Events 2018-2019

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Lunch and Learns, Breakfast Events, & the December Evening at the Castle: Free to Members and $10 for Non-Members

Friday, September 14

Lunch & Learn: Investigative Journalism with Mike Rezendes

Speaker: Mike Rezendes
Title: Investigative Journalism with Mike Rezendes
Location: GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Small Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Time: 12PM-1:30PM
This event is free, but you must register by September 11. Bring a friend!
Sponsored by the Evergreen Program, Metropolitan College
BUWG Host: Karen Murphy
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Tuesday, September 25

Wine and Cheese at the 808 Gallery Exhibit, A Few Conversations Between Women

Speaker: Dana Clancy, Director, School of Visual Arts, and Lynne Cooney, Artistic Director of the BU Art Galleries
Title: Wine and Cheese at the 808 Gallery Exhibit, A Few Conversations Between Women
Location: 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Time: 6:00PM-7:30PM
BUWG members will enjoy a private tour of the final exhibition in the current 808 Gallery: A Few Conversations Between Women. Registration Required.
Free to members. Non-members are $10, payable by cash or check at the door.
BUWG Host: Barbara Rotger
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Thursday, September 27

Lunch & Learn: Midterm Election Panel

Panelists: Diane Balser, Instructor, Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies, Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program; Emily Burlij, Associate Director for Federal Relations; Dino P. Christenson, Associate Professor, Director of Advanced Programs, Department of Political Science; Dr. Virginia Sapiro, Professor, Department of Political Science
Title: Midterm Election Panel
Location: 8 Saint Mary’s Street, 9th Floor, West End Lounge
Time: 12PM-1:30PM
This event is free to Members. Registration required by September 20.
BUWG Host: Judith Sandonato
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Tuesday, October 9

MED Campus Lunch & Learn with Dr. Ann McKee, Sponsored by Boston University Athletics

Speaker: Dr. Ann McKee directs the Neuropathology Service for the New England Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VISN-1) and the Brain Banks for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Framingham Heart Study, and Centenarian Study, which are all based at the Bedford VAMC. Dr. McKee is also the Chief Neuropathologist for the National VA ALS Brain Bank
Title: The Face of CTE
Location: Evans Building, Wilkins Board Room, E120
Time: 12PM-1:30PM
Sponsored by Boston University Athletics
This event is free to Members. Registration required by October 4.
BUWG Host: Suzanne Maselli

Friday, October 19

Lunch & Learn at the President’s House

Speaker: Carolyn Hodges-Simeon, CAS Anthropology
Title: Sound-Size Symbolism and the Evolution of Human Communication
Location: 135 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA
Time: 12PM-1:30PM
In the field of biological anthropology, we piece together the greatest story ever told—human evolution. When did we begin to use language, tools, or culture? When did we walk on two legs or evolve such large brains? Why do we age? Why do we love? How are we similar to our distant ancestors and how are we different? In this talk, I will introduce the concept of sound-size symbolism and argue that aspects of human communication have their evolutionary roots in the communication systems of our non-human ancestors.
This event is free to Members. Registration required by October 15.
BUWG Host: Elizabeth Flagg, Christine Wynne, Karen Leonida

November 13 to December 4

2nd Annual BMC Grow Clinic Toy Drive

The BUWG will host a Toy Drive to benefit the BMC Grow Clinic. For those who wish to do so, please bring a new, unwrapped toy to the November 13 or December 4 events or to one of the Drop Off Locations.

Tuesday, November 13

Breakfast Workshop – Fierce Conversations

Speakers: Ann Marie Sidman, Executive Director, and Mark Braun, Program Director, BU Human Resources, Organizational Development and Learning
Title: Fierce Conversations
Location: Trustees Ballroom, 1 Silber Road, 9th Floor
Time: 8:30-10:00AM
Ann Marie Sidman and Mark Braun from BU Human Resources will discuss the services offered by Organizational Development and Learning and delve into Fierce Conversations: transformational ideas which teach individuals how to ignite productive dialogue that interrogates reality, provokes learning, resolves tough challenges and enriches relationships. Check-in and breakfast begins at 8:00am; programming takes place between 8:30-10:00am. If you need to leave before 10, that’s ok! Continental breakfast will be provided. This event is free to Members. Registration required by November 8. BUWG Host: Amanda Urias

Tuesday, December 4

An Evening at BU Hillel with Andrei Ruckenstein

The Florence & Chafetz Hillel House
213 Bay State Road, River Room
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
5:00PM-7:00PM
This event is free to Members, $10 for non-members.
Join us for an evening of classical music played by pianist and physicist, Dr. Andrei Ruckenstein. His performance will begin promptly at 5:30PM, so please be sure to arrive before then in order to settle in, relax and enjoy a beverage and some light appetizers. Dr. Ruckenstein joined BU in 2007 as the Founding Vice President and Associate Provost for Research, a position in which he served until July 2013. He is trained as a theoretical physicist and is currently chair of BU’s physics department. He received a BA in physics from Harvard, a PhD from Cornell and, before joining BU, was a member of the theoretical physics group at AT&T Bell Laboratories and held faculty positions in physics at the University of California, San Diego, and Rutgers University. Having once started on a career path as an orchestra conductor in his home country of Romania, Dr. Ruckenstein’s avocation is music. With little time for music, he is grateful to the BU Women’s Guild for giving him the motivation to practice in preparation for this event.
BUWG Host: Barbara Rotger

