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the campaign newsletter of boston college
world fall 2010, vol. 3, no. 2
New Heights in Parent Giving parents’ gifts to boston college set record Parents of BC undergraduates
Also Inside Strategic Investments Two $20-million Light the World campaign gifts bolster innovations in education.
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Big Wins for Athletics page 5–6
Parent Q&A back cover
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have long played an important role in the life of the University. Increasingly, that role is one of true leadership, as more parents than ever are choosing to include Boston College among their top philanthropic priorities. BC parents gave a record $11.5 million to the University last year, investing in the academic, social, and spiritual environment unique to the Heights. In addition, a record 235 BC parents are now members of the Gasson Society, and in the past three years, BC has received more parents’ gifts to endow scholarships and faculty positions than at any point in its history. Parents’ support is crucial to achieving the priorities of the Light the World campaign. In particular, current-use gifts to the Parents’ Fund support a wide array of academic and extracurricular endeavors that impact students’ lives. These commitments help foster enterprises like the new Institute for the Liberal Arts, which sponsors interdisciplinary seminars and symposia that enable students to contribute to a rich discourse on academic and social issues. “When families choose to include the University among their philanthropic priorities, their gifts honor the work and experiences of their BC students,” says Cutberto Garza, provost and dean
During Parents’ Weekend, Carroll School of Management Dean Andrew Boynton and other BC school deans welcomed parents of first-year students to a series of open houses.
“When my wife, Elaine, and I give to Boston College, we know that our contributions will be used in a positive and productive way. We understand that our support directly benefits students.” —Anthony Grillo, P’05, ’11
of faculties. “Their gifts may enhance the curriculum, expand other departmental academic activities, create undergraduate opportunities in centers and institutes, and make possible special lectures and visits by outstanding scholars who contribute to advancing knowledge and professional practices. In numerous ways, their philanthropy helps to strengthen BC’s commitment to cura personalis, or ‘care for the whole person.’” Outside the classroom, parents’ support promotes service programs, such as Appalachia Volunteers and 4Boston, which enable students to gain broader perspectives on the world and their role as contributors to a better society. Parents’ gifts also bolster the University’s spiritual initiatives, such as Kairos, a popular Ignatian retreat program that draws more than 400 students annually. “When my wife, Elaine, and I give to Boston College,” says parent donor Anthony Grillo, P’05, ’11, “we know that our contributions will be used in a positive and productive way. We understand that our support directly benefits students.” Many parents choose to give to their children’s schools or make donations toward financial aid. Today, 70 percent of Boston College undergraduates
receive some type of financial assistance, and these gifts help ensure that the BC experience remains affordable for the nation’s most talented students. Some parents contribute to current-use scholarships, including those who assist BC’s student-athletes through the Flynn Fund. Others give to the University’s endowment to support financial aid in perpetuity. The Grillos recently made such a commitment, establishing the Grillo Family Scholarship, which evolved from their prior contributions to financial aid through Pops on the Heights and the Wall Street Council. “Through the experiences of our son and daughter, we’ve seen exceptional growth at the University over the last decade,” says Elaine Grillo, P’05, ’11. “It’s important that those who have the means to give do so and contribute to BC’s continued success.”
Breaking New Ground
construction begins Learn about Stokes Hall, a cornerstone of BC’s Institutional Master Plan.
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On Education
$20-Million Gifts Fund Key Educational Initiatives lynch commitment establishes educational leadership academy
training and support available. The Lynch Leadership Academy will use the resources of the Lynch School
Through the generosity of Peter S. ’65, H’95, P’01, and Carolyn A. Lynch, H’09, P’01, Boston College has established a new educational leadership academy that will be the first in the nation to prepare jointly new principals from Catholic, public, and charter schools. Made possible by the couple’s $20-million gift, the Lynch Leadership Academy expands their ongoing commitment to improving education in Greater Boston. The academy will be managed by the Lynch School of Education, itself named for the longtime University benefactors. Peter Lynch, vice chairman of Fidelity Management and Research Co., and Carolyn, president and CEO of the Lynch Foundation, have through their donation advanced the Light the World campaign priorities to foster academic excellence across the University while addressing urgent societal needs. “Principals have one of the most demanding and important jobs in America,” says Carolyn Lynch. “My father was a lifelong educator and principal, so I know how critical it is that they receive the best
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and Boston College to prepare the next generation of leaders for our Catholic, public, and charter schools.” By training a new kind of leader, the academy hopes to address the immediate and pressing challenges faced by many schools, such as financial uncertainty, outdated infrastructure, and obsolete technologies. There is also demand for new curricula and assessment methods that better meet students’ overall needs. The academy will prepare 25 principals annually, drawing nominees from nearly 300 schools within Boston and the Archdiocese of Boston. Fellows will participate in a leadership retreat, a two-week
to excel at an increasingly complex job. “The Lynches’ gift is transformative,” says Lynch School Dean Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., MDiv’86, STL’89. “Carolyn and Peter are among the first to recognize that the leaders of our Catholic, public, and charter schools all now face a similar agenda to improve instruction, raise student achievement, develop faculty, and revitalize facilities. Their benevolence will help build a new framework of leadership for the betterment of all children in our cities.”
