May 8, 2012 at 9:20 AM
It’s that time of year again-summertime. But, before that, we must all get through finals, a torture that we pay the university to inflict on us. This weather certainly is not helping our moods. It just makes me want to crawl in bed next to my heater and waste my day away watching tv. But, alas we must all resist the rainy day urges and drag our butts to study. Here are a few study tips that have seemed to work for me in past years.
- Make a study schedule. It is highly important in this schedule to take breaks, include ALL of your classes, even the ones on the VERY last day of finals. It’s important to spread your study time out. CRAMMING IS THE WORST THING ANYONE CAN DO! And, cramming does not just include the day before. I suggest beginning your studying at least 4 or 5 days before your exam, and study a little each day.
- Use you breaks to be productive. During your breaks, don’t just sit down and watch TV, sitting down studying is lethargic enough. But, instead, get up, go do laundry. Doing productive things around your room or apartment will help you feel more accomplished.
- Go to the gym. I know it is easy to neglect the gym in times of stress. But, these are times that it is every more important to go. You don’t have to do your normal workout routine. In fact, it will probably help you more to do something different. If you normally do the elliptical, run instead. Little changes will help get some variety in this seemingly mundane study period.
- Go to any review sessions you may have. Even if you have no questions yourself, other students bringing out questions might make you realize you don’t understand something so well, or it might bring up issues with the material that you were not aware you had.
- Balance your junk food with and equal amount of water and veggies. I am not against stress eating, at times it can help. But, stress eating for a week often does more harm than good. So, every time you eat a candy bar, let the next snack you grab be an apple or carrots with ranch.
These are a few of my suggestions! I hope some of them work for you!
-Katie K. CAS’12
By norasb
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Posted in Takeaways
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April 27, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Coffee @ Finals is being offered again this semester! The ERC, in collaboration with CAS Student Government, is providing students with coffee and snacks, as well as group study locations for students before finals begin.
Coffee @ Finals will take place from 4pm to Midnight from Thursday, May 3 to Saturday, May 5 in CAS 319. The best part is that tutors will be available from 4-8pm each day to help answer any lingering questions you may have, or help clarify a tough course topic that’s still not quite crystal clear.
Tutors will be available in the following subjects, however please know that the schedule changes for each day so not all courses will be available each day:
| BI |
315 |
| CH |
101, |
172, |
204 |
| EC |
101 |
102 |
201 |
202 |
| LF |
111 |
112 |
211 |
212 |
| LG |
111 |
112 |
211 |
212 |
| LS |
111 |
112 |
211 |
212 |
| MA |
113 |
115 |
116 |
121 |
122 |
123 |
124 |
213 |
214 |
| PY |
105 |
106 |
211 |
212 |
So stop by to get some guided help, have some coffee, form a study group, or enjoy another quiet space to study on campus. We hope to see you there!
By norasb
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Posted in BU Happenings
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April 17, 2012 at 10:47 AM
The Center for Career Development (CCD) and the Educational Resource Center (ERC) are currently taking applications for our newly created Student Desk Assistant position.
Information sessions about the position will be held on Thursday, April 19th 3:30-4:30pm and Friday, April 20th noon-1pm at the CCD, 19 Deerfield Street
Position Description:
Both offices will be co-located in the new Center for Student Services by fall 2012 and will have multiple reception and telephone stations. Students who serve in this position will be the primary contact for anyone visiting, calling, or e-mailing the two centers. Answering questions, directing traffic, and routing a heavy call volume are key responsibilities of the position. Additionally, students will assist staff with administrative projects as needed. Successful candidates will have experience in an office, customer service, and/or hospitality setting, will exhibit maturity and dependability, and will be prepared to be an energetic, enthusiastic member of our team. Please note these positions are usually filled by undergraduate students.
Please complete the application and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter. In your letter, please describe your interest in the Student Desk Assistant position and how your skills from previous work/volunteer experience demonstrate your fit for this position.
Applications and any questions about the CCD/ERC Student Desk Assistant position should be directed to Nora Burnham at norasb@bu.edu
By norasb
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Posted in Takeaways
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March 27, 2012 at 11:41 AM
With under 6 weeks of class left what’s on your bucket list?
When it hit me over the summer that I only had one year left at BU, I started to remember all of the things I had meant to do as an eager freshman. I imagined myself doing something adventurous every weekend; checking out a museum or rocking out at some hole in the wall concert venue. With a friend, I wrote down everything we wanted to experience about BU and Boston before we graduated and (possibly) moved. Here are some ideas to get you started with your own list:
Things to do at BU:
- BU Pub Knights Quest
- Watch the Head of the Charles
- Eat at the Hillel dining hall
- Go to a service at Marsh Chapel
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Bars/Restaurants to try:
- Legal’s Seafood Test Kitchen
- Top of the Hub
- Jillian’s
- Daisy Buchanan’s
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Museums to Visit:
- Sports Museum of New England
- Museum of Science
- USS Constitution Museum
- Children’s Museum
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- John F Kennedy Museum
- Museum of Bad Art
- Arnold Arboretum
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Entertainment, sports, music, etc.:
- Catch a Celtics game/cheer on the Celtics
- The Circus!
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- The Middle East
- House of Blues
- The Orpheum
- Paradise Rock Club
- 5W!TS
- The Beehive (be sure to make a reservation)
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Miscellaneous attractions:
- Boston Public Library (get a library card!)
- Trinity Church
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Day (or longer) Trips:
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Amanda, CAS’12
By norasb
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Posted in Takeaways
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March 15, 2012 at 1:57 PM
This week, more than 400 BU students are performing community service across the country on more than 30 Alternative Spring Break trips. Together with their chaperones, mostly BU staff members, these folks are road tripping, building homes, caring for the elderly and generally offering comfort where comfort is needed.
