Robert “Boots” Chouinard: From Battlefields to Boston College
Robert Chouinard ’50 dreamed of a college football career. After getting drafted into the Army, he thought his opportunity was lost, but it was only just beginning.
Eight Gain Induction to BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame
Eight individuals have been selected to the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame for the fall of 2022. Seven of the eight inductees graduated from BC between 2000 and 2016 with one honoree graduating in 1986
BC experiences record year in undergraduate admission
University admits the most highly qualified, diverse class in school history
Positive trend continues for recent Boston College graduates
Survey results show 96 percent of alumni from the Class of 2021 are employed, in graduate school, or engaged in a fellowship or meaningful volunteer experience
Boston College will offer year-round employment in Dining Services
Boston College will offer year-round employment to BC Dining Services employees who are currently working less than 52 weeks a year, in an effort to attract and retain what it calls “the best-in-class employees” in the Greater Boston area.
Barry Family/Goldman Sachs Endowed Professor in Nursing
Connell School of Nursing’s Christopher Lee, a cardiovascular nurse scientist, is named to the endowed chair
Boston College Receives Gift to Endow Head Ski Coaching Position
Boston College Athletics has received a $1.25 million gift from James “Jim” Maher ’71 to endow a full-time head coaching position for the BC skiing program. The James R. Maher Head Ski Coach Endowment will help propel a program that has made great strides in recent years.
The New Dean
On January 15, Odette Lienau, global political economist, legal scholar, and humanist will become the first woman to lead BC Law as the inaugural Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean.
Pops on the Heights raises $13M
BC’s largest fundraising event for financial aid features the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and special guest Lionel Richie