May 2008 Residence Closing Information - 04.28.08

On-campus dormitory-style and apartment-style residences will close for all students on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at noon (except for May degree candidates who may remain until Monday, May 19, 2008, at 10 a.m.) If you are not a graduating senior but will be working for a University department on Commencement/Alumni events, or have submitted a completed Summer 2008 Residence License Agreement, you must contact your residence office regarding interim housing.

• Remove all of your personal belongings.
• Unplug and clean all appliances.
• Leave all furniture arranged as you found it when you first occupied your residence.
• Remove all trash and leave your residence in a clean and habitable condition.
• Lock all windows.
• Leave your forwarding address for first class mail (see Mail for details).
• Most importantly, lock your door when you leave; return your keys, in person, to your residence office and obtain a key receipt (see Keys for office hours).

Keys
Return your keys, in person, to your residence office. You are strongly advised to obtain a key receipt upon returning your keys. All residence offices are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and daily from 7 p.m. to midnight. If you are scheduled to leave during hours when your residence office is closed, make arrangements to return your keys, in person, prior to your departure or use the key drop box outside your residence office. If you use a key drop box, make sure that you indicate your name and on campus address (number, street, and room or apartment number) on the envelope; you will not receive a key receipt. Do not give your keys to another student or a resident assistant to return for you. Do not leave with your keys! Failure to return your keys by Friday, May 23, 2008, will result in a late fee of $30. Failure to return your keys by Friday, May 30, 2008, will result in charges of up to $110.

Dining service
Residence dining rooms will close after dinner on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. After this date, only May degree candidates will be entitled to use their Terrier Card for dining service at select on-campus dining locations (locations and service hours will be posted at residence dining rooms). Convenience Points will not be accepted at any on-campus location between 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008 and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2008.

Maintenance
Clean all closets, drawers, and University appliances, including MicroFridges; defrost refrigerators. Cleaning charges will be assessed in instances where rooms and apartments are left in an unsatisfactory condition. Remove all tape, pushpins, posters, and contact paper; dispose of all unwanted belongings and trash properly. Any personal property remaining will be removed and discarded at your expense.

Furniture and damages
All furniture must be present and arranged as it was when you moved in. This includes, but may not be limited to, rebunking bunk beds and moving dressers out of closets. Students will be billed for all missing or damaged furniture; they will also be billed if University furniture needs to be rearranged. If individual responsibility for damages in a room, apartment, or common area within cannot be determined, all occupants will be charged equally. Only the Office of Housing is authorized to remove Boston University furniture from student residences. If you have removed furniture or furniture is missing from your residence, it is your responsibility to ensure that it is returned before you leave. Students will be billed for missing or damaged mini blinds, window curtains, and closet curtains. Rooms, apartments, and common areas within should contain no additional furniture or personal items; a $50 fee will be assessed for removing any piece of furniture (e.g., additional common area furniture) from a residence. An additional $25 fine may also be assessed as a disciplinary sanction.

Mail
On-campus residence mail rooms residents of dormitory style residences and 10 Buick Street:
As of Monday, May 19, 2008, first class and second class mail will automatically be forwarded to your permanent address for thirty (30) and sixty (60) days respectively. At the end of the 30-day forwarding period, all first class mail will be returned to sender. After 60 days, no second class mail will be forwarded or returned to sender. You will need to fill out a change of address card only if your summer address will be different from the home address you have on file with the University. Students staying in summer housing should complete a change of address card indicating their new summer residence address. Change of address cards are available at your current mail room and, once completed, should be returned to that location. (Do not file a change of address with the U.S. Post Office. The United States Postal Service will not forward mail addressed to a Boston University dormitory style residence.) NOTE: On-campus residence mail rooms cannot accept outgoing mail or packages.

Street delivery residents of apartment style residences (except 10 Buick Street):
Students who receive street delivery directly from the U.S. Post Office should file a change of address card at the Kenmore Station Post Office, located at 13 Deerfield Street, Boston, 617-437-1113, or online at www.usps.com.

Telephone service
Please remember to have your telephone service disconnected. Contact Verizon at 617-956-8201.

Summer housing
Summer housing information may be obtained by contacting the Office of Housing, 25 Buick Street, first floor, 617-353 3511, or visiting our Summer Housing web pages.

Look ahead Fall 2008
University residences open for returning students on Monday, September 1, 2008, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call us—for inquiries regarding Terrier Cards at 617-353-9966; residence and dining plan charges at 617-353-3511; damages, keys, furniture at 617-353-3504; mail service, security at 617-353-2307.