Honors program?

[scottj]

<p>Dear EagleAlum : Regarding your posting -

Dean Quigley will be a wonderful interim director. As a student, I was always struck by his friendliness and his ability to remember students’ names and what they were studying etc. That is quite remarkable for a dean of a school as large as A&S. I imagine that he will find someone who will carry on the spirit of what O’Connor achieved for the program.

During the May 2011 College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony, I was personally struck by Dean Quigley’s speech. Among his closing comments from “Boston College to the pending graduates”, he discussed the transformation that students undergo during their short time at Boston College. </p>

<p>While entering students (and their families) might feel it to be a long journey, Quigley eloquenty established in his commencement address that the entire process is only 44 months.</p>

<p>Just 44 months.</p>

<p>It is unrealistic to think that I could capture his fifteen minutes of wisdom in this single post - but when you consider that so much change can occur in just 44 months, you can begin to understand the thrust of his comments.</p>