Housing

Living Off Campus

Off-Campus Services is an online function that provides apartment listings and web links to relevant information about renting apartments in Massachusetts. New listings of privately owned apartments, houses, rooms, and roommates are available. Access to the online function is for members of the Boston University community. You must have a valid BU Login and Kerberos password. Contact information: 617-353-3523 or Off-Campus Housing.

Housing

Most graduate students choose to live in apartments off campus. There are offices at the University that will assist you in your search for housing. The Office of Off-Campus Services, located at 775 Commonwealth Avenue (617-353-3523), provides listings of available apartments in the area. You can also check for off-campus listings on the Boston University web page by selecting Orientation and Off-Campus Services.

The Office of Rental Property Management, located at 19 Deerfield Street (617-353-4101), offers University-owned apartments, most within a 5- to 10-minute walk to campus facilities.

The Office of Rental Property Management offers furnished and unfurnished apartments for full-time graduate students, faculty, and staff. Monthly rents start at: Rooms—$600 and up; studios—$1,000 and up; one-bedroom apartments—$1,200 and up; two-bedroom apartments—$1,800 and up. Most are inclusive of heat and hot water. For more information, contact the Office of Rental Property Management, 19 Deerfield Street, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-4101, or visit Office of Rental Property Management.

Harrison Court is an elegant nineteenth-century building providing 60 modern apartments for graduate students at the Medical Campus. In the heart of Boston’s South End, Harrison Court is located across the street from the Medical Center campus, which includes the School of Medicine, the School of Public Health, the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, the Boston University Alumni Medical Library, and The Boston Medical Center. The building consists of secure and convenient studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Each unit has a modern kitchen and bathroom. A coin-operated laundry is located in the building. For more information call the Boston University Office of Rental Property Management at 617-353-4101 or visit Harrison Court.

Office of Residence Life

Resident Assistants Resident assistants are Office of Residence Life student staff members living within campus residence areas. Each resident assistant is responsible for working twenty hours each week as a community manager, role model, peer advisor, and resource and referral agent to students. Resident assistants are selected for their intellectual and interpersonal skills, their leadership capabilities, and their willingness to meet the challenges and expectations of the position to the best of their abilities. The position is enjoyable and educational, but it is very demanding in terms of the time and energy that a successful candidate must commit.

Qualified juniors, seniors, and graduate students receiving resident assistantships may receive room and board as compensation. Additional information is available from Wellness and Residential Education, 19 Deerfield Street, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-3540.

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20 September 2007
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