Catholic education, including curriculum, strategic planning, financial management, student
Teachers Corps, a two-year training program that provides professional and spiritual development to instructors who wish to teach in inner-city Catholic schools. Additionally, it oversees St. Columbkille Partnership School, a model pre-K through 8th-grade Catholic school in Brighton, Mass., that was once struggling and now benefits from the expertise of BC’s talented faculty and students. Roche is himself a product of a parochial school in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood, and he praises the care shown to him and his brothers by the school’s teachers and administrators when his mother died. He was nine at the time, and he never forgot how his faith and Catholic education bolstered his upbringing. He refers to his Catholic education as a great gift in his life. “So many BC donors have supported the University in its effort to assist Catholic schools,” says Lynch School Dean Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., MDiv’86, STL’89, “including Thomas Flatley and Peter Lynch, who helped establish the Urban Catholic Teachers Corps more than a decade ago. Today, Barbara and Patrick Roche join this tradition. Their generosity will help the center provide new and timely solutions in a field that is constantly changing and ensure new generations of students will benefit from a quality education.”
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The Center for Catholic Education has been named for Barbara and Patrick Roche ’51, H’01, P’81, following their $20-million gift to support the nationally renowned think tank. Patrick Roche, cofounder of Massachusettsbased Roche Bros. supermarkets, and his wife, Barbara, have made significant contributions to the University for decades and view their Light the World campaign commitment as a way to both assist BC and make a difference within the greater community. “Catholic education shaped who we are today,” says Patrick Roche, “and when Boston College gave us an opportunity to help strengthen Catholic education through this center, we knew we wanted to help.” Located in the Lynch School of Education, the Barbara and Patrick Roche Center for Catholic Education prepares BC undergraduate and graduate students to administer and teach in Catholic schools and universities throughout the country. It is also a hub for research and analysis that conducts national studies on issues related to
summer institute, bimonthly workshops, and weekly sessions with leadership coaches. They will also join an online community that will encourage ongoing communication and networking. At its conclusion, the Lynch Fellows will receive a Certificate in School Leadership, which will include three graduate-school credits. The intensive program is made more robust by partnerships with the Carroll School of Management, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics, among other BC schools and centers. The academy will also seek insights from successful school leaders in the Boston area and specialists nationwide. By drawing on expertise from diverse fields, the academy aims to provide principals with an interdisciplinary skill set that will enable them
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demographics, and faculty and staff leadership. The Roches’ gift will support these critical efforts and ensure that Boston College remains preeminent in the education field. Similarly, their support will help the center manage many longstanding initiatives and programs that coincide with its mission to offer systemic change. Among those enterprises is the center’s highly regarded publication, Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, which contributes to the national dialogue on the current challenges faced by Catholic schools and the educators who are dedicated to revitalizing this key resource. The center also manages the Urban Catholic
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On Campus
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Building the Future stokes hall will be a focal point for the liberal arts Boston College is in the midst of an exciting physical transformation.
Located on BC’s Middle Campus, Stokes Hall will be a center for the humanities and will enhance the University’s commitment to student formation.
