Berklee-Blogs: Feature on International Students and Blogging in Languages other than English

We continue to develop our blogging efforts at berklee-blogs. One exciting new initiative includes having some of our international students writing about aspects of Berklee life. Here's an example from one of our Korean students and a piece on the BIRN, the Berklee Internet Radio Station.

Check it out!

NECN Features Cafe 939 at Berklee

An interesting feature from New England Cable Network on one of our performance venues, and in a small way, our unique internship opportunities.

Links referenced include: http://www.cafe939.com and http://www.berklee.edu/events

Welcome to Berklee - Entering Class of 2009

It's finally arrived! Move in day and Orientation are underway at Berklee today. Over 1000 students from around the world are descending on Boston today and tomorrow. Our Student Affairs and Orientation teams are doing an awesome job of welcoming students and their parents.

Parking and driving is not easy in this city on a good day, but when thousands of folks arrive to move in at all the area schools (Northeastern, MIT, Harvard and many others are very close to Berklee), it gets pretty wild. I'm glad to see that our students are finding the move-in process a little less stressful than in previous years - in part because of the communications improvements our staff have made...

Anyway...we welcome our new students. It's SO exciting to start another year of school at Berklee!

Fitness Programs offered through Berklee's LiveWell Initiative?

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Fitness Offerings for Berklee Students

Five Area Clubs (including branches) provide discounted student membership. Programs have been further reduced at Tennis and Racquet Club Fitness Center, Boston Kung Fu Tai Chi Institute, Healthworks for Women (5 locations), Simmons College Fitness Center, and the Greater Boston YMCA (17 locations) are partially subsidized by Berklee’s strategic initiative LiveWell. Questions may be directed to livewell@berklee.edu or phone 617-747-2411.

1. Tennis & Racquet Club Fitness Center

Conveniently located, newly renovated, comprehensive weight training equipment and a cardiovascular fitness center, personal trainer

Free three visits between Sept 2-26

939 Boylston Street – Ground Floor

Phone: 617-536-4630 Manager: Tom Dobbins

tandr.org

Student Hours: M-F 6am-4pm and 7pm-11pm and Sat + Sun 10am-8pm – unlimited use

Semester fitness membership (Sept 2 – Dec 20, 2009) for $90, payable directly to Tennis & Racquet Club (check, credit card, and cash)

2. Boston Kung Fu Tai Chi Institute

Over 20 years instructing the Berklee community in Tai Chi, Kung Fu, and Kickboxing. Close to campus.

Free Week Trial Membership Sept 2 - 26

883 Boylston Street, 4th Floor

Phone: (617) 262-0600 taichi.com

Owners/Instructors: Yao Li, Joshua Grant

Memberships: Fee: $90 for semester (Sept 1-Dec 20), payable directly to BKFTC

3. The YMCA of Greater Boston Huntington Ave Branch

YMCA Huntington Ave will hold Open Houses for Berklee Community. Great Savings. Membership includes pool, over 40 weekly group classes, a huge selection of strength training equipment, courts, use of any of their 17 facilities

Phone: (617) 927-8255 ymcaboston.org

Membership Director: Xavier Rhinehart

Single membership: $37.50/month with joining fee. Payable directly to the YMCA

Open Houses: 5am - 11pm on

Wednesday, September 9, Thursday, September 17, Wednesday, September 23 andThursday, October 1

Join on any of these dates and your joining fee of $50 will be waived.

Phone: (617) 927-8255

Website: ymcaboston.org

Membership: Xavier Rhinehart

A variety of programs. Single membership: $37.50/month with joining fee. Payable directly to the Y

4. Simmons College Fitness Center

300 The Fenway Contact: livewell@berklee.edu

simmons.edu/athletics/facilities/holmes/index.php

Memberships: Limited to 45, Fee: $90/ semester

Memberships go on sale at The Bursar on Wednesday, September 9.


5. Healthworks for Women

Wide variety of classes offered and workout at your choice of 5 locations including nearby 441 Stuart Street (Copley Square/Back Bay)

Phone: (617) 859-7700

healthworksfitness.com

Membership: Stephanie Nelson

Membership fees: $53-$43/ month; Student promotion –check Announcements.

LiveWell Website: http://www.berklee.net/st/Livewell_Information.html

LiveWell Updates also posted on my.berklee.net > Announcements

Folk, Bluegrass, Celtic Country? At Berklee? Or...a little story about the Folk Arts Quartet

Berklee has worked hard over the past several years to attract and nurture students from an ever widening array of musical genres. One result has been a growing community of musicians interested in Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots, Folk or hybrids thereof.

