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Hi Everyone! Student Union Advisory Council (the Summer Student Union representative body) will be hold its first meeting tomorrow, Thursday the 21st, from 6pm to 8pm in the GSU. Meetings are tenatively scheduled for every Thursday each week thereafter. Please come and help us represent the Student Body over the summer, continue last year’s projects, and prepare for next year! ~ the 2009-2010 Eboard Hey Everyone, Earth Week starts today! It should be a really fun week. Here is the schedule of events: MONDAY, APRIL 20th Sustainable Dining Halls All week, starting Monday, at BU Dining Halls and retail locations Residence dining halls will serve fair trade sugar and honey. There will also be information booths about low carbon diets and composting. Retail locations will serve fair trade bananas.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21st The 2nd Annual Picnic for the Planet 2 – 5pm, BU Beach The Bakery at Hayley House, Located in Roxbury, will cater an outdoor evening all-you-can-eat buffet on BU Beach. Students are expected to bring their own dinnerware (cups, plates, etc.) and the cost of admission is $5. Co-Sponsored by Towers RHA, presented by ESO and Slow Foods Rain Loacation: GSU Alley
WALL-E Screening 7 – 9pm, COM 101 A free movie screening of WALL-E, followed by a brief panel discussion and Q & A by Professor Rick Reibstein, professor of Environemtnal Studies and two graduate students. All ages welcome!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd Earth Day Celebration 10am – 4pm, Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth All day celebration with games, raffles, information booths and fun eco-friendly activities. Participating groups: Organic Gardening Collective, Slow Foods, Environmental Student Organization, Boston Vegetarian Society, BU Vegetarian Club, Save That Stuff, Charles River Conservancy, Environmental Health & Safety, Dining Services, Engineers without Borders and more! Rain Location: BU Central
Earth Day Worship 11am – Noon, Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Worship led by Dr. John Hart, STH Professor of Christian Ethics and Marla Marcum, STH Ecological Ethics doctoral student.
Tree Blessing 1pm, Behind Marsh Plaza Gather behind Marsh Plaza for a celebration and blessing of trees. STH Professor John Hart will play the Native American flute and Oglala Lakota William Means will lead participants in the blessing.
Earth Day Sabbath Space 3 – 6pm, East Terrace, George Sherman Student Union, 775 Commonwealth Create works of art in a peaceful environment in honor of the Earth. Led by STH Practical Theology doctoral student Susan Forshey.
Keynote Speaker Reception 6 – 7pm, Back Court, George Sherman Student Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave.
Keynote Speaker: William A. Means, Oglala Lakota Leader 7-9 PM Conference Auditorium, George Sherman Student Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave. Mr. Means is a life-long activist in the areas of environmental protection, human rights and self-determination for Indigenous peoples. He is recognized as an expert on Indian Treaties by the United Nations, and is a co-founder and the current President of the Board of the International Indian Treaty Council, the first Indigenous organization to attain NGO status at the United Nations.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd
Boston University Bike Safety Granby Street Lot
Panel (and pizza!): Religion and Ecology: Learning from the Local Community 5:30-7 PM Room B-12, College of Arts and Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Ave Hear how local organizations are working for a sustainable future! Panelists from Boston Faith and Justice Network, the Sustainability Institute, Artists for Humanity, and Groundwork Somerville share the stories of their work and how you can get involved. All events are free and open to the public.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24th Sustainability Panel 5 pm Sargent Room 102 The panel will talk about sustainable efforts on campus. Dr. Zook will talk about SED green, Kelly Dunn will talk about dinning services, Professor Cleveland will talk about the Sustainability Committee, Professor Gevelber will talk about the class GE520/MN500 which examines utility data on campus and determines ways to reduce consumption, and undergraduate Elizabeth Lacy will speak about BU Facility’s energy efficiency projects.
