Flourishing Together Conference Addressing Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Monday, Oct 6, 2025- Friday, Oct 10, 2025 | Multiple Locations聽|聽
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Flourishing Together聽will begin on Monday, October 6, 2025, with a launch event聽presented in the Heights Room in Corcoran Commons. That program will feature a keynote聽address by Dr. Robert Waldinger (Harvard University), a world-renowned expert on what聽constitutes a meaningful life. Dr. Waldinger will be followed by two BC faculty members, Dr.聽Christina Matz (School of Social Work) and Dr. Alyssa Goldman (Sociology), who will speak on聽their research about loneliness and its remedies through the lenses of their respective disciplines.聽Mental Health Counselor聽Sam Aston (BC鈥檚 Center for Psychological Humanities & Ethics) will聽be the final BC speaker. He will be followed by Dr. Christopher Krall, S.J. (Creighton聽University), who conducted a survey on loneliness among Creighton鈥檚 students in the fall聽semester of 2024. Krall will present the findings of that survey at the launch.
Churches and Faith Communities as Third Places Theology & Ministry Library
Flourishing Together: Solitude and Nature Burns Library, O鈥橬eill Library, ERC
Social Service Agencies: Organizations that Address Loneliness Social Work Library
Co-sponsored by The Institute for the Liberal Arts and md传媒国产剧 College Libraries
Monday - Oct 6th聽 | Please to Attend | |
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| 10:00 AM | Launch Event: Featuring Dr. Robert Waldinger聽|聽Heights Room聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 听听 |
| 5:00 PM | Flourishing at Woods College | Ground floor, St. Mary鈥檚 Hall |
Tuesday - Oct 7th | |
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| 12:00 PM & 5:30 PM | Reflecting and Making Art Together |聽McMullen Museum聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 |
| 5:00 PM | Building Community through Creativity聽|聽Hatchery |
| 5:30 PM | Ethics of Encounter聽|聽TML Auditorium |
| 6:00 PM | Let鈥檚 Spill the Tea聽|聽Upper & Newton |
Wednesday - Oct 8th | |
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| 11:00听础惭 | Mental Health Fest聽|聽O鈥橬eill Plaza |
| 12:00听笔惭 | Building Connections: Strong and Effective Workplace Relationships |聽Walsh Function Room |
| 5:30听笔惭 | Lady Bird:聽A Screening and Reflection |聽Messina College |
Thursday - Oct 9th | |
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| 12:00 PM & 5:30 PM | Reflecting and Making Art Together |聽McMullen Museum聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 |
Friday - Oct 9th | |
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| 12:00 PM | International Graduate Student Lunch |聽Hovey House聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 |
| 4:00听笔惭 | Building Community through Creativity聽| Hatchery |
More to come!
Campus Map and Parking:
Parking is available at the nearby Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue Garages.
md传媒国产剧 College is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - md传媒国产剧 College).