Juilliard Resources

Juilliard offers resources in many areas: academic pursuits, career development, housing, student activities, and more. The School’s administrative offices provide advisement to both international and domestic students. Through these various resources, it is easy to become involved in educational outreach, find job opportunities, and stay informed.

ALUMNI RELATIONS
A dynamic way for students to explore the various aspects of a career and life in the arts is to tap the wealth of experience held by Juilliard alumni – many of whom serve as leaders in the arts around the globe. To connect students with their alumni colleagues, the Office of Alumni Relations organizes several programs and activities throughout the school year.

Please look for upcoming announcements of these events, some of which include the Student Ambassador program, student photo competition, Lunch with an Alum, Alumni reunions in conjunction with Juilliard student performances, graduate gift bags, and much more.  In addition, the Office of Alumni Relations is present at activities throughout the academic year, providing information about its services and benefits for students as well as for alumni.

Office of Alumni Relations is located in Room 208 and can be reached by e-mail at alumni@juilliard.edu or phone at (212) 799-5000, ext. 344.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

The Office of Career Development helps students and alumni learn how to navigate careers in the performing arts. Building a career in today’s challenging employment environment requires more than exceptional performance skills. The office provides extensive services directed at helping students and graduates succeed in their career objectives. The following information provides a brief overview of these services:

Individual Career Consultations
Students and alumni are encouraged to work individually with the career office staff. The staff is available to listen to ideas, makes suggestions, and offer assistance. They also help research opportunities, teach new skills, build strategic plans, write letters, review materials, and make connections. Individual consultations are scheduled with either the department’s director, Derek Mithaug, or the assistant director, Jane Cho. Appointments can be made during normal business hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Room 476. To schedule an appointment, please call ext. 7315.

Career Seminars and Workshops
The Office of Career Development offers numerous career seminars throughout the academic year. Topics range from producing and marketing a CD to starting an independent theater company. Guest speakers include some of the top industry leaders and innovators. Seminars are advertised in The Juilliard Journal, the Juilliard Job Letter, and through the Office of Residence Life.

The office also presents monthly workshops on such practical topics as writing résumés, preparing a curriculum vitae, drafting a cover letter, organizing a press kit, building a web-page, and editing a video. A full schedule of workshops is available in the office.

Speaking Up!
This weekly club is open to all Juilliard students, faculty, staff, and alumni who wish to improve their public speaking skills. The ability to speak effectively to an audience has become the norm rather than the exception for the performing artist. This club is designed to help speakers conquer anxieties, and become confident, persuasive, and effective. Participants may choose to follow a formal speech program, or choose to present their own speech. All speeches are video recorded and evaluated. Please visit the office to learn more about the club.

Performing Résumé Software
The office provides students and alumni with résumé software that is specifically designed for the performing artist. The format for performing résumés is different than what is used for teaching or other careers. The Career Development staff and members of the Music, Dance, and Drama Divisions co-created résumé templates that are universally recognized and accepted by choreographers, conductors, directors, and other professional agents. Résumé consultations are available by appointment with the office staff. Alumni who live outside of the city may schedule a phone and e-mail appointment to review their professional materials. It is strongly encouraged that students and alumni regularly update their material and seek professional advice about content and format.

Career Development Coursework
The Career Development Seminar is open to both upper-level undergraduates and graduate music students. This course provides students with practical experience in defining and managing their careers. During the semester, students work together to produce a public-service concert. Through the process, students learn the various roles of an arts-presenter, manager, artistic director, publicist, and journalist. En route to the final concert, students learn to think critically about their career objectives, network, write proposals, prepare press kits, speak confidently in public, and record and edit a video documentary. This course, or its counterpart, the Business of Music (GRMUS E610), is required for any student who wishes to be placed on the Professional Artist Services roster.

Professional Artist Services
The Juilliard School’s Professional Artist Services connects Juilliard students with people needing to hire performers for commercial engagements such as weddings, anniversaries, corporate parties, and other special events. Each day, the service receives dozens of requests for Juilliard artists to perform at these events. The income generated from these events helps students pay for professional photos, record demo CDs, and create professional press kits. The Juilliard School recognizes that the students who perform at these events are representing the institution. In order to be placed on the roster, students must fulfill certain requirements and be in good academic standing. For a list of these requirements and a complete application, please visit the office in Room 476.

