Giving at Boston University is simple.<\/strong> Each year, alumni, students, parents, and friends choose to help fund research, provide emergency student assistance, pay for travel to academic conferences, and lots more throughout the year.<\/p>\n The best part?<\/strong> Our donors get to say where the money goes. And there are lots of incredible causes at our University.<\/p>\n Give online<\/a><\/p>\n By supporting the causes at BU that you care about most, you\u2019re not only helping to make the University the best it can be for students and faculty\u2014you\u2019re also doing your part to increase the value of a Boston University degree: The more alumni who give back, the higher BU’s national rankings.<\/strong><\/p>\n So browse through the list of causes below, find one that you’re passionate about, and give back to make BU great for the next generation of Terriers\u2014and for you!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n WTBU is BU\u2019s student-run, volunteer radio station<\/span>, which broadcasts live 20 hours a day, and the three-time winner of CMJ\u2019s College Radio Station of the year.<\/em><\/li>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A smorgasbord of options Giving at Boston University is simple. Each year, alumni, students, parents, and friends choose to help fund research, provide emergency student assistance, pay for travel to academic conferences, and lots more throughout the year. The best part? Our donors get to say where the money goes. And there are lots of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":294,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3225,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284\/revisions\/3225"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-responsi.cms-devl.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}School & college funds<\/h4>
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\nThe PAL Fund is used to enhance and support the University\u2019s extensive library system, the cornerstone of a superior educational institution.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nGifts made to the SON Fund at Boston University will be used to uphold the vision and goals of the Nursing Archives, which include:<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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\nGifts to this fund support a team of researchers working to develop a bionic pancreas to make decisions about insulin and glucagon dosing automatically every five minutes.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Community Service Center is committed to providing the BU community with opportunities to address and improve critical concerns of Greater Boston and beyond.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) is a pioneering facility that helps address a critical need in the US: the training of prospective engineers who understand how to develop and manufacture innovative new products.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting, and encouraging poetry\u2019s role in Americans\u2019 lives.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe General Scholarship Fund provides aid to BU students. The more money that is available for scholarships, the more students that can be supported by this fund.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies offers interdisciplinary programs in Jewish studies on the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate students from all BU colleges can pursue a minor in Jewish studies or take courses as electives. Graduate students can affiliate with the Center.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) provides a rigorous, interdisciplinary education in marine science. While the typical science curriculum teaches students <\/em>about science, BUMP teaches undergraduates <\/span><\/em>how to be scientists.<\/li>\n
\nThe Naval ROTC (NROTC) program at BU is one of the nation\u2019s best and largest commissioning sources for Navy and Marine Corps officers. Your gift supports this <\/em>NROTC program<\/em><\/a>. (You can also support BU’s <\/span><\/em>Air Force ROTC program<\/em><\/a> and our <\/span><\/em>Army ROTC program<\/em><\/a>.
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\nThe Outreach Van works to fulfill the unmet needs of medically underserved populations in the Greater Boston area, particularly with regard to healthcare and access to services. The Outreach Van provides a constant and dependable resource, establishing a sense of trust with our clients while offering an opportunity for students to learn skills in community outreach.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nGifts to the photojournalism program through the College of Communication provide support to students, faculty, programs, and research.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe Quantum Optics Information Processing and Communications Fund\u2014in the College of Engineering’s electrical and computer engineering department\u2014supports research activities related to experimental optics, quantum information processing, and quantum communication.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nSupport the vibrant, one-of-a-kind student life at Boston University.
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\nThe Boston University Tanglewood Institute is recognized internationally as one of the premier summer training programs for aspiring high school\u2013age musicians and is the only program of its kind associated with one of the world\u2019s great symphony orchestras.<\/em><\/li>\n
\nThe University Support Fund, or “Area of Greatest Need” Fund, supports everything from light bulbs and desks, to computers and printers, to student aid, to athletics and beyond. It\u2019s an opportunity to make an immediate difference at Boston University.
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