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Gathering at the Inn at Castle Hill in Newport, RI in November, 2012.
Left to right: Jo Egan Maguire, Eileen O'Reilly Daschbach, Marj Dever Shea, Dot Raymond O'Reilly, Delia Conley Flynn, Sue McAuliffe Brown, Alicia Sullivan Quirk, Carol Donovan Levis, Mary Peirce Conner Burke.

Newton College Reunion: May 31-June 2, 2013

Plan now to join us for Reunion if you graduated in 1958, 1963, 1968, or 1973.  Watch for your Reunion mailing by the end of February.  Please contact Ian Wallace at ian.wallace.4@bc.edu with questions.

Reunion 2013 Events:

Friday, May 31 - An investiture ceremony and luncheon will be held for all alumnae celebrating their 50th reunion. Tours of the McMullen Art Museum will be held on Friday afternoon. The Newton College Class of 1963 will join BC ’63 alumni for refreshments and entertainment from our era - The Drifters! Reception: $50 pp. For alumnae in the classes of 58, 68 and 73 there will be reserved tables at the Lobster Bake as well as a wine and dessert reception that evening.

Saturday, June 1 – An early morning presentation on the stained-glass windows of Boston College will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives from Newton College Reunion classes. Life at Newton College changed dramatically in the short time span from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, so join your classmates for a stimulating discussion about life on campus while you were here and the major societal shifts that occurred while you were a Newton College student. A garden party lunch will follow the panel discussion and Class Parties will be held on the Newton Campus that evening for the 40th, 45th, 50th and 55th reunion classes.

Sunday, June 2 – Mass at Trinity Chapel will be followed by a Jazz Brunch. Kathleen Hughes, NC63, RSCJ will preach at the Mass.

Online registration and event details will be available March 1 at www.bc.edu/reunion2013. Campus dorm housing will be available from Thursday, May 30-Saturday, June 1, 2013, so make your plane reservations now! Room blocks will also be available at local area hotels.

BOOK CLUBS

To see the list of upcoming Book Club events, please click here.

REGIONAL EVENTS

Check back for upcoming events!

BC COMMENCEMENT: MAY 20, 2013

The Newton College 1963 50th Reunion Class is invited to march  in cap and gown leading the procession at BC's Commencement! 
Click here to register.

Past Event Highlights

On October 22, 2011, the Boston College Alumni Association hosted a mass and reception in honor of Sister Elizabeth White.  The mass, held at Trinity Chapel, was celebrated by William B. Neenan, S.J.  and was attended by many of Sister White’s former students and family. To read the eulogy given by Sister White’s younger sister, Ann Buttrick ’53, and the homily given by Sister Hilda Carey ’50, please see the below links.

Sister Elizabeth White Eulogy given by Ann Buttrick '53

Homily given by Sister Hilda Carey '50