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Chronicle Published by the Boston College Office of University Communications March 16, 2017 vol. 24 no. 11

“This year’s results affirm the strength of Boston College’s graduate and

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professional programs, and point to the enhanced impact that our faculty and recent graduates are having across a range of fields and professions.”

exhibit a state2 •Student’s ment on climate change

–Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley

Grad Programs Do Well in Latest US News Rankings

•Remembering Carly Hughes ’11 •Photo: ‘White Rose’

3 •28 faculty promoted

By Jack Dunn Associate Vice President of University Communications

•BC study links income and carbon emissions •Photo: Cybersecurity

picks up 4 •Mathematics two more CAREER awards •Connell School professor named ‘living legend’ •Glowing report for BC Dining Services up consumer 5 •Sizing attitudes

•IVC New England to honor Patrick Byrne •Recycle Mania 2017

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke Monday night at the Clough Colloquium on the critical role of leadership in human rights and education.

The event was organized by the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics in partnership with the Women’s Collaborative. (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)

High Marks

Report says BC tops among Catholic institutions worldwide for theology, divinity and religious studies Boston College is ranked fifth David Quigley said the recognition among the world’s top universities is a testament to the University’s — and first among Catholic insti- well-earned reputation as a world tutions — in Theology, Divinity leader in theological studies.

“Our 2006 Strategic Plan com& Religious Studies, according to the QS World University Rankings, mitted Boston College to becoming which released its 2017 survey on the world’s leading Catholic university and theological center,” said March 7.

Theology, Divinity & Religious Quigley. “The QS World Rankings Studies is one of four subjects mak- in Theology, Divinity & Religious ing a first appearance this year in the Studies offer powerful evidence of QS World Rankings, which aim to the quality and impact of our worldhelp prospective students identify class programs in the Morrissey Colthe world’s leading schools in their lege of Arts and Sciences and in the “Good theology undergirds effective ministry, which is reflected in this global ranking.”

6 •Opokua-Achampong wins MLK Scholarship •For her, strings are the thing •Photos: CSA/KSA show at Robsham Mary Dineen, 7 •Obituaries: Peter Donovan

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•BC in the Media; Quote/ Unquote; job listings •Spring concerts •Photos: Sing It to the Heights

–STM Dean Thomas Stegman, SJ

–Theology Chair Richard Gaillardetz Photos by Tony Rinaldo and Caitlin Cunningham

School of Theology and Ministry.”

“I’m delighted, though not entirely surprised, to learn of this ranking,” said School of Theology and Ministry Dean Thomas Stegman, SJ. “The School of Theology and Ministry takes learned ministry most seriously. Good theology undergirds effective ministry, which is reflected in this global ranking.”

Theology Department chair Richard Gaillardetz, holder of the Continued on page 5

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Trustees Set Tuition for 2017-18 Academic Year

By Jack Dunn Associate Vice President of University Communications

“Our status offers a welcome recognition of the extraordinary faculty, students, academic programs and resources that we have gathered together here.”

chosen field. Rankings are based on academic reputation, employer reputation, and research impact.

Rounding out the top 10 are Harvard University, Oxford, Durham and Cambridge universities in Great Britain, Boston College, Yale University, Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Duke University, KU Leuven in Belgium, Princeton University and the University of Toronto.

Provost and Dean of Faculties

Boston College’s graduate programs performed well in all areas in the US News and World Report 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, reflecting the University’s continued rise in academic reputation.

Boston College Law School rose four points in the rankings to 26th overall, an eight-point improvement over the past two rankings cycles.

Among specialty rankings, BC Law placed 20th in Tax Law and 22nd in Clinical Training.

The Connell School of Nursing also improved in the rankings, rising two places to 31st among schools of nursing. Its Nursing Anesthesia program was ranked 22nd out of 107 ranked programs.

The Carroll School of Management rose six places among full-time MBA programs to 44th overall. The school’s Finance program was ranked 18th.

The Lynch School of Education held on to its previous ranking of

23rd, the highest placement of any Jesuit or Catholic school of education. Its specialty programs continued to perform well with Student Counseling and Personnel Services ranked 10th, Elementary Education ranked 14th, and Secondary Education ranked 17th.

As social work schools were not ranked this year, the Boston College School of Social Work retained its position as the nation’s 10th-ranked program.

The Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences performed well in specialty rankings of humanities and social sciences programs. (Natural Sciences programs were not ranked this year): Economics was 25th out of 95 ranked programs; History 41st out of 142 programs; Sociology 42nd among 106 programs; English 51st among 143 programs; Psychology 53rd out of 220 programs; and Political Science 61st out of 101 programs.

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The Board of Trustees has set undergraduate tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year at $52,500, as part of a 3.6 percent increase in tuition, fees, room and board, bringing the overall cost of attendance at Boston College to $67,488.

To maintain the University’s commitment to providing access to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, the trustees voted to increase need-based undergraduate financial aid by 5.8 percent to $120.5 million.

Boston College remains one of only 19 private universities in the United States that is need-blind in admissions and meets the full demonstrated need of all undergraduate students.

Overall, more than 66 percent of Boston College undergraduates receive financial aid, with the average need-based financial aid package projected to exceed $43,000 in 2017-2018.

“The University remains committed to being an affordable option for all qualified students seeking admission to Boston College,” said Executive Vice President Michael Lochhead. “In this reContinued on page 4

“If people know the upper bound of how much they can serve, it helps them be more sensitive to quantity increases and to serve themselves more mindful portions.”

–Asst. Prof. Nailya Ordabayeva (CSOM), page 5

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WHAT ON EARTH? Leonardo DiCaprio and Pope Francis may not be two names one would ordinarily link together, but both provided inspiration for Brigid Rooney ’17 in creating her “eARThproject” exhibit currently on display in O’Neill Library’s First Floor Gallery. The exhibit incorporates NASA global climate models with photographs of environmental degradation and destruction.

An earth and environmental studies major, Rooney freely admits that she was in tears while viewing DiCaprio’s documentary “Before the Flood,” which focuses on climate change and essentially sparked her idea of creating the exhibit. She also was moved by Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, Laudato Si’.

“Laudato Si’ is subtitled ‘On Care for Our Common Home,’” says Rooney, a Wilton, Conn., native. “We are called as Catholics and human beings in general, to

be stewards of this earth and this is something we are failing at miserably right now.

