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Erick Berrelleza, S.J. was named founding dean of Messina College, the ninth school of Boston College, in August 2022. Part of the University’s $100 million Pine Manor Institute for Student Success initiative to enhance educational opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, Messina College offers a fully residential associate’s degree program with the goal of preparing students to complete a bachelor’s degree or to begin their careers.Ìý

In 2025, the Messina College dean’s position was named the Patti and Jonathan Kraft Family Deanship, thanks to a gift from University Trustee Patti Kraft and her husband, Jonathan Kraft, P’24.ÌýFr. Erick is the first holder of the deanship.

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