Dear Eagles,
As many of you prepare for your spring break endeavors, I welcome you to attend and enjoy the events our campus community is hosting this week. I would first like to encourage you to submit our nominations for the Ever to Excel Awards by Wednesday, March 1. You can review the awards at bc.edu/awards or read more about Ever to Excel Awards below.
As we look towards the next Academic Year, there are several ways to be active members of the BC community. BC's Global Engagement invites undergraduate students to apply to be an International Assistant. International Assistants support and serve as a resource to International Students at BC. Additionally, the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success welcomes undergraduate students to apply to be Summer Success Coaches and Academic Year Success Coaches.
Lastly, CURA Facilitators applications remain open. Through this paid leadership opportunity, facilitators will participate in several CURA sessions that will foster a community of inclusion with First Year Students.
Yours in Community,
Dr. Shawna Cooper Whitehead
Vice President for Student Affairs
Drop by Maloney Hall 412 and say Hello!
Open Office Hours: 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12
Student Affairs & Campus Highlights
Office of Student Involvement
Submit You Nominations for the Ever to Excel Awards
Each year, the Division of Student Affairs and Boston College present 17 awards to members of the BC community who have made significant contributions to campus life. The Ever to Excel awards recognize students, student groups, faculty, and staff for excellence in leadership and service at the University. A complete list of awards can be found at bc.edu/awards. Nominations are due by March 1, 2023 by 11:59pm.
As a CURA Facilitator your responsibility is to create space for first-year students to feel welcomed and accepted into the Boston College community. You will be trained on how to facilitate small group conversations that foster awareness of and respect for difference.
Applications are due by April 1 Email any inquiries
to bcsa@bc.edu
Black Joy Celebration!
Celebrating Black Joy
Through the Arts
A panel discussing the role of art in social justice and navigating academic and creative spaces as a black person at a PWI.
February 28 | Stokes S461 | 7 p.m.
Career Center
Upcoming Career Center Events:
- From CSOM to Service to the Social Impact Space | February 27, 2023
- Interviewing in the U.S. for International Students | March 20, 2023
- Communication, Arts, and Media Networking Night | March 22, 2023
- Social Services Recruitment Fair (led by GSSW) | March 31, 2023
- SEC & ACC Virtual Career Fair | April 5, 2023
Residential Housing Association
Grab a Spring Break
Survival Kit!
Wednesday, March 1
Maloney Hall, 1st Floor
3:00-4:45 p.m.
Sponsored by the Residential Housing Association
BC Dining
BC Dining is offering Daily Deals and Combo Meals in Addition to Affordable Add-Ons & Extras!
Boston College Athletics
MIH vs. UCONN
Senior Night
Chestnut Hill, MA
Friday, March 3| 7:00 PM
WEEI 850 AM | Live Audio
Live Video | Live Stats
MBB vs. Georgia Tech
Chestnut Hill, MA
Saturday, March 4 | 2:30 PM
ESPNU WEEI 850 AM | Live Stats
Learning to Learn
McNair Scholars Program
If you are a first generation college student and are interested in pursuing a Master's degree or a Doctoral degree post your baccalaureate career at Boston College, check out the Learning to Learn website!
Application Priority Deadline is
March 3, 2023
Pine Manor Employment Opportunity
Become an Academy Success Coach!
Join Pine Manor Institute! Undergraduates may apply for positions during the summer 2023-2024, Academic Year, or both.
This is a paid position.
Global Engagement
Apply to be an
International Assistants
The International Assistant Program was established in 1980 in response to the needs of incoming international students. The program matches each incoming undergraduate international student with an upper class student, an International Assistant. The purpose of the International Assistant Program is to facilitate the adjustment of new international students to Boston College, Boston, and American life in general, especially during the crucial first month.
Applications are due by
Monday, March 20
Campus Ministry | C21 Spotlight
What Just Happened? Finding Faith during the Pandemic
This panel will discuss the intersection of spirituality and mental health, especially in the face of adversity. Panelists will offer wisdom and share stories of how their faith has given them the resilience to face challenging times, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Co-sponsored by the C21 Center, BC Athletics, and Campus Ministry.
- Moderator - Mike Serazio; Associate Professor, MCAS, Communications
- Panelist 1 Reggie Terry; Senior Associate Athletics Director, BC Athletics
- Panelist 2 Belle Liang; Professor, LSOEHD, Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- Panelist 3 Mary Troxell; Associate Professor of the Practice, MCAS, Philosophy
- Panelist 4 Lubens Benjamin; Carroll School of Management,'23, UGBC President
Tuesday, February 28 | 6:00p-7:00pm | Hillside Café (pizza will be served)
Academic Features
Tuesday, February 28 at 6:00pm
Gasson Hall, 100 140 Commonwealth Ave.
Dorceta E. Taylor is a professor of environmental justice and the Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale School of the Environment. Dr. Taylor directs YSE's Environmental Fellows Program and the Yale Conservation Scholars Early Leadership Initiative. She is a leading expert in the field of institutional diversity and workforce dynamics in the environmental sector. In 2014 Taylor authored a landmark national report, The State of Diversity in Environmental Institutions: Mainstream NGOs, Foundations, and Government Agencies. along with several influential books
Imani Perry: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Born just nine years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, Imani Perry was instilled from an early age with a strong instinct for justice and progressive change. The rich interplay between history, race, law, and culture continues to inform her work as a critically acclaimed author and the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University.
Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00pm Gasson Hall 100
Perry’s work reflects the deeply complex history of Black thought, art, and imagination. It is also informed by her background as a legal historian and her understanding of the racial inequality embedded in American law.
BC Arts | McMullen Museum of Art
Open Portal Connection:
Post-Apartheid with Johannesburg, South Africa
Join members of Makers' Valley in Johannesburg, South Africa for a conversation on experiences in Post-Apartheid South Africa and a discussion on moving toward a well-being economy.
Tuesday, Feb. 28: Conversation on Post-Apartheid with Johannesburg, South Africa | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | McMullen Museum of Art, Third Floor Monan Gallery
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