Flourishing Together Origin
The Flourishing Together initiative launched in October 2025 under the leadership of Steve Dalton, then Head of the Theology & Ministry Library, with support from the Institute of Liberal Arts, and in partnership with an interdepartmental coalition drawn from across the Boston College campus. The initiative presented a multifaceted week of programming collectively titled Flourishing Together: Addressing Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation and sought to raise awareness about loneliness, offer community-building exercises, and point to remedies and resources available on campus and beyond.
The week-long initiative kicked off with a launch event featuring a keynote address by Dr. Robert Waldinger, Harvard University, a world-renowned expert on what constitutes a meaningful life. The initiative continued throughout the week with university departments contributing events and programs tailored to that department’s core audience and complementary analog exhibits in five campus libraries.