'You Are Today Called to Service and to Greatness'
Sept. 11, Church crises are common themes in Commencement talks
The United States' ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, R. Nicholas Burns '78, issued a JFK-like call to service to Boston College graduates whose senior year has been shadowed by grave crises in the world and the Catholic Church.
R. Nicholas Burns, the American ambassador to NATO, addresses the graduates during Monday's Commencement Exercises in Alumni Stadium. (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)
Text of Commencement Address by R. Nicholas Burns
Citations for the 2002 Honorary Degree Recipients
Finnegan Award Winner Finds Leadership a Challenge, Not a Burden
Photos: BC's Day in the Sun
University to Launch Study of Church Crisis
Program will draw on BC scholars to explore issues and challenges facing Catholicism
University President William P. Leahy, SJ, has announced plans for a "special academic focus" at Boston College over the next two years to examine issues relating to the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
For Service Award Winner, BC Is One 'Big Family'
When he first arrived at Boston College in 1994 from his native Haiti, Dishroom Supervisor Lionel Charles [right] thought he should do something to thank the University for making him a part of its "big family," he says.