“When it comes to the environment, I think advocacy is one of the most crucial aspects of fixing issues that we are facing. I wanted to create a project that would help inspire awe in others over how incredible our Earth is. I felt like I could effectively use the privilege of my education to become an advocate for the environment in unique and creative ways.”

The NASA models in the eARThproject exhibit depict aerosols emitted by human activity, swirling sea patterns, cloud formations, global precipitation and other phenomena. “I wanted to expose the wider population to these images that usually only scientists look at so as to gain some understanding of the complex processes that seem very abstract when you’re looking at day-to-day weather,” Rooney says.

Among the photos are two showing destruction from hurricanes Sandy and Katrina and another of a polar bear with a reduced body mass – an effect of climate change – meant to bring a “relatable quality” to the science, Rooney says. Off-putting or sad though some of the images may be, she felt it important to provoke a reaction among viewers, one that might inspire them to be active in environmental issues.

Rooney grew up sailing, living for months at a time on a boat with her family. It was a truly formative experience for how she relates to the natural world – a world for whose wellbeing she now fears.

“Climate change affects everything about our lives, from what we eat and drink to where it is suitable and safe to live, and even extends into matters of public health and national security,” says Rooney, who following graduation will work at an environmental con-

Senior Brigid Rooney’s “eARThproject” exhibit shows the intricate processes which control the current global climate. (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)

sulting and urban planning firm.

“If one person on campus is compelled to think about the connections between anthropogenic activity and climate change and how inextricably linked we are to the environment in which we live, I feel that this project will have

succeeded.”

Following its display in O’Neill, Rooney’s eARThproject will be used at the April 21 Earth Day Fair to be sponsored by EcoPledge and the Office of Sustainability.

–Siobhan Sullivan

CARLY’S LEGACY, LIVING ON

(L-R) German General Consul Ralf Horlemann, Prof. John Michalczyk (Art, Art History and Film), Bernhard Knorn, SJ, and Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlowrof were the panelists at a discussion Tuesday night, “The White Rose: Invoking Moral Courage and Resistance.” The event was a complement to a current exhibition in the Theology and Ministry Library about the “White Rose” student resistance to Hitler. For more details on the Tuesday event, and a link to exhibit information, see http://bit.ly/white-rose-event. (Photo by Kevin Tringale)

Boston College ranked 19th among US colleges and universities chosen by employers as the best for preparing graduates for jobs, according to a survey by Times Higher Education.

The Global University Employability Survey – a six-year collaboration between human resources consultancy Emerging and employment research group Trendence published exclusively by Times Higher Education – included both rankings on an international basis and for nearly 100 colleges and universities in the US. BC tied with Virginia for 19th in the US survey. The top three were NYU, Harvard and Princeton. Also in the rankings were MIT (10th), Duke (14th), North Carolina State (16th), Brown and Oho State (21st) and UCal-Berkeley (25th).

Read more about the Global University Employability Survey at http://bit.ly/global-university-employability. associate Vice President of UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONs Jack Dunn Deputy Director of NEWS & Public AFFAIRS Patricia Delaney Editor Sean Smith

Contributing Staff Ed Hayward Rosanne Pellegrini Kathleen Sullivan Siobhan Sullivan Photographers Gary Gilbert Lee Pellegrini

Those who loved 2011 Lynch School of Education alumna Carly Hughes (in photo) and mourned her death from gastric cancer four years ago last month still feel the loss, and always will. But they are heartened by the progress of a foundation established by her mother, Irene Vouvalides, to carry on Hughes’ memory.

Carly’s Kids: A Foundation for Education is a testament to Hughes’ desire to aid children and the less fortunate, affirmed by her selection for the Lynch School’s commencement award for outstanding service to the care and education of children.

Since its founding in 2013, Carly’s Kids [www.carlyskidsfoundation.com] has made good on its mission to support education for children in need, with a particular focus on the Holy Family School in Natchez, Miss. One of the country’s oldest African-American Catholic schools, Holy Family was very special to Hughes, who participated in the annual Lynch School service trip there.

The 127-year-old school, located

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in one of America’s most impoverished areas, has continually struggled to survive. Several years ago, it discontinued its elementary school program and became an early learning center for children aged two to five.

Through Carly’s Kids, grants have been awarded for building repairs, educational materials, computers, tuition assistance, construction of a new playground and other needs at Holy Family.

But the foundation also has been able to undertake another mission: supporting the work of Columbia University researcher Dr. Julian Abrams in his efforts to find a cure for the esophageal cancer that killed Hughes.

In addition to her involvement with the foundation, Vouvalides, now living in South Carolina, has taken on a new activity: She founded a local chapter of Helping Parents Heal, a support group for parents who have lost a child, and is organizing its first-ever national conference.

Meanwhile, Hughes’ friends and former classmates have continued

to preserve her memory, formally and informally – at their fifth-year reunion last June, members of the Class of 2011 posed for a photo in front of Gasson Hall, holding giant letters that spelled out “We Love You, Carly!”

Katelyn Hoerner ’11, an investment officer in the University Treasurer’s Office, reminisced in a recent blog post about her friendship with Hughes – “We cooked (and burned a lot of things), we drank lots of Italian wine, we danced, we rewatched every season of ‘Desperate Housewives,’ we laughed, we cried, we talked until the wee hours of the morning” – and acknowledged the challenge in balancing happy memories with those of her friend’s struggles with cancer.

“Carly unknowingly taught me what real gratitude feels like,” wrote Hoerner [katehoerner.com/carly].

“Even after four years without her, she still inspires me to be spontaneous and do anything I can to love my life right now. There’s no time for waiting. I’m grateful to have met her and to have been with her for so much of her short time in this world.”

–Sean Smith

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The Carbon-Wealth Link

BC study is the first to show connection between carbon emissions and income equality within and across the US

Across the US, state-level carbon emissions are higher in states where income is more highly concentrated among the wealthiest residents, according to a new study by two Boston College researchers.

On a global level, the connection between national wealth and carbon emissions has been well documented. The study, by sociologists Andrew Jorgenson and Juliet Schor, is the first to link income inequality and carbon emissions within and across the individual US states.

The study found that state-level emissions between 1997 and 2012 were positively associated with the income share of the top 10 percent of a state’s population, according to the findings, published online by the journal Ecological Economics.

Using 2012 state data for carbon emissions, a 1 percent increase in the income share of the top 10 percent of the population of Texas resulted in an additional 812,325 to 934,174 metric tons of carbon emissions.

