Boston College Commencement

Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J.

A year ago, Cardinal Chow, S.J., 成为近三十年来首位访问北京的香港主教. Last November, shortly after he was made a cardinal by Pope Francis, he initiated a reciprocal invitation to Beijing Archbishop Joseph Li, whose stay in Hong Kong was the first ever by a Beijing bishop. 周星驰枢机强调了这些进展，他说，他梦想有一天来自大中华地区不同地区的主教和信众聚在一起“一起祈祷”。专家认为，这些进展是加强梵中脆弱关系的象征性姿态.”

梵蒂冈和中国有着漫长而复杂的历史:两国于1951年断绝了外交关系, 官员的双重身份也引发了一些紧张, 国家批准的中国天主教会和忠于教皇的地下教会. 枢机主教周英华表示，希望他的家乡香港成为一座“桥梁”教会，促进罗马和北京之间的友好交流.

从2018年到2021年，周枢机担任中国耶稣会会长, five months after his appointment as bishop. 在进入明尼苏达大学之前，他曾就读于一所由爱尔兰耶稣会士执教的中学, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees; he also holds degrees from Dublin’s Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Holy Spirit Seminary in Hong Kong, Loyola University of Chicago, and Harvard University. 周枢机于2016年出席耶稣会第36届大会. 

Dana Barros

A native of Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, 巴罗斯在大学和职业篮球生涯中都有着出色的表现. The first BC player to score more than 2,他的职业生涯得到了1000分，也是仅有的两名两次领跑东部联盟得分榜的球员之一, Barros received the Nathaniel J. 哈森弗斯“年度雄鹰”奖在他的毕业班优秀的男运动员.

He went on to a 13-year NBA career, amassing 8,895 points as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, and Detroit Pistons. He was an NBA All-Star in 1995. 2005年，他入选波士顿大学大学体育名人堂, and his number 3 was retired in 2017.

Since retiring from the NBA, Barros has been an entrepreneur, public speaker, coach, television analyst, leader of the City of Boston’s Department of Recreation, and a member of the Celtics’ front office. In 2018, he opened the Dana Barros Basketball Club, which hosts practices and workouts, Amateur Athletic Union games, tournaments, and basketball camps; the club is ranked among the top 10 basketball training centers in the U.S.

Two years ago, 巴罗斯回到了高地，协助BC体育与校友参与, media relations, and the launch of a mentorship program for men’s basketball.

Sister Maria Teresa “Tere” de Loera Lopez

Sister Maria Teresa “Tere” de Loera Lopez, 耶稣圣心天主教修女会教师会, was part of the inaugural group of women religious in the U.S.美国-拉丁美洲姐妹交流项目于2014年由天主教扩展部通过康拉德·N·奥巴马发起. Hilton Foundation grant. 这项为期五年的计划提供了在美国获得大学学位的机会.S.，在扩展教区服务穷人，并获得领导和事工技能. 

Through the program, in partnership with Boston College, Sr. 2019年，他获得了伍兹高级电子游戏正规平台学院(Woods College of advanced studies)应用领导力电子游戏正规平台硕士学位.  Beyond the academic experience, BC helped her “learn the American mentality to dream big, to have a vision,” she said in a BC News interview. “I’m better ready to serve my community.” 

Sr. 2020年，蒂尔回到了她的祖国墨西哥，在墨西哥北部的奇瓦瓦州领导一个大型的宗教教育项目. 她服务60个教区，带领12名工作人员，并开车到遥远的教区培训传道员. Despite dangerous journeys through areas run by drug cartels, she is undaunted by the risks and committed to lay leader formation. 她的职业也使她在其他地方服务，包括委内瑞拉和秘鲁. Her U.S. ministry was at St. John the Baptist Parish in the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas.

James O’Connell, M.D.

James (Jim) O’Connell, M.D., 是波士顿无家可归者保健项目(BHCHP)的创始医师和主席, 保健和社会服务提供者的综合网络，提供公平和有尊严的全面, 为波士顿无家可归的个人和家庭提供高质量的护理. Operating at more than 30 clinic sites in shelters and hospitals, in a medical respite program, and on the streets, BHCHP provides medical care, behavioral health care, youth and family services, and case management to nearly 10,000 individuals every year. Under Dr. O’Connell’s leadership, BHCHP为无家可归的病人开设了全国第一家临时医疗护理机构，并为无家可归者项目创建了第一个电子医疗记录系统.

Dr. O’Connell meets Boston’s unhoused population where they are, often traveling the city at night, providing medical care, socks, soup, empathy, and friendship to those living on the margins. 他富有同情心和尊严的关怀在特蕾西·基德的广受好评的书中有所描述， Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People这本书被选为电子游戏软件2027届学生的常用读物.

He is the editor of 无家可归者的保健:传染病和收容所常见问题手册 and his articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine. 2012年阿尔伯特·施韦策人道主义奖获得者. O’Connell was named a Bostonian of the Year in 2023 by The Boston Globe.

Mary Skipper

A lifelong educator and school leader, Mary Skipper自2022年9月起担任波士顿公立学校的主管. 她已经证明了她对BPS愿景的承诺，即欢迎, safe, 并通过解决未履行的劳动合同和扩大对残疾学生和多语种学习者的包容性教育实现可持续发展.

Raised by a single mother who barely finished high school, Skipper, the holder of three master’s degrees, 把她选择成为一名教师作为她职业使命的实现. 她在波士顿拉丁学院和电子游戏软件高中开始了她的教学生涯, followed by 17 years in the Boston Public Schools.  她曾担任波士顿科技学院的创始校长和首席教育官, 这所试点学校被前总统巴拉克·奥巴马誉为其尖端课程的全国典范, and high graduation and college placement success. As the network superintendent for secondary schools, she oversaw 34 facilities with nearly 20,000 students, and during her tenure, those institutions achieved the lowest drop-out rate, and the highest graduation levels in the district’s history.

Prior to heading the state’s largest school district, the Boston native led the Somerville Public Schools for seven years. During her administration, the district posted improved graduation rates, attendance, and student assessment results, while withdrawals declined.