BC is once again among the top universities contributing alumni to Teach for America, a non-profit that places recent graduates in high-need school districts across the country.
News, On Campus
Seniors Launch Startup Aimed To Modify College Application Process
A startup created by a Boston College senior that allows high school students to showcase their extracurricular talents to college admissions officers released a beta version of its website over the summer.
News, On Campus
From Dorchester to Beacon Hill: Linda Dorcena Forry Chronicles Her Journey From Community Leader To State Senator
Forry’s parents, immigrants from Haiti, instilled in her values of hard work and community at an young age. Those values would carry her all the way to the State House.
News, On Campus
Boston College Leaders Meet At University Convocation Marked By Change, Momentum
In a University Convocation marked by major changes at Boston College, University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., told faculty, staff, and administrators that BC will continue to meet challenges from outside and within.
On Campus, News
UGBC Senators Unanimously Approve $320K Budget For 2014-15
At the first weekly meeting of the Student Assembly last night, senators unanimously approved a $320,000 budget to fund UGBC for the 2014-15 academic year. The budget, sent to the Student Assembly by Nanci Fiore-Chettiar, UGBC president and A&S ’15, is the first since programming split from the organization last spring.
On Campus, News
To Write Love On Her Arms Raises Its Voice For Suicide Prevention
BC’s chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) has put together a mix of panel discussions, activities, and visual demonstrations aimed at initiating a campus-wide discussion about mental illness during National Suicide Prevention Week, which begins today.
On Campus, News
UGBC Redesigns Website, Expands Transparency
UGBC’s new administration revamped its main website over the summer to give students a one-stop shop for UGBC services and campus resources.
News, Administration
Kalscheur Named Interim A&S, GA&S Dean
The University announced last Thursday that Rev. Gregory Kalscheur, S.J., was named the interim dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, effective June 1.
On Campus, News
UGBC, RHA Host Annual BC Boardwalk Carnival In Mod Lot
By: Nathan McGuire
The Mod Lot was transformed into a carnival-like atmosphere on Sunday afternoon, as the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and UGBC hosted their annual BC Boardwalk. Until last year, the event had been held in O’Neill Plaza.
Off Campus, News
Leaders Address ‘Boston Strong’ Motto
Contributors To Presidential Scholars’ Publication Discuss Social Injustices In Boston One year after the Boston Marathon bombings, four contributors to a publication produced by Boston College Presidential Scholars—”The Heart of This City: Boston Strong and Becoming Stronger”—came to speak at BC. On the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, contributors to a publication produced…
