Dear Eagles,
After a long weekend, our community has several ways for you to get back into the a healthy routine! This week, and as midterms are happening, I would like to highlight The Center for Student Wellness and the their Office's 30-Day Digital Wellness Challenge! This is an opportunity for you reflect on challenge your current digital habits!
We are only 2 weeks away from Homecoming, and we would like to announce this year's Homecoming Court Ambassadors! Get to know more about this year's Court along with the line up of events during Homecoming Week starting on Monday, October 23!
Yours in Community,
Dr. Shawna Cooper Whitehead
Vice President for Student Affairs
Drop by Maloney Hall 412 on Friday's from 3-5 pm and say Hello!
Open Office Hours: 10/13, 10/20, 10/27
Student Affairs and Campus Partner Highlights
Mark Your Calendar!
Homecoming
Homecoming is a celebration of the spirit, mission and tradition at Boston College. Throughout the week of events and activities, students, faculty, staff and alumni actively engage in fostering a sense of community and pride for BC. Some signature events leading up to the BC vs. Connecticut Game include:
Academic Spotlight
Matthew Desmond:
Poverty, By America
MacArthur “Genius” and Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond was launched onto the national stage as an expert on contemporary American poverty with the publication of his Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Combining years of embedded fieldwork with painstakingly gathered data, Evicted transformed our understanding of inequity and economic exploitation in America. A former member of the Harvard Society of Fellows, he is also the author of the award-winning book On the Fireline.
Center for Student Wellness
30 Day Digital Wellness Challenge!
Complete this 30-day challenge and present this filled-out sheet to a Center for Student Wellness team member in Gasson 013 or 025 for a chance to
win prizes!
CSW: Be Free from Vaping
The Center for Student Wellness if opening the conversation for students that are interested to stop vaping. For more information about "Being Free From Vaping." If you have thoughts about stopping but aren't sure how, fee free to swing by Gasson 013 or email
Judy at oxfordju@bc.edu
Career Center
Attention Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
The Career Center wants your feedback!
The Career Center is hosting focus groups to gather your thoughts to help create a new Career Center experience completely geared toward the current student body.
Lunch will be provided!
All participants will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon Gift Card! One $50.00 and 4 $25.00 winners!
The Career Center Fairs & Networking Nights
Upcoming September Events
October 18 | Government & Law Networking Night | 4pm - 6pm | Corcoran Commons
October 24 | Post Grad Service Fair
From BC to the Frontlines of Change: Young Alumni in Social Impact
Join the Career Center for an inspiring evening with young Boston College alumni who have taken their BC education to the frontlines of social impact. Our panelists from policy, nonprofits, and social impact consulting will share their journeys, insights, and the transformative power of social change.
Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Heights Room (Corcoran Commons)
Office of the Dean of Students
Calling all Student Photographers!
The Dean of Students is holding a photography contest for the #BCaring campaign. We want to see what caring for the BC Community and Beyond Means to You!
Entries will be featured via Instagram @bcstuaffairs, and winners will be featured in the 4th Floor Maloney Hall Reception Area
BC Dining September Events
Andy Husbands, award-winning BBQ Pit Master is coming to take over Lower Live on Wed. 10/11 from 4:45 pm - 8:30 pm. Special Smoke Shop BBQ Plate dinner, desserts, free samples. Q&A with Andy, and giveaways until we sell out. Follow BC Dining on social for updates!
Boston College Athletics
Monday, October 9
Field Hockey vs Brown
Newton, MA
1:00 PM | Live Stats
Friday, October 13
BC Volleyball vs Duke
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
BC Arts | Arts Council Spotlight
Sign Up For The:
Holiday Craft Fair
The holiday season is starting, and so is the holiday shopping. Do you create art and want to sell your work? Sign up for the Holiday Craft Fair, a public event on campus where student artists can table, sell their work, and keep all the profits! No sign up fee required.
December 9 | 12 - 4 PM
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