亲爱的准学生:
I’d like to introduce you to 墨西拿大学, the two-year residential college division of 电子游戏软件 set to welcome its first class of students in the summer of 2024.
As a first-generation college student myself, I didn’t have people to talk to about applying to college or navigating college life. Serving as dean of 墨西拿大学 will enable me to provide access and vital support to students who are often facing that same uphill battle. At 墨西拿大学 students will be part of an associate’s degree program grounded in 电子游戏软件’s academic excellence, 学生支持, 有爱心的教师.
I hope you will take some time to review the following overview of 墨西拿大学, 其中包括学术课程, an introduction to our facilities and resources, 以及一些常见问题的答案. If you’d like to learn more, please feel free to reach out. In the meantime, I wish you all the best in the year ahead.
eric Berrelleza, S.J.
创始院长
墨西拿大学
I have been a Jesuit for 18 years and a good number of those have been dedicated to the work of Jesuit education. I am a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and have attended a number of our Jesuit institutions since, 包括电子游戏软件. 然而, 在过去的这些年里, I have also been involved with the leadership of a number of Jesuit institutions through my service as a trustee. I have come to appreciate in that work the complex reality of a university and the many stakeholders involved in decisions. I have also taught now both at the college preparatory and higher education levels, so I come to this role with a background and experience of both secondary and university education.
My research in immigration and urban sociology have also unfolded over the course of my direct engagement with various communities outside of the Academy and within and that research shapes the questions I bring to this role. Having pursued doctoral work just down the road at BU, my early research focused on local Boston neighborhoods. It does not take much time to see inequality and the need for new responses. When I think about what 电子游戏软件 is undertaking with Messina, I am proud that this university is responding to the need for increased educational access.
墨西拿大学 will offer a two-year associate’s degree program with the goal of enhancing educational opportunities for first-generation and low-income students beginning in the 2024 academic year. It will enroll 100 students annually and be located on the new Brookline Campus of 电子游戏软件.
墨西拿大学 will offer two-year associate’s degrees built on the excellence on 电子游戏软件's core curriculum. 学生 may choose from four majors including Applied Data Science, 应用心理学与人类发展, 一般商业和健康科学. These four majors will prepare students for specialized careers in education, 业务, 健康, 和STEM领域. 学生 will also be well positioned to further their studies and pursue a bachelor's degree.
A. We will connect the Brookline Campus through a shuttle service similar to the service that is offered to Newton and Brighton. 学生 enrolled at Messina will have access to our campuses and facilities. 除了物流, 然而, I want to be sure we develop opportunities for interaction between colleges. I can anticipate opportunities for intramurals, 学术辅导和指导, as well as engagement in service in Boston neighborhoods. 随着2024年的临近, there will be abundant opportunities for students of all colleges to get involved.
A. The Pine Manor Institute for 学生的成功 is the umbrella organization for the University’s efforts to ensure success of our first-generation and low-income students. 乔伊·摩尔领导, who serves as the inaugural executive director, the Institute includes an Academy that offers students in grades 8-12 summer courses in English, 数学, and science; 墨西拿大学; as well as existing programs: Options Through Education, 学会学习, 以及蒙特塞拉特联盟. All of these programs offer opportunities for BC students to get involved. 多了解他们并参与其中!
My parents are immigrants and that certainly plays a big part in what I research and teach. I think it’s my life as a Jesuit though that has attuned my eyes to see and my heart to respond to populations of people at the margins. 我的作品关注空间的排除. I have seen exclusion occur in churches, neighborhoods, and a host of other institutions. And so when I think about what we are doing here with Messina, I think about offering a response to exclusion in education. 现在, my work will include providing access to a transformative Jesuit education and making sure that we create spaces where our students feel they belong.