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Welcome to Emmanuel College. Emmanuel College is academic excellence in the Table of Contents liberal arts and sciences. The Emmanuel Learning Experience 2 Boston 3 It is commitment to mission and service to others. The Sciences 4 It is discovery through research, internships and global study. Research + Scholarship 6 It is community spirit on campus and beyond. Internships + Career Development 8 It is engagement with the vibrant and diverse city of Boston. Colleges of the Fenway 10 Study Abroad 11 It is a place to bring your all. A place to call your own. A place Start Here — Campus + Boston Map 12 where you can make a difference and discover your passion. Campus + Residence Life 14 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur 16 Mission + Ministry 17 It is personal. Athletics 18 It is powerful. Leadership + Engagement 20 It is your next step. Alumni Network 22 Visit + Apply 24 Welcome to Emmanuel College. The Emmanuel Learning Experience A HANDS-ON APPROACH Here, every class is taught by a professor, not a teaching assistant, creating a deep, personal student-faculty relationship that begins on day one. With more than 50 areas of study to explore, our goal is to instill in you the knowledge, skills and habits of a mind developed through the study of the liberal arts and sciences. We are a community with a lifelong passion for teaching and learning, rooted in the commitment to rigorous intellectual inquiry and the pursuit of truth. We believe in an education shaped by the Catholic intellectual tradition — one that develops your academic potential, your sense of self and your commitment to serve others. Students who demonstrate superior academic ability and promise are invited to participate in our Honors Program — a four-year academic and co-curricular program to sharpen your critical thinking, enhance Academic Support your communication skills and open doors to fascinating research A GUIDED PATH TO EXCELLENCE opportunities in a wide range of disciplines. Beginning at Orientation, your academic advisor will help you Our goal is to position you for success at the college level, for a lifetime transition into college life. You’ll meet regularly to develop a four-year of learning and for participation in a diverse and global society. It is academic plan, select courses, review your academic progress and tap all part of our founding mission: to transform lives and make a better into additional resources. world with a strong values-based education. In the Academic Resource Center (ARC), you’ll find the programs, peers and professionals to help hone your learning skills, improve your writing abilities and turn tutoring into a powerful resource. 2 Boston LEARN ON LOCATION IN A HISTORIC, GLOBAL CITY We live in a vibrant, international, culturally rich, sports-crazed and intellectually engaged city, and we take advantage of it at every turn. During art class, you won’t just look at slides of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, you’ll stand before the painting in the Museum of Fine Arts. In chemistry, you won’t just read about pH levels, runoff and ecosystems, you’ll analyze them in the collection of brooks, ponds and culverts known as Boston’s Muddy River. As part of a service-learning course, you will take the knowledge learned in class and immediately apply it to effect positive change in the community. These elective courses — in art or education, science or sociology, history or business — partner with local organizations to provide you with significant experiences that extend your classroom into the community. Courses have included “Catholic Social Teaching,” “Spanish at Work in the Community” and “Management Research for Positive Change.” 17-acre campus in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood 3 The Sciences A WORLD-CLASS SETTING FOR DISCOVERY The sciences have been an integral part of an Emmanuel College education since its early years. Our neighbors are some of the most prestigious medical, academic and research institutions in the world. This location offers you unmatched opportunities in the highly competitive fields of science, technology and health care. The Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center Welcome to academics in action. The Wilkens Science Center is a 47,500- square-foot, world-class facility where a new generation of students like you can achieve scientific literacy and prepare for high-growth professions and graduate study. This is a commitment to your future that reflects our mission, with a state-of-the-art space that enhances interactive teaching and learning. Beyond science excellence, this building also demonstrates a commitment to our shared future of green sustainability with its energy-efficient operating systems and design elements. student-faculty ratio means small, 14 :1engaging and interactive classes 4 Floors Classrooms for Bonds: Science Living-Learning all academic areas Community Programs in the Sciences This exciting science-specific, integrated learning environment for residential students is designed to intensify and expand your Labs educational experience beyond the classroom. Science You’ll live in the same residence hall with other students who are Center equally driven by their love of science. And you’ll learn together, by the supported by computers loaded with science software, organized Square feet of tutoring and study sessions, special faculty presentations and numbers academic space 47,500 conversations, peer mentoring and more. Emmanuel + Merck Emmanuel is the only college in the country with a private pharmaceutical research facility right on campus. Merck Research Laboratories — Boston opened its 12-story, 300,000 square-foot facility at Emmanuel in 2004. The Merck partnership offers the Emmanuel community unique academic and scholarship opportunities. 5 Research + Scholarship SET YOURSELF APART At Emmanuel, professors are always on the look out for outstanding papers that can be delivered at national conferences in areas such as science, psychology or political science, as well as poems, stories and essays that can be published in anthologies and literary journals. Here, undergraduates work shoulder-to-shoulder with faculty on major research projects and regularly see their work in print. At most colleges, this experience is only for graduate students, who strive to be noticed in the sea of students eager for the privilege of stepping into world-class research labs. Working closely with faculty, even in the first year, is part of the fabric of the Emmanuel experience. Faculty members have distinguished reputations and maintain connections all over the world, but they choose to teach at Emmanuel because they are driven to be part of your transformation. Just ask any of these students. 40 students conducting summer research on campus 6 This photo currently below the effective print resolution. Jenny, Class of 2014 Research: “The Functions of Alternative Schooling for At-Risk Youth; Through the Eyes of Teachers” presented at the Eastern Sociological Annual Meeting in New York City. Simon, Class of 2014 Awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in India to study politics, Islamic culture, religious integration and the Urdu language. Rijad, Class of 2016 Research: “Badiou: Religion as Event” presented at the 6th Annual North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and Philosophy in Philadelphia, Pa. Briana, Class of 2015 Research: “Development of a Single Molecule DNA Cleavage Assay” presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society in Philadelphia, Pa. Emma, Class of 2015 Research: “Application of Biodetergents for the Facilitation of Lysyl Oxidase Purification” presented in the division of biological chemistry at the 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans, La. 40 students conducting summer research on campus 7 Internships + Career Development EXPERIENCE. FOR REAL. Intellectual rigor meets practical reality and theory meets practice in valuable internships across all disciplines. Your internship will be a pivotal component of your educational experience and an essential opportunity in your journey toward both a professional career and graduate school. Our Career Center will help guide you through the process and provide you with such resources as the HireSaints database, where you can access more than 1,200 internship listings. Here in Boston, Emmanuel College has partnerships across a broad spectrum of areas, from marketing to financial services, from politics to communications, from law enforcement to health care. Whether at a Fortune 500 or a non-profit, an internship will give you an on-the-spot view of how the world works. A world you are eager to join. A world you may change someday. A world that welcomes Emmanuel students like you. % 90 of students participate in one or more internships 8 Examples of Recent Internships Brianna Major: Global Studies • American Red Cross Internship: Office of Former Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Immigration Intern • Amnesty International “In this role, I served as a liaison to constituents, aiding in the immigration and • Arnold Worldwide Advertising naturalization process. I had the opportunity to meet with Homeland Security and gain • Aramark-Fenway Park valuable knowledge about immigration law and the day-to-day plights of constituents • Big Brothers Big Sisters and their families. After graduation, I intend to explore job opportunities abroad working • Boston Bruins in embassies, which I feel will complement my time spent in the senator’s office.” • Boston Police Crime Lab • Boston Children’s Hospital •