{"id":15,"date":"2017-03-21T15:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2017-03-21T21:16:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T01:16:22","slug":"rev-j-donald-monan-sj-1924-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston College Libraries remembers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 18, 2017, J. Donald Monan, SJ, died, and Boston College lost its modern architect. If you are a member of the Boston College community you are a part of Fr.\u00a0Monan\u2019s vision of what a modern American university should be. As we grieve his loss and do our best to carry his devotion to teaching, scholarship, and building communities into a new era, we hope this small exhibit of Fr. Monan\u2019s activities at Boston College provides context for his enormous contributions to the culture of our University.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000227-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building Thomas P. O&#8217;Neill, Jr. Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=17\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref208001-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transforming Boston College&#8217;s Campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=22\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-134 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC2000005ref1264001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Father Donan with Ronald Reagan, Doug Flutie, and Silvio Conte\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Expanding the World of Boston College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=24\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC2000005ref3979001-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Father Monan at the 1978 Faculty Convocation\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As We Knew Him<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=41\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref1451001-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Monan&#8217;s Speeches, Writings, and Thought<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-118\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=27\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-118 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC2000005ref3973001-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forging Campus Relationships<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 18, 2017, J. Donald Monan, SJ, died, and Boston College lost its modern architect. If you are a member of the Boston College community you are a part of Fr.\u00a0Monan\u2019s vision of what a modern American university should be. 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