Lean On Me is currently operating at the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Northeastern University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1,200 Participants Raise $136,000 at Relay for Life 2017
This year, the top team fundraiser was Sigma Phi Epsilon, which raised $9,823, and the top individual fundraiser was Rachel Serko, MCAS ’17, who raised $6,825.
Orcutt Urges Students to Find and Follow Passions
“To the extent that it’s true that it is more blessed to give than it is to receive, it is equally true that it is more difficult to receive than it is to give,” Orcutt said.
Lynch School of Education to Hire Nine New Faculty
With many professors retiring, the Lynch School of Education is set to hire nine new faculty members within the next three years.
UCS Introduces New Self-Help App
With an access code, BCWelltrack, students are able to sign up, create an account for WellTrack, and begin a personalized course to improve their mood through working on skills and exercises designed to address anxiety and depression.
Loyola House Provides Community for Aspiring Jesuits
The Loyola House Residential Program is the first of its kind among Jesuit colleges and universities
Student Assembly Votes Down Resolution on Pro-Life Activism
The resolution called for UGBC to acknowledge and recognize “pro-life activism” as a “legitimate and important form of advocacy.”
Grad Employees Union Issues Solidarity Statement, Seeks NLRB Vote
David Sessions, GMCAS ’22, said that the way Northeastern’s administrators had referred to the UAW as an outside organization is a common anti-union tactic.
15 Percent of Students Respond to UGBC Effectiveness Survey
Of the 10 categories surveyed, disabilities and transitioning into the BC community were the only two that received “neutral” rankings by the majority of responders. The rest were “agree” or “strongly agree.”
Templeton Seeks to House Immigrants After Travel Ban
Leslie Templeton hopes that her program will help students who are scared to return home find a family and a home over academic breaks.