{"id":63111,"date":"2019-01-30T13:39:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T18:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=63111"},"modified":"2020-03-27T16:43:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T20:43:50","slug":"guests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2019\/01\/Guests-636x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1329\" height=\"398\" class=\"wp-image-63112 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2019\/01\/Guests-636x191.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2019\/01\/Guests-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2019\/01\/Guests-1024x307.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are excited to welcome both the GMS graduates and their guests to Commencement 2020. You do not need tickets for the ceremony, however, please let us know an estimated number in the commencement form which graduates received.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/commencement\/masters-candidates-2\/\">MA\/MS Commencement Ceremony &#8211; 10 am May 14th<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/commencement\/doctoral-candidates\/\">PhD\/MD Commencement Ceremony &#8211; 3 pm May 14th<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/for-parents-visitors\/lodging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lodging<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5>On-Campus Housing<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>BU students and guests have the option of staying at Warren Towers on the Charles River campus. Please note Warren Towers is only available starting the night of Thursday May 14th. Full information and booking can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/for-parents-visitors\/lodging\/\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Off-Campus Housing<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The greater Boston area offers myriad accommodation from quaint neighborhood B&amp;Bs to luxurious hotels along Boston\u2019s waterfront and everything in between to meet your particular lodging needs. But remember, because BU\u2019s Commencement Weekend is the same as many other area colleges and universities, hotels fill quickly so reserve your rooms as early as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Guests<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guests who will be traveling from abroad may contact ISSO to generate a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/immigration-status\/family-matters\/application-for-letter-of-invitation\/\"><span>letter of invitation for U.S. visitor\u2019s visa application<\/span><\/a><span>, which can be used by family members of a BU student or scholar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/for-parents-visitors\/disability-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disability Services<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In early April, Disability Services will accept submissions to request accessible parking, seating, and individual services. If you need additional assistance, contact <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/for-parents-visitors\/disability-services\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 617-353-3658.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to welcome both the GMS graduates and their guests to Commencement 2020. You do not need tickets for the ceremony, however, please let us know an estimated number in the commencement form which graduates received.\u00a0 \u00a0 MA\/MS Commencement Ceremony &#8211; 10 am May 14th PhD\/MD Commencement Ceremony &#8211; 3 pm May 14th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15151,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":42,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63111"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72400,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63111\/revisions\/72400"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}