See the original article in its entirety here. Online program wins plaudits By Rich Barlow Craving a BU education after learning about its academic reputation and strong interdisciplinary curriculum, Hillary Blazer-Doyle faced a hurdle: she was living in Singapore, where her husband’s insurance company job had posted him. But Blazer-Doyle, a voiceover actress, was determined […]
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Online Student Spotlight – A Global Odyssey
August 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm
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
July 21, 2010 at 1:14 pm
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
July 8, 2010 at 3:17 pm
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 […]
BU Online Innovation Recap
June 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm
We wanted to take a moment to recap some of the upgrades and additions we made to the BU online learning environment this past year. Stay tuned for more new features and enhancements in the coming months. Social Media: This year we introduced a Facebook fan page for topics of interest, Twitter account for quick […]
Health Comm Degree Recognized with USDLA Silver Award!
June 10, 2010 at 11:32 am
The following post is from Daisy Cerritos, a Student Services Coordinator, in the Office of Distance Education. Daisy attended the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2010 National Conference along with Director Nancy Coleman where they accepted a prestigious award for one of our online programs: As the Student Services Coordinator for the online Master […]
Online Master of Health Communication Degree in the Spotlight
May 21, 2010 at 4:19 pm
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 […]
BU Online Students Study in India
March 10, 2010 at 4:44 pm
The following post is from Jennifer Birch, a current BU Online student in the Master of Science in Project Management program. She traveled to India in January 2010 with 20 other BU students, BU President Bob Brown, and the Dean of Metropolitan College, Jay Halfond: “In January 2010, Boston University (BU), in partnership with Infosys, […]
Facing the Music in Afghanistan — BU Today Article
November 24, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Click here to watch and listen to online doctoral student, Russell Houser’s (CFA ’12) slideshow about making music in Afghanistan, where he is stationed as the Army bandmaster for the 82nd Airborne Division Band–as featured in BU Today, November 24, 2009.
National Distance Learning Week: ODE Behind the Scenes
November 11, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Place holder for ndlw_09_office_02 Today’s video blog entry takes you behind the scenes of a typical day at the Office of Distance Education. Meet some of the people who bring BU’s fully online programs to you each day. Click here for a text transcript of the audio.