Career Fair and Alumni College
The Office of Career Development and the Office of Alumni Relations and National Advancement co-sponsor a biennial Career Fair and Alumni College. On February 8, 2004, dozens of performing arts vendors offered their services and resources to Juilliard students, faculty, and alumni. In addition, seminars were scheduled throughout the day on topics ranging from booking your own concerts to starting your own nonprofit organization. Speakers included esteemed alumni as well as professional leaders and innovators in the arts. The next Career Fair and Alumni College is tentatively scheduled for 2006.

Credential File Services
The Credential File Service is open to students and alumni who wish to have their personal letters of recommendation managed by the Office of Career Development. After opening a Credential File, students and alumni may request teachers, employers, and professional colleagues to write general letters of recommendation on official Juilliard Stationary, which are then placed indefinitely in their file. When a potential employer requests letters of recommendation, the office mails copies of the letters directly to the employer. The cost per mailing is $5. There is no charge to open your credential file. For more information, please contact Jane Cho, assistant director at (212) 799-5000, ext. 7315.

Private Teaching Directory
The Private Teaching Directory is a national listing of students, faculty, and alumni who teach privately. The directory is available on the Juilliard Web site at: Applications for a personal listing on the directory are available in the office or by calling (212) 799-5000, ext. 7315. The registration fee is $45 per year.

The Juilliard Jobs Bank
The Juilliard Jobs Bank is a listing of job opportunities posted by Career Development Office staff members. We do our best to verify data submitted to us by third parties, but we cannot accept liability for any inaccuracies which these postings may contain in spite of our best efforts. These listings are made available to alumni, faculty, and current students and are for their use only. To access the Jobs Bank, go to http://www.juilliard.edu/jobsbank you will be asked to enter your user name and password.

Credential File Services
Students and alumni who wish to have their letters of recommendation, curriculum vita, and/or résumé kept on file at The Juilliard School may do so by opening a Credential File through the office of Career Development. The School maintains both confidential and non-confidential credential files. For more information, please contact the associate director at ext. 7313.

Career Fair
The Office of Career Development plans to host an annual Career Fair; the first such fair took place in February 2002 (photo, left). Participants and presenters include photographers, press agents, CD manufacturers, recording studios, organizations offering internship opportunities, orchestra managers, and much more.

Career Seminars
The Office of Career Development provides a series of career seminars each semester. These seminars explore topics that are germane to careers in the performing arts. Topics range from producing and marketing a CD to starting an independent theater company. Guest speakers include some of the top industry leaders and innovators. Seminars are advertised in The Juilliard Journal, the Juilliard Job Letter, and through the Office of Residence Life.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Educational Outreach at The Juilliard School is comprised of 10 programs that benefit audiences throughout the five boroughs of New York City. These programs, described below, provide educational outreach opportunities in Dance, Drama, and Music, epitomizing the institution’s commitment to sharing the arts with the community. Through this effort, Juilliard students engage in classroom teaching and interactive performances thus gaining foundations necessary for them to embark on successful careers and productive lives as artists, leaders and citizens.

Morse Fellowship
The Morse Fellowship program brings Juilliard students — extensively trained as artist-educators--into public school classrooms on a weekly basis throughout the school year. Morse Fellows develop their own curriculum, presenting lessons that encourage young children to learn basic musical elements and concepts through activities, concerts, projects, and listening. This program enables Juilliard students to gain valuable communication and pedagogical skills.

Concert Fellowship
The Concert Fellowship brings Juilliard students into fourth-grade classrooms in preparation for a concert series at Juilliard featuring Juilliard student ensembles. Each class is prepared with a "pre- and post-" concert visit by their Juilliard Concert Fellow, who facilitates participatory lessons on particular instruments and music under study. Juilliard chamber ensembles include the string, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, guitar, voice, and jazz families, presenting interactive concerts to New York City school audiences in Morse Hall.

