Messina College Archives

UGBC Discusses Free Speech Event, Connecting with Messina College Students

Reetu Agnihotri • November 12, 2025

UGBC student senators recapped their first Circle Up, hosted in collaboration with the Office of the Dean of Students (DoS), during the Senate meeting Tuesday night.

Rev. Erick Berelleza, S.J., Named Inaugural Patti and Jonathan Kraft Dean of Messina College

Willy Connors and Alexa Allers • November 3, 2025

Rev. Erick Berrelleza, S.J., was named the inaugural Patti and Jonathan Kraft Family Dean of Messina College, according to a University release.

Montserrat and Messina College Students Required To Enter Raffle for Notre Dame Tickets, Unlike Other Students

Carina Murphy • October 31, 2025

Earlier this month, the Montserrat Office—BC’s program supporting students with the highest level of financial need—sent an email detailing a raffle process to obtain a ticket for Saturday’s game. Although each Montserrat and Messina college student was issued a free gold pass earlier in the semester, it does not provide a ticket to Saturday’s game.

Messina College Partners With Commonwealth Financial Network To Offer Students Paid Internships

Helen Austin and Geo Elasmar • October 1, 2025

Messina College has partnered with Commonwealth Financial Network—a Waltham-based financial services firm—to offer 10 paid internships for its second-year students.

Tricky Bus Schedules and Tight-Knit Community: Messina Students Reflect on First Year

Mei Dasgupta • March 17, 2025

Despite the technical difficulties that come with beginning a new academic program and adjusting to a heavy workload, Messina College students have managed to build a community within their 100-person class.

Senator Discusses Potential New AI Detection Tool at UGBC Meeting

Reetu Agnihotri • March 12, 2025

Student senator Cristina Gregory is working with Scott Cann, associate vice president for systems and services in Boston College Information Technology Services (ITS) to find a tool to detect generative AI tools like ChatGPT in assignments, she said at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.

UGBC Pilots Free Laundry Supplies Program for Freshmen

Reetu Agnihotri • February 28, 2025

Earlier this month, UGBC began providing free laundry detergent and dryer sheets for freshmen in the laundry rooms in O’Connell House on Upper Campus, Keyes Hall on Newton Campus, and Messina South on Brookline Campus.

Office of Global Education Developing Online Module for Study Abroad Applications, UGBC Senator Shares

Reetu Agnihotri • February 26, 2025

Alessandra Veveiros is collaborating with the Boston College Office of Global Education (OGE) to create an online module to help prospective study abroad students prepare for the application process, she shared at the UGBC Senate meeting Tuesday night.

The Heights’ Recommendations for BC’s Next University President

The Heights Editorial Board • November 3, 2024

An email from Boston College’s Presidential Search Committee invited members of the BC community to share their thoughts on the future of the University and what values it should look for in the institution's prospective leader. The Heights’ editorial board, in response to the questions posed, believes the following considerations are necessary for the presidential search committee to recognize and use during its search.

First One-Hundred Students Set to Start at Messina College in July

Angelina Li • April 21, 2024

Come July, 100 students pursuing associate’s degrees will step foot on Boston College’s Brookline campus to begin their studies at Messina College, a two-year residential program for first-generation students and the ninth school within Boston College.