Read

this cool article

from "Cover Lay Down" about one band that formed at BCM! It says in part:

Someone’s doing something right at the Berklee College of Music. As a gathering place for talented musicians steeped in a variety of traditions, it has long held a reputation both a natural source for emerging artists and a hotbed of hybridization. You may not have realized it, but the odds are excellent that at least some of your own favorite artists attended the prestigious school, from Patty Larkin, Gillian Welch, Bruce Cockburn and Susan Tedeschi to Melissa Etheridge, Bill Frisell, Donald Fagin, Juliana Hatfield, Aimee Mann and John Mayer.

Student Activities Blog at Berklee

It seems like there's just so much information to get across to people interested in what's happening at Berklee College of Music. It's a very, very busy place.

To help folks get a sense of what is happening on the student activities front, check out this new blog. At the moment, the focus is on our outstanding summer performance program known as "5-week".

Taking care of yourself as a student at Berklee

How can I take good care of my health, wellness and fitness at Berklee? As we outlined in a previous post, Berklee offers a comprehensive wellness program called "LiveWell"

LiveWell Website: http://www.berklee.net/st/Livewell_Information.html
LiveWell Updates also posted on my.berklee.net > Announcements

Here is just a summary of some of the many opportunities offered by LiveWell:

•Sports and Recreation•
Emerson Division III Athletics (fall & spring semesters) | Boston Ski & Sports Club | Intramural and Club Sports | Sunday at Simmons basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball (fall & spring semesters) | Ice Hockey Team | Trips to Area Sites - beaches, parks, hikes, bike rides
•Discounted Gym Memberships + Fitness Programs• Tennis & Racquet Club, YMCA, Boston Kung Fu Tai Chi, Healthworks for Women, Simmons College’s Holmes Sports Center (fall & spring), Emerson Fitness Center

•Movement• Martial Arts | Yoga | Meditation | Dance Classes
Fitness Benefit through Berklee Health Insurance up to $150/year

•Workshops and/or Screenings• Physical + Occupational Therapists, Nutritionists and others

•Student Health 101• Monthly Online Wellness Magazine and 64 page Health Guide

•College Health + Wellness Courses• Yoga, Chi Gung, Anatomy, Wellness & Inspiration. Check the Registration Manual for the latest offerings.

•LiveWell Workshops & Series• SleepWell, EatWell, ChooseWell, HearWell, BreatheWell, PerformWell, LeadWell, LoveWell, ExpressWell, and more.


Have questions about the LiveWell offerings, please email livewell@berklee.edu or call 617.747.2411.

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Berklee College of Music and Our International Commitment

One of the compelling aspects of Berklee is its commitment to internationalization. Whether it be in our student body, our faculty and staff, our curriculum or the incredibly diverse city of Boston, Berklee is a fantastic place to discover the world. I saw this article the other day about some of the work that we're doing in Ireland and thought I would share, as just an example of one of the things we are doing.

As I write this, we have a team of staff and faculty conducting auditions and interviews in Russia and as always, we're planning ahead for the upcoming year of events around the world.

Here's a few key links that might be helpful for you if you're interested in "things International" at Berklee:

Admissions for International Students: http://www.berklee.edu/admissions/international/default.html

International Programs: http://www.berklee.edu/international/

Berklee in Valencia - our plans for a new campus in Spain: http://www.berkleevalencia.org/en/

Our Internet Radio Station "The Birn", that includes an international channel: http://www.thebirn.com/

Enjoy,

Mark Campbell
Vice-President for Enrollment
Berklee College of Music

Your Unofficial Tour of Campus

One of our more creative students put this totally unofficial, mostly accurate and highly entertaining video of campus together. Enjoy!

Link is here - to youtube!

Summer Semester Begins

Orientation began today for our entering summer semester students.  It's an exciting time for all of us in the enrollment area as we welcome a new group from around the world, to Boston.  Activities for students, and those whose parents could join us, are occurring throughout the day.  Students will continue to find orientation help over the next few days with classes starting next week. 

Since we start this semester in May, most of the students beginning with us are either transfer students from another college, or international students who have a different academic calendar.

In other words, traditional high school graduates will have to wait until September!  

Berklee Enrollment - This Blog and Its Purpose

Greetings and welcome to all visitors!

The purpose of this blog is to share information and provide balanced and real perspective about enrollment about Berklee College of Music. It is not intended to replace official information about the College which can always be found at our main website, here. What we're trying to do here instead of providing official information is share experience and insight about two main areas:

1) the admissions process (including applications, auditions, interviews, scholarships and financial aid, residence/housing, international student needs (like visas), etc. etc. and...

2) student life - what actually happens when you get to Boston (orientation, registration, academic counseling and advising, more financial aid and scholarships(!), living in Boston, finding work on and off campus, and lots of other fun things).

We'll have a variety of authors here including professionals from admissions, financial aid and scholarships, Registrar's Office, student employment, counseling, advising, student activities, housing, faculty and more.

So visit us often. We'll be posting new and varied information on a regular basis!