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SUMMER 2011 VOL. 19 no. 19

Change in Leadership for Woods College, Student Affairs

James A. Woods, SJ, is stepping down as the dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies.

and as Jesuit priest,” said University President William P. Leahy, SJ. “Thousands of individuals have benefited from his compassion, encouragement, and pastoral care. He enabled so many to realize their educational and career dreams by earning degrees at BC and on behalf of all of us, I thank him for

WELCOME TO THE HEIGHTS!

By Sean Smith Chronicle Editor

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean for Student Development Sheilah Shaw Horton, a student life administrator at Boston College for more than 20 years, has accepted the post of vice president for student affairs at Loyola University Maryland. Horton, who will begin her duties at Loyola Sept. 1, has served as associate VP for student affairs since 2004 — she was named assistant VP in 1999 — and became dean for student development in 2008. Vice President for Student Affairs Patrick Rombalski said, “Sheilah Shaw Horton has served the division of Student Affairs and the students of Boston College for almost 25 years.

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his boundless energy and wholehearted commitment to advancing the mission of Boston College.” During his tenure, Fr. Woods has overseen comprehensive changes in the curricula at Boston College and designed and introduced a graduate degree program for parttime students. At his request, the name of the Evening College was changed in 1996 to the College of Advancing Studies to reflect the college’s evolving mission. In May of 2002, the name of the college was formally changed to the Woods College of Advancing Studies following a gift from Katharine B. and Robert M. Devlin that symbolized their high regard for Boston College and the unparalleled dedication of Fr. Woods, who had been a mentor to two generations of the Devlin family. Three generations of students Continued on page 4

Sheilah Shaw Horton will become student affairs VP at Loyola Maryland.

She has been responsible for the growth of the division of Student Affairs and the improvement of the quality of student life on campus. Students and faculty members have grown to appreciate her advocacy for student issues and her commitContinued on page 4

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Rev. James A. Woods, SJ, Boston College’s longest-serving dean and namesake of the University’s Woods College of Advancing Studies, has announced his plans to step down from the leadership post he has held in the school since 1968. “I have turned 80 and I’m in my 44th year in this job. It seems pretty reasonable,” said Fr. Woods, who will continue to serve as WCAS dean until a successor is named. “I am very, very grateful to my superiors – both Boston College and the Jesuits. It’s an honor that I have been assigned to do this and allowed to stay this many years.” “Fr. Woods has had an immense impact on the Boston College community during his many years here, both as an educator

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By Reid Oslin Staff Writer

(L-R) Graduate School of Social Work Dean Alberto Godenzi, BC President William P. Leahy, SJ, Santander Chairman Emilio Botín and Louise McMahon Ahearn Professor of Social Work James Lubben at last month’s ceremony formalizing BC’s new international social welfare PhD program.

BC Partnership to Aid Social Welfare in Developing Countries By Sean Smith Chronicle Editor

Students and staff from the Office of First Year Experience cheered along with members of the Class of 2015 at the close of a recent orientation session. The office holds six sessions during the summer to help incoming freshmen and other students become familiar with the University.

Photos by Lee Pellegrini

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Economically developing countries in the Global South that seek to improve their welfare systems face a dilemma. Lacking adequate programs of their own, they typically send future scholars and advanced professionals to study social welfare in North America or Europe. But those models of social welfare may not transfer well to the Global South, and the flow of talent abroad often leads

to “brain drain” and impedes the development of professional networks at home. Boston College aims to address this issue through its newly established doctoral program in international social welfare, which emphasizes and preserves students’ connections with their home countries as part of their training. The groundbreaking program, which will be headquartered in the Graduate School of Social Work, is being funded Continued on page 2


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