South Carolina was the median in the analysis, with income share growth adding 89,175 to 102,551 metric tons of carbon emissions in 2012. The District of Columbia saw the lowest growth in carbon emissions at an increase of 3,251

vironmental studies. “Given the uncertainty of the regulatory environment at the federal level, states like California are saying they will not move away from their policies even if the federal agenda on climate change makes a 180-degree turn from the prior administration.”

Spending power drives carbonintensive consumerism. But so do the political clout and economic power of the wealthiest individuals, according to Jorgenson and

“First, income concentration leads to concentrated political power and the ability to prevent regulations on carbon emissions.

Second, high-income consumers are disproportionate carbon polluters.”

–Juliet Schor

Schor, whose analysis with coauthor and BC graduate student Xiaorui Huang employed established economic models that assess the political and economic influence of individual wealth on society.

“First, income concentration leads to concentrated political power and the ability to prevent

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“We think it is safe to say that, in terms of environmental policy and action, it is going to be much more active at the state level than the federal level.”

to 3,738 metric tons for each 1 percent increase in wealth.

The findings come as states are increasingly taking the lead in their own environmental protection. California Governor Jerry Brown recently pledged the state would maintain its broad environmental regulations, regardless of any federal shift toward deregulation.

“We think it is safe to say that, in terms of environmental policy and action, it is going to be much more active at the state level than the federal level,” said Jorgenson, a professor of sociology and en-

–Andrew Jorgenson

regulations on carbon emissions,” said Schor, a professor of sociology. “Second, high-income consumers are disproportionate carbon polluters.”

The researchers tested the influence of a well-established statistical measure of income inequality, known as the Gini coefficient.

That analytical tool reports inequality in a general sense, but doesn’t show where inequality exists, said Jorgenson. So the researchers turned to a measure that captures the top 10 percent of a state’s population.

“What we find here in the

context of income inequality and carbon emissions is that it’s about the concentration of income at the top of the distribution,” said Jorgenson. “In our statistical models, where the Gini coefficient is non-significant, across the board the wealth of the top 10 percent is.

That tells us that it really is about income concentration at the top end of the distribution.”

In addition to income, the analysis weighed additional factors – some already well-established

University President William P. Leahy, SJ, has announced the promotions of 28 Boston College faculty members.

Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences faculty promoted to full professor were Stefan Hoderlein (Economics), Sarah Ross (History), Scott Slotnick (Psychology), Ethan Baxter (Earth and Environmental Sciences), Fred Lawrence (Theology) and J. Elisenda Grigsby (Mathematics). Also promoted were Edith Hotchkiss (Finance) and Gerald Kane (Information Systems) in the Carroll School of Management; Richard Albert in the Law School; and Belle Liang and Laura O’Dwyer in the Lynch School of Education.

Faculty promoted to associate professor with tenure were: Matthew Sienkiewicz (Communication), Priya Lal and Ling Zhang (History), Marius Stan (Philosophy), David Hopkins (Political Science), Dubi Kelmer (Mathematics), Jeffrey Byers and Frank Tsung Chia-Kuang (Chemistry) and Timothy Van Opijnen (Biology) in the Morrissey College; Hosffman Ospino in the School of Theology and Ministry; Alvis Lo (Accounting) and Nadya Malenko and Vyacheslav Fos (Finance) in the Carroll School; Vincent Cho in the Lynch School; Scott Easton and Summer Hawkins in the School of Social Work; and Allyssa Harris in the Connell School.

–University Communications

Grad Programs Perform Well Gary Wayne Gilbert

By Ed Hayward Staff Writer

University Announces Promotions for 28 Faculty

as contributors to carbon emissions – such as population size, per capita gross domestic product, urbanization, manufacturing as a percentage of state GDP, fossil fuels production, and the level of state’s commitments to environmental regulation.

The researchers drew from a broad array of sources, including statistics from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, Energy Information Administration, the League of Conservation Voters, and databases including the US State-Level Income Inequality Database at Sam Houston State University and the internationally supported World Wealth and Income Database.

In addition to advancing the understanding of the factors that force changes in the climate, Jorgenson said the findings contribute to a more expansive view of the harmful effects of income inequality, which has been shown to foster poor outcomes in measures such as health and wellbeing.

“Equalizing incomes has all kinds of potential benefits,” Jorgenson said. “This suggests a holistic view of sustainability, equalizing income distribution within the US can have social and environmental benefits. And they can have a global benefit too, since the US is such a significant contributor to climate change.”

Contact Ed Hayward at ed.hayward@bc.edu

Continued from page 1 tion of Boston College’s graduate programs.

“This year’s results affirm the strength of Boston College’s graduate and professional programs, and point to the enhanced impact that our faculty and recent graduates are having across a range of fields and professions,” said Quigley. “The Light the World campaign enabled the University to make substantial investments in graduate education, and those investments are yielding significant, positive returns.”

Law School Dean Vincent Rougeau praised his faculty for contributing to the Law School’s success.

“I am very pleased to see the effort and dedication of the entire BC Law community recognized in BC Law’s ongoing rise in the US News and World Report rankings,” said Rougeau. “Our approach to these rankings has been — and will continue to be — an emphasis on those things that are at the core of our mission. We are dedicated to providing a rigorous and academi-

cally excellent legal education; we are committed to the personal, ethical, and professional formation of our students; and we strive to combine tradition and innovation to create a dynamic learning environment rooted in a strong sense of community, mutual support, and respect.”

“The Connell School’s rise in the US News and World Report ratings is a result of the excellent faculty, staff and students we are blessed with at BC, but is also attributable to the resources provided as part of our move to Maloney Hall,” said CSON Dean Susan Gennaro. “Our new lab, simulation and student-learning commons all provide faculty and students with state-of-the-art equipment and space that truly enhances experiential learning.”

Boston College was ranked 31st overall among national universities in the US News survey of undergraduate institutions, released in September.

Contact Jack Dunn at jack.dunn@bc.edu

FBI Director James B. Comey was the keynote speaker at last week’s first Boston Conference on Cyber Security, held at Boston College and organized through a partnership between the FBI and the Cybersecurity Policy & Governance master’s degree program at BC’s Woods College of Advancing Studies. Several hundred experts, industry leaders and officials, and media representatives gathered for the daylong event. Read more at http:// bit.ly/boston-cybersecurity-conference. (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)

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BC Dining Services Makes Top 10 in National Survey Boston College ranks 10th in the US in the latest Top 30 College Dining Halls Report issued

by LendEDU, an online independent marketplace for student loans and loan refinance.

