Emmanuel College celebrated its historic 100th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 14th, on its Fenway campus. President Sr. Janet Eisner, SNDdeN addressed the graduates and received an honorary degree for her 43-year tenure at the helm of Emmanuel College. She was also formally named President Emerita at the ceremony. The College also bestowed an honorary degree upon Dr. Maura Hagan '75, nationally recognized space physicist and Professor Emeritus of Physics at Utah State University.
Sister Janet Eisner, SNDdeN – President of Emmanuel College
Inaugurated in 1979, Sister Janet’s 43 years as president are a testament to her unwavering convictions about community, faith, service, and the transformative power of education. Throughout her tenure, her creativity and talent for reinvention have earned her the respect of business, university and church leaders throughout Boston and far beyond, along with the affection of Emmanuel’s worldwide family. In 2019, the College’s Centennial year, the Boston Globe described Sister Janet as “Emmanuel’s second founder” in recognition of her transformative leadership.
Maura Hagan ’75 – Professor Emeritus of Physics, Utah State University
Dr. Hagan received her Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Emmanuel College in 1975 and went on to receive her master’s degree and Ph.D. from Boston College in 1980 and 1987 respectively. Dr. Hagan served as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory prior to joining the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in 1992, where she spent more than 20 years as a scientist and administrator. In 2006 she was part of a team that identified the first global connection between space weather and weather on Earth. In 2019, Dr. Hagan was one of 100 U.S. scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hagan served as Dean of the College of Science at Utah State University from 2015 until her retirement in 2020.
Emmanuel College is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
Counseling & health psychology major Christine came to Emmanuel knowing she wanted to pursue a career in health care, and the College’s opportunities and connections for students interested in the field—as well as a neuroscience course she attended at EC Incoming—made the decision an easy one.
When asking secondary education and biology double major Angela Girodier '22 if she’s more passionate about research or teaching, she quickly and emphatically says “both.”
From an early age, Campbell Shealy '22 was interested in two things—living in a big city and numbers.
One way that people’s body dissatisfaction is socially expressed is through engaging in negative conversations with friends regarding how unhappy they are with their bodies.
The role of the youth violence prevention streetworker is a critical and an often-overlooked component of juvenile violence intervention strategies in major cities across the U.S.
Within the School of Business & Management, a student-faculty research team is studying the effects of linking executive pay to DEI initiatives to answer the question: when it comes to diversity initiatives in corporations, does money talk?
Join us on a video tour of the Maureen Murphy Wilkens School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences’ new nursing laboratory. The space includes the Joanne DiGeronimo and Anthony Migliario Nursing Skills Laboratory, a high-fidelity simulation lab, de-briefing room, new office space and more.
Within the Maureen Murphy Wilkens School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences, students gain the type of hands-on, practical experience that helps them emerge as well-rounded, in-demand nursing professionals.
Nick grew up in a family of medical professionals—his mother and grandmother are both nurses and his father is a paramedic. “I’ve always been surrounded with medical jargon and stories of health incidents, crises, and the rewarding benefits of providing care,” he said.
For Nadel, the stage is her “second home,” and the community she’s found within Emmanuel’s Theater program, a second family. While she originally thought she would pursue college theater as a hobby, she soon realized the work would define her student experience and provide a foundation for life beyond Emmanuel.
As a mathematics and economics double major with a concentration in statistics, Matt found actuarial work of calculating the financial consequences of risk for companies right in line with his interests.
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