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Winter Student Art Exhibition
Location: Bapst Art Gallery
Contact: Maggie Mansfield

This exhibit will showcase student artwork. Museum Hours: M-Th, 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; F-Sa, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m.; Su: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00p.m.

When: Mar 10, 2010 12 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00 )
Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times Exhibit
Location: Social Work Library (McGuinn Hall, Basement)
Contact: GSSW

As part of this year's GSSW Diversity Series Initiative: "Refugees and Immigrants", we invite you to an exhibition at the Social Work Library entitled “Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times”. On display are photographs of refugees and refugee camps taken by Penny Alexander, GSSW Director of International and Part-time Programs, during her site visits to agencies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Thailand from 2006 to 2009. The exhibition includes the perspectives of three recent GSSW Global Practice students who worked in refugee camps as part of their international field placements. GSSW invites you to experience this exhibition and reflect upon the courage and resilience of refugees around the world.

When: Mar 10, 2010 8 AM to Mar 10, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 10, 2010 8 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08 )
Caribbean Art: Haitian Paintings & Jamaican Anansi Stories
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Justine Sundaram

This exhibit features twenty paintings from the Dr. Arthur M. Morrissey Haitian Painting Collection; several Haitian paintings acquired from former Houghton Library curator Anne Anninger and selected stories from the Anansi Folktales Collection.

When: Mar 10, 2010 9 AM to Mar 10, 2010 8 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09 )
Conservation History: Irish Roots and Boston Craftsmanship
Location: Ford Tower, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Lori Shemanski

The exhibition explores the role of conservator in the John J. Burns Library at Boston College.

When: Mar 10, 2010 9 AM to Mar 10, 2010 8 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09 )
Books and Their Covers: Decorative Bindings, Beautiful Books
Location: Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room, Boston College Law Library, Newton Campus
Contact: Karen Beck

This exhibit of items in the law library’s Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room collection focuses not on the intellectual content of the books, but rather on what they look like. One often thinks of law books in utilitarian terms, but this exhibit proves they can be objects of delight and desire as well.

When: Mar 10, 2010 9 AM to Mar 10, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09 )
A Poet at Work: Brendan Galvin's Papers at the Burns Library
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Lori Shemanski

This exhibit uses the extensive manuscripts Brendan Galvin donated to the John J. Burns Library to illustrate his ways of making poems. Clippings of articles on a subject, often an aspect of natural history, are followed by research notes, sketches, drafts, and the gradual emergence of versions leading to the final poem as published.

When: Mar 10, 2010 9 AM to Mar 10, 2010 8 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09 )
Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America; the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection from the Asia Society, New York
Location: McMullen Museum of Art
Contact: McMullen Museum of Art

Asian Journeys explores the sociopolitical context for American collecting of Asian art in the post- World War II period with focus on the collecting practice of John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906–1978) and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909–1992). Founder of Asia Society and son of collectors John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller 3rd played an instrumental role in fostering cultural understanding and cooperation between Asia and America. From 1963 to 1978, art historian and director of the Cleveland Museum, Sherman E. Lee (1918–2008), served as an advisor to the Rockefellers’ collection. The relationship among them, explored in this exhibition, is an extraordinary example of the connections between art collecting and U.S.-Asia relations. Curated by Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Curator of Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society, the exhibition comprises fifty-six outstanding stone, metal, and ceramic objects from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia from the collection that John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller donated to Asia Society. These works are complemented by a series of original photographs of earlier Rockefeller collections of Asian art by artist (and great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Rockefeller) Mary Louise Pierson. Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America was organized by Asia Society Museum, New York. Presentation at the McMullen Museum was designed by Diana Larsen and underwritten by Boston College with support from the Patrons of the McMullen Museum.

When: Mar 10, 2010 10 AM to Mar 10, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 10, 2010 11 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11 )
Boston College Distinguished Lecturer in Mathematics Series
Location: McGuinn 121
Contact: Michelle Matel

Professor Benson Farb (University of Chicago) will speak on "Geometry and the Imagination (with applications)" Abstract: Geometry and geometric reasoning underlie all of science. In this talk I will explore a few fundamental geometric notions, including symmetry, dimension (including dimensions bigger than 3), and orientation (i.e. left-handed vs. right-handed). I will give some examples illustrating important applications in chemistry, biology and physics, from the weak nuclear force to understanding the Thalidomide tragedy. Some questions to ponder before the talk: How can you turn a left sneaker into a right sneaker without ripping or bending the sneaker at all? Why do mirrors reflect left/right but not up/down? This talk is intended for all who are interested in mathematics.

