housing is responsible for the areas of residential safety, housing assignments, room changes, mail, keys (in coordination with local residence life offices), university-provided furnishings, appliances in university-owned residences, and the terrier card office. boston university housing also works collaboratively with other departments across campus, such as facilities management & planning, and within auxiliary services to coordinate laundry, vending, rentals, summer storage, dining services, vending services, and events & conferences.