“Simply put, Boston College offers some of the best locations, resources, and meals,” according to Alex Coleman of LendEDU. The ranking assessed a variety of factors including number of dining halls on campus, hours of operations, cost of meal plan, overall menu options, and special diet menu options.

The entry cited BC’s nine dining halls, which provide students with access to food for 14 hours a day, and full meal plan. It deemed BC “a great place to eat” for students with a special diet, noting in particular Dining Services’ vegan “Power Bowl,” which recently won a bronze medal from the National Association of College and University Food Services. The entry also recognized BC’s on-campus bakery, which creates tasty concoctions for dining halls and on-campus catered events.

“We are honored and thrilled to learn that we are listed in the top 10 of a report that analyzed and compared dining hall op-

erational service data that is important to college students,” said Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services Patricia A. Bando.

“This recognition represents the applied and combined dedication of our BC Dining Services and Auxiliary Services expert team of hospitality and culinary professionals, who apply their skills to demonstrate our ‘Ever to Excel’ attitude for our Boston College community.”

“Our team is thrilled to receive this wonderful recognition.

I am incredibly proud to lead this talented team,” added Dining Services Director Beth Emery. “I am lucky each day to observe and experience our team members’ warm hospitality, and enjoy the innovative and delicious food that they prepare and serve to students and the BC community.”

Other schools ranked in the top 10 included Duke University, Clemson University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Georgia Institute of Technology, Ohio State University-Columbus, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Pennsylvania State University-University Park, Washington University in St. Louis and Virginia Tech.

–University Communications

Two CAREER Awards for Math Dept.

By Sean Smith Chronicle Editor

Two Boston College mathematicians, Associate Professor Dubi Kelmer and Assistant Professor Ian Biringer, have earned coveted CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation. The five-year awards support early-career faculty who, according to NSF, “have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.”

While Biringer and Kelmer said they were honored at being chosen for the awards, they added that the significance goes beyond professional and academic prestige.

For Kelmer, a researcher of homogenous dynamics and its application to number theory, the CAREER Award will give him the opportunity to build on his work by traveling to conferences and collaborating with colleagues at BC and elsewhere. He also will be able to organize workshops and seminars to encourage graduate students and post-docs in their research.

“Awards like this are important for early-career faculty because they allow them to focus on longterm projects,” said Kelmer, who holds a doctorate from Tel Aviv University and began teaching at BC in 2011. “Since the award is

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Mathematics faculty members Ian Biringer, left, and Dubi Kelmer.

given for a five-year period, it is possible to spend time to cultivate a long-term research profile by working on hard problems that might not yield significant results over a short time period.”

Biringer, who earned his PhD at University of Chicago and joined the BC faculty in 2012, said his award will support his projects in hyperbolic geometry (“Basically, I study geometric shapes by randomly sampling them in different areas”) and also fund summer workshops and research groups for early-career mathematicians such as graduate students and post-docs.

“The workshops will give the participants an introduction to a current and exciting field of mathematics,” he said. “I’m enthusiastic about these summer

programs, and I think they will be useful in developing the careers of the young participants involved.”

Expressing delight at his colleagues’ success, department chairman Professor Robert Meyerhoff noted that Kelmer and Biringer’s CAREER Awards bring to six the number won by BC Mathematics faculty members in just the past six years; previous recipients were J. Elisenda Grigsby, Dawei Chen, John Baldwin and Joshua Greene.

“This remarkable number of awards indicates the high regard that the NSF has for the research and teaching accomplishments of our faculty,” he said.

Contact Sean Smith at sean.smith@bc.edu

Tuition, Room and Board Connell School’s Jones a ‘Living Legend’ Is Set for 2017-2018 Continued from page 1 gard, tuition remission will be increased by 5.8 percent, outpacing the underlying growth in tuition and fee rates. Each year, the administration devotes significant energy to producing a budget that balances growth in studentgenerated revenues, like tuition and fees, with growth in expenses that support and strengthen the unique student educational and formative experiences at Boston College.”

“Boston College promises an exceptional undergraduate experience, and we are grateful that so many students and families are drawn to our Jesuit, Catholic University,” said Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley. “We recognize that the high cost of higher education is a significant challenge, and we work tirelessly to ensure that resources are leveraged to enhance academic programs even as we work to operate as efficiently as we can. Our commitment to needblind admissions and to meeting the full demonstrated need of all

students sets us apart from many of our competitors.”

Nationally, the average tuition increase for four-year private universities during the 2016-2017 academic year was 3.6 percent, according to the College Board.

The Board of Trustees also set tuition for graduate programs for the 2017-2018 academic year, including Boston College Law ($52,640), and the full-time MBA program in the Carroll School of Management ($49,230).

Boston College is ranked 41st in the “Best Value Schools” category among national universities by US News & World Report.

It also placed 19th in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s ranking of the top 50 “Best Values” among American private universities. Overall, the University is ranked 31st among national universities by US News.

Contact Jack Dunn at

jack.dunn@bc.edu

By Kathleen Sullivan Staff Writer

Connell School of Nursing Professor Dorothy A. Jones (right) has been named a Living Legend in Massachusetts Nursing by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts.

The ANA Massachusetts Living Legend Award recognizes a nurse who has made significant lifetime contributions to the profession of nursing on a state, national or international level.

Recipients are nurses who serve as an inspiration to other nurses and have exhibited creativity and innovation in his or her practice and blazed trails for other nurses to follow.

“Dottie’s body of work has contributed to changes in the perioperative setting, nursing assessment and professional practice environment,” wrote CSON Associate Professor Jane Flanagan in her letter of support for Jones’ nomination. “Her enthusiasm for developing staff, postdoctoral nurses, and faculty is a

model for bridging the practice/ academic gap. She has influenced countless nurses to continue their education, to ask the tough questions, and to create their own teams to do research.

“She mentors each person along the process individually as if they were the only concern she had. Dottie can be sure she has made an impact on countless lives, but she has done so much more — she has personally influenced so many individual nurses to find their passion and pursue their research questions. In doing that, Dottie has profoundly

affected not only those nurses, but also everyone impacted by their work.”

“Nursing is a career that I have been engaged in as a clinician, researcher, and educator for more than 50 years,” said Jones.

“It is an honor to be recognized

by ANA Massachusetts with a Living Legend award. The award reflects opportunities that I have had over a lifetime to work with dedicated nurses to improve the lives of others, promote healing, and impact the human condition, globally.”