Instrumental Music Program
The Instrumental Music Program offers beginning group lessons on violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone to fourth- and fifth-graders on a weekly basis throughout the academic year. The Juilliard students are trained and receive support in their teaching through meetings, workshops, and class observations. The children are provided with an instrument, music materials, and two opportunities to perform during the year. Parents are given information to encourage the continuation of their child's musical education upon completing the program.

Music Advancement Program (MAP)
The Music Advancement Program is a nationally recognized two-year music training program for New York City school children, ages 8-14. Children in this comprehensive Saturday program have strong music potential, as well as economic and/or educational disadvantages that make quality music education unattainable. MAP students receive private lessons from professional music faculty on their primary instrument and participate in instrumental ensembles. The students also take courses in music history, music theory, performance etiquette, and creative musical expression.

Combining Literacy Instruction through Musical Beginnings (CLIMB)
The students in CLIMB are siblings of students in the Music Advancement Program (MAP). This program provides weekly two-hour tutoring/teaching sessions to children ages 4-10 on MAP Saturdays during the school year. Teachers stress phonics, reading comprehension, and give a fun introduction to classical music using music vocabulary and hands-on activities.

Gluck Community Service Fellowship (GCSF)
Community service is a well-established commitment of Juilliard, reflecting a belief that being an artist is more than appearing in concert or on stage. Juilliard students give their time and talent to a number of community outreach programs.

The Gluck Community Service Fellowship Program is one of the city's most active community arts projects. For more than a decade, the program has enabled talented students from each of Juilliard's disciplines — music, dance, drama, and jazz — to present more than 450 concerts annually in New York City health care facilities.

The concerts, free to metropolitan hospitals, nursing homes, and alternative care facilities, encourage students to grow artistically while serving the community with their creative and performing gifts. The students not only perform; but they also talk informally about their music, acting, or dancing and share their enthusiasm on a personal level. To observe a Gluck Community Service Fellowship concert is to see the power of the arts at its most uplifting; and the responsive audiences who welcome these performances, in turn, nourish the nearly 100 Juilliard students who participate each year.

Young People's Concert Series (Y.P.C.)
The Juilliard Young People's Concert Series hosts seven chamber music concerts throughout the school year at The Juilliard School for 200 fourth-grade students from New York City schools. Juilliard student performers represent the string, brass, woodwind, percussion, keyboard, guitar, jazz and vocal families in 45-minute interactive and thematic concerts. The schoolchildren are prepared for these concerts by Juilliard Concert Fellows. The Y.P.C. series seeks to develop listening skills of the schoolchildren and build the capability of Juilliard performers to share their music in interactive performances.

McCabe Guitar Fellowship
The Norma Galblay McCabe Guitar Fellowship enables Juilliard guitar students to introduce classical guitar to young audiences as a classical music artist and educator. Fellows organize performances and demonstrations for New York City public schools; design and present an interactive performance as part of the Young People’s Concert Series at Juilliard; and create and perform one interactive concert for the children in the Combining Literacy Instruction and Musical Beginnings (CLIMB) program.

Performing Educational Programs for Public Schools (PEPS) - Dance
Performing Educational Programs for Public School provides the opportunity for students at six New York City public high schools to interact with Juilliard dancers and watch an outstanding Juilliard dance performance. In May and June, a troupe of six to eight dancers presents a varied program including works by Juilliard choreographers at each participating school. Each performance is infused with a lively question-and-answer session which highlights aspects of the pieces performed and discusses the lifestyle of a Juilliard dancer.

Open Stages
Open Stages, developed in collaboration with Lincoln Center Theater, brings students from area middle schools to Juilliard annually for a performance of a Shakespeare play. Lincoln Center Theater works with the schoolteachers to integrate the play's text and study materials into the school's curriculum. Each May, the participating middle school students attend one of six Juilliard performances of the selected play by Shakespeare, featuring third-year Drama Division students. A lively question-and-answer session takes place afterwards to discuss the work.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISEMENT OFFICE
Adjusting to school and New York City may have its ups and downs, especially for those coming from other countries. Understanding the immigration rules and keeping your immigration papers straight in a new country can be a challenge too.

