To the BU STH Community:

Holiday greetings from Writing Works!  We have been working hard over the past few weeks to streamline the signup process for Writing Works and we are pleased to announce that we now have a new signup process in place so that you don't need to come by our office.

To sign up for hours with Maggie, please visit and login with your Kerberos password:

http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/signup/?event_id=55

To sign up for hours with Danielle, please visit and login with your Kerberos password:

http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/signup/?event_id=54

Please note that, in order to avoid students monopolizing the system, you are only able to sign up for a limited number of hours.  You are also able to cancel your appointment on the website if needed.

We will be happy to work with you on developing and finessing your paper idea, and all members of the STH community are welcome to make use of our services. As a reminder, Writing Works is not intended for proofreading. Proofreading means a "surface reading"/quick reading of a paper especially looking for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Those students in need of proofreading should visit the Educational Resource Center (see www.bu.edu/erc for more information).

We look forward to working with you in the spring!

Sincerely,

Danielle & Maggie

For 60 years, The United Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries has been sending young people into service. Through the US-2 and mission intern programs, we have enriched the lives of thousands of young men and women, and through their witness touched uncountable youth, adults, and communities. The US-2 and mission intern programs develop church leaders, as young people work in communities that face issues such as poverty, racism, or environmental justice.

US-2s serve two years living out faith through social justice in the United States. They live, work, and make a positive impact working with a United Methodist partner organization, boldly reexamining their role and participation in society to address systemic injustice. Mission interns integrate the global and local by serving for three years, approximately half of the time in an international community and half in their home country. They respond to the prophetic voice of communities and individuals working for systemic change around the world, walking the path of justice, mercy, and love.

The deadline for the 2012 class of mission interns and US-2s is February 5. Please share the application with those in your networks and communities between the ages of 20 and 30 throughout our global connection, who are committed to addressing the root causes of injustice. The application is available here:

http://new.gbgm-umc.org/connections/youth/applications/

Mission interns and US-2s are encouraged to engage in disciplined theological reflection and are equipped to discern God's calling for their lives. Thank you for partnering with us in shaping ethical, prophetic Christian leaders who are engaged firsthand in God's mission in a world of injustice and need. 

In mission and ministry together,

Thomas G. Kemper

General Secretary

General Board of Global Ministries

The United Methodist Church

475 Riverside Drive, OGS Room 1411

New York, NY 10115

Tel: 212-870-3606

Fax: 212-870-3748

Email: tkemper@gbgm-umc.org

Website: www.gbgm-umc.org

Do you wish to change your subscription settings? We welcome the opportunity to be in contact with you. Please email brhodes@gbgm-umc.org.

Do you know a child who struggles with reading or writing? The Donald D. Durrell Reading and Writing Clinic (RWC), located at the School of Education, provides intensive, one-on-one tutoring with literacy experts to advance the literacy learning of students in grades 1 through 12.

The RWC is currently accepting applications for its spring program which runs on Saturday mornings from January 21 - May 12.  Each weekly session  meets for 2 hours, either from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  BU faculty and staff receive a special 5% discount on tuition.

For more information, please visit our website at  http://www.bu.edu/sedreadingclinic/reading-writing-clinic/   or contact Evelyn Ford-Connors, Associate Director, at 617-358-0910.

• Institute for Philosophy & Religion 2011-12 Lecture Series "Politics, Religion and Theology" 

• Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA) 25 years of research, publication and education  

The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs is a center for research, publication, and education on one of the most important questions in the contemporary world: How does culture affect economic and political developments world-wide? Specifically, how does religion impact international affairs? Since its inception in 1985, CURA has sought to discover, trace, and analyze the connection between culture, economics, politics, and globalization. We have conducted research projects on every continent except Australia, and these projects have resulted in publications that have become major points of reference on their topics. In a dynamic and modernizing world, CURA's ultimate agenda is to further global understanding and communication.