Tom Chiles, vice provost for Research and Academic Planning explained that the key principle at the heart of Schiller is “integration across disciplines.”
ResLife Begins Analyzing Survey Results
The Office of Residential Life has begun analyzing the executive summary from the Residential Life Assessment survey it conducted last spring—the first of its kind since 2008. Boston College plans to use the responses to compare its dorms to competitors universities’.
Former Lynch Dean Named Provincial for New East Province of Jesuits
Rev. Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., was named the first provincial of the new USA East Province of the Jesuits just a week after the province was created.
De Matos Describes Vision for UGBC’s Institutional Innovations Committee
Salvador Norton De Matos, MCAS ’21, said that one of his goals is to give a voice to STEM students, who have been historically underrepresented in UGBC.
ABLED@BC Brings Faculty With Disabilities Together
Boston College recently established a new affinity group for faculty and staff members with disabilities, Awareness Benefiting Leadership and Employees about Disabilities, or ABLED@BC. Affinity groups at BC serve as a way for staff and faculty members to promote education and awareness for a common interest in order to sustain an environment that celebrates inclusion. …
University Adds Members to Board of Trustees
Boston College has added three new members to its Board of Trustees: Guido Barilla; Marc P. Seidner, BC ’88; and Elizabeth Eder Zobel, BC ’87.
OHP Unveils “Mind, Body, Soul” Campaign
In October, the “mind” aspect will address mental health, stress, time management, and resilience.
Students Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Originally scheduled to be held at O’Neill Plaza, the event was relocated inside Gasson because of rain—but nevertheless garnered a large student turnout.
Leahy Addresses Faculty at Convocation
University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., spoke to the Boston College faculty and staff at Wednesday’s University convocation, where he expanded on the role of BC as a Jesuit liberal arts university. He emphasized that the University’s primary goal is to be an institution of “teaching, research, creativity, debate, service, and learning.” “[BC students]…
Olympian and Advocate Aly Raisman Hosts Q&A
Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman came to speak to Boston College students at Robsham Theater on Tuesday.