Following approval by the Board of Trustees Sept. 24, ground was broken on Stokes Hall, the first academic building to be constructed on Middle Campus since 2001. The 183,000-square-foot building, a cornerstone of the University’s Institutional Master Plan, is scheduled to open in fall 2012. Situated between Lyons Hall and McElroy Commons on the edge of the Campus Green, Stokes Hall will house humanities departments—classical studies, English, history, philosophy, and theology—as well as the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program and Service Center, the First Year Experience program, and the Academic Advising Center. It will also feature 36 classrooms, a commons area, coffee shop, conference rooms, and an outdoor garden and plaza. According to Provost and Dean of Faculties Cutberto Garza, Stokes Hall will enhance a number of academic strategic goals. “It will assure a ‘home base’ for the humanities; provide more spaces for meetings, offices, classes, and smaller seminars; improve links between the Advising Center and First Year Experience; and present greater opportunities for students and faculty to interact outside the classroom— a key component of BC’s emphasis on student formation.”
transformative gift Motivated by the opportunity to help build the Univer sity’s future,
Investing in Stokes Hall When Stokes Hall opens in 2012, it will feature 36 new classrooms, faculty offices for numerous departments, and many incredible signature spaces—among them a café, an honors library, a garden area, and a new campus green. The University is seeking leadership investments from donors who wish to name spaces in this first academic building to be constructed on Middle Campus since 2001. View a full list of naming opportunities, take a
current trustee and former board chairman Patrick T. Stokes ’64 and his wife, Anna-Kristina “Aja” Stokes, P’91, ’94, ’97, made an initial gift in 2007 to name Stokes Hall. Recently, after seeing the architectural plans come to life, the couple were inspired to increase their gift to $22 million to support the project. “When my family and I considered our gift to the Light the World campaign,” says Patrick Stokes, “we reflected on BC’s rise to the top tier of academic institutions, and we very much wanted to invest in a project that would continue and even perhaps accelerate that momentum. By supporting the construction of this new building, we are helping to create a new home for academic, social, advising, and cocurricular activities—literally touching every aspect of the Boston College student experience.” Construction of Stokes Hall marks the implementation phase of the University’s Institutional Master Plan (IMP). The IMP was created in 2007 to provide the facilities necessary to support initiatives outlined in the University’s Strategic Plan of 2006, which was approved by the trustees under Stokes’ leadership. In addition to new academic buildings, the IMP included a new student center, recreation center, fine arts district, playing fields, and undergraduate housing to accommodate 100 percent of demand. “The next 18–24 months will be a very busy and exciting time,” said Executive Vice President Patrick Keating. “And out of this, you’ll begin to see a stronger BC take shape—not only in terms of bricks and mortar, but in the programs, opportunities, and experiences the University offers its students, faculty, and staff.”
virtual tour of Stokes Hall, and learn more at: www.bc.edu/buildstokes.
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On Pops / Legacy Giving
Pops on the Heights Hits Another High Note eighteen years of great music, great friends, and a great cause
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Upper left (from left): University Trustee Associate and Pops Chairman James Cleary, James J. Dineen, Mary P. “Dolly” Dineen, James M. Stoneman, and Thea A. Perkins Stoneman Upper right (from left): George J. Yost III ’70, JD’75, P’99, ’03; Roger Nelson Squire III ’99; and Quinby Yost Squire ’99 Lower right (from left): Charles I. Clough III; Gabriela Haas Clough; Vincent M. Lorusso, Jr. ’98, MS’07; Kathryn Clough Lorusso ’98; Campaign Co-chair Gloria L. Clough, MDiv’90, MS’96, P’87, ’93, ’98; University Trustee and Campaign Co-chair Charles I. Clough, Jr. ’64, P’87, ’93, ’98; Susan Brock ’93; Eric Brock ’92; Kristin Canty ’87; and James Canty
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Scholarship Gala raised more than $2 million for undergraduate financial aid. Held in Conte Forum Sept. 24, the annual event was held over Parents’ Weekend and featured conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, as well as hundreds of BC student performers. Since the concert was established in 1993, more than $7.7 million has been awarded to 312 Pops Scholars, and this year marked the first time that the Pops on the Heights Scholarship Fund surpassed $1 million in annual distributions to deserving students. “Pops on the Heights is an outstanding University tradition thanks to the generosity of the Boston College community,” says University Trustee Associate James F. Cleary ’50, H’93, P’84, ’89, the event’s founder and chairman. “It’s inspiring to see alumni, parents, and friends come together to support financial aid, which is more critical than ever. Together, Pops donors make the BC experience possible for so many talented students.”
