March 18, 2020 Residence Information
Housing provided additional guidance to Parent and Family Programs later in the morning on March 18, 2020.
The University has provided us with additional guidance. Please see the following information:
1. For students who are not on campus, we advise the following – please do not return to campus. Your belongings are secure in your room and can remain there. We will be in touch shortly to organize a conversation about shipping or storage at our cost.
2. For students on campus and moving out, we advise the following – please take only those essential belongings that you need and can easily carry with you when you depart. Your remaining items are secure in your room and, we will be in touch shortly to organize a conversation about shipping or storage at our cost.
3. On campus students who are moving out also have the option to work with our partner, The UPS Store, if they wish to box, store or ship their possessions prior to departure. Details of that option are at https://packstoreship.com/school/2?view=school&layout=detail
4. For students who awaiting a response to their appeal to remain on campus, we will respond within 24 hours.
The following was sent on the morning of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to all students in on-campus residences.
Dear Student,
President Brown has asked all of our undergraduate students to leave Boston University residences by Sunday, March 22, or sooner if possible.
In order to check out of your residence, please follow these steps:
- Remove all of your belongings from your residence.
- Update your home mailing address on the Student Link under Personal Information. If you receive your mail via USPS, update your information online at http://www.usps.com.
- Return your residence key(s) to your Residence Life office by Sunday, March 22, 2020. The Residence Life offices are open 9 am to 5 pm, weekdays, to accept keys. At all other times, please place your keys in a key envelope; write your name, BUID number, and campus address (building name or street address, and room number) on the outside of the envelope; and drop your keys in the key drop box at your residence office. A supply of key envelopes is available outside each Residence Life office.
Through Sunday, March 22, the University’s parking lots and garages will be open and free to parents and family members of students who are moving out.
If you are currently on the Boston campus and are in need of assistance with shipping items elsewhere, Boston University partners with The UPS Store on storage and shipping. Details are available here.
If you are unable to remove your belongings and are interested in a mailing about packing and storage at a later date, please log into the My Housing Portal and complete the Personal Belongings Storage Information application. You can mail your keys to BU Housing, 25 Buick Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
We have developed an appeal process for those who have extraordinary, extenuating circumstances that make vacating the halls by March 22 impossible. Students may submit their appeal request via this link, and a staff member will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Nishmin Kashyap, Ph.D.
Director of BU Housing
David Zamojski
Assistant Dean of Students
and Director of Residence Life