The International Advisement Office (I.A.O.) provides advisement to international students regarding visa, nonimmigrant status, work authorization, travel instructions for entering or leaving the U.S., school transfers, extension of stay, change of nonimmigrant status, reinstatement, social security, and any other procedural matters concerning international students. The office publishes a monthly newsletter, which contains important news affecting your rights and benefits in the U.S.

The office also promotes the understanding of students from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. The office organizes fun and educational programming not only for students to learn about each other’s cultures, but also to share their rich cultural mix with the Juilliard community.

You will have the opportunity to meet with the staff of the International Advisement Office during new student Orientation, which takes place during your first week at Juilliard. If at any time you need assistance, please feel free to call or stop by Room 245. You will also find information in the International Students section on the Juilliard Web site.

Maintenance of Nonimmigrant Status
As an F-1 or J-1 student you are solely responsible to follow the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S.C.I.S.) and the Department of States rules and regulations concerning your legal status in the U.S. The following are important guidelines to help you maintain legal status in the U.S:

• Make sure that your passport is valid at least for 6 months.
• Provide to I.A.O. a valid home address in your country and report any address changes within 10 days of change.
• Be sure that a customs inspector stamps your I-20 or DS-2019 form and that you are given an I-94 card (“Arrival/Departure Records”) when you enter the U.S..
• Register for a full-time course load each semester.
• See I.A.O. 30 days in advance for program extension if you will not complete your studies by the date stated on your  I-20 or DS-2019.
• Contact I.A.O. in advance when you consider changing your academic program.
• Consult I.A.O. in advance if you are thinking about working off-campus. Never begin a job outside Juilliard without written work authorization from I.A.O. or U.S.C.I.S.
• Check with I.A.O. when you plan on traveling outside the U.S.. Always have the original copy of your I-20 or DS-2019 with you for re-entry.
• Always keep your I-20 or DS-2019 form, I-94, and passport in a safe place.
• Report loss of I-20 or DS-2019 form immediately to I.A.O. Replacement of a lost I-20 or DS-2019 form will cost $20.
• Keep backup copies of all your immigration documents.
  
  

Students are strongly encouraged to maintain close ties with the International Advisement Office. All students, exchange visitors, and short-term scholars must register with the International Advisement Office upon arrival and must notify this office of any changes in academic program, enrollment, or employment status. All questions regarding F and J visas must be addressed to the office.

Students in Nonimmigrant F-1 Status
As an international student in F-1 nonimmigrant visa status, your employment eligibility is restricted. Please note that a social security number is not work authorization. In general, the total number of hours for on- and off-campus employment may not exceed 20 hours per week while school is in session. However, full-time employment is possible during vacation periods, provided that you intend to register for the subsequent academic term. There are five categories of employment available to F-1 students.

On-Campus Employment
This is work performed on the School's premises, including work-study, assistantships, fellowships, compensated professional assignments arranged by the School and performed in-house or outside Juilliard. As an F-1 student, you may directly accept on-campus employment without prior approval from the International Advisement Office or U.S.C.I.S., provided you are enrolled in a full course of study.

Practical Training
This category is used for employment performed away from the School's premises, including professional engagements, accompanying, teaching, etc. Practical Training is available to F-1 students who have been lawfully enrolled at Juilliard on a full-time basis for at least one full academic year. An eligible F-1 student may request employment authorization for practical training in a position that is directly related to his or her major field of study. Note: Never accept or begin any off-campus job without written work authorization from the International Advisement Office or U.S.C.I.S . Working without authorization will jeopardize your F-1 nonimmigrant status. There are two types of practical training available:

(I) Curricular Practical Training
Employment must constitute an integral part of an established curriculum. Application for this type of employment is reviewed and approved by Juilliard’s Scholastic Standing Committee.

(II) Optional Practical Training
An F-1 student may apply for Optional Practical Training through U.S.C.I.S. Optional Practical Training can be used any time during the period of study or after the completion of all degree requirements.

• Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship
  This is employment authorized to alleviate economic hardship due to unforeseen circumstances. Application must be filed through U.S.C.I.S. Work in this category does not have to be related to student’s major field of study.
  
