Minnesota

Join the Boston College Veterans Alumni Network for a special presentation on the unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs of being a member of a military family. Dr. Julie Canfield will highlight some of the significant experiences that are unique to military families including how different family members experience the transition into and out of the military culture in distinct ways. Our all-volunteer military families experience incredible stresses through peace and war unlike those experienced by the greater civilian population including the ever-present threat to families during wartime service. Learn some of the ways in which military families adjust and adapt to these experiences and thrive in the midst of them. Julie Canfield, Ph.D., LICSW, is a clinical instructor in the BC School of Social Work and a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in the Boston area where she specializes in providing behavioral healthcare to service members, veterans, spouses, partners, military children and families impacted by military service. She has been a strong military advocate on campus for student veteran success in higher education and recently authored and published a book on resilience in military family life. Deadline for registration is Friday, March 21, 2025. Questions? Please email bcvets@bc.edu.

Join the Minnesota Boston College Alumni Chapter for a day of local community service on May 3 at Basilica of St. Mary from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Basilica has lots for Eagles to do, including gardening, outdoor clean-up, and general landscaping. Tools and such will be provided, though bringing own work gloves, eye protection, etc., is appropriate. Everyone is welcome, including children and teenagers. Bottled water and boxed lunches will be provided. Please let us know if you have any food allergies. We hope you can join us for a meaningful day of volunteering. Advanced registration is required. If you have any questions, please contact chapters@bc.edu.

Prayer is powerful! We would like to invite our Boston College Alumni family and C21 Center community to spend a little time together each week to reflect and recharge. All are welcome! Join us Wednesdays from 4–4:15 p.m. (EST) on Zoom for a brief time-out to pray. We’ll read the day's Gospel, listen to a brief reflection, offer prayer intentions, and share a group prayer relevant to the week. Please register to receive the Zoom link information for all sessions and a weekly reminder email one hour prior to Pray It Forward.Questions? Contact church21@bc.edu.