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BC Community Responds to Campaign’s Legacy Goal Since the University’s founding, legacy giving donors have played a leading role in the Boston College story. Joseph Coolidge Shaw, S.J., made the first legacy commitment—a bequest of books and the proceeds of his life insurance policy—and, today, the giving tradition that he began remains stronger than ever. Legacy gifts of all sizes help strengthen academic initiatives, student formation programming, athletics, and much more. These donations are particularly important because they help guarantee the University’s long-term future. “When you make a legacy gift,” says University Trustee Kathleen A. Corbet ’82, “you demonstrate your faith in Boston College and ensure that tomorrow’s students benefit from an exceptional BC experience.”
Corbet named BC as the beneficiary of her corporate life insurance policy, responding to the initiative to increase legacy gifts for the University during the Light the World campaign. Her unrestricted gift will support the institution’s most urgent needs. “I wanted to do something significant for my alma mater that reached beyond my lifetime,” she says. “My gift will help BC meet new challenges as they arise and secure its continued success.” Many benefactors choose to designate their gift toward an area of personal significance. For instance, legacy giving supporters have contributed more than $10.4 million to financial aid over the last 10 years. The late Gerald F. Hogan ’37 and his late wife, Floriana, made one such gift, creating a charitable remainder trust that both benefited
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their family and enhanced their existing BC scholarship fund. Today, their legacy commitment is helping a deserving student attend Boston College and will make this financial support possible in perpetuity. “These gifts truly make a difference in the life of the University,” says Corbet, “and we can all be proud of that legacy.” Learn more about the benefits of creating a legacy gift at: www.bc.edu/legacygiving.
On Athletics
A Winning Combination
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Student-Athletes pay tribute to scholarship benefactors
More than 170 BC student-athletes graced the floor of Conte Forum Friday, Oct. 1. Instead of racing down the court or pushing the puck up the ice, however, they simply relaxed and enjoyed the company of those who help make their BC experiences possible. The annual Athletic Scholarship Luncheon paired 182 alumni and friends who have established endowed scholarships with the student-athletes benefiting from their generosity. Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo spoke at the event, as did President William P. Leahy, S.J., and Football Head Coach Frank Spaziani. The luncheon also featured a panel of four student-athletes discussing the balance between academics and athletics at BC.
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Upper left (from left): Football player Nathan Richman ’11; Adam D’Agostine; and donor Julian D’Agostine, JD’53, MA’62, P’88 Upper right (from left): Donor Brian Hanson ’96 and football player Montel Harris ’12 Lower right (from left): Donor Megan Hovsepian, P’09, ’10, ’14; soccer player Stephanie Wirth ’12; and donor Ronald Hovsepian ’83, P’09, ’10, ’14
Donahue Gets in the Game Steve Donahue, whose Cornell team created a lot of buzz by reaching the 2010 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, became BC’s head basketball coach in April. Since his hiring, Donahue has been in Steve Donahue full-court-press mode: making connections with the student body and University community, building a coaching staff, bonding with his team, and recruiting future players for this season (two in place) and those to come (five who have committed publicly so far).
Coach’s Xs and Os: what fans of BC men’s basketball can expect Style of Play
“The word is ‘fast.’ I’m going to find players who push the ball up the court and make
fast decisions. They’re going to take good shots as quickly as they can and continually put pressure on the opposing defense before it gets set. On defense, we’ll have intelligent players who can switch defenses
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readily. BC fans will see basketball that’s fun to watch.
Types of Players
“I love players who are ‘energy givers’ and not ‘energy drainers.’ They’ll have a
great passion for basketball and for being a good teammate. They will want what’s best for BC basketball, not individual accolades. We’ll look at lots of other things that are basketball-specific, but those are the characteristics of kids I want to coach.
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“I love every aspect of being a basketball coach, but especially the teaching and
the relationships. I love that it’s a group of guys working together to overcome obstacles. I love when people are happy because our team is successful. But that’s not why I coach. I coach for the intrinsic values in working every day with young people.