BU Bikestravaganza Noon, Marsh Plaza
SATURDAY, APRIL 25th BU Esplanade Clean Up
Come and enjoy the festivities! Hello everybody! I was recently sent some ads for a Summer Program. If you are interested in this program, please contact Grace Lo
Hey Unioners! On Saturday, Union underwent a technological revolution. We got a Twitter. You want to check out www.twitter.com/bustudentunion. We’ll post something whenever we’ve got an event coming up, or an initiative that you might want to get involved in. We know that following student government can sometimes seem like a lot of effort when you need to study for class, go to club meetings, and replace your roommate’s pillow with saran wrap and shaving cream. College is busy. We get that. This is a quick and easy way to stay informed with what’s happening at BU, and if you’d like to contribute to our efforts, we’d love to hear from you. So with this, we humbly ask that you follow us, and hope that you find it informative! Enjoy the latest edition of the Union newsletter with a spotlight on the Academic Affairs Committee.
Here is the Academic Affairs Committee Spotlight Powerpoint so that it can be saved for posterity:
Please download here. Hey everybody– Just wanted to let everybody know what’s been happening lately with the screensaver ads, because I’ve received some questions recently. I submit new ads every Monday, and there is a limit of five ads per week. Please note that because of this, if you email me an email with an ad on Monday, I won’t be able to get it posted until the next Monday. If you want to maximize the amount of time your ad is up, send it in early– we’ll keep it running for a few weeks unless there are requests for the space that are more time-sensitive. So, a reminder of how to submit these things:
That’s about it! Thank you to all the groups using this this resource, and we’re doing our best to get all of your ads up. Here are some recently submitted ads– check out all of these cool events! Click the ads for full-size images.
Thanks, and keep the ads coming! -Paula NOTE: Please do not email any more ads to the personal email address of Paula Griffin. Hey everybody, Below is a link to the letter sent from Dean Elmore to me a few days ago. If the first link doesn’t work, just go to bu.edu/dos and in the upper-right corner is a link to the pdf. I’ll be posting more about the Union’s position on the letter in the days to come as the e-board and other Union members involved with the Med. Amnesty issue meet to discuss the next step. However, let me assure all of you who gave your time and effort to help in petitioning, polling, and spreading the word about this issue to help push it to the higher levels of the administration, that this debate is not over. Whether or not some within the administration disagree with our proposal, the students of BU have clearly spoken. In all cases, an overwhelming majority of students agree that, if a student comes forward to help him/herself or a friend in a medical emergency, they should not be subject to judicial sanctions. This would encourage students who are hesitant in a moment of crisis to turn to BU for help rather than turn away out of fear. Regardless of how the current policy is presented or phrased, the rhetoric is only as meaningful as the reality behind it. Saying that students will “ordinarily” not be punished is not a guarentee, nor a viable incentive for these students, nor even a change from the current status quo. I am thrilled that the administration has stated victims of sexual assault will not be subject to these judicial sanctions, as well as the fact they are trying to be more transparent in their policies. Additionally, I am glad they are having a meeting to review these policies at the end of the year. However, the central issue of medical amnesty has not been resolved. The Student Union represents the students of BU independant of all other factors. Our duty is to you and no one else. Let me stress this – to those who say that the issue is too difficult or the challenge too great, we do not have the option of backing down. As your representatives, we must press our administration on the issues we all feel passionately about. Please examine the letter for yourselves but know that, in the months to come, we have successfully pushed through the sexual assault aspect of our policy, forced the issue to be examined by the entire university, and will not give up this fight despite what challenges may occur. It has not been easy to get to this point, but if I’ve learned anything from this experience, it is that even the toughest goals can be attained if we have the collective will to not be deterred when things get rough. Thank you so much for all your effort and hard work and when it comes to representing your concerns and pushing to make this school a more open, trusting community, your Union will never give up. -Matt Seidel PDF letter link: http://www.bu.edu/dos/documents/LettertoSidelreAlcoholPolicy3.16.09.pdf Alternative: bu.edu/dos – upper-right corner for link Hey! The Student Union Executive Staff invites you to come and learn more about TAXES! If you’re not sure if you have to file, are unsure of the first steps you need to take, or just want to learn more please join us! If you need more information or want to contact us for any reason please feel free. Kathryn Fitzgerald: mkatfitz@bu.edu
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