Welcome to Beacon Leadership Conversations, a new discussion series hosted by Jim Husson, Senior Vice President of University Advancement. Featuring dynamic and interactive conversations with key University leaders, we look forward to sharing first-hand perspectives and insights about how Boston College is not merely adapting but thriving as we adjust to the new realities of the day.
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Past discussions
Thursday, June 29
Vincent D. Rougeau
Dean, Boston College Law School
Heather Cox Richardson
Professor, Department of History
Watch and listen to a conversation about the history of racism in America and explore the role that higher education, and Boston College in particular, can play in fostering dialogue, deepening understanding, and bridging divides that have long challenged our country. Jim speaks with Vincent Rougeau and Heather Cox Richardson, who provide a comprehensive context for the current political atmosphere and share early thoughts on The Boston College Forum on Racial Justice in America.
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Susan Gennaro, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Dean, Connell School of Nursing
Aristotle Boslet ’18, RN
Adelene Egan ’18, RN, CEN
Watch and listen to a conversation about the critical role of nurses during our current health crisis. Jim speaks with Dean Gennaro and two Connell School of Nursing alumni from the Class of 2018 who are on the frontlines of COVID-19 care: Aristotle Boslet ’18, RN, is a full-time ICU nurse at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, and Adelene Egan ’18, RN, CEN, is an emergency-room nurse at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Addie has been capturing the experience of the pandemic through her photography as a way to help uplift her colleagues. View her collection here.
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Tuesday, May 26
Jere Doyle ’87, P’15, ’21
Popolo Family Executive Director
Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship
Jenna Steichen ’21
Maggie Yan ’22
Watch and listen to a conversation with Jere Doyle and two students Jenna Steichen ’21 and Maggie Yan ’22, as they share how the Shea Center helps students across the University develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and how they adapted programs like Startup Demo Day for a remote campus environment.
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Tuesday, May 12
Joy Moore ’81, H’10
Vice President for Student Affairs
Craig Burns, PhD
Director for University Counseling Services
Watch and listen to a conversation with Joy Moore and Craig Burns, who share their work focused on student affairs as it relates to these challenging times.
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Tuesday, April 28
David Quigley
Provost and Dean of Faculties
Watch and listen to a conversation with David Quigley, provost and dean of faculties at Boston College who shares his work focused on academic affairs as it relates to these challenging times.
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Tuesday, April 14
Jack Butler, SJ.
Haub Vice President for Mission & Ministry
Watch and listen to a conversation with Jack Butler, S.J., Haub Vice President for University Mission and Ministry who shares his work focused around student formation as it relates to these challenging times.
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