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On Athletics
Hoops Team Receives Cornerstone Gift from the Hoag Family “ Sports create school spirit and that enthusiasm spreads. It trickles down around campus to the arts, hall meetings, community-service projects, and social gatherings. It’s contagious!” rose lincoln
It has been said that great team players are the most successful people in life. At the Heights, this is a skill student-athletes carry with them for a lifetime. Michaela “Mikey” Murphy Hoag ’86, P’14, should know: as a champion equestrian both at BC and internationally, she is very familiar with competition, commitment, and team play. The California resident appreciates the many benefits that student-athletes bring to a university and later to the world at large. Attracting elite student-athletes—which at BC means drawing students with the potential to star on the court and field, in the classroom, and in the community—requires a robust endowed scholarship fund. “BC is in competition for the cream of the crop. We need to offer the same support to our athletes as our peer institutions do,” says Hoag, a University trustee, founding member of the Council for Women of Boston College, and member of the Northern California Campaign Committee. That is precisely why she and her family have chosen to create a cornerstone athletic scholarship, which provides full funding for a single position on a varsity team. In this case, the Hoag family has endowed the starting point guard position on the men’s basketball team in perpetuity with their outstanding gift. It is a common myth that an athletic program as successful as BC’s must be self-sufficient. In fact, the University relies on support from alumni, parents, and friends to level the playing field so that BC has the same assurances as other universities—an endowment ample enough to meet its scholarship needs and ensure it can compete at the highest level. “Each year, we provide 272 full scholarships for deserving studentathletes at a cost of $14.5 million,” says Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo. “Gifts like the Hoag family’s are critical to ensure that we are able to provide opportunities to student-athletes who might not have the means to attend BC without the scholarship assistance they receive.” Hoag, the first alumna to fully endow a varsity athletics position at the Heights, agrees that BC’s athletic programs need and deserve the support of the entire BC community. “Today’s student-athletes should stand on the shoulders of those who came before them,” she says. “Sports create school spirit and that enthusiasm spreads. It trickles down around campus to the arts, hall meetings, community-service projects, and social gatherings. It’s contagious!”
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Did You Know?
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N umber of varsity athletics programs at BC, most in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Number of BC varsity student-athletes
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Number of athletic scholarships offered to boston college studentathletes each year
$53,564 Average cost of a full scholarship at BC in 2010–11 (includes tuition, fees, and room and board)
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Total contributions to athletics by BC alumni, parents, and friends in 2009–10
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number of bc teams that achieved a perfect graduation success rate (most in the nation)
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On Leadership
Seven Named to BC Board of Trustees As students returned to campus and the new academic
Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., MDiv’86, president of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and to become president of Creighton University in Omaha in July 2011; David M. McAuliffe ’71 of London, COO and managing director of investment banking, JP Morgan Europe; William S. McKiernan ’78 of Saratoga, Calif., founder and executive chair of CyberSource Corporation; Patrick T. Stokes ’64, P’91, ’94, ’97, former BC board chairman and the current chair of Grey Eagle Distributors in Saint Louis; and Elizabeth W. Vanderslice ’86 of New York, a director at Xilinx, Inc. As stewards of the University, trustees are charged with guiding and nurturing Boston College’s growth. Members of the board have collectively and individually advanced every aspect of the Light the World campaign. From making leadership gifts to fund centers, professorships, scholarships, and student formation programs to serving as leaders of affinity groups, reunion volunteers, and mentors, trustees exhibit the critical leadership that will enable BC to achieve its great ambitions.
