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About NEC Residence Life

Mission Statement

Residence Life at the New England Conservatory works to create a community that is an inclusive, safe, and welcoming extension of the academic environment. Through student engagement and campus partnerships, we aspire to utilize the living-learning experience to augment our students’ artistic sense of self as future musicians and life-long learners.

Learning Outcomes

Residence Life aims to compliment the Conservatory’s established Community Values in assuring the growth, safety, and ethical conduct of the community as a whole. We co-create with residents an environment where new knowledge about self and diverse others can be learned, incorporated, and applied to future actions. Residence Life staff does this by encouraging reflective thinking to create personal persistence and positive development.

Students who interact with Residence Life staff and its engagement opportunities will:

  • Discover and reflect on personal values and ethics while exploring their sense of self and purpose.

  • Develop meaningful relationships with persons different from themselves through collaboration and interdependence.

  • Express appreciation and respect for the diverse identities, values, and thoughts within the residential community and beyond.

  • Create a sense of social responsibility in response to local and global community needs and issues.

  • Integrate practical skills in personal management, including effective communication, health and wellness, time management, and stress management.

Important Information and Updates

Important 2022-2023 Residence Life Updates

Please visit our Housing Selection webpage here or at the bottom of our homepage for all of the important details! Both New and Returning Student Housing Selection Processes are now closed! Please visit the Housing Selection webpage for the information on the Housing Waitlist Process. All students should activate/reactivate their NEC email address, and regularly check this email account for all future correspondences regarding on-campus housing and Fall move-in. (Remember that NEC has migrated to GMail, and you will not receive your NEC email until you have activated your account. Please contact ITS if there are issues.)

We will continue to be in communication with all students interested in entering on-campus housing. However, we also ask for everyone's continued patience and flexibility while we progress through all associated housing selection processes.

Students interested in off-campus housing are encouraged to visit our Off-Campus Housing webpage for information and resources on finding apartments within the Boston area for next year. Please also visit NEC's Resource Center webpage for important campus updates.

Dates are subject to change. Please continue to check NEC's Academic Calendar for updates.

  • August 27th – New (First Time in College) Undergraduate, Transfer Undergraduate, & New Graduate Student Move-In Days (Move-in logistics and directions have been sent to NEC student email addresses.)
  • September 3rd – Returning Undergraduate & Returning Graduate Student Move-In Days (Move-in logistics and directions have been sent to NEC student email addresses.)
  • August 28th-September September – Prelude (Orientation)  Events
  • September 5 – Labor Day (HOLIDAY)
  • September 6– First Day of Fall Classes/Convocation
  • October 8-11 –  Fall Break including Indigenous Peoples Day
  • November 23-27 – Thanksgiving Break
  • December 16 – Last Day of Fall Classes
  • December 19-20 – Fall Finals
  • December 21 – Residence Hall Closes at 12:00pm (All residents MUST vacate their room either within 24 hours of their last final exam or by December 22nd at 12:00pm, whichever comes first! Please plan travel accordingly.)
  • December 23, 2021-January 17, 2022 – Winter Break
  • January 14, 2022 – Residence Hall Reopens at 12:00pm
  • January 16, 2022 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (HOLIDAY)
  • January 17, 2022 – First Day of Spring Classes

Incoming undergraduate students are required to live in the Residence Hall for their first four (4) semesters at NEC. Some upper-division and graduate students also live in the Residence Hall, based on space availability.

If you have questions about NEC residence life and on-campus housing in general, please email the Resident Director, Patrick Hazilla at patrick.hazilla@necmusic.edu.

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Located in the lobby of the Student Life and Performance Center (SLPC)
255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115
617-585-1294 | residencehall@necmusic.edu

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