Category Archives: Community-Building Events

CAS Staff Appreciation Reception

Community-Building Events

As you know, the College is hosting its first in-person Staff Appreciation Reception in over two years on Monday, May 16th from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on BU Beach.

We’re very excited about the event.  There will be bountiful hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, lawn games, live jazz music, and some pretty cool raffle prizes.  All Chairs, Directors, and managers know of the event too and will support your attendance to it.  Moreover, we’ll be taking time out to honor the outstanding work of some of very own colleagues.  I hope you’ll be able to make it.  

You can RSVP to rdaigle3@bu.edu by this Monday, May 9th.

Additionally, you don’t have to show up to the event alone.  In fact, if you’d like to walk over to the event with a small group of fellow staff members then know that we’re organizing a few small pre-event, meet-up sites.

Just arrive to any of the following meet-up sites by 3:30 p.m.:

  • In front of The Castle (225 Bay State Road, corner of Granby Street)
  • In front of Warren Towers Starbucks (700 Commonwealth Avenue, corner of Hinsdale Mall)
  • In front of Marsh Chapel (735 Commonwealth Avenue)

We hope to see you there!

BU Event Planners Group Meetings

Community-Building Events, Department Administration, Development Opportunities

We are delighted to announce the formation of the Boston University Event Planners Group!  Members come from departments all across campus.

This  group was created to bring all of us together to share best practices, stay up-to-date on policies and procedures, and provide a resource for everyone to connect, network, and find support.  They plan to meet on a regular basis. Please email Miranda McLean (mirandam@bu.edu) or Andrew Vigue (avigue@bu.edu) in BU Events & Conferences to be added to the Event Planners Group mailing list.

Meeting #1: Introductions

For the first kick-off meeting is on Wednesday, August 18, from 2:00-3:30 PM.  The agenda includes:

  • Welcome, introductions, and goals for the group
  • Overview of the outdoor event location request process
  • Updates on fall catering options from Catering on the Charles
  • Information on hybrid event options from LETS
  • Open time for Q&A

The first meeting will be on Zoom, please register to attend on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bu-event-planners-inaugural-meeting-tickets-165448630307

Meeting #2: Round-Table

BU Event Planners Group second meeting on Tuesday, December 7, from 2 – 3:30 PM. 

For this meeting, E&C is going to do something a bit different.  Instead of a formal meeting with invited speakers and specific topics like last time, they are going to go more casual and have an open forum for discussion, questions, and sharing of information.  Think of this like a virtual roundtable!

When you register, you will need to submit a question, topic, tip, or idea that will help drive our conversation.  And of course during the meeting, they will open it up to even more questions or topics that you want to talk about.  This is a great opportunity to meet up in a casual environment and learn from each other as we build our event planning network at BU.

Once again, this will be hosted on Zoom.  Please register to attend via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bu-event-planners-open-forum-registration-204084932527.

Meeting #3: Disability & Access for Events

The BU Events Planners Group will devote this hour long meeting to a presentation by Christopher Robinson, Outreach & Training Coordinator from BU Disability & Access Services. Christopher is a Certified Facilitator & Accessibility consultant for the Performing Arts and an ASL/English Interpreter.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/99020127392?pwd=T0g0d044TEdYc1ZxM0JaamluWHBJQT09

Meeting #4: Sustainability with Events

Wednesday, May 4, from 11 AM – 12 PM is the final meeting of the academic year.  They will host Lisa Tornatore, Director of BU Sustainability, and Lexie Raczka, Sustainability Director of BU Dining Services, and learn about planning and hosting sustainable events on campus. 

Click on this link to register: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpcO2pqzIjGNzmiarWsTI0-qg_TI2xlcel. 

Spring 2022 Welcome Back Social

Community-Building Events
The CAS Professional Development Committee is excited to welcome everyone back for the Spring 2022 semester. Please join us next Wednesday, February 9th via Zoom at 11AM for a Welcome Back Social. We look forward to seeing everyone and being in community as we kick off the spring semester! 
 
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 957 9257 5483

Passcode: 906218