Established in 1999, the Affiliates Program empowers Black, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Native American professional staff and faculty to enrich their professional skills and build connections with colleagues through professional development and mentorship opportunities. All members of the BC community are welcome to participate in the University Affiliates Program.
Established in 1999, the Affiliates Program empowers Black, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Native American professional staff and faculty to enrich their professional skills and build connections with colleagues through professional development and mentorship opportunities, gaining a heightened sense of strategic issues and opportunities affecting Boston College as a Jesuit, Catholic university. All members of the BC community are welcome to participate in the University Affiliates Program.
Purpose
The University Affiliates Program is designed to:
- Offer employees, interested in careers in higher education, opportunities to broaden their professional experiences and deepen their knowledge about other areas of the University.
- Provide employees with the opportunity to strengthen their sense of community, increasing their institutional network through the program’s cohort model.
- Support the development of employees by facilitating mentoring relationships with senior leadership or Affiliates alumni, offering a series of educational seminars and structuring networking opportunities.
Monthly seminars are offered and incorporate a range of active-learning techniques (case studies, presentations, and discussions) while addressing critical themes in higher education administration such as leadership and institutional change, strategic planning, institutional budgets, academic and student affairs, human resources, information technology, and communications strategies.
Apply
The deadline for applications for 2024-2025 is Monday, August 12, 2024.
All applicants must submit electronically to jabril.robinson@jmswierski.com:
- A resume
- A one-page statement of interest (single-spaced, 500-word minimum) addressing the following:
- Why do you want to participate in the Affiliates Program?
- How will the program contribute to your professional development?
- What specifically are you hoping to learn or gain from participating in the Affiliates Program?
- What do you hope to contribute?
- One letter of recommendation from your direct supervisor (Director, Dean, or Vice President) acknowledging the program’s required time commitment and encouraging you to participate (reflective of the personal statement criteria above). If your direct supervisor is not the dean, vice president, or director of your department, please ensure that they are copied on the letter.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria include, but are not limited to, a minimum of one year of professional (or equivalent) work experience at Boston College by the start date of the Affiliates Program, and the support of the applicant’s University department. All members of the BC community are welcome to apply.
Schedule
*All sessions, except the closing ceremony, will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.*
** Schedule subject to change.**
| Session | Date |
|---|---|
| Orientation/Session 1 | October 8, 2024 |
| Session 2 | October 29, 2024 |
| Session 3 | November 19, 2024 |
| Session 4 | December 17, 2024 |
| Session 5 | January 14, 2025 |
| Session 6 | January 28, 2025 |
| Session 7 | February 18, 2025 |
| Session 8 | March 11, 2025 |
| Closing Ceremony | April 9, 2025 |
testimonials
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What meaningful takeaways and action steps have graduates of the Affiliates Program embraced, both during, and after its completion? Learn more in this video.
University Affiliates 2023-2024 academic year participants
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