BC Absorbs Pine Manor College, Establishes Pine Manor Institute For Student Success
Boston College will take over Pine Manor College, a private liberal arts college in Brookline that has been financially struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Pine Manor students will be able to remain at their school for up to two years as part of a BC-subsidized “teach out.” The Pine Manor Institute for Student Success will be established with a $50 million endowment from BC. The institute will provide academic support and outreach programs for underrepresented, low-income students and oversee BC offices including Learning to Learn, Options through Education, and the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center.
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Bruce Springsteen to Speak at Freshman Convocation
Twenty-time Grammy Award winner Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, Born to Run, is this year’s First-Year Academic Convocation book. The book delves into Springsteen’s trials and tribulations growing up in a low-income household in Freehold, N.J. Springsteen’s oldest son, Evan Springsteen, graduated from BC in 2012, and the singer-songwriter has performed at several benefit concerts to raise money for the University. Springsteen will address the Class of 2024 in Conte Forum on Sept. 10.
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BC Lost $154 Million In Investments, Gave $217 Million In Scholarships In FY19, Tax Returns Show
BC’s net assets decreased by $41 million in the fiscal year running from June 2018 to May 2019, according to the University’s annual 990 tax filing. The University’s endowment stood at $2,474,129,000 at the end of that fiscal year, a $93 million decrease from the year prior. The University received nearly $160 million in contributions in FY19, including over $35 million in government grants and nearly $15 million from fundraising events. Former BC football coach Steve Addazio and current men’s basketball coach Jim Christian were the highest earners of the fiscal year, earning over $2.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
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BC Requires Remaining Students to Move Out, Moves All Summer Courses Online
All students remaining on campus were required to move out of residence halls by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the last day of the semester. BC has announced that the second term of summer classes, which lasts from June 22 to Aug. 14, will be held exclusively online. The University made the announcement that the first summer term would be moving online at the beginning of April. Residence halls will be closed for Summer Session 1, and the Office of Residential Life is not currently accepting housing applications for Summer Session 2.
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Matusz Finds New Ways to Maintain the Strength of BC Football
It’s taken some creativity, but BC football strength and conditioning coach Phil Matusz has been maintaining his original training program for his players while they’re scattered across the country. For some players, high school coaches have been able to drop off a few free weights or a barbell. But others have had to make do with squatting weighted backpacks, pushing cars, or chopping wood in order to maintain physical strength. Matusz said the coaching staff was able to install 65 to 70 percent of its strength and conditioning programming before the team went home, while online platforms such as YouTube and Zoom have allowed them to share much of the remaining programming.
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Garro and Greenberg Introduce a New Wave of Creativity to BC Sports
Despite the lack of actual sporting events being played, BC Athletics’ social media engagement is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was at this time last year. The department attributes this increase in digital traffic to a greater emphasis on the creative side of communications, starting with newly hired graphic designer Anthony Garro and video content creator Brent Greenberg.
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Newton Senior Sells Handsewn Masks to Benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank
Newton South High School senior Izzy Klein has launched Masks by Izzy, a company that sells handsewn maks and donates half of the proceeds to the Greater Boston Food Bank. After first accepting orders through text message and JotForm, Klein created her own website to help her keep up with demand. The masks come in men’s, women’s, and children’s sizes and in 28 colors. Men’s and women’s masks cost $12, while children’s masks cost $10.
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