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  Boston College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit universities in the United States and the flagship of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
The history of Boston College is traced to the founding of the Society of Jesus in 1534 and the early activity of Jesuits in New England in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Boston College was the first institution in the 400-year history of Jesuit education to construct a building dedicated solely as a library.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_College   (4467 words)

  
 FCD - Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music.
The college is a magnet for aspiring musicians from every corner of the earth, which gives the school a uniquely international flavor.
The college's alumni form an ever-widening network of industry professionals who use their openness, virtuosity, and versatility to take music in surprising new directions.
www.fenwayculture.org /berklee.htm   (480 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Notable Boston College Faculty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William Bulger, 1958, professor, Boston College; former president, The University of Massachusetts (commonly referred to as UMass) is the five-campus public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Founded in 1886 as Saint Ignatius College by the Society of Jesus, John Carroll University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
He was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, was educated at Boston College, and served as legal counsel to the joint committee on...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Notable-Boston-College-Faculty   (8481 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of Boston College people   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boston College and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Located 6 miles west of Boston, Chestnut Hill is a leafy suburb notable for its stately old houses, scenic landscape and the historic campus of Boston College.
Juliet Schorr is a Professor of sociology at Boston College.
Boston College The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning, particularly in areas of political science.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Boston-College-people   (7949 words)

  
 Campus Tour: Alumni Stadium - Boston College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alumni Stadium opened on September 21, 1957 as the Boston College eleven hosted Navy.
An enlarged Alumni Stadium (capacity: 44,500) opened on September 17, 1994.
The stadium has seen some notable triumphs, including a November victory over West Virginia last year that ensured BC's selection for a post-season bowl game.
www.bc.edu /about/tour/s-stadium   (60 words)

  
 Irish Close Out Month Of October With Visit To Boston College :: Notre Dame and Boston College meet for the 12th ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Notre Dame and Boston College are meeting for the 15th time on the gridiron, and the 12th consecutive season, with the Irish holding a 9-5 edge in the series.
Irish head coach Tyrone Willingham is 1-1 all-time against Boston College, having defeated the Eagles 38-22 in 2001 (his final year at Stanford) and falling to BC 14-7 last season.
With Saturday's Boston College game slated to be televised on a split national basis by ABC, the Irish will extend their streak of appearances on one of four major networks (NBC, ABC, CBS or ESPN) to 131 straight games, a stretch that spans 10 full seasons (1993-2002).
und.ocsn.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102003aae.html   (12771 words)

  
 Of the 9,609 alumni affiliated with the College's classes of 1970 through 1989, 64%, or 6,180, have earned at least one ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The most recent polling of alumni occurred in 1998-99, and we are confident that the data represent an accurate and current view of educational attainment of alumni.
The distribution of alumni among the nation's top medical schools has increased gradually across the various class years, from 33% of the medical degrees awarded to the classes of 1970-74 to 40% of the degrees to 1985-89 alumni.
Because the College's enrollment was increasing substantially through much of the 1970s, the lagged ratio (blue line) soared from one doctorate for every five or six undergraduate alumni to one doctorate for every 12 undergraduate degrees by 1984 and a peak of 18.5 undergraduate degrees per doctorate by 1990.
www.williams.edu /admin/provost/ir/alumnigraddegree.html   (3743 words)

  
 #24/25 Football Returns Home For Important Matchup With Boston College :: Irish and Eagles renew their rivalry at 1:30 ...
Notre Dame is 7-3 against Boston College when it is ranked heading into its matchup with the Eagles (the Irish are 24th in the AP poll this week and 25th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll).
Notre Dame (5-2) 17-5.772 Boston College (4-2) 2.
With the Boston College game slated to be televised nationally by NBC, the Irish will extend their streak of appearances on one of four major networks (NBC, ABC, CBS or ESPN) to 144 straight games, a stretch that spans nearly 11 full seasons (1993-2004).
und.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101804aaa.html   (8142 words)

  
 BU | CFA | School of Music | Overview
The music program at Boston University was founded in 1872, making it the oldest degree granting music program in the United States.
Alumni and faculty can be found in major symphony orchestras, opera companies and prestigious ensembles throughout the world.
Notable alumni include Fred Bronstein, president of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; opera singer Dominique LaBelle; and Ikuko Mizuno-Spire, violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
www.bu.edu /cfa/music   (168 words)

  
 VFMAC Notable Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1960 he received his LL.B. from Boston College Law School.
Senator Rudman serves on the Board of Trustees of Boston College, Valley Forge Military Academy and College, the Brookings Institution, and the Aspen Institute.
This award is presented annually to those alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their chosen fields of endeavor.
www.vfmac.edu /alumni/bio_Rudman.shtml   (487 words)

