from the president
o
tudent formation, the focus of this year’s annual report, is rooted in Boston College’s mission and heritage as a Jesuit, Catholic university. Critical to it are intellectual inquiry, personal reflection and integration, and exploration of religious faith and the place of God in our world. For centuries, faculty and administrators in Jesuit schools have placed a high priority on personal care and genuine interest in each student inside and outside the classroom, and that remains true at Boston College today. We strive to help students identify their strengths, vulnerabilities, and deepest desires. We encourage them to grow in self-knowledge, compassion, and integrity. We urge students to use their talents to assist others and strive for the greater good. As St. Ignatius reminds, love is expressed more in deeds than in words. Student formation is about assisting students to integrate the intellectual, religious, social, and affective dimensions of their lives, and calls them to be more whole, human, and free. St. Paul exhorted his listeners to be strong, loving, and wise, and so do programs of student formation.
o
b o s t on c ol l e ge a n n ua l r e p or t 2 010