When: Mar 10, 2010 4 PM to Mar 10, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16 )
Itinerant Madness!
Location: Gasson 100
Contact: Music Department

Music for the Hurdy-Gurdy Band!

When: Mar 10, 2010 4:15:00 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:15:00 )
Interpreting God’s Word: Paradise Lost
Location: Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
Contact: James Najarian

Barbara Lewalski, Harvard University, William R. Keenan Professor of English, and author of Paradise Lost.

When: Mar 10, 2010 4 PM to Mar 10, 2010 6 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16 )
Alumni Lenten Series
Location: Alumni House, Newton Campus
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Plan to join us at Alumni House on the Newton Campus for a 3-part series inviting our entry heart and soul into the season of Lent.

When: Mar 10, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17 )
I Am Still Black in America: Obama's First Year of Presidency
Location: TBA
Contact: BHM Planning Committee

Panel discussion examining the Black Union since President Obama became the leader of the United States of America. Do African Americans have equal access to social and economic mobility in America in 2010? Is institutional racism a valid claim in American public life now that Obama is President of the Institution?

When: Mar 10, 2010 5 PM to Mar 10, 2010 7 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17 )
Manos Teatrales: Cyber-Paleography and a Virtual World of Spanish Golden Age Theater
Location: Devlin, 101
Contact: Elizabeth Rhodes

Prof. Margaret Greer, Duke University, is directing a team developing cutting edge technology in the humanities, designing character readers to interpret and identify the handwriting of the many anonymously copied works of seventeenth-century theater stored in the Madrid National Library. She has been awarded NEH and ACLS grants this year to advance the project, which promises to build new links between literary studies and computer science.

When: Mar 10, 2010 5 PM to Mar 10, 2010 7 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17 )
Screening of Nominees for the Sixth Annual Baldwins Awards Program
Location: Devlin 008
Contact: Dan Soyer

Come view all the student films nominated for Baldwin Awards. The Baldwin Awards Program recognizes excellence in student filmmaking at Boston College, and is modeled on the Oscars. Named for the University’s mascot, a golden eagle statuette will be presented in 13 categories at the red carpet ceremony on March 26: Best Picture of the Year, Viewer’s Choice Award, Beginning Film and Video, Advanced Film and Video, Best Work by a Non-major, Cinematography, Editing, Best Actor, Sound, Screenwriting, Drama, Documentary, and Comedy. On March 10, we will screen all the nominated films. Films may also be viewed at the Baldwins website: http://omc.bc.edu/baldwin/. All members of the University community may vote online to select the winner of the Viewers’ Choice award.

When: Mar 10, 2010 7 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19 )
MCAT Classroom (Chestnut Hill - December 1, 2009)
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When: Dec 1, 2009 12 AM to Apr 27, 2010 12 AM
Where: Postal code 02467, United States in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Posted by:evdb

(Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00 )
Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times Exhibit
Location: Social Work Library (McGuinn Hall, Basement)
Contact: GSSW

As part of this year's GSSW Diversity Series Initiative: "Refugees and Immigrants", we invite you to an exhibition at the Social Work Library entitled “Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times”. On display are photographs of refugees and refugee camps taken by Penny Alexander, GSSW Director of International and Part-time Programs, during her site visits to agencies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Thailand from 2006 to 2009. The exhibition includes the perspectives of three recent GSSW Global Practice students who worked in refugee camps as part of their international field placements. GSSW invites you to experience this exhibition and reflect upon the courage and resilience of refugees around the world.

When: Mar 11, 2010 8 AM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 11, 2010 8 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08 )
Conservation History: Irish Roots and Boston Craftsmanship
Location: Ford Tower, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Lori Shemanski

The exhibition explores the role of conservator in the John J. Burns Library at Boston College.

When: Mar 11, 2010 9 AM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09 )
Caribbean Art: Haitian Paintings & Jamaican Anansi Stories
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Justine Sundaram

This exhibit features twenty paintings from the Dr. Arthur M. Morrissey Haitian Painting Collection; several Haitian paintings acquired from former Houghton Library curator Anne Anninger and selected stories from the Anansi Folktales Collection.

When: Mar 11, 2010 9 AM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09 )
Books and Their Covers: Decorative Bindings, Beautiful Books
Location: Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room, Boston College Law Library, Newton Campus
Contact: Karen Beck

This exhibit of items in the law library’s Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room collection focuses not on the intellectual content of the books, but rather on what they look like. One often thinks of law books in utilitarian terms, but this exhibit proves they can be objects of delight and desire as well.