A Connell School faculty member for nearly 40 years, Jones is also a senior nurse scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

Her research includes a National Institutes of Health-funded study focusing on patients’ recovery at home following ambulatory surgery with local and general anesthesia and a nurse-coached intervention.

Read more of this story at http://bit.ly/jones-living-legend

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By Sean Hennessey Special to the Chronicle Lee Pellegrini

Consumers love their supersizing, even if they don’t realize how much more they’re getting, according to Carroll School of Management Assistant Professor Nailya Ordabayeva. But don’t try to downsize their portions and expect them not to notice – or object.

Ordabayeva is the co-author of a recent study that examines why consumers are better at recognizing comparatively smaller portions than larger ones. If they can become equally adept at spotting increased portions, the study argues, consumers could be able to make healthier, cost-effective choices about what they consume.

“For a long time, portion sizes were increasing and consumers were enjoying the increases – the more the better,” says Ordabayeva, a member of the Carroll School’s Marketing Department. “And then in the last few years, the sizes started to decrease, and this generated a consumer backlash against even the smallest reduction.”

Ordabayeva and Pierre Chandon, a professor of marketing at the international graduate business school INSEAD, have published an article on their findings, “The Accuracy of Less: Natural Bounds Explain Why Quantity Decreases Are Estimated More Accurately Than Quantity Increases,” in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

“We try to understand what might be driving this asymmetric reaction,” she says, “and what we can do to make consumers more receptive to smaller, healthier portions that are more budget- and health-friendly.”

Ordabayeva and Chandon say that as consumers develop a familiarity with the size of the product they buy, a point of reference – a bound – is established in their minds. Consumers are thus able to perceive the range of decreases between that size and the smallest possible bound the product can be, which they know intuitively cannot be less than zero.

But as a familiar portion is increased, the co-authors explain, consumers lose this sense of scale – since there appears to be no inherent bound to the growth – and are unable to cap estimations of supersizing. As a result, consumers underestimate the magnitude of the increases.

“The reason why consumers often over-buy and over-consume products,” says Ordabayeva, “is because they don’t realize how much product in fact is contained in a super-sized package or portion.”

As part of their research, Orda-

“We try to understand what we can do to make consumers more receptive to smaller, healthier portions that are more budget- and health-friendly,” says Assistant Professor Nailya Ordabayeva. bayeva and Chandon had 510 people estimate five different portions sizes of M&Ms, ranging from 37 in the smallest transparent plastic cup to 592 in the largest. Participants were more accurate in assessing both increases and decreases in quantity when told the maximum amount of candies that the cup could hold. However, when no caps were given, the upward estimates were wildly off, in contrast to the downward estimates.

In a different study, chefs and servers – professionals used to measuring and estimating food – were asked to gauge four different-sized portions of “uncountable” food: mashed potatoes, gazpacho soup and tabbouleh salad. The subjects had to estimate either the final size of each portion or the ratio of change between portions – how many times larger one portion was compared to another. While these professionals were more sensitive to downsizing than to super-sizing when appraising final portion size, their calculations of size ratios reduced the asymmetry between the size increase/decrease estimates.

At a time of concern over Americans’ food-related habits, paying more attention to such perceptions makes sense, say Ordabayeva and Chandon. Dieticians, for example, could recommend their patients focus on estimating ratio of change between portions – instead of the

respective sizes – to help reduce the amount they eat. Through judicious packaging redesigns – for instance, changing just one dimension, such as length – marketers could make it easier for consumers to perceive increases or decreases in portions of food products.

Public health policy is another avenue, Ordabayeva adds: Require restaurants to specify the maximum amount of food, in ounces or grams, its plates or containers hold.

“If people know the upper bound of how much they can serve, it helps them be more sensitive to quantity increases and to serve themselves more mindful portions.”

Ordabayeva says retailers should underscore to the public how much is in a super-sized portion, and its potential health impact.

“We know that strategies which help consumers realize how large super-sized packages really are also help them make more mindful decisions, and consumers actually go for smaller packages. But let’s face it, there are some people who like deals, who go to a fast-food place and want to have the largest meal because it’s the best deal available.

Then perhaps you should let consumers self-select into such settings and decide. That way, there’s no backlash about retailers ‘tricking’ consumers into buying more or consuming more.”

Gary Wayne Gilbert

Carroll School researcher looks at how consumers perceive big-versus-small

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Professor of Philosophy Patrick H. Byrne will be honored with a 2017 Madonna Della Strada Award, presented by the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, New England Region. The award, IVC New England’s highest honor, recognizes those who embody the Jesuit tradition of direct service to the poor and of working and educating for a more just society.

Byrne is being honored for founding BC’s PULSE service learning program. He served as the program’s inaugural director from 1969 to 1972 and has taught in the program for the past 40 years.

The PULSE program combines philosophy and theology coursework, reflection and discussion with 10-12 hours a week of field placement in a variety of social service sites. PULSE partners with more than 50 agencies in the Boston area on placements that expose students to a range of issues facing marginalized populations, from homelessness, addiction and domestic violence to mental illness, hunger and loneliness. More than 13,000 BC students have participated in PULSE since its establishment in 1969. The program serves as a national model for other colleges and universities.

“Two major studies of the PULSE program have documented how profoundly it has changed the lives of Boston College students for decades,” said Byrne. “While I am honored to receive this award, it truly belongs to the many people

Patrick Byrne

besides myself who have made the program such a phenomenal success.”

Byrne has been a member of the Philosophy Department since 1975 and served as department chairman from 2003-10. Since 2011 he has directed BC’s Lonergan Institute.

The award will be presented to Byrne and two other 2017 honorees on April 30 at Boston College High School. Other members of the BC community who have previously been honored with the Madonna Della Strada Award include David Manzo, an instructor in the PULSE program since 1980; longtime faculty member David Gill, SJ, and Chaplain/Special Assistant to the Associate Dean for Student Services at BC Law School Fred Enman, SJ, founder of Matthew 25.

Established in 1995, IVC provides men and women in midlife the opportunity to contribute their talents, wisdom, and professional experience in staff-level positions at non-profit agencies that work with people who are materially poor or advocate for a more just society.

–Kathleen Sullivan

BC Fifth in QS Rankings Continued from page 1 University’s Joseph Chair in Catholic Systematic Theology, offered a similar assessment.

“Our ranking as the fifth-best university in the world for the study of theology, divinity and religious studies, and our status as the number one-ranked Catholic institution, offers a welcome recognition of the extraordinary faculty, students, academic programs and resources that we have gathered together here at Boston College,” said Gaillardetz.