  
• Special Student Relief
  This employment authorization is specifically for students in F-1 status and whose financial support comes from the following countries: Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines (i.e. countries hard hit by the 1998 Asian economic crisis). Work in this category does not have to be related to student’s major field of study.
  
• Employment with International Organizations
  An F-1 student may be eligible for this employment category immediately after enrolling in classes. Application must be filed through U.S.C.I.S. A qualified international organization includes United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, etc.
  

Students In J-1 Nonimmigrant Status
J-1 students may have more flexibility applying for employment authorization. For any type of employment you are considering, you must obtain a prior written approval of the employment from your Responsible Officer before accepting an offer, whether it be on- or off-campus employment. Working without authorization will jeopardize your J-1 nonimmigrant status. Please note that a social security number is not work authorization. In general, the total number of hours for on- and off-campus employment may not exceed 20 hours per week while school is in session. However, full-time employment is possible during vacation periods, provided that you intend to register for the subsequent academic term.

If your J-1 status is Juilliard-sponsored, please contact the International Advisement Office for detailed information on employment authorization. For those students whose J-1 status is Fulbright-sponsored, please direct your employment inquiries to the Responsible Officer assigned to you by the Institute of International Education (I.I.E.).

There are three categories of employment available to J-1 students.

• On-Campus Employment
  This is work performed on the School's premises, including work-study, assistantships, fellowships, compensated professional assignments arranged by the School and performed in-house or outside Juilliard. As a J-1 student, you may accept on-campus employment only with prior approval from the International Advisement Office, provided you are enrolled in a full course of study. You are also required to complete Form I-9 with Juilliard’s Payroll Office.
  
• Academic Training
  Academic Training is used for employment performed away from the School's premises, including professional engagements, accompanying, teaching, etc. You may be eligible for AT as soon as you are enrolled at Juilliard. It may be used at anytime during the period of study, or after the completion of all degree requirements. Employment must be directly related to student’s major field of study and constitute an integral part of an established curriculum.
  
• Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship
  This is employment authorized to alleviate economic hardship due to unforeseen circumstances. Work in this category does not have to be related to student’s major field of study. Requests are evaluated by the RO on a case-by-case basis.
  

U.S. Social Security Number
Important: You must first secure a work-study position before you apply for a Social Security Number.
The Social Security Administration (S.S.A) published a rule that changed the documentation requirements for F-1 students who are applying for a Social Security Number on the basis of on-campus employment. The rule's effective date was October 13,2004. F-1 students who apply for a Social Security Number on the basis of on-campus employment have to present a letter from their International Student Advisor authorizing them to engage in on-campus employment. F-1 students also have to provide a letter from his/her on-campus employer, to prove that the student is engaging in, or has secured specific employment. Please visit the International Advisement Office(Room 245) for detailed application information.

Tutoring Services through the Communication and Writing Center
Tutoring services are available through the Communication and Writing Center. This is a service provided by the International Advisement Office in collaboration with the Office of Academic Affairs and the Liberal Arts Department. Students who need assistance with grammar, reading, writing, or conversation skills are encouraged to visit the Communication and Writing Center, where eight experienced tutors provide a total of 48 hours of tutoring each week. Tutoring service provided through the center is free to all Juilliard students. The center is located on the fourth-floor near Stairwell D. Contact the International Advisement Office for more information.

THE JUILLIARD JOURNAL
The Juilliard Journal and The Journal Online, the monthly newspaper published by the School from September through May, is a major source of Juilliard news, performance information, and other related items of interest to the Juilliard community. Included are news and feature stories, along with profiles of individual students, faculty, alumni, and people in the arts. There's also a monthly student opinion column, alumni and student news and announcements, and a complete calendar of Juilliard events. Students, faculty, and staff member all contribute to The Journal, which has a print circulation of about 18,000 as well as a large online audience. All student writers are eligible to be considered for the Juilliard Journal Prize, which is given at the end of each school year in recognition of outstanding contributions made by a student to the newspaper and carries a prize of $250.

