Announcement: Study Space App Available
| To: | Charles River Campus undergraduate and graduate students |
| From: | Kenneth Elmore, Associate Provost and Dean of Students |
| Suzanne Kennedy, Associate Provost ad interim for Undergraduate Affairs | |
| Daniel Kleinman, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs | |
| Christine Paal, Assistant Vice President and University Registrar |
We are pleased to announce that starting today a new app – the BU Student Use Space App – will be available to Charles River Campus undergraduate and graduate students to reserve space on campus for studying, attending remote class sessions, or other campus use needs. The app may be accessed by QR code or at bu.edu/studyspace. It allows users to book up to 600 minutes of space a week up to a week in advance. We know that some students have found it challenging to locate spaces on campus where they can safely study, meet, or attend remote classes, and we hope that this app makes on-campus life a bit easier during this unusual time.
The app, originally developed for use on the BU Medical Campus, has been updated to include rooms and guidelines specific to the Charles River Campus. The app requires a BU Kerberos log in. It will allow users to search for available spaces, book rooms, and join wait lists for desired spaces. Students will get reminders of the spaces that they have booked so that they can effectively plan their days and weeks and cancel reserved spaces if they are no longer needed. All users are required to be up to date with attestation and COVID testing requirements, and must follow all other BU COVID protocols, such as wearing masks or face coverings at all times and observing social distancing guidelines. These rules and a QR code for booking will be posted outside each study space.
There are currently 62 rooms across the campus available on the app, and over 1,100 time slots available each week. The rooms range in size and hold an average of three students. More than half are single-occupancy rooms. As we get a better sense for student demand, additional rooms will be added to the app.
The Student Use Space app is one solution of several that focus on developing or repurposing space to enhance the student experience. We are working to develop and publicize a list of open study spaces that will be available on a first come, first served basis. We are also actively developing plans for appropriate four-season outdoor social use space.
We hope that these efforts are helpful in enhancing the on-campus student experience this fall.
Want to read more? Check out the BU Today article linked here.