Tagged: career

Graduate of BU’s online CFA Music Education Program Carol Shansky Publishes Music Appreciation Book

Carol Shansky, who was the BU College of Fine Arts’ first online Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education recipient, recently reached another milestone in her impressive career with the publication of her book, “Musical Tapestries: A Thematic Approach to Music Appreciation.” Published by Kendall Hunt, the book is available here, and in addition to […]

Looking at A Day in the Life of an “O”nline Student

For Paul Shihadeh every day starts with homework and ends at Cirque du Soleil! As a spouse, parent, Artistic Director at Cirque’s “O,” and online Master’s student in the College of Fine Arts’ Master of Music in Music Education, each day is full of new challenges. Paul’s work at Cirque du Soleil is unusual for […]

Online Student Spotlight – A Global Odyssey

Thanks to Hillary Blazer-Doyle, 2010 graduate of MET’s Undergrad Degree Completion program, for submitting such a great blog post. I was never one of those people who felt like something was missing in my life because I never finished my undergrad degree.  Quite honestly, I was in a career field that didn’t require a degree […]

Lessons Learned: A first year online program opens new doors for educators

Dr. Judith Simpson reflects on a year of innovation and transformation in BU’s year-old online MA in Art Education program, also featured in a recent BU Today article. “Our teachers are an island in their schools, alone. Artists and teachers both need the right vocabulary to advocate for themselves. My goal is to equip them […]

Online Student Spotlight – UDCP

My name is Deb Dangelo and I will soon be finishing up my Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies as part of BU’s online Undergrad Degree Completion Program. I was fortunate to attend 2010 Commencement where I finally met some of my classmates face to face—it was a real thrill for me. I am […]

Online Master of Health Communication Degree in the Spotlight

June 2-5 in Boston, Domenic Screnci, program co-chair of our joint Metropolitan College/College of Communication Master of Science in Health Communication (Health Comm) degree program will be a keynote speaker and Steve Quigley, also program co-chair,  as well as Pauline Hamel and Tom Fauls, Heath Comm instructors, will be presenting at  the upcoming Revolutionary Ideas […]

National Distance Learning Week: The BU Online Student Experience

Place holder for ndlw_09_student_03 Watch this video of students sharing their perspective on the BU online experience. Scroll down the page to see more!

National Distance Learning Week: Why I like teaching online at BU

Place holder for ndlw_09_faculty_01 Watch this video of one of our prestigious faculty members, Dr. Karen Jacobs (Sargent College) speaking about what it’s like to teach online.