Thursday, January 17

Lunch & Learn: Forensic Genealogy Presentation at HGARC

Speaker: Melinde Lutz Byrne, FASG, Metropolitan College
Title: Naming the Allenstown Oil Drum Victims: How Forensic Genealogists Identify the Unknown Dead
Location: Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, 771 Commonwealth Avenue, 1st Floor
Time: 12PM-1:30PM

The worst case of unknown victims in the U.S. languished for over 30 years after three little girls and a very young woman were found in oil drums in a New Hampshire park. No conventional leads named them, but an amazing coincidence in a typical genealogy search revealed their killer and their names. The technique for naming people through genealogy, the study of identity and kinship, has been taught at BU since 2009. Advances in DNA testing have made a powerful tool almost infallible. Melinde Lutz Byrne’s description of the case will illustrate many of the methods routinely used by genealogists to name, locate, or reunite family members. Melinde is an anthropologist and archivist by training. She became a genealogist in 1976 after finding twins and triplets in her husband’s family. She was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists in 1993 and was invited to create a course for the BU Center for Professional Education in 2008. Since then, BU’s Genealogical Research Certificate Program has graduated over 4000 students and solved three American Jane or Baby Doe cases. Board certified since 2010, Melinde has been featured in the New York Times, on NPR, has spoken to international audiences, including the FBI CODIS administrators from fifteen countries, and has consulted on local and state law enforcement cases, as well as for Metropol in the UK. This event is free to Members. BUWG Host: Barbara Attianese

Wednesday, January 30

Lunch & Learn: Women in Public Office: The 2018 Midterm Elections and the Future

Speaker: Dr. Virginia Sapiro, Professor of Political Science and Dean Emerita of Arts & Sciences
Title: Women in Public Office: The 2018 Midterm Elections and the Future
Location: 110 Cummington Street, Room 245
Time: 12PM-1:30PM

The 2018 elections ushered more women into public office than any other single election in American history. And, since the election, many women in office are creating a lot of news. This talk and discussion will give us an opportunity to understand more about how this came about, what is happening now, and what the future may bring. Virginia is an internationally-recognized expert on women and politics. She came to Boston University in 2007 to become Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Before that she was the Sophonisba P. Breckinridge Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where she worked for 31 years. In 2015, after eight years of serving as Dean, she stepped back from that position to resume teaching and research as Professor of Political Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts & Science since 2002, her most recent publication is an article titled, “Sexual Harassment: Performances of Gender, Sexuality, and Power”. Sponsored by Dr. Stan Sclaroff, Dean ad Interim, College of Arts & Sciences. This event is free. Bring a friend! Registration required by January 25. BUWG Host: Nancy Geourntas.

February and March

Rosie’s Place Toiletries Drive

The BUWG will host a Toiletries Drive to benefit Rosie’s Place. For those who wish to do so, please bring new and unused full and travel-sized toiletries to the January 30, February 26 or March 25 events or to one of the Drop Off Locations. BUWG Host: Samantha Khosla

Tuesday, February 26

Lunch & Learn with Megan Sullivan

Speaker: Dr. Megan Sullivan, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning
Title: What We Need to Know about Children of Incarcerated Parents and Why We Should Care
Location: 8 Saint Mary’s Street, 9th Floor, Colloquium Room
Time: 12PM-1:30PM
More than two million children – most under the age of 10 – have an incarcerated parent in the United States. What do we need to know about these children, and what can their experiences us about children and families more broadly? Megan Sullivan will discuss what research tells us, why we should care, and what children of incarcerated parents have to teach all of us as parents, educators, and citizens. Megan is Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, where she creates programs and opportunities for excellent undergraduate instruction. She teaches courses in writing, non-fiction writing, Irish literature and film, and teacher education. She also writes on the impact of incarceration, particularly on children and families, and is the author of several books, including “Parental Incarceration: Personal Accounts and Developmental Impact”. This event is free to Members. Registration required by February 22.
BUWG Host: Barbara Rotger

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Meetup @ BU Women’s Basketball vs. Loyola
Join BU Women’s Guild members and bring a friend for a night at BU Women’s Basketball vs. Loyola.

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Location: The Roof in the Case Center Gymnasium, 285 Babcock Street
Game Time: 7:00PM (Tickets will be distributed at at 6:45 at the Case Center entrance.)
Optional: Meet for dinner at Sunset Cantina, 5:00PM.
FREE. Registration Required by March 4 @ 5PM.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Women of Color Circle Focus Group

Do you identify as a woman of color? Are you looking for support and resources? Join members of the BU Women’s Guild (BUWG) who want to create an affinity group for women of color called the Women of Color Circle (WOCC) within the BUWG. WOCC is holding a focus group for women of color, both current and non-members of the Guild, to learn more about how this group can serve the needs of women of color at BU (read how we are defining women of color, here). Light refreshments will be served.