  
 Bernice Brown Cronkhite: Radcliffe College Graduate Dean
Bernice Brown Cronkhite had tremendous impact on Radcliffe and its development, serving longer than any other senior officer from 1923 to 1959: 36 years -- first as vice president and dean, later the first dean of the Graduate School -- this on top of her years as an undergraduate and graduate student.
A graduate of the class of 1916, she became dean and vice president partly as a result of a chance meeting with Ada Comstock.
The Unitarian Church with headquarters in Boston, I discovered, was a small group, compared with the Catholics, Baptists and Methodists.
www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/cronkhite.html   (1649 words)

  
 Greater Boston - Morehouse College Alumni Association
Augusta Institute was founded by the Rev. William Jefferson White, an Augusta Baptist minister and cabinetmaker, with the support of Richard C. Coulter, a former slave from Augusta, GA., and the Rev. Edmund Turney, organizer of the National Theological institute for educating freedmen in Washington, D.C. The Rev. Dr.
Atlanta Baptist College, already a leader in preparing African Americans for teaching and the ministry, expanded its curriculum and established the tradition of educating leaders for all areas of American life.
The College earned global recognition as scholars from other countries joined the faculty, an increasing number of international students enrolled, and the fellowships and scholarships for study abroad became available.
www.gbmcaa.org /morehouse_history.html   (1273 words)

  
 Imperial College - Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
More than 300 alumni and guests attended and the chair was taken by Professor Kristin Henry, recently retired professor of Histopathology, who served in the Westminster MS and CXWMS in the same capacity.
The interaction between alumni and students goes from strength to strength - we have a burgeoning database of volunteers who assist current students in a variety of ways - from answering questions at open evenings, to mentoring Entrepreneurs' Challenge teams through their business plans and offering helpful advice about their industries.
Radical plans for the future of the Alumni Network are in place, now it has become more fully established, so watch this space for some interesting developments as the School expands into its new role.
www.ic.ac.uk /alumni/publications/archive/matters/Issue%2020/association_news.htm   (1875 words)

  
 UMass Boston Alumni Magazine: Winter/Spring 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The College of Management has given its Distinguished Executive Award to Robert C. Pozen, formerly president of Fidelity Management and Research Co., the investment adviser to the Fidelity family of mutual funds; and now Chief of Commerce and Labor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
UMass Boston alumnus Mark D'Agostino '02 was one of 40 students nationwide awarded Marshall scholarships in recognition of academic excellence.
According to UMass Boston researchers, a shortage of bicultural and bilingual services is forcing elderly Asian American women to miss out on significant health and social services such as mammograms, depression screening, and domestic violence prevention.
www.umb.edu /alumni/magazine/2003/spring/campus_notes.html   (952 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Daniel Holland; lawyer active in BC alumni
After graduating from Boston College with a degree in classics in 1935, Mr.
In one notable case, he represented a child, arguing for the child's right to refuse to donate an organ to a sibling.
Holland was also loyal to his alma mater and served in several positions on the Boston College Alumni Board.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/12/19/daniel_holland_lawyer_active_in_bc_alumni   (583 words)

  
 Providence College - Boston Area Presidents Circle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This fl tie event is an occasion for the College to honor and thank Providence College's most generous benefactors.
Philip A. Smith, O.P., President, was joined by alumni, parents and friends of Providence College at the New England Aquarium for the fourth annual Boston President's Circle Dinner.
Philip Smith, O.P. with Boston President's Circle Co-Chairs Jim ’92 and Erin Paquette ’93; Ryan and Joan Buckley.
www.providence.edu /Alumni/News+and+Photo+Gallery/Boston+Area+Presidents+Circle.htm   (225 words)

  
 Alumni of The Royal Winnipeg Ballet of Canada
The Association's goals are to continue communication among the alumni, support the activities of the company and school, and maintain the company's history.
The RWB Alumni Association was approached by DCD because it is the largest organized group of dancers in Canada.
Williams is the founder of the Jamaica Plain School of Dance and Ballet Rox, and the co-founder of the Ballet Theatre of Boston.
www.dcd.ca /general/rwbalumni.html   (2907 words)

  
 Imperial College - Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Fair was attended by the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Kent, Newcastle, Nottingham, Southampton, Salford, Warwick, and by Imperial College, University College of London, London School of Economics and the British Council.
Many of the Alumni in Korea, as in India, are in the academic field and in the Government.
Any Alumnus or member of Imperial College is welcome at the 23rd reunion which will be held in Lake Placid (about 300 miles north of New York and a similar distance from Toronto and Boston) over the weekend of 12 - 14 September 1997.
www.ic.ac.uk /alumni/publications/archive/matters/s97/miles.htm   (2182 words)

