Undergraduate Government of Boston College records

Collection

Collection BC-2022-019: Undergraduate Government of Boston College records

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1975-2019

Scope and Contents

Records consist of Board books for the UGBC Senate and for the AHANA Leadership Council, as well as presentations made to the Board of Trustees Student Life Committee. Subject files span many topics, notably LGBTQ issues and racial diversity at Boston College. The collection also includes UGBC budget reports, committee papers, correspondence, legislative materials, relevant newspaper articles, oversized posters advertising events, photographs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials, including video recordings of lectures and performances.

Creator

Boston College. Undergraduate Government of Boston College (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. The most recent 5 years of records are closed. Records open on a rolling basis at the start of each calendar year.

Video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Historical note: Undergraduate Government of Boston College

The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), a student government formed in 1968, was created to enrich the lives of students attending Boston College. Its purpose is to serve on behalf of students' interests and to help cultivate an engaged student community.

The mission of the UGBC is to serve as a representative body to the larger Boston College community, and to lead the student body by providing social, cultural, formational, and educational programs and activities that expand the scope of the educational experience by providing the most effective use of student money and effort. The UGBC also works to inform students of issues which are their concern and to eliminate confusion about those issues, by representing the general student body to the surrounding community, the Board of Trustees, the President, the Administration, and any other appropriate body or organization.

The Cabinet, led by the President and Executive Vice-President, is comprised of individuals from internal departments, including the AHANA Leadership Council, who commit their time to help develop new campus policies, provide education and entertainment through lectures and concerts, and represent and address any student concerns as necessary.

As of 2024, UGBC Programs and Divisions consist of: President and Chief of Staff; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Student Initiatives; Financial Affairs; Communications; Environmental Sustainability; and UGBC Senate.

Sources:

"About." Undergraduate Government of Boston College website, accessed January 30, 2024. https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/student-affairs/sites/ugbc/about.html

Boston College. "Looking to our leaders, serving the students..." Sub Turri, 1998. https://archive.org/details/subturriundertow1998bost/

Extent

19 Linear Feet (13 containers)

400.56 Gigabytes (8 files with approximately 12 hours of video)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), a student government formed in 1968, was created to serve as a representative body to the larger Boston College community, and to provide social, cultural, formational, and educational programs and activities that expand the scope of the Boston College students' educational experience. Records consist of Board books for the UGBC Senate and for the AHANA Leadership Council, budget reports, correspondence, committee papers, event posters, newspaper articles, presentations made to the Board of Trustees Student Life Committee, photographs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials. Subject files span many topics, notably LGBTQ issues and racial diversity at Boston College.

Arrangement

Arranged in five series: I. UGBC Senate; II. AHANA Leadership Council; III. Board of Trustees Student Life Committee; IV. Subject files; and V. Events. Each series is arranged alphabetically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by D. Michael Ryan, Associate Dean, on behalf of UGBC, 2000.

Transferred by Jack Bracher, President of UGBC, by resolution of UGBC. Matt Razek, Associate Director for Student Programming at the Office of Student Involvement, served as the representative for BC Administration, 2022.

Related Materials

Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center records, BC.1986.023, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Boston College student activities collection, BC.1996.103, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.