Webinars and Programs
The Boston College Alumni Association is pleased to offer programs of interest for alumni and friends of the University. Join us on campus—or online—for programs, lectures, and workshops that will stimulate your senses and remind you how much you love learning new things. When possible, we will make videos and Powerpoint presentations from past programs available on our website. For questions, please e-mail alumnied@bc.edu or call 617-552-4700.
Upcoming Webinars
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Stepping into Our Power in Uncertain Times
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
In uncertain times, it's tempting to hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. But while uncertainty makes us anxious, it also presents us with great opportunity. As we look ahead to the "new normal," what if we empower ourselves to harness our energy to take bold action and write our own futures, rather than wait for others to determine our fates? Looking for greater purpose? Want to supercharge your career? Thinking about making a personal change? Now is the time to take the first step—and it all starts with you. We'll take an honest look at what YOU want and address the fears and obstacles that threaten to hold you back.
Franchising 101 Webinar
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Owning a franchise is an investment and career option that enables people to develop an asset that can be passed down over generations. This webinar is geared for professionals interested in owning their own business who generally have at least 10 years of post-graduate business experience. Join this webinar to learn about franchising as a full-time or part-time business opportunity.
How to Crush It in Your Career Without It Crushing You
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
In a culture of performance-based evaluations and 24/7 accessibility, today’s workers are at risk of professional and/or personal burnout. Join us for this webinar where you will learn the five key steps to getting off the hamster wheel and creating more satisfaction, success, and joy in your professional and personal life. You will get in touch with what is truly most important to you and learn to maximize your time and energy so that you can advance your career and still be able to have a life outside of work.
Creating A Portfolio Career
Monday, October 21, 2019
Once upon a time, not very long ago, employment meant getting a job at a local company and working there—or somewhere similar—for most of your career, having a predictable schedule and opportunities for advancement as well as guaranteed retirement benefits. Today, the world of work has changed significantly. Technology allows us to work from virtually anywhere, anytime, to offer services to people we’ve never met around the world. Portfolio careers comprise a variety of similar and/or diverse jobs, allowing us to offer our skills and monetize our interests in different ways, to different people, in non-traditional ways, times, and locations. Portfolio careers offer flexibility, variety, and freedom, and require a bit of risk tolerance as you manage more than one employer and multiple jobs in one or more professions.
Strategies To Prepare For Your Next Promotion
9/26/19
It’s never too early to think about your next career step. Whether a promotion is at your doorstep or in the distant future, there are important strategies and mindsets you can adopt to help you more confidently and effectively prepare for advancement opportunities.
Maximizing Your BC Connection With LinkedIn
BC alumni are known for their willingness to help other Eagles, and this webinar will focus on teaching you the best and most appropriate strategies to parlay your BC connections in your job search. Join us to learn how to use the advanced job search skills within the LinkedIn platform, with a special focus on utilizing the alumni search tool, and what to do after you click on "Connect."
Self-Promotion Strategies to Confidently Advance Your Career
Many women are reluctant to actively promote their value because it feels self-serving or inauthentic. Rather than promote themselves, they prefer to believe that their work will speak for itself. Unfortunately, without the confidence and commitment to share your value with others, you may lose out on important opportunities to raise your visibility, make a bigger impact and advance within your organization.
Soft Skills are the Secret to Successful Leadership
2/27/19
Problem solving, creativity, flexibility, and the ability to take criticism well are all skills that dream company teams are made of. In fact, 78% of CEOs recognize that these soft skills must be ingrained in a company’s culture, but many have no idea how to develop them. There’s a solution to this problem: teach leadership to think creatively, have flexibility, exercise humility, and cultivate the skills needed to drive teams forward without burning them out. Learn the steps to recognize, develop, and foster soft skills resulting in a better return on employee investment.
Technology and Your Job Search: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
1/17/19
The job search has become a technological venture and this webinar will highlight online applications and resources that can help job seekers be more organized, strategic, and prepared throughout the job search process. The pros and cons of social media on jobs and candidates will be discussed, as well as job search etiquette in the digital age.