  
 Boston College Men's Rugby
Boston College made the long haul to Ithaca, NY and came out on top of an extremely well played game by both sides.
Boston College finishes the Fall 2004 regular season undefeated as the Eagles battle back in the second half to tie UNH in Durham, NH.
Most notable this weekend was the large crowd drawn to Newton to see their friends and classmates represent BC well on the rugby pitch.
www.bc.edu /bc_org/svp/st_org/rugby   (1502 words)

  
 Department of Religion • Boston University • College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
History of the Study of Religion at BU Boston University began as a Methodist seminary in 1839, so the study of religion has been central to B.U.’s mission from the start.
The Boston Theological Institute, the oldest and largest consortium of its kind, enables today’s B.U. students to take courses at Boston College, Harvard University, Brandeis, Andover-Newton, and other area institutions.
Boston University’s rich resources in the study of religion have drawn a variety of distinguished alumni.
www.bu.edu /religion/resources/history.html   (613 words)

  
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In 1996, Partridge was awarded the Providence College Alumni Recognition Award, the same year that he received the Rhode Island Minority Business Corporation Award.
Staying Involved:  Partridge serves as Chairman of the Thomson Liberal Arts Honors Fund, and as a member of the College's Strategic Planning Commitee and President's Council.  Partridge follows the Friars on the basketball court as a season ticket holder.
Memorable Quotes: "The mission and motto of the College remain important guide posts in my life.  The Liberal Arts Honors program gave me the courage to strive for excellence.  The presence, leadership, moral authority, and example of the Dominicans in living their vocations have been critical to any success I have enjoyed."
www.providence.edu /Alumni/Notable+Alumni/Partridge.htm   (135 words)

  
 Providence College - Boston Club
Our goal is to bring together our fellow alumni and classmates through various social and business settings.
The Greater Boston Alumni Club organized a tribute event to honor Reverend Philip A. Smith, O.P. for his 11 years of outstanding service as president of Providence College. A cocktail reception was held at the Westin Copley Place, Boston on Thursday, April 28, 2005. 
Alumni, parents and friends gathered with parishioners at All Saints Parish in Brookline for an enlightening Mass and splendid music provided by I Cantori, Providence College’s premiere choral ensemble.  Following Mass, everyone gathered in the Guild Room of the parish for refreshments and good company.
www.providence.edu /Alumni/Chapters/Boston+Club.htm   (335 words)

  
 ACI Communication Office -- News
The awards are presented annually to notable Albertson College of Idaho alumni.
After receiving a Ph.D. from the USC School of Medicine, Knapp served as a National Institutes of Health Fellow in Stockholm Sweden from 1960-1961, was assistant director of pharmacology/physiology at the Thudicum Psychiatric Research Laboratory in Illinois and was a professor at Duquesne University, University of Pittsburgh and Penn State.
Albertson College of Idaho is a private, liberal arts institution located in Caldwell, just west of Boise.
www.albertson.edu /comm/news/awards.htm   (400 words)

  
 For Alumni - Boston College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alumni Association — resource offering the latest information on the Association, the University, and fellow alumni
Career Center — guides and educates members of the BC community on their discernment of values, interests, skills, and choices regarding academic study and career preparation
McMullen Museum of Art — a dynamic educational resource which displays its notable permanent collection, as well as exhibitions of scholarly importance from all periods and cultures of the history of art.
www.bc.edu /schools/gsas/services/alumni   (185 words)

  
 Purdue News Service
The kits were collected from the children and from students, faculty and staff from the College of Consumer and Family Sciences.
The $43.4 million hall is the College of Liberal Arts' home to the four divisions that make up visual and performing arts: art and design, music, dance, and theater.
Around the Boilermaker flag, from left, are Capt. Steve Fippen of Indianapolis, a 1994 Purdue graduate; Maj. Richard Graham, son of Purdue ROTC Hall of Fame member James Graham; Capt. Chris Lack of Milan, a 2000 graduate; Spc.
news.uns.purdue.edu /newspix.index05.html   (3476 words)

  
 Mercyhurst College - Alumni : Eye on Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Over the years, he has danced leading roles in some of the major companies of his time, toured in 15 countries and worked with such notable artists as George Skibine, Marjorie and Maria Tallchief, Rosella Hightower and Violette Verdy.
I think she has brought back good programming and is a stable influence,” said Kinzie, who admits he'd like to get back to the college more, if it wasn't such a long trip.
“I'd like to see some changes happen in education and dance, and I think colleges and universities will be the salvation of dance and the arts in general,” said Kinzie.
www.mercyhurst.edu /alumni/eye-on-alumni/story-2004-07.php   (720 words)

  
 Classnotes: Summer 2001 | Emmanuel College | Boston, Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School.
The award is a reflection of her initiative, hard work, and exceptional performance, a truly notable achievement.
In October 2000, she had a program devoted to the history, art and spirit of the Russian icon at Boston College.
www.emmanuel.edu /alumni/classnotes/2001summer/1950.asp   (1369 words)

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