The following digitized audio and video recordings feature Suffolk University’s people, events, and views of the campus.
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Suffolk University Alma Mater Performed at Convocation (videorecording), 2006
Fred Marchant, Emilio Aragon, and Stefi Rubin
Suffolk University officially unveiled its new alma mater during the school’s Centennial celebration in 2006. Lyrics were composed by English professor and poet Fred Marchant and his wife Stefi Rubin, and music was composed by alumnus Emilio Aragon ’04. Aragon, a celebrity in his native Spain, is known for his achievements as a musician, composer, singer, actor, producer, and television director. He visited the Studio Theatre in the summer of 2006 specifically to preview the new alma mater for a Suffolk audience. The Hobart S. Yates Ensemble debuted the song on September 2nd during the Centennial ceremonies on Boston Common. See also lyrics and sheet music here./
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Best of Temple Street (videorecording), 2006
WSUB Student Productions
Student-produced clip show featuring news stories from "Temple Street" news, a WSUB production
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Lowell Lecture Series: Maxine Hong Kingston (videorecording), 2004
Maxine Hong Kingston
The Lowell Lecture Series, in conjunction with the Suffolk University English department and the newly created Suffolk University Poetry Center, brought renowned author Maxine Hong Kingston to the C. Walsh Theatre on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 to speak about her experiences growing up as Chinese-American woman, writer and activist.
Kingston, author of “The Woman Warrior,” “China Men” and “The Fifth Book of Peace,” among others, took the stage before a full theatre after being introduced by English professor and Poetry Center director Fred Marchant. "I feel honored to help inaugurate the poetry center," Kingston said. "Poetry, I feel, is the highest endeavor of civilization. It might be civilization itself".
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Fall Fest documentary (videorecording), 2003
Suffolk University Performing Arts Office
In 2003, the Performing Arts Office at Suffolk University produced a documentary video explaining the origins and purpose of Fall Fest, the annual student performing arts showcase. Narrated by Chris Destefano, Director. Also features interviews with Nancy Stoll, Dean of Students, and several student performers.
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Gay marriage rally and protest-edited version (videorecording), 2003
WSUB Student Productions
WSUB student television filmed a rally and protest outside the Massachusetts State House, featuring signs, interviews, and speeches from people in support of and against the right for same-sex couples to marry in the state. This version was edited for broadcast.
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Gay marriage rally and protest-unedited version (videorecording), 2003
WSUB Student Productions
WSUB-Suffolk University Student Television Productions-filmed a rally and protest outside the Massachusetts State House, featuring signs, interviews, and speeches from people in support of and against the right for same-sex couples to marry in the state. This version is unedited and contains unaired footage.
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Michael Dukakis speech at Suffolk University (videorecording), 2000
Michael Dukakis
On November 29, 2000, former Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis spoke to students in the MPA (Master's of Public Administration) program at Suffolk University. At the time, Dukakis was a professor and lecturer at Northeastern University, focusing on public policy and political science, as well as the Vice Chairman of the Amtrak Board. His talk focused mainly on the issues surrounding the 2000 US Presidential Election, and was followed by a brief Q&A with the audience.
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52nd Annual Donahue Lecture: Hon. Charles Fried: "Reflections on Crime and Punishment" (videorecording), 1997
Charles Fried
The Donahue Lectures invited Supreme Judicial Court Justice Charles Fried to Suffolk on February 6, 1997, when he presented the 52nd Donahue Lecture, titled "Reflections on Crime and Punishment." Fried, who received an honorary degree from Suffolk Law School in 1996, spoke about the American criminal justice system, questioning poor prison conditions.
Since its inception in 1980, the Frank J. Donahue Memorial Lecture Series has been sponsored by The Suffolk University Law Review, and annually attracts lecturers from among the nation’s top legal scholars and jurists. Each Donahue Lecturer is an exceptionally prominent legal scholar who delivers a lecture at Suffolk University Law School that forms the basis for a Lead Article to be published in the Law Review shortly thereafter.
The Law Review instituted this lecture series in 1980 to commemorate the Honorable Frank J. Donahue, former faculty member, trustee, and treasurer of Suffolk University. Judge Donahue graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1921, and served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts for forty-two years — the longest term in that court’s history.
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Lowell Lecture Series: Cornel West: "Race Matters" (videorecording), 1996
Cornel R. West
On October 2, 1996, the Lowell Lecture Committee at Suffolk University hosted Dr. Cornel West, distinguished author, professor, and lecturer, to speak in the series "Stemming the Tide of Violence in the United States and Beyond."
