On-campus residence accommodations, within walking distance of academic, administrative, and recreational facilities on the Charles River Campus, are available to graduate students. Students residing on campus are provided with quality support services, including 24-hour on-call security, provided by the Boston University Police Department, and maintenance.

The Office of Housing offers dormitory-style accommodations to graduate students in small brownstones on Bay State Road and Raleigh Street. Residences are coeducational with single and double rooms in each. Graduate students residing in dormitory-style residences must choose one of the six dining plans available. There is a limited number of apartment-style accommodations offered by the Office of Housing. Total room and board costs range from $7,870 to $12,029 for the 1998/1999 academic year. For an application and more information, contact the Office of Housing, Assignments Area, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 105, Boston, MA 02215; 617/353-3511.

The Office of Rental Property Management offers furnished and unfurnished apartments for graduate students. Standard rents that include heat and hot water are as follows: Studio apartments: $675-800 per month; one-bedroom apartments: $775-950 per month; two-bedroom apartments: $1,200 and up per month. For an application and more information contact the Office of Rental Property Management, 19 Deerfield Street, Boston, MA 02215; 617/353-9085.

Harrison Court is an elegant nineteenth-century building providing 60 modern apartments for students, visiting faculty, and other members of the Medical Center community. 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 University Medical Center Hospital. Secure and convenient studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments are available. Each unit has a modern kitchen and bathroom. A coin-operated laundry and an exercise room are located in the building. Monthly rents for shared units range from $500 to $900 depending on the type of unit and number of students occupying it. For more information call the Medical Center Office of Rental Property Management at 617/638-4973 or 1-800-344-BUMC (1-800-344-2862).

Resident Assistants are Office of Residence Life and Office of the Vice President and Dean of Students 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 the Office of Residence Life, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; 617/353-3852.

The University reserves the right for its designees to enter and to inspect a student's room, to reassign students in the University's residential system, to revoke and terminate a student's Residence License Agreement for any reason set forth in that Agreement, and to implement any other measures necessary and advisable for health, safety, or in the interest of the residence program. Any resident whose conduct does not meet the standards established by the University may be denied on-campus residence accommodations.