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OrientationFriday, August 30, 2019
EVENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Time Event Location
8:00 am – 8:45 am Check-in and BreakfastAll Programs: 700 Albany St. Lobby
Breakfast: Courtyard
8:45 am – 10:00 am
Graduate Medical Sciences Orientation
Check the GMS website
(http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/) for updates
relating to Orientation.
670 Albany Street Auditorium
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC EVENTS
10:00 am - 10:10 am Turning Point Registration MAMS students670 Albany Street Auditorium
10:00 am- 12:30 am Resource FairUnder the tent on Talbot Green
72 East Concord Street
10:15 am – 11:00 amPhD Student Session
(bring ID for I-9 completion)
L 112
( Instructional Building, 72 East
Concord St)
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
(times vary by program)Individual Program Orientation
See Department and Program
Orientations below
Fun Facts
BU has changed its name multiple times: from Newbury Biblical Institute to Methodist General Biblical Institute of Concord in 1847… to Boston’s Beacon Hill in 1867… to Boston Theological School… and then to Boston University two years later.
Famous alums include Jason Alexander, Geena Davis, Emily Deschanel, Faye Dunaway, Rosie O’Donnell, Julianne Moore, Howard Stern, and Leonard Nimoy aka Spock!
Things to do in Boston
Boston Public Garden
New England AquariumFenway Park Boston Esplanade
South End Open Market @ SOWA
Flour Bakery in the South End
ChinatownCoppa
Fun Facts
In 1917, the Boston terrier became BU’s official mascot. Coincidentally, the Boston terrier was first bred in 1839, the same year that Boston University was founded.
Student DiscountsThe Museum of Science Free Admission
College Night Fridays: September 6, 13, 20, and 27 | 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Fun Facts
The Boston University bridge is the only spot in America where a plane can fly over a car driving over a train traveling over a boat.
Fun Facts Sports
BU sends more hockey players from its varsity team to the NHL (National Hockey League) than any other college!
Fun Facts Sports
BU has its own water park. And by that, I mean a lazy river. Located in BU's Fitness and Recreation Center (better knows as FitRec), the lazy river is part of the complex's Recreation Pool, which also includes a 15-person hot tub and water basketball.
Fun Facts
Scarlet and white are BU’s school colors. BU’s mascot is named Rhett because of the Gone with the Wind quote: “No one loves Scarlet more than Rhett!”
Student Discounts
Get a free Boston Symphony Orchestra College Card during the academic year, valid from September to May for free tickets to 80% of concerts throughout their season.
Other BU Student Discounts
Visit http://www.bu.edu/arts/student-discounts/ for a list of other student discounts and deals