The primary responsibilities of the office include:

Serving as a liaison to municipalities and the community on campus development, institutional master planning and resolution of off-campus student life issues

Oversight, delivery and coordination of scholarship, grant, cultural, athletic and service programs or initiatives that benefit Boston and Newton residents

Providing government relations support for the University鈥檚 research and legislative agenda

617-552-4787

Directions

The Office of Governmental and Community Affairs is located at Hopkins House, 116 College Road in Chestnut Hill. It is across from Bapst Library on the main Boston College Campus.

  • From Downtown Boston: Take Beacon Street toward Newton. Turn right on Hammond Street. Turn right onto College Road. Hopkins House is on the left-hand side and near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and College Road.
  • From the Massachusetts Turnpike: Exit at Newton Corner and take Center Street toward Newton Center. Take a left on Commonwealth Avenue. Take a right on Hammond Street. At the intersection of College Road and Hammond Street, take a left onto College Road. Hopkins House is on the left-hand side and toward the end of College Road.
Hopkins House

People

Thomas J. Keady, Jr.

Vice President
617-552-2512
thomas.keady@bc.edu


William Mills

Director, Community Affairs
617-552-8661
william.mills@bc.edu

Jeanne Levesque

Director, Government Relations
617-552-4789
jeanne.levesque@bc.edu


Stephen Montgomery

Student Community Liaison
617-552-6028
stephen.montgomery@bc.edu

Caroline Rourke

617-552-6795
rourkecb@bc.edu

Laura Bitran

617-552-4787
bitran@bc.edu

Economic Impact

Boston College contributes to the local, state and national economies by creating employment in higher education, paying salary, benefits and payroll taxes, generating employee and student spending, purchasing of goods and services from vendors, creating temporary construction jobs and conducting sponsored research projects.

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