Our own Patrick Devanney, the ERC’s Retention Program Specialist, wrote to us from Chicago.
Photo by Patrick Devanney
“I’m 983 miles west of the GSU off-site at the P.A.W.S. Chicago animal shelter with 10 student volunteers. Diving into the world of animal rescue and adoption, our days are filled with walks, cleaning, socializing and talking to potential families.
Photo by Patrick Devanney
These animals only want to love and the thought of anyone harming them is beyond belief. For every animal that’s adopted at P.A.W.S., there’s one fewer at the animal control center. That’s one more life saved; P.A.W.S. is a no-kill shelter.
Photo by Patrick Devanney
Reflecting over a giant Gino’s East famous Chicago deep dish pizza, all 10 students and chaperone alike feel pure, unadulterated satisfaction at knowing that these animals are loved when we’re in C-town.
Photo by Patrick Devanney
I hope all of you consider volunteering for Alternative Spring Break at some point in your BU career. I guarantee you will change…Izaak the dog has certainly changed me.”
By clalama
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Posted in Takeaways
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February 29, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Getting involved outside of the classroom = stress reduction, meeting new people, and a resume boost.
While your classes are important don’t miss out an opportunity to get more involved in the University while you are here. BU has a lot more to offer than just what you experience in the classroom. Involvement on campus will help you meet people outside of you major/college and provide a nice resume boost. So don’t spend all your free time holed up in your room instead check out some of the great experiences the University has to offer outside the classroom.
YouDo@BU
http://bu.collegiatelink.net/
Check out the Bulletin Board of Events happening on campus or sort through the exhaustive list of over 500 student clubs and organizations. Everything from club sports, to Greek life, to Residence Hall Associations, to service and professional associations are listed (and categorized so you can easily find what you are looking for!).
BUCENTRAL
http://bucentral.wordpress.com/calendar/
From comedy shows to a great concert series, BU Central hosts a variety of great programming that is worth getting out of your dorm room to go see!
Research your Professors
http://www.bu.edu/reslife/about-us/faculty-in-residence/
http://www.bu.edu/urop/
Go to department websites, read your professors bios and learn about their research. Building rapport with a professor whose discipline and career you admire could potentially lead to research opportunities, graduate school or career advice or UROP project ideas. If the conversation continues after BU, you may have discovered a mentor in the process who could possibly write a recommendation down the road. Don’t forget to check out the Professors who lives on campus (Faculty in Residence). Not only are they great resources for students but they often hold fun events!
Student Employment
http://www.bu.edu/seo/students/getting-a-job/
Another great way to get involved on campus is by working on campus. You’ll learn a whole other side to the University and get paid while you do it!
By norasb
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Posted in BU Happenings
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February 28, 2012 at 10:04 AM
The ERC is hosting its final workshop of the semester tomorrow with a nutritionist from Sargent Choice Nutrition Center. Lisa Ferreira will talk about the importance of starting the day with foods that can help boost brain performance, such as whole grains and proteins. Learn about portion sizes and identify red flags on nutrition labels so you can make better choices the next time you reach for that snack at the market.
Brain Food will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, February 29 at 4 p.m. in CAS 213. ERC workshops are open to the BU community. We’ll see you there!
By clalama
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Posted in Takeaways
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February 21, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Last Wednesday the Center for Career Development hosted their Spring Career Expo with over 125 different employers! Career Fairs are great not only for students actively looking for post-college jobs but also for underclassman students to get a feel for how to market their studies in the future. Several of our Office Assistants took the time to attend (or volunteer at) the Expo here’s what they had to say about it!
I have always been hesitant about networking. I just never have been good at going up and introducing myself to people, so I was rather scared of the career fair. However, the atmosphere of the career fair made it really easy to just go up and talk to employers, and it was super helpful in attempting to find which career path I want to take. I got 2 interviews out of just talking to people!
Katie K.
Office Assistant
I really enjoyed working at the Career Expo yesterday. It was great to see so many people come out and take advantage of this great opportunity to network and gain experience interacting with recruiters. It’s so nice that the Center for Career Development puts these expos together for BU students and alumni– I don’t think many other schools have career expos with over 100 companies present… makes me really appreciate where I go to school!
Laura G.
Office Assistant
By norasb
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Posted in BU Happenings, OA Corner
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February 3, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Our new series continues this week. We have a lot of programs at the ERC and while our website does a good job of explaining them we thought you might be interested in hearing from some of the student leaders who make these programs possible. Here the peer tutors/leaders from the ERC describe their programs, who they are for, and what a typical meeting is like.
For week three we have one of our ESL Workshop Leaders, Samantha Jones. She’ll talk about some of the changes happening this semester as well as what has stayed the same. Just in time for the first Workshop of the semester which is happening today, February 3rd, at 4pm in GSU315. Register for sessions here.
Last semester’s ESL Workshop Series welcomed the addition of the workshops “Sources from the Library and On-Line” and “Intro to Academic Writing in English.” This semester we are pleased to announce the continuation of these workshops as well as the addition of a workshop called “Citation Styles” where we will focus on the many different ways that sources can be cited. If you’ve ever wondered what APA, CMS or MLA stand for, or what the difference is, or how to cite in engineering or biology, then this workshop is for you! We will of course be continuing our tried and true workshops including “Sentence Structure,” “Verb Tenses,” “Prepositions and Articles,” and many more.
The ESL Workshop Series will run on Fridays (beginning February 3rd) and Tuesdays (beginning February 14th) from 4pm to 5:30pm. For more information on locations, dates, and workshop descriptions, check out our ESL Workshop Series page!
Samantha Jones, CFA
ESL Workshop Leader
By norasb
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Posted in In Their Words
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