The Student Assembly (SA) unanimously voted to pass a bill allocating $200 of its budget to fund an induction ceremony for Boston College’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society, in its meeting on Tuesday night.
News, On Campus
Professors from BC’s COP27 Delegation Explore the Conference’s Impact on Environmental Change
COP27 provides attendees with the opportunity to share their perspectives on climate change issues with global leaders, according to María Fernanda Piñeros-Leaño, an assistant professor in the Boston College School of Social Work and one of the University’s conference delegates.
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Bartoli Shares How Sant’Egidio Foundation Utilizes Global Peacebuilding
Co-sponsored by the Boston College School of Social Work, the Office of Global Engagement, Catholic studies program, and international studies program, the Church in the 21st Century Center hosted a discussion Thursday night about Catholic peacebuilding in an increasingly fractured world.
News, On Campus
Students Analyze Human Ecology Through Inter-Religious Perspectives at Mysterion’s 2023 Spring Conference
Mystērion, Boston College’s undergraduate theology journal, hosted its second annual spring conference on Saturday morning, highlighting inter-religious perspectives and the future of human ecology.
News, On Campus
Espresso Your Faith Week Wins Outstanding Spiritual Initiative Award
Boston College’s “Espresso Your Faith Week,” an annual campuswide celebration of faith, received an award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in February, according to BC News.
News, On Campus
“We Gingers Are All Heart”: BC Community Gathers for First Annual Ginger Race
Donning leprechaun top hats and shamrock-shaped sunglasses, a sea of redhead students dressed in green gathered in the Mods this St. Patrick’s Day to run in the first annual ginger run at Boston College. Over 40 students participated in the run at 1:30 p.m on Friday, beginning at Mod 3 and ending in front of Mod 20.
Academics, On Campus, News
Thinking About Resilience Seminar Highlights Sharing Strengths Through Small-Group Discussions
Boston College launched a new Cross Currents seminar this spring designed to build students’ resilience through small-scale discussions, according to Matt Razek, an instructor for the course and associate director for student programming at Boston College.
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BC Indefinitely Postponed Upper Campus Pavilion Plan, Says CSD Chair at SA Meeting
Boston College has indefinitely postponed plans to construct an Upper Campus pavilion that would make Upper Campus more accessible, Council for Students with Disabilities (CSD) Chair Sarah Farnan said at the Student Assembly (SA) meeting on Tuesday night.
On Campus, News
Bouie Highlights the Importance of Local and Regional News in Upholding U.S. Democracy
Rebuilding democracy starts within local communities, according to New York Times columnist and former CBS political analyst Jamelle Bouie.
News, Top Story, Administration
BC Hosts Largest Gathering of Catholic Leadership at a University in U.S. History
Boston College is set to host a conference this weekend that will mark the largest gathering of Catholic leadership on a university campus in American history.