The School of Theology and Ministry prepares lay and religious graduate students from all over the world for careers and vocations within the Church and beyond. Its graduates pursue leadership positions where their strong theological foundation and professional preparation support mission-based careers. The STM enjoys a 95 percent job placement rate for all graduates within six months of graduation.

The STM faculty, and the fac-

ulty of Boston College’s Theology Department, are widely recognized for scholarship, and together make up the largest faculty at a Catholic theological school in North America.

The Theology Department, within the University’s Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, provides undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge and skills necessary for reasoned reflection on their own values, faith and tradition, as well as on the religious forces that shape today’s society and world. The department’s five primary areas of research include biblical studies, historical theology/ history of Christianity, comparative theology, systematic theology, and theological ethics.

QS rankings are prepared by British firm Quacquarelli Symonds, considered to be among the most influential providers of international university rankings.

–University Communications

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For Senior, Cello Is More Than MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SCHOLARSHIP UGBC President Receives MLK Honor an ‘Extracurricular’ Activity

What made you choose to study the cello at the age of nine?

I started playing in my school orchestra program in fourth grade.

Originally I wanted to play the bass, but my mom rejected that idea because the bass was too large to bring home on the school bus.

So I settled for the next largest instrument, the cello.

In what ways do your studies in biochemistry and music complement and balance each other?

Both disciplines have helped me develop analytical skills. For instance, in biochemistry I often have to break down a molecular process by asking myself how I can connect this reaction to something I already know, so I can understand the concept more fully.

And in music, the thought process is similar: How can I think of these notes – what images or experiences can I tie to them – so that I can maximize the expressivity of a phrase? The problem-solving I do in one subject stretches my capacity to do the same in the other.

What musical piece did you play in the BC Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition? Is there a particular composer you prefer to play, and why?

I played “Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor” by Camille Saint-Saëns [which she also performed in the recent concert]. When it comes to solo repertoire, I love Edward Elgar’s “Cello Concerto in E minor.” The Elgar encompasses a broader range

of expression both technically and musically and forces the performer to access and communicate raw, inner emotions in a very unique way.

What has been your experience in the BC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of John Finney?

I have played with the Boston College Symphony Orchestra since freshman year. It has been great to have the opportunity to play significant symphonic works in a non-conservatory setting. John Finney has very realistic expectations of what the BCSO can do, and does an excellent job making the most of the skills that the orchestra members have. It was an incredibly rewarding experience rehearsing and performing alongside fellow BC musicians and friends, some of whom I have played with for the past four years here.

What other BC faculty members have influenced you, and in what ways?

My conversations with [Music] Professor Thomas Oboe Lee led me to shift my conception of cello as an “extracurricular” to something that is a central aspect of my life. Professor Lee was the first to make me consider pursuing music. Now that I have embraced the idea of music as a very serious possibility for the future, I am much happier.

Where and what did you study in Italy last year? And in what ways did your semester there contribute to your creative development?

I studied art history, Italian cinema, European history, and Italian language at the University of Parma, and did an internship at the Pietro Barilla Children’s Hospital. In Italy I Lee Pellegrini was confronted with art everywhere I turned – in the conventional forms of painting, sculpture, architecture, but also in terms of food, fashion, and language. Being exposed to art in this way distanced me from my stresses and allowed me return back to my “normal” life with the attitude of searching for beauty in what I see and what I do.

What are your post-graduate plans, and how do they include music — whether continuing to study and play for pleasure, or pursuing music professionally?

My post-graduate plans remain undecided. Medical school has always been a consideration, but for now I know that I would not be satisfied by simply doing cello for pleasure and allowing my skill level to stagnate. I would like to continue a serious study of the cello and see where it may take me.

–Rosanne Pellegrini Contact Rosanne Pellegrini at rosanne.pellegrini@bc.edu

After being announced as winner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Akosua Opokua-Achampong ’18 (right) posed for a selfie with University President William P. Leahy, SJ, and Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry ’97.

By Kathleen Sullivan Staff Writer

Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences junior Akosua OpokuaAchampong has been named winner of the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship.

The annual scholarship, presented to a Boston College junior who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, community service and involvement with the African American community and African American issues, was awarded to Opokua-Achampong at the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Banquet held last month. Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry ’97 was the featured speaker.

A day after being named the MLK Scholar, Opokua-Achampong was elected president of UGBC for 2017-18.

A resident of Lake Hopatcong, NJ, Opokua-Achampong is a double major in English and communication, with a minor in African and African Diaspora Studies. She is an active student leader, serving as chair of the AHANA Leadership Council and an ambassador for the Montserrat Program.

She has participated in Campus Ministry’s service immersion trip, Jamaica Magis, and helped to coordinate orientation through the Office of First Year Experience.

For three years, she has served as a public relations coordinator for the non-profit Raising HOPE (Hopeful Orphans Pursuing Excellence) Africa.

Opokua-Achampong has worked as a student technology consultant for Information Technology Services for more than a year. Opokua-Achampong is also a campus ambassador for Jopwell, a career advancement platform for Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals.

Opokua-Achampong plans to pursue a law career in the field of human rights.

The other candidates for the 2017 MLK Scholarship were: •Leah Bacon (Sacramento, Calif.), a communication major with a minor in sociology. Currently a student manager for the Cadigan Alumni Center, she has served as a volunteer for Rosie’s Place in Boston and as a refugee resettlement intern for the International Rescue Committee. She also has interned for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

•George Boateng (Bronx, NY), a major in history and sociology with a minor in African

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From a young age, accomplished cellist Monica Grady ’17 has had big musical aspirations — both literally and figuratively.

Co-winner of this year’s Boston College Symphony Orchestra concerto competition, Grady took up the instrument before her age reached double digits – although it wasn’t her first choice.

In addition to the BC Symphony Orchestra, she has lent her musical talents to the Chamber Music Society, Cello Ensemble and Middle Eastern Ensemble. On the heels of a semester in Italy last year, the University awarded her an Advanced Study Grant in the Arts to attend the prestigious Brevard Music Center’s Summer Institute.

Grady attributes significant creative development to both.

During a recent, standing-roomonly BC Symphony Orchestra concert in Gasson Hall under the direction of conductor John Finney, Grady’s stellar solo performance garnered a prolonged standing ovation. The Asheville, NC, resident, a biochemistry major and music minor, spoke recently about her academic and musical experiences, influencers and aspirations.

and African Diaspora Studies. He is involved in the Black Student Forum, Ella Baker Mentorship Program and Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. Boateng also volunteered as a tutor for the Let’s Get Ready non-profit organization, which provides low-income youth with free SAT preparation and college counseling.

