Retired Faculty
News & Notes
BC's McMullen Museum of Art Tour on April 3rd.
The McMullen Museum of Art has graciously arranged a docent-led tour of its current exhibition, "Wonders of Creation: Art, Science and Innovation in the Islamic World" for BCARF members. The tour will take place at 2 PM on Thursday, April 3 at the McMullen Museum on the Brighton Campus. This tour time has been arranged so that it will follow our BCARF seminar that day, which will feature retired Communication Department faculty member Ann Marie Barry, who will be speaking on "The Mind of Art: An Exposition of How Visual Perception Interfaces with Cognition and Aesthetic Appreciation." Thus, there may be some complementarity between the seminar topic and the tour. However, if you do not attend the seminar, you may still join the tour by arriving at the McMullen Museum between 1:45 and 2 PM that day.
Annual Banquet on May 21st.
The annual Boston College Retired Faculty Association banquet will be held on campus in the Murray Room at the Yawkey Center at 6 PM on Wednesday, May 21st. It is a wonderful event with a chance to meet with your colleagues, catch up on what is going on at BC, win some prizes, and have a great meal.
Retirement Resources.
The Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) is a national consortium of college and university retirement organizations for faculty and staff. Your BCARF is a member. AROHE sponsors periodic webinars, group travel opportunities and other programming that may be of interest to retired faculty. Descriptions and registration information for AROHE programs can be found at their website, arohe.org..
See your colleagues in person at the BCARF meetings.
The Boston College Association of Retired Faculty Programs, Topical Seminars, and Book Club meetings (see schedule below) will be held at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton. This is also the location of the BCARF office. The office is the first office on your left as you enter the building. Faculty are welcome to use the resources there.
A light buffet lunch will be served before both the the Program Meetings and the Topical Seminar Meetings. Lunch begins at 11:30 AM, followed by the meeting at noon.
CATCH UP WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES. The latest BCARF Newsletter covering events, meetings, and what your colleagues have been up to in 2024 is now available. You can read it by clicking on the image to the right. Many thanks to Alec Peck for an outstanding job putting together a great issue. You are sure to enjoy it.
The 2024 Retired Faculty Newsletter
2024-2025 Retired Faculty Programs, Seminars and Book Club Meetings
Each semester BCARF schedules a docent-led tour of the current exhibition at BC's McMullen Museum of Art. Contact Alec Peck for more information.
The McMullen Museum of Art is located at 2101 Commonwealth Avenue on the Brighton Campus of Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts.
A limited amount of funds has been made available by the Provost’s Office for the purpose of providing grants for projects undertaken by members of the Boston College Association of Retired Faculty.
Grants will support travel and expenses for research, lectures, conferences, education, publishing, volunteer work, or other significant activities carried out directly by the applicant.
For the 2024-25 fiscal year, we will have two rounds of retired faculty research grant awards. The proposal submission deadlines are June 15 and October 15.
The BCARF Grants Committee will award up to two grants, each with a proposed budget between $100 and $1,000. The total grant budget for this first round is up to $1,500. The first round is intended for retired faculty who anticipate research expenses to be incurred during the summer of 2024, and any awarded funds will be available around July 1, 2024. It is not required, however, that first-round grant funds be fully used by the end of the summer.
Proposals should be submitted electronically to me at robert.taggart@bc.edu.
Funds remaining in our research grant budget after the first round, will be available for a second round of awards. Again, research grant budgets between $100 and $1,000 will be considered and the second round proposal submission deadline is October 1.
Applications should include the following:
· Cover sheet
· Description of proposed project (two pages maximum)
· Objectives for the proposed work and its significance
· Relationship of proposed project objectives to your longer term goals
· Relationship to other work by you or others
· Proposed budget (one page maximum)
· Summary CV
Criteria of selection:
The merit of the proposal as judged by the reviewers will be the primary criterion. In addition, priority will be given to proposals that will:
· Assist retired faculty members to sustain or redirect their careers in the areas of research, education or service or to make significant progress on important projects
· Likely produce significant results
· Assist in bringing existing projects to a successful conclusion
· Reflect favorably on the University and its community of retirees.
Timing of proposal and award:
Proposals seeking funds for use during the 2024-25 academic year should be submitted by June 15, 2024.
Address proposals to: Bob Taggart.
Expense report receipts should be retained and submitted, up to the amount of the grant, to: Center for Centers, Fiscal and Events Specialist, 10 Stone Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Receipts should be submitted within 1 month of when the expense occurred, and in any event by April 15th. In submitting expenses, original receipts and a BC expense form must be submitted: see
https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/academics/sites/center-for-centers/Business-Services/Financial-Services#tab-policies_and_procedures
and select the “Non-BC Employee Form.”
Research Grants Deadline:
For the 2024-25 fiscal year, we will have two rounds of retired faculty research grant awards. The submission deadlines are June 15 and October 15. The BCARF Grants Committee will award up to two grants, each with a proposed budget between $100 and $1,000.
Research proposals should follow the guidelines on the BCARF website (scroll down to "Faculty Grants"). Proposals should be submitted electronically to me at robert.taggart@bc.edu.
Faculty Activities:
We have added a new section where we can highlight retired faculty activities. These might include books, research papers, community service, volunteer work, or any other items that you think might be of interest to your retired faculty colleagues. If you wish to have an item posted, send the information to Bob Taggart at robert.taggart@bc.edu
You can access this new section by selecting the menu called "Activities" at the top of this page.