year began, Boston College observed another fall ritual: welcoming new members to the Board of Trustees. Board Chair William J. Geary ’80 introduced seven new trustees at a dinner in their honor Sept. 23. The new trustees are: Margot C. Connell, H’09, P’88, ’89, ’91, ’94, ’02, ’03, of Swampscott, Mass., chair of Connell Limited Partnership; Robert J. Cooney ’74, P’08, ’10, of Chicago, a partner in the law firm Cooney & Conway;
campaign leadership Campaign Chairs Charles I. Clough, Jr. ’64 and Gloria L. Clough, MDiv’90, MS’96 William J. Geary ’80 and Kristi J. Geary Kathleen M. McGillycuddy NC’71
Convening Campaign Chairs Margot C. Connell, H’09 John M. Connors, Jr. ’63, H’07, and Eileen M. Ahearn Connors ’66, MSW’95 Peter S. Lynch ’65, H’95, and Carolyn A. Lynch, H’09 Patrick T. Stokes ’64 and Anna-Kristina L. Stokes
Peter W. Bell ’86 and Marilee Denelle Bell ’87 Boston College Fund Matthew J. Botica ’72 and Christine C. Botica Chicago Region
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Campaign Council T.J. Maloney ’75 New York Region
From left: William McKiernan; Board Vice Chair Kathleen M. McGillycuddy NC’71; David McAuliffe; Elizabeth Vanderslice; President William P. Leahy, S.J.; Timothy Lannon, S.J.; Margot Connell; Patrick Stokes; Robert Cooney; and William Geary
Stephen P. Murray ’84 New York Region David P. O’Connor ’86 New York Region
Robert A. Ferris ’63 and Evelyn J. Ferris Northern California Region
Thomas P. O’Neill III ’68 Gasson Society
David T. Griffith ’68 Legacy Gifts
Dineen A. Riviezzo ’89 Boston College Alumni Association
“I am delighted to welcome such talented individuals to our board—each of whom has long demonstrated a deep love of Boston College,” says Geary. “Board leadership is critical to the future of our University and has been especially valuable to our Light the World campaign. Members of the Board of Trustees have already made significant investments as both donors and volunteer leaders of our campaign. I am confident that our new class of board members will continue that commitment, and I am extremely grateful for their extraordinary service.”
New York Moves the Campaign Forward leaders gather at public library to help bc light the world The New York Gala lit up Manhattan
a tribute to Light the World supporters who have made leadership gifts—and an exhortation to continue to raise BC to new heights as the campaign proceeds.
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Left: The steps of the New York Public Library were illuminated with hundreds of candles in honor of the Light the World campaign celebration.
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in celebration of the Light the World campaign at the New York Public Library Oct. 28. The New York Regional Campaign Committee, led by co-chairs T.J. Maloney ’75, P’09, ’13; Stephen P. Murray ’84, P’09; and David P. O’Connor ’86, welcomed more than 300 guests to an evening both festive and inspirational. In a lively conversation moderated by Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Bob Costas, P’12, President William P. Leahy, S.J., and Vice President and Special Assistant to the President William B. Neenan, S.J., shared their perspectives on the campaign’s transformative effect on Boston College. Capped by a rousing rendition of “For Boston” on Irish fiddle, pipes, and whistle, the evening was
From left: Maureen Doyle O’Connor; David O’Connor ’86; President William P. Leahy, S.J.; Stephen Murray ’84, P’09; Tami Monti Murray ’83, P’09; T.J. Maloney ’75, P’09, ’13; and Nancy Maloney, P’09, ’13
Q&A: Boston College Parent Leaders Nancy and Ken Nolan, P’03, ’05, ’08, ’12, are representing the parents’ Leadership Council (PLC) for the third year as co-chairs. The Brooklyn, N.Y., residents, who have endowed the Kenneth P. and Nancy Cirrito Nolan Scholarship at BC, talk about the PLC and their commitment to BC as parents.
How does the PLC benefit BC families? When we became involved with the PLC, it was very reassuring to realize that the administration, faculty, and entire BC community want the same things for your children that you want: an excellent education coupled with extracurricular activities where they can live out their passions. As parents, we communicate through the PLC to the administration about matters related to our children. Whatever needs there have been, minor or major, they’ve always been heard, understood, and acted upon.
You had no connection with BC before your son enrolled in 1999. What can other parents discover through engagement with BC? We both attended local colleges and lived at home simply because our parents couldn’t afford to send us away to college. We wanted a different experience for our children. Programs like Parents’ Weekend and the PLC provide
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opportunities for parents to communicate with each other. We’ve talked with parents, for example, about how
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our children’s experiences with Appalachia Volunteers have made them better people. It lets other parents learn, especially if they’re new to BC, about what kind of students are at BC and the opportunities they have.
A future Boston College will see most of the impact of the Light the World campaign. Does the success of the campaign still have relevance to you? If you want Boston College to be even better, the reality is there is an economic component to that. Even though we didn’t go to BC and our children will eventually all be alumni, our connection to BC won’t end. We encourage people with the ability to contribute to the Light the World campaign, so that BC can continue to educate the whole person and teach service to others for generations to come.
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the campaign newsletter of boston college fall 2010, vol. 3, no. 2
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illuminating new york Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Bob Costas moderated an engaging discussion between President Leahy and Fr. Neenan at the New York Gala Oct. 28. Discover more about the Light the World event on page 7.