Dear Eagles,
As we embrace the start of February and the first full week of Black History Month, there are a variety of exciting campus events planned, including the Opening Ceremony tomorrow.
Escape the winter and stay warm by stopping by the Center for Student Wellness for Tropical Wellfest on Thursday and visit the McMullen Museum to view their new Spring semester exhibits. Don't forget to mark your calendars for the upcoming Career Center Fair and BC Dining invites you to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a culinary showcase in Stuart, McElroy, and Corcoran dining halls.
Finally, let us cheer for our Eagles tonight at the Beanpot, and be sure to check your email on Wednesday for an exciting Palentines Pizza giveaway announcement!
Yours in Community,
Dr. Shawna Cooper Whitehead
Vice President for Student Affairs
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Student Affairs and Campus Partner Highlights
Mark Your Calendar!
Black History Month
Black History Month is held in February to celebrate the numerous achievements accomplished by the Black community, and to honor the unique challenges Black people have faced both historically and in the present. See below for a list of events and activities happening across campus.
Black History Month Opening Celebration
Tuesday, February 3 | 5:30-7:30 pm | Heights Room
Sexual Chocolate
Thursday, February 5 | Robsham Theater
Center for Student Wellness
Career Center Events
Healthcare, Nursing, & Life Sciences Career Week
February 9 | Prepare for the Nursing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Career Fair
February 11 | Networkin, Preppin, and Pizza
February 13 | Nursing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Fair
Career Center Events
Healthcare, Nursing, & Life Sciences Career Week
February 9 | Prepare for the Nursing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Career Fair
February 11 | Networkin, Preppin, and Pizza
February 13 | Nursing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Fair
Mile 21
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Pine Manor Institute | McNair Scholars Program
The McNair Scholars Program
Application Deadline: Feb. 27
Are you interested in attending graduate school and learning more about the application process
Interested in leading your own research study?
Are you a first or second year student? Apply today!
Campus Ministry
Together
A Peer Group for
Grief & Loss
Carrying grief can feel isolating. Sharing can help.
Groups meet for an hour over six consecutive weeks.
Boston College Athletics
Eagles at Home
February 2
Beanpot
Men's Hockey vs Harvard
5:00 p.m. | TD Garden
February 5
Women's Basketball vs Syracuse
6:00 pm | Conte Forum
McMullen Museum
Exhibition: "Collaborating in Conflict:
The Yeats Family and the Public Arts"
In the Daley Family and Monan Galleries | February 1–May 31, 2026
Examining the extraordinary impact the talented Yeats family had on cultural life and the public arts in Ireland during a century crucial to its history, the exhibition features over two hundred works from premier public and private collections. Paintings, drawings, prints, embroideries, books, and letters by patriarch John Butler Yeats and his children William, Lily, Elizabeth, and Jack, as well as William’s daughter, Anne, highlight examples of individual artistry.
BC Dining
Looking for more events or ways to get involved? Visit MyBC and the
University Calendar.
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