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BC Shuttle Buses

Baccalaureate Mass (Sunday) - Free shuttle buses for general guests plus handicapped buses for disabled guests (plus one individual to assist) will be available after the Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday outside Conte Forum - Gate B to shuttle guests to the Parent and Graduate Reception on O'Neill Plaza.

Commencement Day (Monday) - Free shuttle buses will be available all day on Commencement Day to transport guests to and from satellite parking areas (Newton Campus, Brighton Campus, and the Chestnut Hill Mall) plus after the main ceremony to transport guests around the perimeter of the campus to individual diploma ceremonies (see BC Shuttle Bus Map/Bus Stops below) and later return guests to their arrival points.

Shuttle Bus Routes

Before and during Main Ceremony

  • Chestnut Hill Mall to Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E
  • Brighton Garage/129 Lake Street to Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E
  • Newton Campus Alumni House to College Road/Commonwealth Avenue intersection

After Main Ceremony

  • Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E to Stops 1-7 (Around Campus) ending around 3:30 p.m.
  • Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E to Brighton Garage/129 Lake Street
  • Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E to Chestnut Hill Mall
  • Newton Campus Alumni House to College Road/Commonwealth Avenue intersection

After Individual Ceremonies

  • Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E to Chestnut Hill Mall
  • Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E to Brighton Garage/129 Lake Street
  • STM Ceremony to Beacon Garage/Alumni Stadium Gate E
  • Commonwealth Avenue intersection to Newton Campus Alumni House to College Road

Shuttle Bus Stops

  1. Alumni Stadium Gate E—Campus Shuttles, Brighton Campus, Newton Campus, and Chestnut Hill Mall Satellite parking shuttles, Main Ceremony, CSOM
  2. Campus Green/Stokes/McElroy—CSON and CGSON (Campus Green)
  3. College Road Stop—AHANA Reception
    (72 College Road), CGSOM (Bapst Lawn), LSOE and LGSOE (O’Neill Plaza)
  4. Main Gate—GSSW (Burns Lawn)
  5. St. Ignatius Gate—Woods College (St. Ignatius Church)
  6. Robsham—GA&S (Robsham Theater)
  7. Alumni Stadium Gate D—A&S (Alumni Stadium)
  8. 2101 Comm Ave Lawn, Brighton—STM Ceremony
  9. Newton Campus to College Road/Commonwealth Avenue intersection

Shuttle Bus Map - Use this link to download the Commencement Shuttle Bus Map as a PDF.

Golf Cart Service - In addition, golf cart service is set up to transport disabled guests and one person to assist to/from the shuttle bus stops and diploma ceremony sites.

O'Neill Plaza in Summer

O'Neill Plaza in the summer