Jan. 31, 2002 Vol. 10, No. 10
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University Forges Ahead on Technology Front
Boston College undertakes technology projects in academic and student services, even as the search for a new vice president for IT gathers steam
The 21st century is barely a year old, and the technology-aided future envisioned by pundits and prognosticators of the last century has arrived at Boston College. Undergraduates on campus can now use a single card to make purchases in the Bookstore and do their laundry, for example, while faculty are making course materials and related content accessible via the Internet to students.
Top Executives Bring Their Expertise to CSOM Classes
An innovative Carroll School of Management program brings the experience and skills of top-level business executives directly into Boston College's classrooms and advising halls, and organizers report that the new venture has paid immediate dividends to students and mentors alike.

Teaching Philosophy from Experience
Fr. McNellis has plenty of lessons from his own life to offer students
Signing up for the Perspectives on Western Culture class taught by Adj. Asst. Prof. Paul McNellis, SJ (Philosophy), right, may be the closest some students ever come to boot camp.