Welcome to the Office of Graduate Student Life website. Here you will find resources to stay informed and connected during your tenure at Boston College. The graduate student experience is unique indeed, and we encourage you to take advantage of all that it can offer. So join the Graduate Student Association, participate in a Graduate Intersections Retreat, drop by for a game of pool or to attend a mini-cultural night at the Murray Graduate Student Center, submit an article to the "Grad Student Life" e-newsletter, or apply for a grant to pursue a research interest or help plan an interdisciplinary conference. The information you need to all of this and much more is right here on our website. Our website is designed to help the new as well as the seasoned graduate student access Boston College's many resources for graduate students as well as information about the Boston area. For example, as you browse our pages you'll find information about great places to eat and shop in the surrounding Boston neighborhoods, get up-to-date listings of available graduate assistantships, reserve study space at the Murray Graduate Student Center or check out our latest DVD library acquisitions, and find out what's events are happening on the GSA Google calendar.
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Our Mission
As part of the Division of Student Affairs, the mission of The Office of Graduate Student Life is to facilitate student learning and formation in their fullest sense (integrating intellectual, ethical, religious and spiritual, and emotional-social development) and to promote an inclusive community of engaged learners while advancing the Jesuit, Catholic heritage and values of Boston College. To this end, the Office of Graduate Student Life provides outreach to graduate and professional students through a variety of programs, services and advocacy efforts. Working together with faculty, staff and student organizations, the Office of Graduate student Life provides both co-curricular and academic support to the graduate and professional student community. The John Courtney Murray, S.J. Graduate Student Center is an essential component of the Office's mission, serving as a center of hospitality and community building.
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How to Reach Us
The Office of Graduate Student Life Staff is here to answer your questions and assist you in making your graduate student experience at Boston College as positive and productive as possible. Our offices are located on the second floor of the Murray Graduate Student Center, 292 Hammond Street (cross Beacon Street at the McElroy Commons and we're the big yellow house on the other side of the parking lot.) We're open from 9am until 5pm, Monday through Friday. Contact us at 617-552-1851 or gsc@bc.edu.