Getting to know BC:
A Crash Course
A Survival Guide for Your First Year
(and beyond) of Graduate School at
BOSTON COLLEGE!
Introduction
• PRESENTERS:
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Charli Bryan, GEA President, MA, Higher Education, LSOE
• PURPOSE:
• To whisk you through the basics of what you need to know
about BC to survive your first weeks, months, and years here!
• AGENDA:
• Getting around campus
• Navigating the administrative jungle
• Where to eat, caffeine-ate, and crash
• Where to study (and where to get the stuff you need to study)
• Finding Balance, Health & Wellness
• Getting Involved in Graduate Student Life at BC
Getting Around
Campus
• BC Maps
• BC Shuttle Service
• BC T-Stops
LOWER CAMPUS
MIDDLE CAMPUS
Upper Campus
BC Shuttle
• Shuttle runs a loop around Main campus, down Comm. Ave to Cleveland Circle,
then back down Comm. Ave with service every 15-20 minutes.
• Also, Newton Shuttle route to Newton Campus (BC Law School).
• http://www.bc.edu/offices/transportation/bus.html: Schedule & Download the
BC Trans Locator I-Phone & Android Application for Smartphone
• http://bc.transloc.com/ - BC Shuttle Finder from your Smartphone
Navigating the
Administrative Jungle
ONLINE RESOURCES
• AGORA PORTAL
• BC Email
• Academic Info
• Blackboard Vista (http://cms.bc.edu)
• Courses & Grades
• Financial Info
• Financial Aid Award
• Viewing & Paying Your Bill
• Direct Deposit & Refund Checks
• UView System – Online course registration
Navigating the Administrative
Jungle, cont…
• Student Services
• Financial Aid
• Health and
Counseling Services
• BC Police
Department
Lyons Hall
• What you’ll find here:
• Student Services (1st floor)
• Financial Aid (1st floor)
• Registrar
• What you need to pick
up here:
• Boston College I.D.
• Parking Permits/MBTA passes
• Student Employment Forms
(I-9 etc)
• Loan refund checks (if no
direct deposit)
• Transcripts
Cushing Hall
• What you’ll find here:
• Health Insurance Information
• University Health Services (UHS)
• http://www.bc.edu/offices/uhs
CARNEY, FULTON &
CAMPION HALLS
• What you’ll find here:
• University Counseling Services
• http://www.bc.edu/counseling
• 3 Locations
• Carney Hall Room 418 (Main Office)
• Campion Hall Room 301
• Fulton Hall Room 254
• Individual & group counseling, evaluation, selfhelp, referrals, and consultation about others
BC Police Department
• Where you’ll Find them:
• Lower Campus, in Campanella Way
Building
• What they do:
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Parking Tickets, Lost and Found
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Keep you SAFE!
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R.A.D. Training
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Safety Notices
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Identity Theft
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Relationship Violence
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Eagle Eye on Crime
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Blue Lights
• Emergency: 617- 552 - 4444
Non-Emergency: 617- 552 - 4440
Fax: 617- 552 - 2480
Eagle
Transportation
• Van Service
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This is available for individuals between the hours of 7 pm and 3 am
who are concerned for their personal safety traveling in and around
campus. It is NOT a free taxi service.
• Walking Service
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This will be provided between the hours of 7 pm and 2 am seven nights
a week.
• Can be reached 7 days a week at 617-552-8888.
Where to eat, caffeine-ate
and crash on campus
• Dining Bucks and
Dining Halls
• Upper Campus Dining
• Carney’s, Eagle’s Nest,
Chocolate Bar (McElroy)
• Lower Campus Dining
• Corcoran
Commons/Addie’s,
Hillside Café
• Lyons Hall Basement
• “The Rat” 11am – 3pm
…and just off campus
(Next to the BC T-stop)
• Nearby Food:
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El Pelòn Taqueria
Dunkin’ Donuts
Flat Breads
Crazy Dough’s Pizza
White Mountain Creamery
• Conveniences:
• Campus Convenience:
Toiletries, small grocery
items, magazines, etc.
• UPS (Passport Photos,
“Mail” Stuff)
• Sunset Tanning
• Bank of America
Where to study (and get the
stuff you need to study)
Libraries/Places to Study:
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http://www.bc.edu/libraries
Murray Graduate Student Center
O’Neill Library
Bapst Library
ERC (LSOE)
School of Theology & Ministry
Social Work Library (McGuinn)
Law Library (Newton Campus)
•Connors Family Learning
Center & CTRC (2nd Floor in
O’Neill
•McElroy (Upper Campus)
• BC Bookstore
• http://www.bc.edu/bookstore
• Full Postal Service
CAREER CENTER
•Provides resume critiques, career assessment software, credentials
service, interview workshops, and practice interviews
•You can make an appointment or drop in for a session with a career
counselor (15 – 20 minutes)
• Located on 38 Commonwealth Avenue
•Phone: 617-552-3644
•Web: http://www.bc.edu/offices/careers/
•For assistantship listings, visit the Office of Graduate Student Life
website:
http://www.bc.edu/offices/gsc/gradresources/financial/assistants
hips.html.
FINDING BALANCE
•Health and Wellness
•Getting involved in
Graduate Student
Organizations
•Service Opportunities
•Office for Graduate
Student Life & GSA
Health and Wellness
• The Recreation Complex –
a.k.a. “The Plex”
• Student Membership
(Free classes)
• Exercise and Fitness
Machines
• Swimming Pool, Courts
• Lockers, Towel service
• Murray Graduate Student
Center (FREE!)
• Pool Table
• Ping Pong
• DVD Rentals
Office of Graduate Student Life:
MuRRAY HOUSE
Programs:
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Graduate Intersections
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Grad Gatherings
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Whole Person Education
Workshop
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Wellness Activities
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Graduate Mentorship Program
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Monthly Newsletter
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Conference Grants
•Advises Graduate Student Groups
•Reserve Study Space
•Runs the John Courtney Murray,
S.J. Graduate Student Center
292 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: 617-552-1855
Email: gsc@bc.edu
Graduate Student
RESOURCES & ORGS
• GSA Committees
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1) Grad AHANA
2) GISA
3) Social & Service Committee
4) Scholarship & Excellence
5) Parent & Family RC
6) Spirituality RC
• GSA Welcome Weekend
2011
• GSA Weekly Minute
Staying Informed and
Connected
• Electronic Monthly Newsletter from the Office of
Graduate Student Life
• Office of Graduate Student Life Website:
www.bc.edu/gsc
• Email: gsc@bc.edu
• The GSA Weekly Minute: Your weekly
informational email from the GSA.
QUESTIONS??