•Solina Jean-Louis (Chamblee, Ga.), a German Studies and International Studies major. Jean-Louis is deputy editor for the BC political science journal Colloquium, has written op-ed pieces for The Heights and participated in the Emerging Leader Program. She also earned

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a competitive scholarship for study in Germany awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service.

•Melissa Wanyoike (Orange County, Calif.), a major in sociology and political science. She is serving as the director of public discourse and civic engagement for UGBC this semester. Wanyoike was a 2016 orientation leader with the Office of First Year Experience, and an academic tutor with 826 Boston, a non-profit that aids underserved students aged 6-18 in developing strong writing skills essential to future achievement.

Contact Kathleen Sullivan at kathleen.sullivan@bc.edu

The Chinese Student Association and Korean Student Association presented a performance of cultural dances recently at Robsham Theater.

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Mary A. Dineen (CSON), 94 Mary A. Dineen, who served as dean of the Boston College School of Nursing from 1972 until her retirement in 1986, died March 4 at age 94.

During her tenure, the School of Nursing – named for William F. Connell ’59 in 2003 – became recognized nationally for its excellence in preparing students for the nursing profession. Then-University President J. Donald Monan, SJ, praised Dr. Dineen for her “valuable and necessary leadership” during this period of time.

Colleagues said Dr. Dineen had the vision to see that nurses were taking on more responsibility in the areas of health promotion and illness prevention, and that the advent of nurse practitioners would forever change the practice and education of nurses.

“I remember Dean Dineen as someone who loved Boston College and who was a formidable leader,” said Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Jane Ashley, who was hired by Dr. Dineen. “I’ll always remember that she said to me, ‘At BC, we only hire the best and the brightest.’

Her comment always stayed with me and in many ways it set the bar for what was expected of nursing faculty.”

Ashley described Dr. Dineen

In an opinion piece for the Hechinger Report, O’Neill Professor of American Politics R. Shep Melnick described how civil rights enforcement got swept into the culture wars, and what a new administration can do about it.

as “one of the early leaders in nursing,” who earned her doctorate at a time when very few nurses had advanced degrees and set the stage for the development of BC’s PhD program in nursing “Under her guidance, the Connell School strengthened the master’s programs and began work on the PhD program. This happened at a time when very few universities offered a PhD in nursing. In many ways, Dean Dineen was ahead of her time.”

On the cusp of her retirement, Dr. Dineen told the Boston College Biweekly: “I see nursing as a wonderful field for those who want to be in a helping field. I can’t imagine anyone not liking it.”

–Kathleen Sullivan [Read the full obituary at http:// bit.ly/dineen-obit]

Prof. Dan Kanstroom (Law) was among the guests on WBUR’s “Radio Open Source” discussing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its mission.

With the nation’s Broadcasting Board of Governors slated to be abolished, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program faculty member Martha Bayles wrote a piece in American Prospect on the lessons for the new CEO of international broadcasting.

Assoc. Prof. Hosffman Ospino (STM) explained why polarization threatens the future for Hispanic Catholics in a Q&A with Crux. com.

Assoc. Prof. of the Practice Michael C. Keith (Communication) was interviewed by Retro Reports’

mini-documentary on the history of conservative talk radio.

The Sloan Management Review noted findings from the 2017 Data & Analytics Global Executive Study and Research Report, coauthored by Assoc. Prof. Sam Ransbotham (CSOM), which shows a resurgence in companies reporting competitive advantage from analytics.

More must be done to address the revelations of human remains – thought to be those of some 796 children – buried at the former Sisters of the Bon Secours’ Children’s Home in Tuam, Ireland, Irish Studies Program faculty member Assoc. Prof. James Smith (English) wrote in the Irish Examiner.

Writing for the Huffington Post on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, Center for Work and Family Director of Corporate Partnerships Jennifer Fraone said that women must continue to increase their influence and contribution to the industry that drives innovation and

QUOTE/UNQUOTE “[W.E.B.] Du Bois insisted that educational reforms should be scrutinized for their underlying political implications. He was ever on the lookout for politicians and their wealthy benefactors who used educational theory as a cover for racial discrimination. In an era when millionaires are not only driving education reform, but are being appointed to powerful positions, we would do well to heed his warning.”

–Associate Professor of Sociology Zine Magubane, a faculty member in the African and African Diaspora Studies Program, in a piece for WBUR’s “Cognoscenti” [see http://bit.ly/zine-magubane] best; attorneys from all over would come to him for his lawyering,” Bloom said.

Recalling the corporations class Prof. Donovan taught – often so big that some students had to sit on the windowsills because there weren’t enough seats – Bloom said the professor would call on him “every day.

You’re not supposed to do that to a third-year student,” he quipped.

“He called me ‘Radical.’ ‘Radical,’ he’d bellow, ‘what does your sense of justice and fair play dictate on this issue?’ and I’d have to answer and have to be prepared. I hated him. And then at my graduation, he told my mom what a wonderful guy I was, and she loved him and if my mom loved him, then, naturally, I had to too.”

[This obituary was adapted from BC Law magazine – read the full piece at http://bit.ly/donovan-obit]

progress all around the world.

In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis is reminding Catholics of the proper role of doctrine within the life of the mature Church, wrote Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz in The Tablet.

Church in the 21st Century Center Director Thomas Groome, a professor in the School of Theology and Ministry, was interviewed

by WBUR “Morning Edition” and the Boston Globe regarding the resignation of Marie Collins, the only survivor of clergy sexual abuse on the Vatican commission looking into the abuse crisis.

The context of aging and work is changing, due to factors including health, longevity, and education, said Center on Aging and Work Co-Director Jacquelyn James in an interview for a piece in the New York Times “Retirement” section.

JOBS The following are among the most recent positions posted by the Department of Human Resources.

For more information on employment opportunities at Boston College, see www.bc.edu/offices/hr:

Lee Pellegrini

Caitlin Cunningham

Peter Donovan (Law), 81 A Mass of Christian Burial was held on March 4 for Law School Professor Emeritus Peter Donovan ’57 JD’60, a 36-year member of the faculty whom students affectionately called “The Big Man.” Prof.

Donovan, 81, died on Feb. 25.

The youngest faculty member in school history to receive tenure status, Prof. Donovan was a specialist in products liability and antitrust law and a central figure in building BC Law’s oral advocacy programs, serving as faculty advisor for the two-time national champion moot court team and mentoring generations of students in competitions.