Acing the Job Interview: Strategies that Work
10/17/18
You've scored an interview with your dream company and now it's time for the interview. How will you prepare? What should you be expecting? How can you ace this job interview? Preparation is key so that you can maximize your effectiveness and value throughout the interview process. Download slides
The Insider's Guide to Networking
9/18/18
Research shows networking is vital to landing a job and staying employed as well as to salary growth and job satisfaction. Everyone needs to network, but how do we do it and achieve optimal results? This webinar will introduce 10 strategies for making connections using your own unique gifts and will help you begin to leverage your status as a BC alum as part of your networking plan. You will also learn tips to make you more comfortable with making conversation in different professional and social settings.
Strategies for Re-Entering the Workforce After a Career Break
5/3/18
Thinking about re-entering the workforce but not sure where to start? This info-packed session is for you! Learn about today’s job market and hiring trends, top challenges re-entry professionals face and ways to address them, useful online resources to help you explore careers and update or maintain your skills, effective job search strategies for professionals like you, and many other tips for re-entering the workforce after a career break, including how to transition to a new career or pursue your ‘second act.’ The goal is for you to leave this workshop energized and confident to begin your job search. This session is also great for professionals who, having recently left the workforce, are in full “mommy or daddy mode” but want to maintain their professional identity too.
Communication Webinars for Women: Maximizing Your Seat at the Table, Part 1
1/24/18
Part one of this two-part series features Kim Meninger '97, MBA'08, executive and leadership development coach. To grow your influence, make a bigger impact, and more effectively achieve your professional goals, women need to make our voices heard. This webinar series will highlight strategies designed to boost confidence and build presence in your profession. Part One focuses on key challenges women face as they strive to make their voices heard, as well as strategies to improve leadership presence. Download presentation
Communication Webinars for Women: Maximizing Your Seat at the Table, Part 2
1/24/18
In Part I of this webinar series, we examined challenges facing women as they strive to make their voices heard. We also shared strategies and best practices to maximize your seat at the table. In Part II, we'll explore your workplace scenarios and provide you with feedback on how to address common questions/concerns in your work environment. Download presentation
What to Know Before Serving on a Nonprofit Board
12/07/17
View this webinar with Teresa Santalucia to learn about the factors to consider prior to joining a nonprofit board, to understand the variety of benefits, and to gain knowledge of the different roles, responsibilities, and expectations. Download presentation
You Being Productive
4/5/17
If you are looking for ways to be more productive, join Saya Hillman '00 for this webinar where she will share big-picture philosophies as well as specific tools to assist you with the often overwhelming area of productivity.
Alumni2Alumni Mentor Webinar
3/17/17
In this webinar, leaders of the Boston College Alumni Association offer advice and guidelines for making the most of your mentoring relationship with another BC alumnus. Download presentation
Alumni2Alumni Mentee Webinar
3/17/17
In this webinar, leaders of the Boston College Alumni Association offer advice and guidelines for making the most of your mentoring relationship with another BC alumnus. Download presentation
Yes, You can be Nice AND Respected in the Workplace
2/17/17
Nice professionals create more engaged teams, more successful business relationships, and more pleasant work environments. Yet many professionals worry that their niceness is holding them back. They assume that to advance their careers and achieve increasing levels of respect, they need to become less nice. But being nice and being respected is not an either/or proposition.
Linkedin for Business Development
12/15/16
Not just for job seekers, LinkedIn is a powerful tool for sales, networking, and business development. Are gatekeepers keeping you from reaching business decision makers? LinkedIn can help. Join us for this webinar to learn how to use LinkedIn for lead generation. Download presentation
The Taste of Health
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Join us for this webinar to learn the principles of total wellness through the art and science of Ayurveda, an approach to living that helps people regain a balance between the body, mind, spirit, and the environment.
