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VP of Student Affairs Cooper Whitehead Issues Statement on Emails Circulating Student Body

Annika Engelbrecht • February 24, 2025

Vice President for Student Affairs Shawna Cooper Whitehead issued a statement on Monday evening regarding emails that were sent by a student to various campus organizations and circulated among students throughout the day and on Sunday.

BC Announces $3 Billion Fundraising Campaign

Lucy Freeman • September 30, 2023

Boston College announced the largest fundraising campaign in its history on Thursday. “Soaring Higher: The Campaign for Boston College” is a $3 billion initiative to raise money for BC academics, financial aid, and student life, according to a University release.

BC Will Officially Integrate LGBTQ+ Programming and Support Into BAIC This Summer, Administrators Announce

Natalie Arndt, Olivia Joung, and Lucy Freeman • April 21, 2023

Boston College will officially integrate its LGBTQ+ programming and support into the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center (BAIC) this summer, according to an email sent to the BC community on Friday afternoon.

Thinking About Resilience Seminar Highlights Sharing Strengths Through Small-Group Discussions

Lucy Freeman • March 19, 2023

Boston College launched a new Cross Currents seminar this spring designed to build students’ resilience through small-scale discussions, according to Matt Razek, an instructor for the course and associate director for student programming at Boston College.

Carole Hughes Awarded for Work in Student Affairs

Lucy Freeman • December 5, 2022

Director of Graduate Student Life Carole Hughes was named a Pillar of the Profession by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), according to a University release.

Cooper-Gibson Named VP for Student Affairs

Julia Kiersznowski • June 28, 2021

Boston College’s new vice president for Student Affairs will be Shawna Cooper-Gibson, the vice president of student services at Seton Hall University, effective August 9, the University announced Monday.

Students Receive Partial Refund, but Many Decisions yet to Be Made

Rachel Phelan • March 13, 2020

BC is providing partial refunds on meal plans and room and board, but many decisions in areas such as student outreach and academics have not been made

BC Names Joy Moore VP for Student Affairs

Abby Hunt • July 18, 2019

After leading the division of Student Affairs on an interim basis since last August, Joy Moore, BC ’81, has been named the vice president for Student Affairs.

Listen First, Act Second: Joy Moore Drives the Student Body Forward

Abby Hunt • June 6, 2019

For Joy Moore, leading the Division of Student Affairs is like driving a car: Sometimes it’s her job to help the student body accelerate—other times, it’s to ease off the pedal.

Stoops Will Serve as New Associate VP for Student Affairs

Connor Murphy • April 30, 2017

Stoops will oversee the Women’s Center, the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center, University Counseling Services, University Health Services, and the Office of Graduate Student Life.

Student Affairs Pushes Students to Vote

Andrea Ocasio • September 26, 2016

With the upcoming presidential elections, Student Affairs is hosting several events to prepare students to vote.

UGBC Finalizes Budget, Set at Over $320K

Taylor St. Germain • September 15, 2016

Although UGBC's total budget of $327,999 was not increased from last year, they did introduce plans to reallocate some of the funding.

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