The University recognizes retiring and 25-year employees

Theresa Barba '80, M.S. '02
Quality Improvement Coordinator, University Health Services, Murray Center for Student Wellness
Joined BC in 1988

“I started as a part-time nurse in the infirmary on Newton Campus, and for two years I worked alongside my mother, Barbara Sheehan, who was the head nurse. College health nursing has provided me with the opportunity to work with a unique population. Teaching students to advocate for themselves, providing support and intervention for acute physical or mental health issues and helping them to navigate the health care system has provided me with a great sense of pride and satisfaction in my career.

What I will miss most is the opportunity I had to educate students regarding their health concerns. In getting to know some of the students that have touched my life over the years, I have seen the energy, potential, spirit, and leadership they will bring into the world; and it has been my distinct honor to have provided them care or maybe just a hand to hold, along the way.”

Meyer Chambers
Campus Minister for Liturgical Arts
Joined BC in 2004

“There have been some changes in the administrative structure of the University Mission and Ministry Division while I’ve been here, but what has not changed is Boston College’s commitment to walk the journey with young people as they move into adulthood. There is a clear sense of mission in what my colleagues and I do, which is to be in conversation with students about their lives. Of course, the dramatic advances in social media and other technology have sometimes complicated those conversations, because it influences what students see, hear, and believe. And even as the technology has expanded our ability to be in communication with one another, it’s contributed to what’s been called the siloization of humanity, keeping us separate from one another. But at the crux of BC, as a Jesuit, Catholic university, is the faith commitment, and taking care of people. The University has stood up against this trend.

College is a place for young people to experiment, as we know, and there are sometimes missteps and failures—and that’s true at Boston College, too. But so much of the success here is because of people the University has taught and formed, and who come back to support the mission of BC, and its students. That says something about the character of those who decide to attend BC, and why BC has come as far as it has.”