Dr. West's talk, entitled "Race Matters" after his award-winning book, was delivered at the C. Walsh Theatre, and included a Q&A session with the audience, followed by a brief reception. These lectures were funded by a grant from the Lowell Institute and were open to the public.
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45th Annual Donahue Lecture: George P. Fletcher: "Political Correctness and Jury Selection" (videorecording), 1995
George P. Fletcher
On January 26, 1995, the Donahue Lectures invited George P. Fletcher, Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence at Columbia University School of Law, and an internationally celebrated expert on ethics, jurisprudence and criminal law, delivered the 45th Donahue Lecture entitled "Political Correctness and Jury Selection."
Since its inception in 1980, the Frank J. Donahue Memorial Lecture Series has been sponsored by The Suffolk University Law Review, and annually attracts lecturers from among the nation’s top legal scholars and jurists. Each Donahue Lecturer is an exceptionally prominent legal scholar who delivers a lecture at Suffolk University Law School that forms the basis for a Lead Article to be published in the Law Review shortly thereafter.
The Law Review instituted this lecture series in 1980 to commemorate the Honorable Frank J. Donahue, former faculty member, trustee, and treasurer of Suffolk University. Judge Donahue graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1921, and served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts for forty-two years — the longest term in that court’s history.
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44th Annual Donahue Lecture: Rt. Hon. A. Kim Campbell: "Post-Conviction Review in Canada: Politics vs. Law" (videorecording), 1994
A. Kim Campbell
On November 15, 1994, the Donahue Lectures invited Rt. Hon. A. Kim Campbell, former Canadian Prime Minister and fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, to deliver the 44th Donahue Lecture entitled "Post-Conviction Review in Canada: Politics v. Law."
Since its inception in 1980, the Frank J. Donahue Memorial Lecture Series has been sponsored by The Suffolk University Law Review, and annually attracts lecturers from among the nation’s top legal scholars and jurists. Each Donahue Lecturer is an exceptionally prominent legal scholar who delivers a lecture at Suffolk University Law School that forms the basis for a Lead Article to be published in the Law Review shortly thereafter.
The Law Review instituted this lecture series in 1980 to commemorate the Honorable Frank J. Donahue, former faculty member, trustee, and treasurer of Suffolk University. Judge Donahue graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1921, and served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts for forty-two years — the longest term in that court’s history.
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Suffolk University-Think About It! (videorecording), 1993
Suffolk University
TV commercial featuring faculty and students talking about Suffolk's academic strengths as a university, and what it's like to go to school in Boston.
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Lowell Lecture Series: William F. Buckley, Jr. (videorecording)
William F. Buckley Jr.
In March of 1992, William F. Buckley Jr. gave a speech titled “Changing Values and a Changing America” at Suffolk University in Boston, MA, as part of the University's Lowell Lecture Series.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson speech at Suffolk University (videorecording), 1992
Jesse L. Jackson
Suffolk University hosted an address at the C. Walsh Theatre by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson on March 11, 1992 during which he discussed many of the problems he believes face the country. The speech was sponsored by Suffolk University, the Boston African-American National Historical Site, and the Museum of African-American History.
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Awareness Skits performed during student orientation (videorecording), 1990
WSUB Student Productions
Student orientation leaders performed comedy skits and held Q&A sessions with incoming freshmen to raise awareness around topics like dating violence, drinking and drug abuse, discrimination, racism, safety in the city, and hazing.
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Student Government Association candidate speeches (videorecording), 1989
Suffolk University Student Government Association
Speeches from student candidates running for positions on the Student Government Association's Executive Board and class representatives. Candidates included: Gary Christiansen for SGA President and Senior Class President; Tony Federico for Senior Vice President; Chip Centofanti for Senior Class Representative; Catherine Canfield for Senior Class Representative; Vincent Miraglia for Junior Class President; Lisa Masciarelli for SGA Vice President and Junior Class President; Kendis Bidmeade for Junior Class Representative; Kimberly A. Brown for Junior Class President; Ron Vining for Sophomore Class President; Tangiera Mitchell for Sophomore Class Vice President; Nitsa Kapelos for Sophomore Class Representative; Mary Beth Sweeney for Sophomore Class Representative; Joseph Smaller for Sophomore Class Representative; Justin Barr for Sophomore Class Representative; Chuck Cronis for Freshman Class Representative. Photos and profiles of the candidates can be found in the April 3, 1989 issue of the Suffolk Journal. See full issue here.
