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ARTICLES OF ADVICE FOR DISSERTATION STUDENTS:

October 3, 2010. The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Advising the Dissertation Student Who Won’t Finish”

October 31, 2010. “Advising the Struggling Dissertation Student”

 

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS

For purposes of admission, an international student is any citizen of a country other than the United States who has, or will need, a nonimmigrant visa to study at Boston University. Boston University’s ISSO endeavors to enhance the international character of BU by providing essential services and support to students, faculty, and staff. In an effort to ensure student, scholar and institutional compliance with federal regulations, the ISSO provides professional expertise on immigration and employment issues. As advocates for international exchange, the ISSO promotes the academic, professional and personal growth of this diverse community while cultivating an appreciation of its many contributions.

Information on the ISSO and the services they provide may be found on their website:

http://www.bu.edu/isso/

International Students and Scholars Office

888 Commonwealth Avenue

2nd Floor

Boston, MA  02215

617 353 3565

 

GRADUATE STUDENT HOUSING AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Resources and information on graduate student housing at Boston University may be found at the BU Housing website:

http://www.bu.edu/housing/living/graduate/

 

On-campus housing:

BU Housing

25 Buick Street

Boston, MA  02215

617 353 3511

housing@bu.edu

 

Off-campus housing:

BU Rental Property Management

19 Deerfield Street

Boston, MA  02215

617 353 4101

rental@bu.edu

 

 

 

As a Boston University graduate student, you are able to use the extensive electronic resources available through the University library system. You can access many electronic databases, as well as electronic journals that allow you to retrieve journal articles from your home computer. To become familiar with these tools it is recommended that you complete the BU Library Tutorial to insure that you are comfortable using these tools. Please visit www.bu.edu/showme/

Library support

For help with any of the library features or for assistance searching library resources, send

an email or chat live through the web page at http://www.bu.edu/library/ask/index.html, or call the reference desk at (617) 353-2700.

 

If you are unfamiliar with searching attached is a sample and practice lesson on the basic strategies complied for a class in Occupational Therapy. (Attached word document in blackboard site)

Organization of References

One way to get your referecnes organized is by setting up an account with RefWorks through BU libraries. This will give you the ability to import references from the library databases that you access during your searches, organize them and then use them when writing. To access RefWorks visit http://www.bu.edu/library/index.shtml, clink on the “Quick Links” RefWorks here is where you can sign up or learn more.

The following link is a tutorial for Refworks supported through BU libraries http://www.refworks.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/tutorial/