Spiritual Practices for Busy People
Thursday, December 12, 2019
It's not just during the holidays that we have to juggle priorities that compete for our time and attention. Join us for this webinar that will encourage you to make room for practical and restorative spiritual practices to help keep you anchored and integrated throughout your life. Dr. Griffith will share ways of fostering our spiritual selves amid the busyness of life and its very real demands.
Nontraditional Ways To Navigate Grief And Trauma
November 13, 2019
Navigating grief, loss, and trauma can often be a complicated and overwhelming process. This interactive and engaging webinar will introduce you to proven, creative techniques that will help you rebuild and heal. Using her award-winning book as a guide, Susan will share nontraditional healing tools that counter the negative effects of grief and trauma while assisting in increased healing of the mind, body, and spirit.
The Student Experience Through The Lens Of Student Affairs
8/21/19
We all enjoyed our own unique experiences as BC students. We remember the all-nighters studying for finals and writing papers, hanging out with friends around campus and all of the memories in between.
What does a day in the life of a current BC student look like? What has changed? What has stayed the same?
Understanding The Adolescent Brain
The adolescent brain is often misunderstood, a mystery to teens and those adults who care about them. Are you looking to build your knowledge of the brain while learning about adolescent development? Then look no further than this exciting webinar that introduces the latest neuroscientific findings on adolescent brain growth and reviews the implications of such changes for social relationships, emotional health and cognitive achievement.
9 Ways to Cope with Loss During The Holidays
12/03/18
Whether your loss was recent or many years ago, you will learn practical tips as well as healthy coping strategies to successfully navigate through this holiday season. Any adult who has suffered a loss of any kind will benefit, as well as professional caregivers, friends, family, and colleagues of those coping with loss.
Why You Eat What You Eat
11/7/18
Join us for this webinar that will explain a variety of astonishing sensory and psychological factors that influence our experience of food and how our eyes and ears alter food perception. Learn how various psychological factors, such as meal characteristics and our expectations, can alter how much we eat, as well as our metabolism. Amusing insights into our grocery shopping behavior will also be shared. Please note that there are issues with sound quality for the first ten minutes. Our apologies.
Making Sense of #MeToo
4/19/18
Join Professor for Macro Practice Tiziana Dearing of the Boston College School of Social Work in a discussion about the #MeToo movement. Unlike many kinds of social-media activism, the #MeToo movement is an attempt to get people to understand the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault in society. As a woman, public leader, and former nonprofit CEO, Dearing will explore the potential implications of the #MeToo movement for management, leadership, and the public sphere. Download presentation
Raising Happy Kids
2/8/18
Join author and alumna Katie Hurley '97 as she shares how empowering kids to cope with a wide range of emotions, increasing self-confidence, and incorporating free play have important roles in increasing happiness. Raising happy children is about parenting each individual child and meeting their needs from a social-emotional perspective. Download presentation
A Parent's Survival Guide to Special Education
3/15/17
This webinar is geared for parents of children who have unique learning and/or emotional needs. This presentation will provide a broad overview of navigating the journey of special education. The focus will be on educating parents beginning with testing, understanding and preparing for the IEP process, and the importance of partnering with schools. There will also be information to help parents understand the law and the use of effective advocacy skills. The participants will be provided with links to resources which will assist them at different stages of development and needs of their child. Download presentation
Boston College's Strategic Plan
11/15/16
This webinar featured David Quigley, Provost, and Michael Lochhead, Executive Vice President.
Periodically, the University embarks on a strategic planning initiative, stepping back to reflect on its mission and core values as well as challenges and opportunities. This webinar focused on the progress of the strategic planning work to date and senior leadership shared their thoughts about emerging themes and key challenges. Download presentation
How to Build Financial Security
3/19/2020
Making decisions around finances can seem overwhelming, but you can put all the pieces together when it comes to financial planning. Join us for this free webinar that will cover five key strategies to attain financial security: know where you stand, picture where you want to be, grow your savings, protect your assets, and make your money last.
