BUSPH Graduate Student Life

New Student Mailer II

Welcome and hello from Graduate Student Life! We are so excited to have you join our community and we can't wait to meet you! The GSL Office is here to make your transition to SPH as smooth as possible. You'll be hearing from us through a series of new student mailings aimed to:

provide useful information to help you prepare for the upcoming semester
provide opportunities to get a head start on public health skills
highlight events & opportunities to be engaged in the SPH community

If you missed the first new student mailing, you can review it here at your convenience.

Feel free to email us at sphgsl@bu.edu with any questions, comments, or concerns you encounter as you begin your journey at BUSPH.

Incoming Student Timeline and Checklist

Graduate Student Life has created a timeline and checklist of things you should to do prior to arriving on campus. Please note this is a general list and not exhaustive. If you have any questions about these items, please email us at sphgsl@bu.edu

By now you should have:

sent in your deposit
received an email from the SPH Registrar (sphregr@bu.edu)
set up your BU Kerberos

June:

Join the BUSPH Fall 2022 Accepted Student Facebook group
Attend virtual meet and greets
Start your PH700: Foundations of Public Health course
Register for your courses
Note: your academic advisor will not be assigned until you have declared a certificate. For any course related questions, please reach out to MPH Director, Megan Healey
Look for roommates & housing

July:

Continue your PH700 course
Start reading the SPH Reads Book, The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
To access this book electronically via the library click here
To have this book mailed to your domestic mailing address click here
Apply for Financial Aid

August:

Move to Boston early enough to attend orientation in person (August 31-Sept 2)
Enjoy your new city!
Get ready to start your classes

SPH Reads Book Announced!

SPH Reads is a school-wide reading program hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. It aims to encourage critical thought and discussion among all members of the BUSPH community and is centered on a carefully chosen thought-provoking book. The fall 2022 selection is

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed.

All incoming (first year) MPH students and core-course faculty are encouraged to read the selected book to prepare for discussions during orientation. We encourage returning students, non-core curriculum faculty, and staff to join the incoming class in reading this based on the true story of Mahmood Mattan, a petty criminal in Cardiff, Wales, wrongfully convicted of murder in 1952. Throughout the year, beginning with Orientation, there will be opportunities to gather and talk about the issues presented in the book through lectures, seminars, and small discussion groups involving all members of the SPH community.

To access this book electronically via the library click here
To have this book mailed to your domestic mailing address click here

Upcoming Events

Incoming Student Meet & Greets

A full list with registration links can be found at the bottom of this page.

GSL will be hosting virtual Meet and Greets throughout the summer. We will have opportunities to connect by program and by identities. These spaces are designed to give you the opportunity to:

Meet your amazing peers
Learn about our programs, events, and services through faculty, staff, and current student
Ask any questions you may have about student life!

Mandatory Virtual Summer Orientation

For MS in Applied Biostatistics

& MS in Population Health Research students ONLY

Friday, July 8th, 2022

Full agenda and registration form to be released in June

Orientation for MS in Applied Biostatistics, and MS in Population Health students will be held remotely this summer. We will facilitate interactive sessions where you’ll learn about life inside and outside the classroom – from academics to research, employment, and volunteer opportunities.

Orientation provides an excellent opportunity to meet your peers, the faculty and staff, and Deans of the School. If you have questions or need assistance, please email Graduate Student Life.

Mandatory Fall Orientation

August 31st- September 2nd

Details will be made available during the summer. Please check this website for updates.

Time to Get Public Health Ready!

The mandatory Public Health Foundations Course is due by the first day of university classes. Students can access the course here once they’ve been enrolled by the Registrar’s Office (BU Kerberos account is required). Modules should take a total of 10-15 hours to complete.

Complete by dates:

Students starting in the summer: July 11th

Students starting in the fall: September 6th

Questions related to this course

Please contact Meera Ruparelia

Visit the Foundations of Public Health Course

Happy Pride Month!

At BUSPH we have many resources available and events planned to support our LGBTQIA+ community - be sure to check it all out!

The BU Out List, a resource to connect LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff.

Click Click here to see the full slate of events and programs by the LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff Network and the Queer Activist Collective.

Queer Alliance Student Organization

Queer Alliance Resource Guide

BUMC Pride

Name changes at BU

GLAAD's Tips for Allies

Creating a Gender-Creating a Gender-Affirming Classroom Classroom

Fellowship Opportunity

Public Health Pos t is an online population health magazine at the Boston University School of Public Health. We also offer a paid, yearlong writing apprenticeship for a few MPH students.

Learn more in 60 seconds with Public Health Post.

Subscribe to our weekly roundup of stories to stay informed on hot topics in public health before you arrive on campus.

And follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Every day we feature new articles about the state of the health of the population. We invite policymakers, journalists, academics, and practitioners to share their work in ways that can influence health on a local, national, and global scale. Our editors, working with graduate student Public Health Post Fellows, present health statistics, research summaries, interviews with important health thinkers, and easy-to-understand data graphics to start new conversations about health. We join and drive the national dialogue on public health.

Fellowship applications will be available in September 2022, with an October 2022 deadline. Accepted fellows will be notified in early December 2022. The fellowship runs from February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. Applicants must not be planning to graduate from the MPH program until January 2024 or later.

For questions, please email Managing Editor Teresa Wood Kett at twkett@bu.edu.