Tagged: alumni

How to prosper in Core, part two

September 12, 2011 at 4:42 pm

More advice from Core alumni reaching out through the Core Facebook Wall and the EnCore online community to support first-year students in their first fall in Core. See the first batch here. Jennifer Formichelli, Core lecturer:: Read all the books in a quiet place in a nice chair with your cell phone and computer off. […]

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How to Prosper in Core: advice from alumni to the 1st-years

September 9, 2011 at 4:05 pm

This week, the Core asked Core alumni on Facebook whether they had advice for incoming students about how to succeed in the Core. Their advice — by turns sagacious, solemn, and uplifting — came in a veritable torrent of goodwill. Here is the first batch of responses, from the Core Facebook profile and the Wall […]

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Photos from the Winterfest Reception

March 10, 2011 at 12:26 pm

Many former students folks stopped by the Core office for an EnCore reunion on February 26, during the annual Winterfest festival. In the photo above, Katherine Lochery (CAS ’11), Lindsey Gould (CAS ’10), and Prof. Alex Coverdill (CC105/106) catch up. EnCore steering committee member Joe Sacchi (CAS ’08) can be seen peeking out from behind […]

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Postcards to the Core: from Spain

March 3, 2011 at 1:22 pm

¡Hola Core Family! I traveled to London with some friends last weekend and actually got to see this painting in person! I also ran into about half of BU at the dorms there, haha. I hope you all are doing well and the freshmen are continuing on to their second year in the fall. I’ll […]

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Tonight: EnCore Book Club reads Hemingway

March 2, 2011 at 12:48 pm

A reminder to Boston-area alumni, that the EnCore Book Club will be convening this evening, Wednesday, March 2, at 6 PM in the BU Alumni Lounge at 595 Commonwealth Avenue, to discuss their reading of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. If you were unable to make the previous EnCore Book Club meetings, or […]

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Postcards to the Core: from Paris

December 3, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Dear Core, Hola! I am on a mini-break from Paris, in Madrid right now, where I had the treat of spending the day in the Prado. Velázquez and Goya close up are really an experience. I never really “got” the singular appeal of Las meninas or The 2nd of May until I was there, in […]

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More memories of Prof. Devlin

December 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm

Additional messages came in over the weekend from alumni who wish to express their condolences to the friends and family of Professor James Devlin, and to share memories of having him as a teacher and a friend. Dr. Devlin is an unforgettable man. As an 18-year old student sitting in his CC101, I found him […]

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More memories of Prof. Devlin

November 22, 2010 at 11:38 am

Additional messages came in over the weekend from alumni who wish to express their condolences to the friends and family of Professor James Devlin, and to share memories of having him as a teacher and a friend. I feel so sad; what a loss for everyone. Professor Devlin was so inspiring and one of my […]

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Remembering Prof. Devlin

November 19, 2010 at 3:38 pm

In response to the news that Professor James Devlin, a founding member of the Core and a beloved part of the campus community, passed away earlier this week, many alumni wrote in to express their appreciation for him, as a teacher, a mentor, and a friend. Prof. Jorgensen will be forwarding these and other messages […]

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Core student authors first Bhutanese cookbook

November 11, 2010 at 11:21 am

This summer, Core student Erik Nagamatsu (Core ’11, CAS ‘13) released Foods of the Kingdom of Bhutan. This book, which Erik co-authored with his father, is the first cookbook ever devoted to the cuisine the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.  Core student employees John McCargar and Tom Farndon sat down with Erik to talk about the […]

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