{"id":6817,"date":"2021-01-27T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/?page_id=6817"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:23:09","slug":"welcome-from-the-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/about-us\/welcome-from-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome from the Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/reslife\/files\/2026\/07\/HilaryCaron_Headshot2026-424x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-8234 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/files\/2026\/07\/HilaryCaron_Headshot2026-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/files\/2026\/07\/HilaryCaron_Headshot2026-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/files\/2026\/07\/HilaryCaron_Headshot2026-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/files\/2026\/07\/HilaryCaron_Headshot2026-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/files\/2026\/07\/HilaryCaron_Headshot2026-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/>My name is Hilary Caron. I have worked in Residence Life since 2010 in various roles. I come to you now as the Director of Residence Life. Residence Life\u2019s priority has always been to make sure our students are provided the necessary support and guidance to make BU their home away from home. Our department has many resources for students ranging from our fantastic Faculty-In-Residence program, our amazing and engaging Resident Assistants, and interventions from our incredible team of full-time professionals.<\/p>\n<p>I sincerely hope your experience living on campus is one that is meaningful and impactful. If you see me around campus, please introduce yourself and say hello. \u00a0I look forward to assisting and supporting everyone.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about residence life, please use the resources on this page to contact our staff or email us at <a href=\"mailto:reslife@bu.edu\">reslife@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Hilary<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! My name is Hilary Caron. I have worked in Residence Life since 2010 in various roles. I come to you now as the Director of Residence Life. Residence Life\u2019s priority has always been to make sure our students are provided the necessary support and guidance to make BU their home away from home. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16739,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6817"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8237,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6817\/revisions\/8237"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}