BC awarded its first degrees to 13 students in 1877. Read more about that milestone in the latest issue of Boston College Magazine. (Photo by Gary Wayne Gilbert)

In 1954, alumnus Fr. Daniel Linehan, S.J., then director of BC's Weston Observatory, joined the U.S. Navy's Operation Deep Freeze to Antarctica, after which a glacier was named in his honor. Learn more in an exhibit at O'Neill Library, drawn from the Burns Library Linehan Collection.

Zhang Jei Ming, known as Hunter at the orphanage where he lives in Qingdao, China, has been a part of new alumnus Spencer Kim's life since they met six years ago. BC Chronicle

Carroll School of Management Information Systems Associate Professor Jerry Kane was fitted with Google Glass — 'augmented reality glasses' available to the public through an application process now closed — at Google HQ in New York earlier this month.

Two sculls donated to the men’s crew team by alumnus Thomas Lacy '93 have been named in honor of BC Jesuits: Canisius Professor and Jesuit Institute Director T. Frank Kennedy, S.J., (at right with team members and the new boat), and the late Denis Moran, S.J., former Theater Dept. chair. BC Chronicle

Congratulations to participants in BC's latest HEALTHY YOU 'Walk Across Campus' challenge. In addition to walking a total distance nearly as far as a jaunt to the moon, they also racked up the equivalent of 117,766 flights of stairs and were active for 15.7 million minutes.

After last night's storm, a double rainbow. Photo by Carroll School of Management Associate Professor John Gallaugher.

A moment aloft in front of a portal at Madinat al-Zahra, an archeological site outside of Cordoba, for Calderwood Professor Jonathan Bloom (center) and BC students at the Granada Institute of International Studies in Spain.

June 14 is Flag Day in the U.S., occurring in National Flag Week, which will conclude on Saturday.

Video highlights from BC's
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2013.

The formal dedication of new humanities building Stokes Hall took place June 7, and included remarks by award-winning author David McCullough. At right: McCullough, University President William P. Leahy, S.J., benefactors Patrick T. Stokes and his wife Aja. (Photo by Rose Lincoln)

Lynch School of Education graduating Claire Geruson (second from left) is this year's winner of BC's highest Commencement honor, the Finnegan Award. BC Chronicle

Near the end of the spring semester, students in BC's Ignatian Society and the School of Theology and Ministry paid a visit to Jesuits in residence at Campion Center in Weston.

BC's new humanities building, Stokes Hall, will be formally dedicated in honor of benefactor, alumnus and trustee Patrick T. Stokes today, with a slate of events including remarks by award-winning author and honorary degree recipient David McCullough. BC Chronicle | Look inside all 36 classrooms with Boston College Magazine | Watch the construction (in about a minute!)

BC's new humanities building, Stokes Hall, will be formally dedicated in honor of benefactor, alumnus and trustee Patrick T. Stokes on Friday, June 7, with a slate of events including remarks by award-winning author and honorary degree recipient David McCullough. BC Chronicle | Look inside all 36 classrooms with Boston College Magazine

The past academic year was a highly successful one for BC students seeking fellowships and scholarships. Read about this year's Fulbright Award winners: BC Chronicle

Four undergraduates' work hand-decorating and sewing book covers under the direction of Burns Library staff is on view in an online exhibit sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, a first for BC students. BC News Release

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2013!
Welcome back to the Heights, Eagles.
We've missed you!

Congratulations and thanks to Emily Hobbs '13, who has been the photographer behind Boston College Instagram since its launch in September by the Office of News & Public Affairs. More than 30 thousand users now follow the channel.

View Commencement 2013 video highlights here. (Photo at right by Caitlin Cunningham)

University President William P. Leahy, S.J., with the 2013 honorary degree recipients. Read the degree citations here

Some 4,400 students received degrees at the University's 137th Commencement Exercises on May 20. Photos | Full ceremony video | Read news coverage in the item below.

In life, 'we can allow our experience to strengthen us or diminish us," Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said in his address to the Sesquicentennial Class of 2013. 'The choice is ours. As graduates of Boston College, I know what yours will be.' More on the Taoiseach's speech and Commencement 2013 in the news item below. (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)
 

Congratulations and best wishes
to the Class of 2013!

Congratulations to all graduating seniors, and welcome to campus, parents, families and friends!

In 2013, there are many seniors to remember. Six members of the graduating class who exemplify what's best about Boston College discuss their years at the Heights in this video and in the BC Chronicle

The Gasson Hall quadrangle will undergo a major reconstruction this summer, a project that will include regrading, landscaping and other changes. Work will begin May 21. BC Chronicle

Information stored on mobile devices (smart phones, iPads, tablets, et. al.) is often the target of theft during travel. Learn what you can do to protect data before, during, and after a trip. Faculty and staff can participate in this month’s Security Awareness Contest for a chance to win great prizes. Learn more at bc.edu/security
 

On the Connell School of Nursing's third clinical service trip to Haiti, 21 Boston College faculty, students, and alumni cared for up to 200 patients a day in mobile clinics and in orphanages. Video

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent campus lockdown, BC's Baseball Eagles paid a pregame tribute to the Boston College Police, who worked tirelessly to keep the University safe. BC Chronicle (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)