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The WCAS Eagle is a newsletter intended to provide you
with the most up to date and important information from
the Woods College.
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New Research Department at Woods
We are pleased to announce the launching of the
Woods College Research
Department
(
formal name to follow),
which will serve as a site for fellows across various disciplines within the Woods undergraduate and especially
our graduate
programs
. This will allow fellows and faculty even
greater
access to Boston College's premier research facilities.
We are happy to welcome our inaugural Fellow, Prof. Manos Hatzimalonas, who joins us from Rhodes, Greece. Prof. Hatzimalonas is currently the Executive Director of the The Philotimo Foundation, a non-profit social innovation center dedicated to the exploration of the understudied human emotional and cognitive state of philotimo as a platform for positive social change.
Welcome, Professor Hatzimalonas!
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October Undergraduate Student Spotlight:
Muhammad Hassan '21, of the United Arab Emirates, is currently majoring in Political Science at the Woods College. He is grateful for his experience at BC thus far and plans to use what he learns for the betterment of others:
"It has really become clear to me that I am rebuilding my
life and it is all because of Woods College. I also get to go to St. Ignatius for my spiritual life and am taking the RCIA classes this fall. The Catholic community has been incredibly merciful and compassionate to me."
"I would like to go to BC Law and become an attorney specializing in human rights and would like to help Syrian refugees, Middle Eastern Christians and LGBT people."
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October Graduate Student Spotlight:
Elliot Tobin, graduated from MIT in May, and joined the MS in Applied Economics graduate program this fall.
"BC's Applied Economics Program is an ideal way to extend the skills I learned during my undergraduate career, where I earned B.S. degrees in Economics and Management from MIT (Class of 2017).
Between my full time job as product manager for Staples eCommerce and the Applied Economics Program, I am learning skills that will not only prepare me for a successful career, but also keep my career options open-from entrepreneurship, to finance to Ph.D. programs. Lastly, this program's 6:30 p.m. classes make it convenient to get to class as a student who is working full time."
We would like to extend good luck and well wishes to both Eliot and Muhammad as they continue their academic endeavors!
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Register Today
Upcoming Fall BC & Woods Events:
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Welles Crowther Red Bandanna 5k,
Saturday,
October 14, 9:00 a.m.
Join the Boston College community for a
5k in honor of Welles Crowther
, subject of the Woods Manresa Experience Common Read,
The Red Bandanna.
The Woods College has its own team participating in the run - Register today and join "Woods College Red Bandanna Team"! All students receive $5 off registration! To receive discount, you must complete the Waiver form and bring form with $15 in check or cash to the Woods College by 10/13 at noon.
We'll gather at St. Mary's at 8:15 a.m. to head to the race start together.
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Psychology and the Other Conference,
October 14 - 16
Along with Lesley University, Harvard University, BU, and other academic institutions, the Woods College will be hosting the Psychology and the Other Conference in Harvard Square. The mission of the Psychology and the Other is to enrich responses and languages for human suffering, identity, and potential by promoting and facilitating interdisciplinary conversation between the disciplines of psychology, theology/religious studies, and philosophy.
Stay tuned for more information.
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NABE Career Fair
Friday, November 3
Washington D.C.
Our MS in Applied Economics program will join universities including Columbia, Georgetown and NYU as a sponsor of the NABE (National Association of Business Economists) career fair Friday, November 3 in Washington D.C.
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Henry C. Lee
Renowned Criminologist
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BC Hosts Inaugural Homicide Forum
The Connell School of Nursing , in collaboration with Boston College Law School and the Northeastern University Atypical Homicide Research Group, are holding an extensive
multidisciplinary conference on homicide on
Saturday, October 14 at 8AM on the Newton Campus.
This is great opportunity to meet and network with experts in the field, who will be presenting on a range of topics including forensics, mass murder, gang homicide, cybercrime, updates in technology, and more. The event will featuring keynote speaker Henry C. Lee, Ph.D., forensic criminologist.
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For a full list of Important Dates and Deadlines:
*A reminder that Monday courses that fall on Columbus Day will meet on Tuesday, October 10th. There are no normally scheduled Tuesday night classes on October 10th.
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Still looking for a fall course?
meets Saturdays, 9am-4pm from October 28-December 16
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Course examines the critical elements involved in self-assessment, career exploration, goal setting, adult development, decision making, job search strategies and career progression. Looks at how to integrate career information resources, and explores specific techniques and strategies designed for a competitive job market. Speak to your advisor to register!
It's not too early to start planning for Spring! Read the Spring schedule
here!
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Faculty & Staff Highlights
Woods College Faculty are continually contributing to their fields through research, publications and presentations. We are proud of our faculty and their accomplishments:
Professor Josh Snyder
(Theology) presented at the Catholic Theological Society of the Americas' Annual Meeting this past June. His piece entitled "The Impact of Climate Change on Health within Indigenous Communities: A Moral Analysis", explained how the negative effects of climate change have impacted the lives of indigenous peoples throughout the world.
Professor Loretta Butehorn
(Psychology) has been selected to speak at the following events:
-Integrated Health Symposium,
New York City in February 2018
Topic: Integrative Health Approaches to Relapse Prevention from Opioid Use
-Joint Annual Homeopathic Conference,
Phoenix in April 2018
Topic: Use of Homeopathic Strategies for Relapse Prevention in Opioids and Other Addictive Drugs
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Valuable Student Resources
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The mission of the Connors
Family Learning Center is to enhance the quality of learning at Boston College. The
CFLC
offers instructional support for faculty and graduate students, special services to students with learning disabilities, and tutoring and skills workshops to all Boston College students.
- Boston College Career Center Works Works with degree seeking students one-on-one and at events and programs throughout the year, coaching on everything from researching majors, writing resumes, building a network, and developing interviewing skills, to tips for negotiating one's first salary and more.
- Boston College LGBTQ+ Services
BC is pleased to offer many resources to those of the LGBTQ+ community. This semester the center is taking applications for mentors for Pride Peers, which pairs underclassmen with upperclassmen mentors to serve as an immediate resource. Adittionally are the weekly Prism and Horizon discussion groups, which meet weekly Wednesday and Tuesday nights. Contact Han Bertrand for more info [email protected]
- Cura - Christian Life Community (CLC)
Are you interested in exploring your spirituality?
Consider joining a CLC group this year! Each group is made up of about 10 students who meet for one hour per week, forming a faith-based community.
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Sarah Says
A piece of advice from long term BC Woods College employee, Sarah
Piepgrass,
Academic & Student Services Specialist:
EYES ON THE PRIZE
Pace yourself for the long run. It's never easy to fit 30 hours of work into a 24-hour day, so try to and make a plan - decide where in your day and week you can make time for schoolwork, and do your best to stick to that schedule. Remember that a great strategy is to break large tasks into smaller, manageable amounts (after all, 250 pages broken down over 7 days is only 35 pages per day).
You are not the first working/parenting student to do college at night, but the fact is that you signed up for this - because you KNOW that there is a huge long term benefit in getting your college degree (a fact borne out by extensive research). BUT - if you truly cannot handle your workload, it may sometimes be necessary to drop a course. It will take you longer to graduate, but you'll save your sanity (and your GPA) in the process.
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Woods College Fall Football Tailgates
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Be sure to catch one of the remaining Woods tailgates for the home football schedule:
BC vs. Florida State,
Friday October 27 @
8 p.m.
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Tailgating
starts at
6 pm!
Woods College is offering students discounted tickets to each of the games as part of the Woods College
Tailgate
Event. The discounted tickets are av
ailable by accessing the Athletics Ticket website
and entering the promo
code: WOODS
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Go Eagles!
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