He also was co-author of Massachusetts Corporation Law. The BC Law Alumni Association honored him in 1998 with its Special Service Award, and last year the Class of 1981 paid tribute to Prof. Donovan at its 35th reunion.

“Peter was an authentic. Not a phony facet to him,” said Peter del Vecchio JD’81, who helped organize the class tribute. “He presented a gruff exterior, but had nothing but pure love and respect for his students. He was also a lot of fun.”

BC Law Professor Robert Bloom JD’71, who was both a student and colleague of Prof. Donovan, remembered him as not only a great teacher but also as a lawyer’s lawyer.

“His lawyering was absolutely the

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The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School recently hosted a criminal justice reform conference to discuss sentencing reform, wrongful convictions, and reducing recidivism. Among those taking part in the event were (L-R) Massachusetts State Senator William Brownsberger, BC Law Professor R. Michael Cassidy, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger, and (front) Rappaport Center Executive Director Elisabeth J. Medvedow. (Photo by Reba Saldanha)

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The LaBrecque Medical Ethics Lecture “Ethical Challenges from the Pharmaceutical Industry” March 22, 7 p.m., Stokes S195

Go to http://bit.ly/labrecque-lecture for information

Jazz, percussion, chamber music, classical works, Indian dance and melodies, Arabic songs and Celtic tunes.

The spring concert season showcases these genres and more, and offers something for all musical tastes. A look at what’s upcoming on campus this spring:

March 19

Duo209: Works by Schubert, Janacek, Chopin, and BC faculty member Ralf Yusuf Gawlick; performed by violinist Rachel Huang and pianist Tatiana Thibodeaux. 3 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact musicdep@bc.edu.

students, with special guests. 6:30 p.m., Connolly House (300 Hammond Street), free; register at bc.edu/ gaelicroots.

Gasson 100, free; contact richard. shaughnessy@bc.edu.

Richard Shaughnessy, clarinet of BC’s Music Department, with soprano Pamela Murray and flutist Jac-

April 1

BC bOp! presents “bOp! Noir,” a night of jazz “touched with classic noir mystery.” 8 p.m., Robsham Theater. Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 with BC ID; on sale March 20 at www.bc.edu/tickets; contact ext.2-3018 or bcbands@bc.edu.

March 30

University Chorale (April 22)

April 5

Gaelic Roots: Performance by Prince Edward Island trio Ten Strings and a Goatskin. 6:30 p.m., Cadigan Alumni Center, Brighton Campus, free.

Register at bc.edu/gaelicroots.

April 8

Boston College Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Finney; Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40 in G Minor” and Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb,” by pianist Alexander Aylward, ’17, co-winner of the 2016-17 BC Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. 8 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact richard. shaughnessy@bc.edu.

April 10

Gaelic Roots: “Evening of Music and Dance,” with performances by BC faculty members Sheila Falls (fiddle), Kieran Jordan ’96 (dance) and their

University Wind Ensemble spring concert; “Paris Sketches,” a program of music from around the world; directed by Sebastian Bonaiuto; works include Bulgarian dances by Franco Cesarini; “Cuban Overture”

by George Gershwin, “Molly on the Shore” by Percy Grainger, “Paris Sketches” by Martin Ellerby, “Redline Tango” by John Mackey. 8 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact ext.2-3018 or bands@bc.edu.

April 23 “The Arabic Song in Cinema”:

April 2

Boston College Chamber Music Society, directed by BC faculty member Sandra Hebert, presents two concerts: “Schubertiade,” March 22 chamber music and lieder Art Songs: Works include (song) at 3 p.m.; “Piano Barber’s “Hermit Songs” Concertos,” movements and Schubert’s “Shepherd BC bOp! (April 1) from the piano concerto on the Rock”; performed by literature performed on two pianos BC alumnae and soprano Margaret at 6 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact Felice ’02, STM ’12, pianist Vic- richard.shaughnessy@bc.edu. toria Mariconti ’15 and Catherine Hudgins, clarinet. 8 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact musicdep@bc.edu. April 3 Boston Percussion Group, directed

by Brian Calhoon; new works for March 26 percussion by BC faculty member “Dances of India”: Performed by Thomas Oboe Lee and ChristoKuchipudi dancer Chitra Kalyan- pher Vu ’17, among others. 8 p.m., durg; accompanied by a vocal and instrumental ensemble. 3 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact musicdep@bc.edu.

April 22

“Chamber Music and Songs of Schubert, Brahms, and Whitman Brown”; pianist Sandra Hebert and Gaelic Roots (March 30)

queline DeVoe. 8 p.m., Gasson 100, free; contact richard.shaughnessy@ bc.edu.

Boston College Middle Eastern Ensemble, directed by Nizar Fares, performs songs with films from the 1930s-1970s. 3 p.m., Bonn Theatre (Robsham Theater), free; contact ext.2-6004.

May 1, 2 and 4

“CHAMBERSTOCK!”: Three-event festival of BC Baroque, directed chamber music performed

by BC faculty member by the Boston College Anne-Marie Chubet; Chamber Music Society, Bach’s “Brandenburg directed by Sandra HerConcerto No. 4,” bert. 4 p.m., Gasson 100, Vivaldi’s “Concerto free; contact ext. 2-600. for Four Violins,” BCSO (April 8) Mendelssohn’s “Sehnsuchtig Op. 7 No. 6.” 7:30 p.m., NOTE: The annual Boston ColGasson 100, free; contact ext.2-6004. lege Arts Festival on April 27-

April 11

April 22

University Chorale of Boston College spring concert, directed by John Finney. Tickets: $10 at Robsham Theater Box Office, $15 at the door.

8 p.m., Trinity Chapel, Newton Campus; contact ext.2-4002.

29 will feature a variety of musical events. See www.bc.edu/arts.

[Watch for a preview of the festival in the April 13 Chronicle].

–Rosanne Pellegrini

Check out events.bc.edu for more performances and events

BC SCENES ONCE MORE WITH FEELING The 13th annual Sing It to the Heights music competition took place on March 2 in Robsham Theater, organized

by BC’s Emerging Leader Program in partnership with the University to raise funds for St. Columbkille Partnership School in Brighton. This year’s event raised $6,300.

Proceeds from Sing it to the Heights have enabled St. Columbkille to establish its own music program. Freshman Tonye Ikoli, far left, won the competition, one of 20 BC students to participate; St. Columbkille students also performed at the event.

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