29th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day

Date: April 25

Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Join us to learn about the wide variety of research our students are completing. This year's speaker is David Housman, PhD, a Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Click here for more information.

Shred + Recycle Event

Date: April 25

Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Location: Talbot Green

In partnership with BU Sustainability, BU Information Security is hosting the Spring Shred + Recycle event. This is open to all faculty, staff and students, allowing for safe and secure disposal of documents – any and all paperwork, especially those papers with personal or sensitive information – and hard drives. You can also recycle batteries, lightbulbs, toner, cords and electronics. New this year are opportunities for recycling textiles, books and film plastics.

There is no limit to the amount you can shred and recycle. Clean out your office, dorm (you can even bring things from your home).

Note: If you have a large amount to recycle, please coordinate directly with facilities for transportation to the event. Neither BU Sustainability nor BU Information Security arrange transportation or pick up. 

BUMC Climate Action Group Clothing Swap

Date: April 27

Time: 11 a.m.-Noon

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Throughout the spring semester, the BUMC Climate Action Group and BU Sustainability are collaborating to collect lightly used clothing from BU students, staff, and faculty.



The aim of this project is to educate our community on the harms of fast fashion and how we can all live a more sustainable life through the types of clothing brands we choose to support.

These efforts will culminate in an end-of-the-year clothing swap, where the collected clothing will be available for any community members to take and add to their own personal wardrobes. Whatever clothing that is not swapped will be donated to local shelters.

Food and drinks (non-alcoholic) will be provided.

Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine General Faculty & Staff Meeting

Date: May 3

Time: 1-2 p.m.

Location: Zoom / Hiebert Lounge

Register here

Agenda to follow.

Provost Workshop on Accessibility: Transforming BUMC's Culture around Disability for Faculty and Staff

Date: Thursday, May 4

Time: 3-5 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Register here

The workshop will focus on promoting inclusive excellence and allyship for faculty and staff with disabilities. We highly encourage representatives from all units/sections/departments to attend.

The purpose of the workshop is to:

• Identify challenges/opportunities to advance accessibility for faculty/staff in all units at BU School of Public Health, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
• Define how and why inclusive excellence encompasses accessibility and how universal design benefits everyone.
• Individually commit to promoting equity and inclusion for faculty and staff with disabilities at BUMC.
• Institutionally develop potential next steps to advance accessibility for faculty and staff.