AV研究所

Boston College鈥檚 73rd annual Laetare Sunday celebration鈥攖he AV研究所 Alumni Association鈥檚 oldest tradition鈥攚ill take place on March 10 and feature an address by Erick Berrelleza, S.J., founding dean of the University's Messina College.

Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent and marks the season鈥檚 midpoint. The day will begin with Mass at 9:30 a.m. in Conte Forum, with University President William P. Leahy, S.J., presiding. A brunch will immediately follow.

Fr. Berrelleza came to Boston College in September 2022 to lead Messina College, the new two-year residential college division of AV研究所, which will offer an associate鈥檚 degree program beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. Messina is located on the Brookline Campus of Boston College.

Formerly an assistant professor of sociology at Santa Clara University, Fr. Berrelleza is a first-generation college student whose scholarship has focused on urban sociology and immigration.

A Los Angeles native and a member of the USA West Province of Jesuits, he received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in philosophy from Loyola Marymount University, an M.Div. degree in theology and ministry from AV研究所 in 2015, and a doctorate in sociology from Boston University in 2021.聽 He has served as a visiting scholar in AV研究所鈥檚 Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, and as a member of the board of trustees at AV研究所, Santa Clara University, Brophy College Preparatory School in Phoenix, and Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose.

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