The Journal prints announcements of students' performance-related activities outside of the School. If you want to have an item included in the paper, please call ext.340, or stop by Room 442A.

Work-study opportunities are available for experienced writers, photographers, and illustrators, or for clerical work in the Publications Office. Working on the paper can be a great learning experience, affording you the opportunity to meet other students, administrators, faculty members, and guest artists at the School. Everyone is encouraged to contribute articles and/or ideas to The Journal. Student writers, cartoonists, and photographers are paid for articles and drawings. For further information, drop by the Publications Office (Room 442A), or call ext. 341, or e-mail us at journal@juilliard.edu.

LILA ACHESON WALLACE LIBRARY
The Lila Acheson Wallace Library is located on the fifth floor, to the left and around the corner from the elevators.

Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, 2 – 7 p.m.

The Lila Acheson Wallace Library is a comprehensive resource for the School's performance and research needs. The collection includes more than 70,000 music performance and study scores, including scholarly editions of composers' collected works and other historical editions; 22,000 books on music, dance, drama, and general academic subjects; 25,000 sound recordings (LPs, compact discs, reel-to-reel, cassette, and DAT tapes), and 2,500 videos.

Juilliard's library is the proud home the Juilliard Manuscript Collection—one of the world's greatest collections of autograph manuscripts, composer sketches, engraver proofs, and first editions. Complementing this extraordinary resource is the Peter Jay Sharp Special Collections, which includes numerous rare printed editions, manuscripts, manuscript facsimiles, and archival collections.

Three photocopy machines ($.15 per page) are available for student use. Every seating space within the library is equipped with a power supply and a data port, so students with laptop computers may connect directly to the Internet; wireless connections are also available. The library has three laptops available for student use within the reading room. No food or drink may be brought into the library. Items may be checked out at the circulation desk with a bar-coded Juilliard ID. Books and music circulate for a two-week period, and may be renewed once, after the item has been out for a minimum of seven days. Compact disc recordings circulate for a period of one week, and may not be renewed. Reserve materials may be checked out overnight beginning one hour before closing time, to be returned by 10 a.m. on the following day. Extended semester loans for materials required for ensemble classes may be made by special arrangement at the circulation desk. You must have your ID card with you in order to use the listening library or the video viewing room.

Fines are charged at the rate of $.25 per item per day for books and scores, and $1 per item per day for sound recordings. For overnight reserves, a fine of $1 per hour is charged after 10 a.m. Outstanding library fines may prevent a student from officially registering, or from receiving a diploma or transcript. The loss of books, scores, or recordings should be reported at once to the library in order to prevent the accumulation of overdue fines. Charges for current replacement cost, plus a $25 service fee, are imposed for lost materials. Failure to return library material constitutes theft and will result in disciplinary actions in accordance with school regulations.
See: library.juilliard.edu/screens/libinfo_02.html for further information.

Office of Residence Life
The Office of Residence Life serves as the primary communications and support center for hall residents. The residence life staff consists of an associate director, residence hall director, assistant residence coordinators (ARCs), resident assistants (R.A.’s), and community assistants (C.A.’s), all of whom are trained and equipped to address residents' needs. Professional and student staff are on-call every night to assist residents and address emergencies. The office, located on the 11th floor, is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays. The paraprofessional student staff maintains the RA Lounge on the 11th floor, which is open from 9 p.m. to midnight. Mondays through Thursdays; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 9 p.m. to midnight on Sundays.

Meredith Willson Residence Hall
The Meredith Willson Residence Hall occupies the top half of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building, which also houses other Lincoln Center constituents. Students are provided with a fully furnished living space and an environment that nurtures personal growth, learning, and creativity. Each floor in the hall is arranged in suites of five bedrooms that are shared by up to eight students. The residents of each suite share 3 bathrooms and a large living room offering great views of the city. The residence hall also features 22 practice rooms,  social lounge, laundry room, health and fitness facilities, computer lab, dining hall, and 24-hour security. The  associate director and residence hall director, along with the trained and experienced staff of student paraprofessionals (assistant residence coordinators, resident assistants, community assistants) are dedicated to creating and sustaining a comfortable and supportive living performing arts community.

