Ascend Leads are junior or senior women who will guide first-year women in weekly small group conversations and group activities throughout the spring semester. Ascend Leads will help first-year women build a great BC experience through community, conversations, and mentorship.
Lead Applications Opens: August 30, 2022 at 8:00 am
Lead Application Closes: September 19, 2022 at 11:59 pm
As an Ascend Lead, you will meet weekly with your small group of first-year women, build community, plan small group activities, and talk about the shared experience of being women at BC. Boston College women have the opportunity to build a great experience. Be a part of helping our first-year women reach new heights!
All juniors and senior women are invited to be an Ascend Lead.
Ascend Leads commit to:
- Recruiting and selecting first-year participants (weekday evenings in October/November)
- Participating in a weekend long Leads Retreat (Friday, October 14 - Sunday, October 16, 2022)
- Co-facilitating weekly 90 min. meeting with your group of first-year women (January - April)
- Planning 1-2 small group activities with your group of first-year women (between February and April)
- Participating in an all-program overnight with first-year women (Saturday, January 28 - Sunday, January 29, 2023)
- Attending Friday Leads Summits (six total meetings throughout the year)
- Attending optional program-wide events throughout the spring semester (January - April)
Ascend is a program for first-year women through the Center for Student Formation where participants have an opportunity to meet new peers, engage in meaningful conversations about life at BC, and connect with upperclass women mentors. The program consists of weekly small group meetings (two leads, eight first-year women) facilitated by junior and senior women, small group activities, optional program-wide events, and one off-campus overnight. The program launches in the spring semester, but Leads will start preparing and training during fall semester.
For more information about the Ascend program, or if you have any questions, please contact ascend@bc.edu.
The Center for Student Formation is committed to inclusive programs that welcome all students.
A Freshmen League Captain is a junior or senior male who is interested in leading and mentoring a small group of first-year men. Through regular meetings and monthly outings, League Captains will help first-year students learn how to navigate and succeed at Boston College.
Applications open on Monday, August 29, 2022 @ 9:00 AM
*Applications are due Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 11:59 PM
If you have any questions, email frleague@bc.edu
- A junior or senior man at BC.
- A person who wants to (along with a co-captain) mentor a small group of eight freshmen men.
- Someone who is friendly, trustworthy, responsible, and authentic.
Must be available for a Captain’s Retreat on October 21 - 23, 2022.
All Captains should plan to attend the most important part of the program, the Captains' Retreat, on Friday, October 21 - Sunday, October 23, 2022. (If you have a conflict of any kind with that weekend, please STILL APPLY. We can discuss your conflict during your interview. We are flexible and will work with you!)
Participants and leads of the Freshmen League will attend an all-program off-campus overnight event during one of two sessions: dates are January 20 - 21, 2023 and January 27 - 28, 2023. Decisions regarding specific dates for each team will be coordinated at a later date.
Willingness to meet:
- Once every week in the Spring with your team to discuss life at BC
- Once a month for creative programming with freshmen (more details to follow as information becomes available)
- Once a week for five weeks following the Captains' retreat. You'll be with seven other Captains and a young alum who was a Captain
- Once a month with the other League Captains during the Spring
As a Captain you will get to mentor and lead a small group of BC freshmen who will look up to you and seek your advice. You’ll benefit from being part of a group of 80 of the best junior and senior men at BC who have also chosen to serve as Captains. You will be connecting with faculty and staff mentors of your own.
The Center for Student Formation is committed to inclusive programs that welcome all students.
The Center for Student Formation has no GA positions open at the current time. Please check back in February 2023 for anticipated openings.
Halftime Leads help participants understand the themes of Halftime and talk about how to implement these themes into daily life at BC and beyond. If you enjoyed your Halftime experience or would like the opportunity to lead a retreat, you should apply to lead Halftime!
Halftime leaders are responsible for giving a talk and facilitating small groups of participants. Halftime is a free weekend away to share your experiences with others, meet new people, and connect with BC faculty and staff. It will be the job of the leaders to help participants understand the themes of Halftime and talk about how to implement these themes into daily life at BC and beyond.
Lead applications are open to ALL students in the class of 2023 and the class of 2024 even if you have not been on Halftime.
Applications to lead Halftime in the 2022-2023 academic year are now being accepted on a rolling basis. You will be contacted for a 30 minute interview in the first few weeks of the fall semester and if selected you’ll be placed on the November, February or March Halftimes depending on your availability.
Fall 2022 Halftimes
- November 11 – November 13, 2022
Spring 2023 Halftimes
- February 17 – February 19, 2023
- March 24 – March 26, 2023
All Halftime Leads commit to the following:
1) Leading one full Halftime weekend.
2) Attending 5 - 6 training meetings with fellow Leads in the 6 weeks leading up to the actual retreat.
3) Participating in one half-day Lead Team Summit.
- If you've gone on Halftime before, you get to go again!
- Have fun working alongside seven peers to go deeper into the 3 Key Questions and prepare to guide others.
- Work with the Center for Student Formation Staff on retreat preparation.
- Develop leadership skills in small group facilitation.
- Develop public speaking skills in talk preparation.
- Gain a solid grasp of the meaning of Halftime and how it fits into Jesuit education.
A Stride Lead is a junior or senior leader interested in helping sophomore students "find their stride" and feel established at BC. Leads will join their small group of co-ed sophomores at four evening events, share their story during Stride Lead panels, and engage in weekly small group discussions.
Stride is a program specifically designed to help sophomores feel established at BC.
The program introduces second-year student leaders and faculty on campus through a lecture and panel series, builds social connections through regular co-ed small groups, and helps students grow as leaders through a formational retreat experience.
The purpose of the sophomore formation program is to help students begin to ask bigger questions about who they are and who they want to be as a person. In order to be a leader, you first have to know yourself. Stride combines an academic, social, and spiritual approach to help second-year students integrate different aspects of their lives on campus.
Applications open March 1, 2023 and close March 29, 2023.
The Stride Lead position is open to all rising juniors (Class of 2025) and seniors (Class of 2024) who want to help sophomores make roots at BC and grow in their self-knowledge and leadership ability.
The Stride program is for the Fall 2023 semester only.
As a Stride Lead, you will be both a mentor and a facilitator for your small group of eight sophomores with another Junior or Senior co-lead.
Stride Leads will:
- Move in early and attend a Lead Training the weekend before classes start
- Participate in a program-wide kick-off event prior to the first day of classes (Saturday)
- Attend 4 evening events: Panels led by Stride Leads who will have the opportunity to share their story with Stride participants.
- Meet weekly with your co-ed group of eight sophomores
- Attend a weekend overnight experience about leadership and vocation called Halftime
Below are the learning outcomes for student participants and student leaders at the Center for Student Formation.
After engagement with the Center for Student Formation, students will be able to...
- Identify one reflective habit that they have integrated into their lives
- Pursue a mentoring relationship with an adult or older peer
- Demonstrate competence in one of the following areas: public speaking, small group facilitation, or mentoring peers