When: Mar 11, 2010 9 AM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09 )
A Poet at Work: Brendan Galvin's Papers at the Burns Library
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Lori Shemanski

This exhibit uses the extensive manuscripts Brendan Galvin donated to the John J. Burns Library to illustrate his ways of making poems. Clippings of articles on a subject, often an aspect of natural history, are followed by research notes, sketches, drafts, and the gradual emergence of versions leading to the final poem as published.

When: Mar 11, 2010 9 AM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09 )
Reform through Liturgy, Reform in Liturgy
Location: Vanderslice Function Room
Contact: Gail Rider

Plenary Address: "Reform through Liturgy, Reform in Liturgy," Benedikt Kranemann, Erfurt University

When: Mar 11, 2010 9 AM to Mar 11, 2010 12 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09 )
Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America; the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection from the Asia Society, New York
Location: McMullen Museum of Art
Contact: McMullen Museum of Art

Asian Journeys explores the sociopolitical context for American collecting of Asian art in the post- World War II period with focus on the collecting practice of John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906–1978) and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909–1992). Founder of Asia Society and son of collectors John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller 3rd played an instrumental role in fostering cultural understanding and cooperation between Asia and America. From 1963 to 1978, art historian and director of the Cleveland Museum, Sherman E. Lee (1918–2008), served as an advisor to the Rockefellers’ collection. The relationship among them, explored in this exhibition, is an extraordinary example of the connections between art collecting and U.S.-Asia relations. Curated by Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Curator of Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society, the exhibition comprises fifty-six outstanding stone, metal, and ceramic objects from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia from the collection that John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller donated to Asia Society. These works are complemented by a series of original photographs of earlier Rockefeller collections of Asian art by artist (and great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Rockefeller) Mary Louise Pierson. Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America was organized by Asia Society Museum, New York. Presentation at the McMullen Museum was designed by Diana Larsen and underwritten by Boston College with support from the Patrons of the McMullen Museum.

When: Mar 11, 2010 10 AM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 11, 2010 11 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11 )
Islamic Civilization and Societies Distinguished Lecture Series - Dr. William Chittick and Dr. Sachiko Murata
Location: HIggins 300
Contact: Kathleen Bailey

"The Sufi Influence of Chinese Muslim Thought," by William Chittick, and "The Neo-Confucian Sympathies of Chinese Muslims," by Sachiko Murata.

Drs. Sachiko Murata and William C. Chittick are professors of religious studies at Stony Brook University. Dr. Murata’s early work on the parallels between Islamic and Far Eastern cosmology and psychology, published as The Tao of Islam: A Sourcebook on Gender Relationship in Islamic Thought (1992), led to her more recent investigations of Muslim thinking in the Chinese language. Dr. Chittick has written and translated numerous books on major representatives of the Sufi tradition, such as Rumi and Ibn Arabi, and has highlighted Sufism’s common ground with Islamic philosophy, as in Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World (2007).



When: Mar 11, 2010 4 PM to Mar 11, 2010 6 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16 )
Boston College Distinguished Lecturer in Mathematics Series
Location: Cushing 212
Contact: Michelle Matel

Professor Benson Farb (University of Chicago) will speak on "Topology, dynamics and geometry of surfaces (and their remarkable relationships)" Abstract: Surfaces can be considered from many different angles: their shape (i.e. topological structure), their geometry (e.g. curvature), and the behavior of fluid flows on them. In this talk I will describe three beautiful theorems, one for each of these aspects of surfaces. I will also try to explain the remarkable fact that these seemingly completely different viewpoints are intimately related. This talk will be geared towards those with some familiarity with calculus.

When: Mar 11, 2010 4 PM to Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16 )
Idols and Icons: Reflections on the Current State of the Liturgical Reform
Location: Heights Room and adjacent Boston or Newton Rooms
Contact: Gail Rider

Plenary Address: "Idols and Icons: Reflections on the Current State of the Liturgical Reform," John Baldovin, S.J., Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

When: Mar 11, 2010 4 PM to Mar 11, 2010 6 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16 )
Actuosa Participatio as Right and Duty of Every Baptized Christian
Location: Vanderslice Function Room located on lower campus
Contact: Gail Rider

Plenary Address: "Actuosa Participatio as Right and Duty of Every Baptized Christian," Martin Stuflesser, Wuerzburg University.

