s retiring master teachers.  We hope you will join us (and Mr. Gambone!) for what promises to be a lovely afternoon of conversation and catching up with friends -- and Flour's famous pastries, of course!

• BUA alumni are invited to join us for Fall Festival activities on Friday, October 20, and at our table by the Charles River to watch the Head of the Charles crew races on Sunday, October 22!

Updates from the College Counseling Office 

• Seniors are preparing to submit college applications!  A few will do so by October 15, with the majority of students submitting at least one application by November 1.  In early November, seniors will narrow their college list down to their final list of approximately ten schools or fewer. 


• Course registration forms for Spring 2018 are due at noon on Friday, October 20.


• In addition to many great resources in our office (college, testing, summer/gap year programs, etc.), the College Counseling page of the BUA website has lots of helpful information as well.  There, you’ll find an archive of the College Counseling Newsletters published so far this academic year, the Class of 2018 School Profile (a document sent with each transcript to colleges where our students apply), and, under the ‘Current Families’ section, the College Admissions Guidebook, which has answers to many questions about the college search and application process, including a section regarding standardized testing.

This Week's All School Meeting 

Thursday, October 12

Safety and Security- BUPD

Parents and friends are always welcome to attend All-School Meeting.  Unless otherwise announced, All-School Meetings take place every Thursday from 8:00-9:00 a.m. in the Conference Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the GSU.

Updates from the BUA Parents' Network (BUAPN)

BU Events

BUA is fortunate to have the resources of Boston University at its fingertips.  To help you get connected to all the University has to offer, we suggest a free event happening around campus each week.  (Please note that these events will not be staffed by BUA).  The full calendar of events happening at BU can be accessed HERE.

Visiting Artist: Martha Rosler

Martha Rosler is an artist, writer, and activist based in Brooklyn, New York. A pioneer of American conceptual photography, video art, performance, installation and feminist art practice, she has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Dia Art Foundation, and the New Museum, to name just a few. Since the 1970s, her widely influential work has consistently tackled the most urgent social, aesthetic, and political issues of the day, from the US media’s coverage of war, to the experiences and representations of women, to issues of housing and homelessness. Free and open to the public. Part of the Contemporary Perspectives Lectures Series. Co-sponsored by the Flashpoint Photography Festival.

When: Thursday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Avenue

Dr. Betof's Media Pick of the Week

Each week in this space, Dr. Betof will recommend an article, book, podcast, or Ted Talk to share with the BUA community. Selections come from broad varieties of professional publications, BU Today, articles sent to him by students and parents, and his personal readings. 

This week's media pick is:

Lt. Gen Silveria Addresses Cadets About Racism Incident

 

Dr. Betof's Open Office Hours 

Stop by for a chat with Head of School Dr. Ari Betof:

• Thursday, October 12: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Monday, October 16: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Monday, October 23: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.