Boston College
Boston College | |
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motto | Αἰέν ἀριστεύειν (Ever to exel) |
founding | 1863 |
Sponsorship | Private |
place | Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts |
country | United States |
management | William P. Leahy, SJ |
Students | 14,395 |
Employee | 3,800 |
Annual budget | 1.63 billion US dollars |
Networks | FIUC , IAU |
Website | www.bc.edu |
The Boston College is a private research university in Chestnut Hill , a suburb of Boston in the state of Massachusetts . Founded in 1863, it is the oldest and second largest Jesuit college in the United States. She is a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities , founded in 1870 , the organization of the 28 US Jesuit universities. There are currently 9,019 students enrolled in Boston.
schools
- Boston College of Arts & Sciences
- Boston College Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Carroll School of Management
- Lynch School of Education
- Connell School of Nursing
- Boston College School of Social Work
- Boston College Law School
- Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
- Woods College of Advancing Studies
Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
Boston College School of Theology and Ministry was established on June 1, 2008. Forerunners were the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry (IREPM) .
According to the Pope John Paul II. Wrote Apostolic Constitution Sapientia Christiana "On the ecclesiastical universities and faculties" of 15 April 1979, and the regulations of the Congregation for Catholic Education on 18 June 1986 was made the papal recognition of the two predecessor organizations.
Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Weston College opened in 1922 as the Faculty of Philosophy for the Religious Province of Jesuits in New England. The theological faculty was established as a seminary in 1927. In 1929 the state recognized by the state of Massachusetts; 1932 papal recognition. In 1956, the New Testament Abstracts was published for the first time at Weston College , which is now the most widely used New Testament journal worldwide. In 1959 Weston College was brought into line with the university structures of Boston College. After Vatican II , the Boston Theological Institute (BTI) was founded by Weston College together with Boston College and five other theological institutes. It was also accepted for the first time non-members of the Jesuit order; from 1972 also laypeople. In 1968 Weston College was accepted into the Association of Theological Schools . In 1974 the name was changed to Weston School of Theology , and in 1994 to Weston Jesuit School of Theology . 2008 merger with Boston College.
Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies
The Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College was founded in 2014.
Sports
Boston College's sports teams are the Eagles . The college has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , one of the oldest leagues for US university sports, since 2005 .
Well-known graduates
- Cam Atkinson , ice hockey player
- James Balog , photographer
- Alejandro Bedoya , soccer player
- Gil Bouley , American football player
- Brian Boyle , ice hockey player
- Joseph E. Brennan , Governor of Maine
- Scott Brown , Senator
- R. Nicholas Burns , diplomat
- PJ Byrne , actor
- Mike Capuano , Member of the House of Representatives
- Paul Cellucci , Massachusetts Governor
- Bill Delahunt , Member of the House of Representatives
- Thatcher Demko , ice hockey goalkeeper
- Peter Dervan , chemist
- Kind Donovan , American football player
- Robert Drinan , politician, priest and professor
- Brian Dumoulin , ice hockey player
- Teddy Dunn , lawyer and actor
- Kasim Edebali , German American football player
- John Adel Elya , Lebanese minister and Bishop of Newton
- John Fitzgerald , American football player
- Johnny Gaudreau , ice hockey player
- Brian Gionta , ice hockey player
- Bill Guerin , ice hockey player
- Noah Hanifin , ice hockey player
- Matt Hasselbeck , American football player
- Jimmy Hayes , ice hockey player
- Kevin Hayes , ice hockey player
- George V. Higgins , writer, lawyer, and university professor
- Charles F. Hurley , Governor of Massachusetts
- William R. Keating , Member of the House of Representatives
- John Kerry , Senator and Secretary of State
- Edward J. King , Massachusetts Governor
- Kofi Kingston , wrestler
- Dan Koppen , American football player
- Chris Kreider , ice hockey player
- Luke Kuechly , American football player
- Chris Lindstrom , American football player
- Peter Lynch , mutual fund manager
- Dan Malloy , Connecticut Governor
- Mike Matheson , Canadian ice hockey player
- Ed McMahon , show host
- Ernest Moniz , physicist and energy minister
- Joe Mullen , ice hockey player
- Eric Nam , singer
- Fred Naumetz , American football player
- Leonard Nimoy , actor
- Dylan O'Brien , actor
- Tip O'Neill , Member of the House of Representatives
- Brooks Orpik , ice hockey player
- BJ Raji , American football player
- Warren Rudman , Senator
- Matt Ryan , American football player
- Ferit Şahenk , Turkish entrepreneur
- Thomas P. Salmon , Governor of Maine
- Zach Sanford , ice hockey player
- Phil Schiller , manager
- Cory Schneider , ice hockey goalkeeper
- Bobby Scott , Member of the House of Representatives
- Dave Smalley , singer and guitarist
- Ernie Stautner , American football player and coach
- Maurice J. Tobin , Massachusetts Governor and Secretary of Labor
- Jeremy Trueblood , American football player
- Alex Tuch , ice hockey player
- Colin White , ice hockey player
- Sean Williams , basketball player
- Miles Wood , ice hockey player
- Kirsten Zöllner , German basketball player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed September 18, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 21, 2019 .
- ↑ bc.edu: About - accessed November 13, 2019
Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′ 6.3 " N , 71 ° 10 ′ 13.3" W.