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BU Online Innovation Recap

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!

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

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 […]

Global Day of Service a Success!

The Distance Education team had a wonderful time at the Franklin Park Zoo demonstrating our support for BU’s Global Day of Service. Even the rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we raked leaves, carried rocks, and shoveled compost to prep a patch of barren land to be a wildflower garden. Twelve staff members of the […]

Get Involved in BU’s Global Day of Service: April 17th, 2010

Boston University’s Alumni Association & Community Service Center joined forces to organize the inaugural Boston University Global Day of Service on April 17th, 2010. The goal is to demonstrate our commitment to service and unite the entire BU community with a global day of volunteerism. The Office of Distance Education staff support this initiative and […]

BU Online Students Study in India

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, […]

Join BU Online on Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter

Stay connected by becoming our fan on Facebook! Expand your network by joining our group on LinkedIn! Stay informed by following us on Twitter!

Happy Holidays!

To the entire BU Online Community, Peace, Joy, Hope, and Happiness to you this holiday season.  Click here for our holiday e-card.  Below is a picture of the ODE entry for the BU holiday party sled-decorating contest (Santa taking an online class in Undercover Surveillance — trying to improve his skills of determining who’s naughty […]

Facing the Music in Afghanistan — BU Today Article

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

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.