First-time college students are required to live in the residence hall, primarily to ensure a smooth transition into the Juilliard community. Residence hall living also offer many benefits and opportunities that enhance the Juilliard experience. New students live in double occupancy rooms in a suite that mixes performance disciplines and school years to provide a community building opportunity that is representative of the Juilliard experience. Returning students have the option of choosing from single or double occupancy rooms. Each suite is wired for cable service. Each room is also wired for telephone and Internet service connections for each student. Students may contract with Juilliard's telephone service carrier to get long distance service. Internet connectivity and local phone services are automatically provided for each student. For information on housing rates and payment schedules, stop by the Office of Residence Life, located on the 11th floor of the residence hall.

Off-Campus Housing Referral Service The Office of Residence Life also offers a housing referral service. This service provides listings of available housing in New York City and its vicinity. These include:

• Rooms for Rent — These are generally apartment-share situations offering private rooms in apartments. The rooms are often furnished and prices vary depending upon location (Brooklyn and Queens are far less expensive than Manhattan, even when you include commuting costs).
• Apartments for Rent — These are entire apartments, such as studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments. They tend to be costly in Manhattan, but less expensive in other boroughs.
• Sublets — While these are scarce during the academic year, they become much more available during the summer months. Rates tend to be reasonable, and the apartments are generally available from June through August.
• Rooms in exchange for services — These consist of free room and board, in nice neighborhoods, in exchange for light work responsibilities. The work typically consists of babysitting or light household chores. An agreement or contract signed by both parties prior to moving in is highly recommended. Always inform the parties in advance of holiday schedules and school breaks.

Most listings cater specifically to students and are often reliable. However, since the office does not investigate individuals providing these listings, you must rely on your good judgment when deciding whether or not you should rent from a particular individual.

Using written leases or subleases is important to protect your interests. These documents outline the specifics of the lease (how long these lease if for, what is provided, what is expected, how much rent, etc.). Find out as much as possible about the person or management company renting the apartment to you before giving any money. In all situations, you should be wary of persons who insist on an on-the-spot decision or who require a substantial advance payment for reserving the apartment or room.

If you have problems with your landlord or apartment facilities, consult the following resources.

New York City Rent Guidelines Board
This site offers useful information about housing in New York City. You can find an apartment guide, a tenant's rights guide, direct links to city agencies.

Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Rent Administration Office
92-31 Union Hall St. Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 739-6400

STUDENT AFFAIRS
The Office of Student Affairs (Room 219) is the place to go if you have any personal- or school-related problems, questions about school policy, or suggestions regarding student life. In an informal and relaxed atmosphere you can freely express your concerns with the knowledge that your confidence will be respected.

The Office of Student Affairs provides many services to enhance the quality of student life. These include orientation, social, educational and cultural programs, and student club advisement. In addition, the Office of Student Affairs oversees  Residence Life and  International Advisement Offices. 

Orientation
At the opening of every school year, new students are required to attend Juilliard's orientation, during which you will learn about the college, register for first semester's classes, and meet other new students. Orientation ends with the annual picnic attended by faculty, staff, and students. Students can get involved by becoming orientation leaders.

Student Activities
After classes, rehearsals, performances, and lessons, it is important to relax and socialize. Several parties and socials are held throughout the year, ranging from small informal pizza parties to school-wide get-togethers complete with D.J., dancing, and buffet food. In addition to these, there are a variety of educational and cultural activities and organizations in which you may choose to participate. Check out our bulletin boards for upcoming activities and/or club meetings. Stop by Student Affairs for more information.

Student Organizations
Student Affairs oversees and advises several student organizations and clubs. From religious fellowship to community service, the registered student organizations demonstrate the diversity of the Juilliard student body. Students have the opportunity to form new clubs or organizations anytime throughout the academic year. Stop by Room 219 for more information.

Student Discounts & Amenities
Student Affairs sells discounted movie passes to the Juilliard community as well maintaining information on student discounts offered by local theaters, stores, or companies. Students can also stop Room 219 to flip various magazines or The Village Voice, check e-mail, listen to music, or borrow a book from our informal lending library.