Philanthropy and Your Reunion
1/25/18
Information on gift planning strategies
This webinar explores simple ways that donors can support BC now and in the future through cash, stock and other assets. Download presentation
How to Get Your Affairs in Order
11/8/17
The legal and financial actions necessary at the end of life are something we don't like to think about, but they do require planning. Jennifer Thibault '07 will guide you through getting your own plans in place, and help you learn what to do when a loved one dies.
View this webinar to gain knowledge of what to do to get your affairs in order, to understand the language, including terms like probate, executor, living will, etc., to leave with the tools and knowledge to create a will, and to learn about end-of-life planning and estate-settling resources. Download presentation
Understanding Medicare for Healthcare in Retirement
9/21/17
Medicare has been a key support for seniors for decades, ensuring that everyone has access to health-care coverage after age 65. However, we often hear that Medicare funding is in jeopardy. View this webinar to better understand how Medicare works and how to prepare for health-care costs as you age.
Estate Planning for New and Young Families
4/11/17
A will and an estate plan are essential when you begin a family. If you’ve never completed an estate plan before, or have young children and need to name a guardian to safeguard their futures, this webinar will demystify the process. Download presentation
Top 3 College Savings Strategies
1/19/17
This webinar will provide an overview of available college savings strategies and vehicles. The benefits and considerations of tax-advantaged accounts, such as 529 plans, custodial, and federal savings accounts, will be highlighted. How each strategy will affect financial aid eligibility calculations will also be discussed.
Maximizing Social Security
9/22/16
This webinar will help you understand how social security benefits are calculated, learn strategies for maximizing benefits, and discover how benefits are affected by government pensions, previous marriage, and tax treatment.
Be Courageously Authentic with Fr. James Burns
2/15/16
Learn ways to incorporate virtues in your life and to live consistently in harmony with yourself and with God. You will leave refreshed and emboldened to live your life more truly and fully, with coping strategies, a stronger sense of self, more confidence, and a higher likelihood of following through on goals. Download presentation
Life of Yes: Live YOUR Dream, Not THE Dream
12/2/15
This webinar shared strategies and tools necessary to make changes in your life so that you can identify and live your own dream.
Building and Maximizing Your Personal Brand
11/6/14
Presented by Kim Meninger, '97, MBA '08. Download presentation
Interviewing for Success
10/21/14
Do you know what an interview really is? Do you know how many different kinds of interviews there are? This webinar is designed to get you ready to sell yourself to potential buyers in your job market. We want you to be ready to maximize your value for your next opportunity. Understanding how to prepare, what to expect, and gathering as well as giving information will make you a better candidate. Join us to learn how to be the best candidate in the pool! Presented by Donna Sullivan ’85. Download presentation
Unemployment and Mental Health: Shoring Yourself up for the Long-Haul
11/6/14
Dealing with unemployment creates many challenges for people. In this slide presentation Professor David Blustein reviews the meaning of work, strategies for helping people to cope with their stress and finding support in their communities. State-of-art job search strategies are also reviewed. Presented by David Blustein, Ph.D. Download presentation
Finding God in Life's Difficulties with Fr. Joseph O'Keefe, S.J.
3/15/14
Are You Financially Fit? First Time Home-Buying Skills
10/17/13
Presented By: Liz Barletta '07 of Ligris & Associates, Bryan Brown of Guaranteed Rate, Brett Saide of Ameriprise Financial, and Thomas Matthews of Gibson Sotheby’s. Download presentation
Dean's Series with Dean Maureen Kenny, Lynch School of Education
10/9/13
The newly-appointed Dean of the Lynch School of Education, Maureen Kenny, gave a dynamic presentation focused on helping our children, our grandchildren, and all youth thrive by helping them develop a sense of purpose in their lives. By looking at the whole person and the interconnectedness of academic, social, and emotional development, parents–and professionals who work with our youth–learned about strategies for taking a strength-based approach in helping our young people achieve a greater sense of self-worth and purpose in their lives in the ever-changing world of today. Download presentation