Dear Eagles,
I hope you all had a great first week of classes! As always, there is a lot happening in the Heights throughout September, including the Volunteer and Service Learning Fair, Mass of the Holy Spirit, Taste of Off Campus, and on Friday, the McMullen Museum is having their first Arts after Dark.
The first BC football game is also this Saturday! Go Eagles!
Yours in Community,
Dr. Shawna Cooper Whitehead
Vice President for Student Affairs
Open Office Hours with Dr. Shawna Cooper Whitehead
Drop by Maloney Hall 412 on Friday's from 3-5 pm and say hello!
Open Office Hours: 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13
Student Affairs Highlights | Mark Your Calendar!
Volunteer and Service Learning
Volunteer and Service Learning Fair
Tuesday, September 3
7-8:30 pm
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
Chestnut Hill Campus
Campus Ministry | Mass of the Holy Spirit
September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | O'Neill Plaza
Mass of the Holy Spirit: The Boston community gathers as a whole to ask God's blessings on all it does throughout the new academic year. The Mass is held at noon on Thursday, September 5, 2024, on the plaza in front of the O'Neill Library. In case of inclement weather, the Mass will move to Conte Forum. Classes are canceled from noon to 1:15 p.m.
Office of the Dean of Students, Off Campus Living
Hungry? Sample food from surrounding area restaurants!
Taste of Off-Campus
Thursday, September 5
5-6:30 p.m. | Cadigan Alumni Center Lawn
Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students, Off Campus Student Living
The Council for Women of Boston College
Attention Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Female Students! Join the new CWBC Connections Mentoring Program!
Are You Looking to Connect with a Mentor for Support in Your Personal and Professional Goals Throughout Your Student Experience?
Sign Up for CWBC Connections Starting this Fall 2024!
Space for the program is limited. We will do our best to facilitate mutually successful mentor-mentee pairs.
If you have any program questions, please contact bcc@bc.edu.
Office of Graduate Student Life
Graduate Welcome Week BBQ
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 1pm to 3pm | Murray House Lawn
Virtual New Graduate and Professional Student Orientation
Friday, September 13 | View Information
Career Center
September Career Fairs and Networking Nights
Friday, September 13
Finance, Consulting, & Business Fair | 11-3 pm | Margot Connell Recreation Center | More information
BC Stem Career Fair | 10-2 pm | Corcoran Commons | More information
Center for Student Wellness
Upcoming Center for Student Wellness Events!
Drop by WellFest on Wednesday, September 18 and learn about all the health and wellness resources available to you across campus!
Voter Registration Resources and Information
Register to Vote with TurboVote!
TurboVote is a free service students can use to easily register to vote online, verify or update voter registration, request an absentee ballot, and more.
Visit the Student Affairs BC Engage Webpage for voter information and upcoming events.
The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy
What the Constitution
Means to Us
Tuesday, September 10 | 5:00 pm
Gasson 100
Featuring special guest A.J. Jacobs, New York Times-bestselling author with a flare for comedy and “immersion journalism.”
Campus Partners
Boston College Athletics
September 7
BC Football vs Duquesne
3:30 pm | Alumni Stadium | Chestnut Hill, Mass
September 21
BC Football vs Michigan State
Red Bandana Game
Alumni Stadium | Chestnut Hill, Mass
Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry Mass & Prayer Schedule
Mass is offered several times a day across our campus. The full Mass schedule can be found below and is always available at bc.edu/mass.
BC Academics
From Dangerous Ground: Irish Revolutionary Máire Comerford’s Mission in America
Hilary Dully lecture
Wednesday, September 18
4:30 pm talk; 6:00 pm
BC Arts | McMullen Museum Art After Dark
Art After Dark is back with its biannual students-only opening celebration, this time with works by seventeen contemporary African diasporic artists. To celebrate the fall States of Becoming exhibition, we’re offering an evening filled with art, games, live performances, food, film, and music to complement the themes and materials on display.
Friday,
September 6 | 6-10 pm | McMullen Museum
By the African and African Diaspora Studies, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Art, Art History, and Film, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, McMullen Museum of Art
BC Dining
Looking for more events or ways to get involved? Visit MyBC and the
University Calendar.
Division of Student Affairs
21 Campanella Way, Maloney Hall 412, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-552-8600 | bc.edu/studentaffairs