Meet the Students of CGS: Mari Fletcher
Mari Fletcher volunteered as a peer mentor in the CGS Writing Center, served as a CGS Dean’s Host, and volunteered with Club GiiVE. She has served on the CGS Dean’s Host Executive Board, worked as a student advisor for BU Orientation, and served as the CGS Dean’s Host Coordinator. In this interview, she talks about the relationships and community she developed at CGS.
Meet the Students of CGS: Mikayla Rumph
College of General Studies 2016 College of Arts and Sciences 2018 Major: Environmental Analysis and Policy major in the College of Arts and Sciences What is your most memorable CGS experience? I made a good group of friends through CGS. We became super close in London, and I still talk to them today. Another cool […]
CGS Alum Victoria Bach is Breaking Records
CGS alum Victoria Bach (CGS’16, COM’18) recently broke BU’s all-time goal and scoring records. During the team’s loss to Boston College in the Beanpot final, Bach became the first player in program history to reach the 100-goal mark. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Bach began her athletic career as a soccer player. After watching the 2002 […]
Jeff Manheimer (CGS’00, COM’02): From Boston University Graduate to Tech CEO
When he was struggling to find investors for his start-up, Jeff Manheimer (CGS’00, COM’02) lived in his mother’s basement. His persistence eventually paid off. With a partner in Jen O’Neal, a UC Berkeley graduate, Manheimer was able to create Tripping.com, the first truly comprehensive search engine for vacation rentals. After graduating from the College of […]
CGS Alum Jordan Greenway Makes Olympic History
Boston University Men’s Hockey forward Jordan Greenway (CGS’17, CAS’19), has made Olympic history, becoming the first African-American to compete for a U.S. Hockey team in the Olympics. After the National Hockey League decided not to send professional players to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Team USA had to select its players from the […]
Janet Lewin (CGS’90, COM’92): Star Wars Effects Jedi
As the 2016 Star Wars spinoff Rogue One drew to a close, audiences were left with the image of a young Princess Leia, one of the most important characters of the franchise. When Carrie Fisher, the actress who portrayed Princess Leia, saw herself on the screen, she thought she was actually looking at footage of […]
Matthew Trevithick (CGS’06, CAS’08) on “A University in Ruins”
In a May 21, 2017 article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, CGS alumnus Matthew Trevithick (CGS’06, CAS’08) describes how the University of Mosul is surviving the onslaught of the Islamic State. Trevithick interviews a graduate student and talks with a three-star Iraqi who hopes that Americans, who have been “so helpful in killing members of the […]
CGS Alum Tiffany Kim Puts Stardom on Hold for BU
Before applying to Boston University, Tiffany Kim was a star on the rise in South Korea. At 16, Kim left her home in San Francisco to audition for television show K-pop Star, an American Idol type show which takes place in Seoul, South Korea. According to an interview published on BU Today, Kim says that growing up […]
Meet the Students of CGS: Francesca Ogilvie
College of General Studies 2017 Questrom School of Business 2019 What made you want to pursue a business major? The nice thing about studying business administration is that you get a taste of everything, and are competent in so many different areas, and get to see the behind the scenes of business. Even if I […]
Former CGS Terriers You’ll See in the 2017 NHL Playoffs
As you watch the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs, cheer on BU Terriers–two former CGS students among them –as they take on the fight for the championship. Charlie Coyle: Now in his fifth season as a center for the Minnesota Wild, Coyle played for the Terriers from 2010 to 2012, while studying at the College […]