BAIC History

1968

• Fr. Michael P. Walsh, S.J., then President of BC, 发起了黑人人才搜索(NTS)计划, allocating $100,在四年时间里为X名学生服务.

1968-1975

• OASP was characterized by short-term staffing and increased student responsibility to help provide services, 包括招聘和财政资助分配. The program was renamed "Black Talent Program."
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1975

• The new President, Fr. Donald Monan, S.J., launched a study of Minority Education at BC, resulting in the replacement of the student-run Black Talent Program with the appointment of a full-time minority counselor and the program name was changed to “Minority Student Programs.”

1979

• 在阿尔弗雷德·费利西亚诺和瓦莱丽·刘易斯领导的学生团体的鼓励下, 董事会批准更名为“非洲裔美国人办公室”, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American) Student Programs."

1979

• 在阿尔弗雷德·费利西亚诺和瓦莱丽·刘易斯领导的学生团体的鼓励下, 董事会批准更名为“非洲裔美国人办公室”, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American) Student Programs."

 1979 to 2005

• OASP flourished under Dr. Donald Brown, who established many hallmark programs such as the Options through Education (OTE) Transitional Summer Program and the Benjamin Elijah Mays Mentoring Program. 
  

2006

• 工作人员继续在这个坚实的基础上采取新的举措, such as the Community Research Program (CRP), the SANKOFA Leadership Program, and Dialogues on Race (DOR), 满足千禧一代学生的需求.

2006-2008

• 庆祝西娅·鲍曼修女学者招待会20周年. In addition, the University Fellowship Committee attended the reception to share information about many fellowship and scholarship opportunities with the students.

• Successfully completed the first year of CRP. The Academic Affairs Sub-Committee of the Educational Policy Committee of Arts and Science granted UN designation and 3 credits to the research seminar.

• 领导庆祝黑人历史月. 我们成立了由AHANA领导委员会组成的第一个黑人历史月委员会, Residential Life, LTL/DIOP, NAACP, African Student Association, L'Association Haitienne, Black Student Forum, African and African Diaspora Studies, and the Career Center.

2008-2009

• Received the “Residential Life Recognition of Excellence Award” and the “2009 Promising Practices in Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Collaboration Award” by NASPA’s Student Affairs Professionals Working With and In Academic Affairs (SAPAA) Knowledge Community.

• 实施新措施，例如在CRP中设立亚裔美国人轨道, the SANKOFA Leadership Program for males, and DOR.

• 将“姐妹们谈谈”和“世界节日”纳入OASP的项目组合.

2009-2010

• 与学生团体合作庆祝AHANA首字母缩略词成立30周年.

• 庆祝OTE项目30周年.

• Expanded SANKOFA Leadership Program to include sponsorship of an overnight retreat at the beginning of the year, group project presentations, basketball intramurals, and more community service.

• 领导庆祝第一个西班牙/拉丁裔传统月.

• 亲手送463个关怀包裹(笔记本，我们提供的服务清单，名片， & 糖果)到AHANA 2013届学生的房间.
• 社区电子游戏正规平台计划(CRP)获得了NASAP和SAPAA颁发的“前景实践奖”

2010-2011

• Convened a group of 22 faculty and administrators and 22 student leaders to discuss ways to better support Black students and create a stronger sense of community.

• 与其他领导力项目合作，将其带入校园 Michael K. Durkin, '77,马萨诸塞州湾和梅里马克谷联合之路的总裁兼首席执行官.

• 使用Facebook, Twitter和MyBC创建了一个社交媒体形象.

2011-2012

• The most important highlight of the year was completing the APR process and having the opportunity to reflect on our programs in order to consider ways in which we can serve the students more effectively.
• BHM委员会的一大亮点是Fr. Michael.  他在协调与神父的会议方面发挥了重要作用. Lahey, Fr. Tony Penna, and Fr. 通知并邀请他们参加BHM的活动. At these meetings, 我们能够向他们所有人赠送礼物，并感谢他们一直以来的支持.
• 2011年11月，电子游戏软件首次举办了美洲原住民传统月庆祝活动, 我们与美国原住民协会(SNAP)共同发起的.  Though a pilot program this first year, 同学们的反应和评价都是积极和鼓舞人心的.  Many students from SNAP began brainstorming on ways to enhance and improve the celebration next year.  为期一个月的庆祝活动包括四个关键活动.  The opening ceremony, which had about 45 people in attendance, 为参与者提供了一个了解更多美洲原住民历史的机会, music, culture, and customs.  参加活动的人可以买到正宗的美洲原住民包、珠宝等等.  接下来的三个活动包括一个“捕梦网”工作坊, 一部关于万帕诺亚格部落的获奖电影, 这个月的最后一场烹饪工作坊是正宗的美洲原住民美食.
• The two main highlights for 2012 APAHM were: 1) the expansion of Project HAPA – Project HAPA committee worked on four events through the months of March and April to get the discussion of multiracialism started on campus with a particular focus on hapa (people of mixed racial descent with partial Asian and/or Pacific Islander heritage) students; 2) the restructuring of the Festival event – The committee worked hard to collaborate with Asian Caucus and ALC organizations. 总之，电影节对与会者来说更具互动性

