Huskies Adapt

As I sit with my large mug of coffee on this Sunday morning and reflect on the semester, I am awestruck by our Husky adaptability.

After three-plus months of planning to return to campus for the fall 2020 semester, hundreds (if not thousands) of human resource hours went into creating plans to address and mitigate as many COVID-19 risk factors as possible.  Not long after we welcomed first-year and transfer students to the BU Family and said welcome back to returning students, we immediately began to encounter challenges that directly or indirectly impacted the entire Husky Nation.

As the number of COVID-19 cases began to increase and approach triple digits, we faced a “fork in the road” – march on or pivot. After many hours of exploring and assessing options, we decided it was more prudent to pivot. Such decisions are difficult and are seldom free of critique.

The remarkable quality of the BU Family to pivot and adapt continues to amaze. And it is with a spirit of awe and gratitude that, on behalf of our students, I express my deep appreciation and gratitude to our faculty and staff’s extraordinary commitment and dedication. 

THANK YOU!

Bashar W. Hanna, President