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Location: 110 Cummington Mall, Room 245
Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM

Monday, March 25, 2019

Lunch & Learn with Dr. Lorraine E. Wolf

Speaker: Lorraine E. Wolf, Ph.D., Director of Disability Services & 504 Compliance
Title: Disability and Inclusion at Boston University: Resources and Issues
Location: 8 Saint Mary’s Street, 9th Floor, Colloquium Room
Time: 12PM-1:30PM

At Boston University, we pride ourselves on the quality and breadth of our offerings to students, faculty, staff guests, and visitors with disabilities. This talk will introduce the newly renamed office of Disability and Access Services, discuss its model for working with students, campus partnerships, challenges, and plans for the future. Particular areas of emphasis will be on achieving physical and virtual access and working with students with psychiatric disorders (including autism). This event is free to Members. Registration required by March 20. BUWG Host: Elizabeth Flagg

Thursday, April 4

Lunch & Learn with Lynne Allen

Speaker: Lynne Allen, Professor of Art
Title: How Life and Art Coincide: A Discussion with Lynne Allen
Location: Metcalf Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way
Time: 12PM-1:45PM
Sponsored by BU Planned Giving and the BU Retiree Society. This event is free to Members and friends. Registration required by March 25. BUWG Hosts: Dr. Beverly Brown, Vita Paladino and Suzanne Maselli

Tuesday, April 30

BUWG WOCC General Meeting

BU faculty and staff women of color, both current BUWG members and non-members, are invited to the inaugural general meeting of the BUWG Women of Color Circle (WOCC). Come to learn more about the BU Women’s Guild, the BUWG Women of Color Circle, and discuss goals for the 2019-2020 plan year.

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Location: George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Terrace Lounge, 2nd Floor
Time: 8:30AM-10:00AM
Free to BUWG members, $10 for non-members. Doors will open at 8:30 and programming will begin around 8:50. A light breakfast will be served, including breakfast sandwiches, pastries, yogurt, fruit, coffee and tea. Dietary restriction? Let us know when you register and we’ll do our best to accommodate your needs.

Wednesday, April 24

MED Campus Lunch & Learn with Ann Zumwalt

Speaker: Dr. Ann Zumwalt
Title: Anatomical Gifts: Body Donation at BU
Location: BU School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, L112
Time: 12PM-1:30PM

The BU body donation program has a profound impact on the experience of medical students, making the dissection experience much more personal, which is important for future physicians. The practicalities of body donation will also be discussed. The BU Anatomical Gifts program is one of the great unsung positive connections between BU and the greater Boston community. Ann is an Associate Professor in Anatomy and Neurobiology at the BU School of Medicine. She has directed cadaver-based gross anatomy at various institutions since 2003 and the medical gross anatomy course at BU for seven years. She is proud that her course emphasizes the clinical relevance of the anatomical content while simultaneously conveying a clear lesson of respect and gratitude for our donors. Her other professional interests include medical curricular design, training future educators, and studying the process of learning.
This event is free to Members.
BUWG Hosts: Olivera Vragovic and Suzanne Maselli

Thursday, May 9

Annual Business Meeting

At the Annual Business Meeting, members will hear reports from the Executive Officers and Scholarship Chair, Nominate the 2019-2020 slate of officers and committee chairs, entertain a proposed By-Laws Revision, and other new business.
Location: 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Kenmore Room
Time: 12:00PM-2:00PM
This is a brown bag event, so please bring your lunch. Coffee, tea, and dessert will be provided (including fruit). This event is free to Members. Registration appreciated.

Thursday, May 23

Annual Lunch and Awards Presentation with Keynote Speaker Susan Fournier

Speaker: Dean Susan Fournier, Allen Questrom Professor and Dean, Questrom School of Business
Topic: Risky Business: When the Person is the Brand
Location: 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Metcalf Trustee Center
Time: 12:00PM-1:45PM
We explore the high-risk/high-return proposition of person-brands: brands like Calvin Klein, Donald Trump, and Rachel Ray that are at once people and also products for sale in the marketplace. Person-brands are powerful because they can claim coveted qualities of fame, authenticity, intimacy, and cultural resonance that non-human, inanimate brands cannot. But, the person in the person-brand equation introduces risks that threaten the value proposition: people die; they misbehave; they display hubris; they—and the close insiders who know them—refuse to act always “on brand.” Can managers harness the power of person-brands while reducing the risks associated with them? We provide insight into this question through a 20-year case analysis of the Martha Stewart lifestyle brand that emphasizes the relative balance and consistency between person and brand and prioritizes the qualities that make person-brands human rather than the qualities that make them strong brands. Sponsored by Dr. Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer. BUWG Hosts: Barbara Rotger and Laura Russo