• The Mays Mentoring Program celebrated its 20^th Anniversary. For the Kick-Off Event, we invited Dr. Dereck Rovaris to speak on his knowledge of Dr. 以及他对师徒关系的电子游戏正规平台. The 20^th Anniversary also featured the Mentor/Protégé Spotlight videos; we commissioned LaDante McMillion (A&S, 2012) to interview mentor-protégé pairs to talk about what their relationship meant to them and how they had grown due to their mentorship. Five video spotlights were created in total.
• 我们成立了由校友组成的OTE顾问委员会, current OTE students, parents, Boston College faculty, and experts in transitional programs.   The purpose of the committee is to advise, assist, promote, 并支持OTE项目，使其成长和发展.  The Board had its first meeting in April 2012.

2012-2013

• 今年的年度烧烤是参加人数最多的一次，约有250名学生参加.  The increase in participation was due to a new evening schedule (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm) and a multi-prong approach to advertising, 会议局提供的南方烧烤, the courtesy planners, and the music by Zumix, 一个非营利性组织，授权年轻人用音乐来积极改变他们的生活.
• 社区电子游戏正规平台研讨会被批准以满足多样性要求
• APAHM celebrated its 10^th anniversary
• OASP organized an Anti-defamation League’s train-the-trainer program which included the departmental staff along with representatives from Residential Life and the Student Programs Office. 
• 在APR过程中创建了以下新程序:
  • Identity Development Institute: This is a pilot program whose purpose is to create a safe space for the undergraduate students to reflect, gather, 并就他们的社会身份(种族)进行丰富的对话, gender, social class).   These institutes will be done in conjunction with the Center for Student Formation and the Institute for the Promotion of Race and Culture. They will be assessed using a pre and post instrument and a survey to assess the impact of the program two months following their participation in the Institute.
  • 注册学生组织文化能力计划: The program will create participant surveys for each individual workshop that will assess satisfaction with the training as well as what participants learned from participating in the training workshops in terms of diversity, identity, biases, etc.
    
  • 住宿顾问文化能力培训计划: The program will create participant surveys for each individual training session/workshop that will assess satisfaction with the training as well as what participants learned from participating in the training workshops in terms of diversity, identity, biases, etc.
  • Pathways to Racial Justice Advocacy: The purpose of this faculty-facilitated pilot seminar is to provide students with the opportunity to (1) explore issues of white privilege in a facilitated, safe setting; (2) build upon one’s cultural competency; and (3) develop pathways to critical civic engagement for racial justice.

2013-2014

• Community Building Activities, CBI: This initiative was created to help build unity across areas of difference within the undergraduate student population. Events include: Annual BLOCK Party, Bowman Art Collaborative, Sunday Linners, and Sister Thea Bowman Legacy Week
• 2013年夏天，我们聘请了一位新的助理主任. Joshua Manlove. Mr. 曼洛夫的新角色负责DOR和文化能力项目.
• AHANA学生项目办公室完成了他们的行政项目审查(APR)过程. 这个过程包括一个新的办公室名称:Thea Bowman AHANA和跨文化中心, and new office location: Maloney Hall, Suite 455.

2014

• Boston College rededicated the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center at its new location in Maloney Hall on Nov 13, 25 years after first bestowing Sister Bowman’s name on the headquarters for its efforts to promote diversity in the University Community.

2015 - 2016

• Created a new leadership program, Bowman Advocates for Inclusive Culture, to help launch a pilot program to first year students involving the Campus of Difference cirriculum; Recruited and trained 24 Bowman Advocates for the 2016-2017 AY.
• Planned, organized, 执行14次文化能力工作坊/培训, 包括6个Campus of Difference工作坊. Groups include: Women's Center Student Workers, Kostka Women's Experience, Multicultural Living Experience, Emerging Leaders Program, Appalachia Leaders, Health Coaches, Study Abroad Participants, Freshmen League Captains, and ERA class in the Lynch School. 
• Postive growth in the Nursing Outreach Program, which included a semester newsletter, a new mentoring initiative, volunteer opportunities, 并在多样性和学生支持方面与CSON建立更牢固的伙伴关系.