Established in 1999, the Affiliates Program empowers Black, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Native American professional staff and faculty to enrich their professional skills and build connections with colleagues through professional development and mentorship opportunities. All members of the BC community are welcome to participate in the University Affiliates Program.
Established in 1999, the Affiliates Program empowers Black, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Native American professional staff and faculty to enrich their professional skills and build connections with colleagues through professional development and mentorship opportunities, gaining a heightened sense of strategic issues and opportunities affecting Boston College as a Jesuit, Catholic university. All members of the BC community are welcome to participate in the University Affiliates Program.
Purpose
The University Affiliates Program is designed to:
- Offer employees, interested in careers in higher education, opportunities to broaden their professional experiences and deepen their knowledge about other areas of the University.
- Provide employees with the opportunity to strengthen their sense of community, increasing their institutional network through the program’s cohort model.
- Support the development of employees by facilitating mentoring relationships with senior leadership or Affiliates alumni, offering a series of educational seminars and structuring networking opportunities.
Monthly seminars are offered and incorporate a range of active-learning techniques (case studies, presentations, and discussions) while addressing critical themes in higher education administration such as leadership and institutional change, strategic planning, institutional budgets, academic and student affairs, human resources, information technology, and communications strategies.
Apply
The deadline for applications for 2023-2024 is closed.
All applicants must submit electronically to jabril.robinson@pulounge.com:
- A resume
- A one-page statement of interest (single-spaced, 500-word minimum) addressing the following:
- Why do you want to participate in the Affiliates Program?
- How will the program contribute to your professional development?
- What specifically are you hoping to learn or gain from participating in the Affiliates Program?
- One letter of recommendation from your direct supervisor (Director, Dean, or Vice President) acknowledging the program’s required time commitment. If your direct supervisor is not the dean, vice president, or director of your department, please ensure that they are copied on the letter.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria include, but are not limited to, a minimum of one year of professional (or equivalent) work experience at Boston College by the start date of the Affiliates Program, and the support of the applicant’s University department. All members of the BC community are welcome to apply.
Schedule
*All sessions, except the closing ceremony, will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.*
** Schedule subject to change.**
Session | Date |
---|---|
Orientation/Session 1 | October 10, 2023 |
Session 2 | October 31, 2023 |
Session 3 | November 21, 2023 |
Session 4 | December 12, 2023 |
Session 5 | January 9, 2024 |
Session 6 | January 30, 2024 |
Session 7 | February 20, 2024 |
Session 8 | March 12, 2024 |
Closing Ceremony | April 9, 2024 |
testimonials
University Affiliates 2023-2024 academic year participants
![Bernard Adrien](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Bernard-Adrien.jpg)
Web Maintanence & Program Support Specialist, Service Center
University Mission & Ministry
bernard.adrien@pulounge.com
![Brianna Perez](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Brianna-Perez.jpg)
Acquisitions & Fiscal Assistant, Educational Resource Center
Libraries
perezqi@pulounge.com
![Christopher Phillips](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Chris-Phillips.jpg)
Housing Assignments Specialist
Office of Residential Life
philligo@pulounge.com
![Daniel Chou](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Daniel-Chou.jpg)
Assistant Director, Admissions, Financial Aid & Enrollment
Law School
choudb@pulounge.com
![Leonardo Torres](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Leonardo-Torres.jpg)
Assistant Director, Aquatic & Instructional Programs
Campus Recreation
leonardo.torres@pulounge.com
Associate Director, Graduate Student Services
Lynch School of Education and Human Development
wonggk@pulounge.com
![Sharon Sprague](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Sharon-Sprague.jpg)
Senior Associate Director, Marketing & Communications
Auxilary Services
spragues@pulounge.com
![Wei Qiu](/content/dam/bc1/offices/human-resources/OID/University-Affiliates-Program/uap_2024/Wei-Qiu.jpg)
Sr. Scientific Computational Consultant, Research Services
Information Technology Services
wei.qiu.2@pulounge.com