Prestigious Cross-Cultural Fellowship Activates MET Graduate Degree in Arts Administration
As part of the Fulbright Nehru Master’s Fellowship, Priya Krishnamoorthy recently earned her Master of Science in Arts Administration at MET. The one-to-two year fellowship program aids Indian citizens possessing the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree and three years of professional work experience, providing them with funding for tuition and fees, a stipend, and health […]
City Planning Alum Lauded for Influence, Impact
Ayako Maruyama (MET’13) is dedicated to creating practical solutions to social and civic challenges, having helped design the world’s first Social Emergency Response Center in early 2017. An alum of the Master of City Planning program, Maruyama has been recognized for her efforts and their impact by WBUR, who named her to their ARTery 25 […]
MET Alum, Accomplished Restauranteur Shares Turkey Recipe
For 18 years, Worcester’s Flying Rhino Café & Watering Hole has cooked up meals that are as unconventional as they are delicious. Its married co-owners met during their days as students at Boston University, where Paul Barber (MET’87) studied hospitality—even appearing on television with co-founder of the Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy and Certificate […]
White House Fellowship Bestowed upon MET Alum
Brian Churchill (MET’09) has been named a 2018-2019 White House Fellow. Conferred on the basis of “a record of professional accomplishment, evidence of leadership skills, the potential for further growth, and a commitment to public service,” the non-partisan program’s mission is to encourage commitments to citizenship and national service. A sergeant with the Los Angeles […]
Genealogy Certificate Leads Alum to TV Career
Mary Tedesco’s interest in genealogy began as a hobby. After she and her grandmother traced their family’s Italian origins back as far and as ably as a pair of novices could, Tedesco (CAS’06) signed up for the Genealogical Research Certificate Program offered by BU’s Center for Professional Education, where she honed her skills in forensics, […]
Hockey Team Keeps MET Torch Alive at PyeongChang Olympics
Boston University’s Metropolitan College is well represented at this year’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, as hockey defenseman Matt Gilroy (MET’09) is suiting up for Team USA. Gilroy, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Management Studies at MET, earned the 2009 Hobey Baker Award as the best player in college hockey after leading […]
Team of City Planning Students & Alums Win International Innovation Prize
A team of Metropolitan College Master of City Planning and Master of Urban Affairs students and alumni were crowned victors at the prestigious 2017 IXL Innovation Olympics, which sees graduate students from around the world compete to creatively solve sponsor-presented challenges. Graduates Alejandro Delgado (MBA, MUA ’17), David Valecillos (MCP ’14), and Luis Quintanilla (MBA, […]
MET Alum Leads Facebook’s New Boston Initiative
Metropolitan College takes pride in connecting motivated learners with developing opportunities in the professional realm. This was never better evidenced than when Boston University hosted the Boston launch of Developer Circles from Facebook, a community-driven initiative from the social media giant, which brought together regional coders and developers to learn, network, and knowledge-share. The free […]
Business Owner, MET Alum & Veteran John P. Molière Decorated With Lifetime Achievement Award
John P. Molière (MET’86), a graduate of Metropolitan College’s Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program and president and CEO of Standard Communications, Inc., is the winner of the 2016 John K. Lopez Lifetime Achievement Award. Bestowed by the National Veteran Business Owners Association (NaVOBA) and Vetrepreneur magazine, the award comes in recognition of the […]
Career Advice from MET Alum and 2017 Commencement Speaker
On Monday, October 30, BU Today featured a Q&A with Boston University alumnus Ralph H. Groce III (Questrom’82, MET’84), who is senior vice president and chief information officer at Everest Reinsurance and recipient of MET’s 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. In the Q&A, part of BU Today’s “Jump-start Your Job Search” series, Groce shares valuable career […]