When: Mar 11, 2010 4 PM to Mar 11, 2010 6 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16 )
Are All Rights Human Rights?
Location: McGuinn 121
Contact: Kate Chappell

Susan Shell is professor at and chair of the Boston College Department of Political Science. Respondent: Father Hollenbach, professor of Theology at Boston College, Boston College Chair in Human Rights and International Justice, and Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice.

When: Mar 11, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17 )
Winston Forum on Business Ethics
Location: Murray Room, Yawkey Center
Contact: Jonah Berman

Jim Koch, Chairman and Clerk, Boston Beer Company

When: Mar 11, 2010 6 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18 )
“Isn’t It Romantic” by Wendy Wasserstein
Location: Robsham Theater, Bonn Studio
Contact: Kim Principi

This play deals with the post-college careers and dilemmas of two former classmates.

When: Mar 11, 2010 7 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: $10
Posted by:evdb

(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 12, 2010 8 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08 )
Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times Exhibit
Location: Social Work Library (McGuinn Hall, Basement)
Contact: GSSW

As part of this year's GSSW Diversity Series Initiative: "Refugees and Immigrants", we invite you to an exhibition at the Social Work Library entitled “Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times”. On display are photographs of refugees and refugee camps taken by Penny Alexander, GSSW Director of International and Part-time Programs, during her site visits to agencies in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Thailand from 2006 to 2009. The exhibition includes the perspectives of three recent GSSW Global Practice students who worked in refugee camps as part of their international field placements. GSSW invites you to experience this exhibition and reflect upon the courage and resilience of refugees around the world.

When: Mar 12, 2010 8 AM to Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08 )
Conservation History: Irish Roots and Boston Craftsmanship
Location: Ford Tower, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Lori Shemanski

The exhibition explores the role of conservator in the John J. Burns Library at Boston College.

When: Mar 12, 2010 9 AM to Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09 )
Caribbean Art: Haitian Paintings & Jamaican Anansi Stories
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Justine Sundaram

This exhibit features twenty paintings from the Dr. Arthur M. Morrissey Haitian Painting Collection; several Haitian paintings acquired from former Houghton Library curator Anne Anninger and selected stories from the Anansi Folktales Collection.

When: Mar 12, 2010 9 AM to Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09 )
A Poet at Work: Brendan Galvin's Papers at the Burns Library
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Lori Shemanski

This exhibit uses the extensive manuscripts Brendan Galvin donated to the John J. Burns Library to illustrate his ways of making poems. Clippings of articles on a subject, often an aspect of natural history, are followed by research notes, sketches, drafts, and the gradual emergence of versions leading to the final poem as published.

When: Mar 12, 2010 9 AM to Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09 )
Books and Their Covers: Decorative Bindings, Beautiful Books
Location: Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room, Boston College Law Library, Newton Campus
Contact: Karen Beck

This exhibit of items in the law library’s Daniel R. Coquillette Rare Book Room collection focuses not on the intellectual content of the books, but rather on what they look like. One often thinks of law books in utilitarian terms, but this exhibit proves they can be objects of delight and desire as well.

When: Mar 12, 2010 9 AM to Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09 )
Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America; the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection from the Asia Society, New York
Location: McMullen Museum of Art
Contact: McMullen Museum of Art

Asian Journeys explores the sociopolitical context for American collecting of Asian art in the post- World War II period with focus on the collecting practice of John D. Rockefeller 3rd (1906–1978) and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909–1992). Founder of Asia Society and son of collectors John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller 3rd played an instrumental role in fostering cultural understanding and cooperation between Asia and America. From 1963 to 1978, art historian and director of the Cleveland Museum, Sherman E. Lee (1918–2008), served as an advisor to the Rockefellers’ collection. The relationship among them, explored in this exhibition, is an extraordinary example of the connections between art collecting and U.S.-Asia relations. Curated by Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Curator of Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society, the exhibition comprises fifty-six outstanding stone, metal, and ceramic objects from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia from the collection that John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller donated to Asia Society. These works are complemented by a series of original photographs of earlier Rockefeller collections of Asian art by artist (and great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Rockefeller) Mary Louise Pierson. Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America was organized by Asia Society Museum, New York. Presentation at the McMullen Museum was designed by Diana Larsen and underwritten by Boston College with support from the Patrons of the McMullen Museum.

When: Mar 12, 2010 10 AM to Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 12, 2010 11 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11 )
Islamic Particularism in Universalist Garb: The New Veil Covering Middle Eastern Governments’ Human Rights Policies
Location: Barat House, First Floor
Contact: Brenna McMahon

Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to bcpogradconf@gmail.com. In conjunction with a lunch starting at 12:00 p.m.



