{"id":23868,"date":"2020-07-23T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T15:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=23868"},"modified":"2020-07-23T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T15:50:54","slug":"back2bu-virtual-meetings-recap-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2020\/07\/23\/back2bu-virtual-meetings-recap-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Back2BU Virtual Meetings Recap &#8211; Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/863124055&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/wtbu\" title=\"wtbu\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">wtbu<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/wtbu\/back2bu-virtual-meetings-recap-part-5\" title=\"Back2BU Virtual Meetings Recap - Part 5\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Back2BU Virtual Meetings Recap &#8211; Part 5<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Grace Ferguson<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TRANSCRIPT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re listening to WTBU News. I\u2019m Grace Ferguson, here with a recap of Boston University\u2019s last two Back2BU Virtual Meetings. The first meeting on Wednesday was for the entire university. The second one was for the College of Fine Arts, the School of Hospitality Administration, and Wheelock College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what\u2019s new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fall, reduced elevator capacity is going to change the way students move around buildings. Students who live on the first four floors of high rises will be expected to take the stairs. And even students on upper floors will be encouraged to take the stairs on their way down. Also, staircases are going to be one way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the virtual meetings, BU has been hinting that it would make an announcement this week about what will happen after Thanksgiving. But on Wednesday, Associate Provost Sue Kennedy said that announcement might not go out until early next week. Some schools are going fully remote after the break, because they\u2019re worried about students traveling. For now, BU says the current calendar still stands, but there\u2019s a committee talking about making changes. In an interview with the Daily Free Press last month, President Brown said he expected an announcement in late June or the first few days of July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday offered a little more clarity for students who want to claim their belongings that were stored this spring. Students living in BU housing can pick up their boxes at a station near their dorm on their move in day. Students who aren\u2019t living in BU housing this fall will get an email from the housing office next week. Extending their storage contract might be an option but it isn\u2019t clear who will pay for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three colleges featured on Wednesday night have some of the most hands-on programs at BU. Students in SHA and Wheelock have to get professional experience for their degree or license. Both colleges are focusing on students who are close to graduation, either coming up with creative ways to fill their requirements, or prioritizing limited opportunities for those students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CFA will probably have live performances. But, if so, audiences will be physically distanced and likely limited to CFA students. The college will still have practice rooms. They\u2019ll be cleaned more often and students will be assigned to a single specific room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s all for today\u2019s recap. These were the last Q&amp;As in this series, but a BU official said there will most likely be more meetings later on. In Salt Lake City, Utah, I\u2019m Grace Ferguson for WTBU News.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>wtbu \u00b7 Back2BU Virtual Meetings Recap &#8211; Part 5 By Grace Ferguson &nbsp; TRANSCRIPT: You\u2019re listening to WTBU News. I\u2019m Grace Ferguson, here with a recap of Boston University\u2019s last two Back2BU Virtual Meetings. The first meeting on Wednesday was for the entire university. 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