When: Mar 12, 2010 12 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free, Please RSVP
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12 )
Boston College Distinguished Lecturer in Mathematics Series
Location: Higgins 265
Contact: Michelle Matel

Professor Benson Farb, University of Chicago, will speak on "Representation theory and homological stability: some conjectures" Abstract: Homological stability is a remarkable phenomenon in the study of groups and spaces. For certain sequences G_n of groups, for example G_n=GL(n,Z), it states that the homology group H_i(G_n) does not depend on n for big enough n. There are many natural sequences G_n, from pure braid groups to congruence groups to Torelli groups, for which homological stability fails horribly. In these cases the rank of H_i(G_n) blows up to infinity, and in many (e.g. the latter two) cases almost nothing is known about H_i(G_n); indeed there may be no nice "closed form" for the answers. While doing some homology computations for the Torelli group, Tom Church and I found what looked to us like the shadow of a broad pattern. In order to explain it and formulate a specific conjecture, we came up with a notion of "stability of a sequence of representations of group G_n". We began to realize that this notion can be used to make other predictions: from group representations to Malcev Lie algebras to the homology of congruence groups. Some of these predicitions are known results, while others are not known. In this talk I will explain our broad conjectural picture via some of its many instances. No knowledge of either representation theory or group homology will be assumed. This talk is intended for a mathematically sophisticated audience.

When: Mar 12, 2010 3 PM to Mar 12, 2010 4 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
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(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15 )
Prof. Eva Kittay Lecture
Location: TBA
Contact: Marina McCoy

Prof. Eva Kittay, SUNY Stonybrook, will speak on the philosophy of disability as part of the Albert J. Fitzgibbons Lecture Series in philosophy.

When: Mar 12, 2010 4 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16 )
"Life not Worthy of Living": Race, Disability and the Nazi's T-4 Project
Location: Gason 305
Contact: Marina McCoy

Prof. Eva Kittay, SUNY Stonybrook, will speak on the philosophy of disability as part of the Albert J. Fitzgibbons Lecture Series in philosophy.

When: Mar 12, 2010 4 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16 )
Human Rights and the Use of Force
Location: BC Law Auditorium, East Wing, Room 120
Contact: Brenna McMahon

Sarah Sewall, lecturer in Public Policy and Program Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. Respondent: Ward Thomas, associate professor, Holy Cross, Department of Political Science.

When: Mar 12, 2010 5 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
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(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17 )
“Isn’t It Romantic” by Wendy Wasserstein
Location: Robsham Theater, Bonn Studio
Contact: Kim Principi

This play deals with the post-college careers and dilemmas of two former classmates.

When: Mar 12, 2010 7 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: $10
Posted by:evdb

(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19 )
BabyBuzz-presented by ViaCord
Official Website: BabyBuzz-presented by ViaCord
Location: 300 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467

Expecting? Are you banking your babies cord blood? Please join us for a FREE hour-long session aimed at educating expecting families on the benefits of cord blood banking. Learn how cord blood stem cells are saving lives today. Light snacks and drinks will be provided, and attendees will be able to register to win great prizes.

Hurry Space is limited!

Contact the BabyBuzz line to RSVP today~

E-mail: babybuzz@viacord.com

phone: 617-914-3989

Saturday March 13th at 11:00am
OR
Thursday March 18th at 7:00pm


When: Mar 13, 2010 12 AM to Mar 18, 2010 12 AM
Where: Borders - Chestnut Hill in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: FREE
Posted by:evdb

(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00 )
Library Exhibit: Two Centuries of Faith--The Influence of Catholicism on Boston 1808-2008
Location: O'Neill Library
Contact: Alanna Valdez

Explore the new C21 Center library exhibit featuring University Historian Thomas O'Connor's book: "Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston--1808-2008." Boston offers a rich history of the Catholic tradition. Visit O'Neill library to uncover the images, publications, and artifacts that represent the two centuries of the Archdiocese of Boston.

When: Mar 13, 2010 8 AM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08 )
Caribbean Art: Haitian Paintings & Jamaican Anansi Stories
Location: O’Brien Fine Print Room, John J. Burns Library
Contact: Justine Sundaram

This exhibit features twenty paintings from the Dr. Arthur M. Morrissey Haitian Painting Collection; several Haitian paintings acquired from former Houghton Library curator Anne Anninger and selected stories from the Anansi Folktales Collection.

When: Mar 13, 2010 10 AM to Mar 13, 2010 2 PM
Where: Boston College in Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Posted by:evdb

(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10 )

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