Currier FAQs

Room reservations and party registration will be available after the first week of classes. All room reservations should be made in RoomBook. Parties require permission - the form will be updated and linked soon!

Some common rooms will be unavailable during construction and start of year (see list below which will be updated by August). Currier common rooms include - 

• Poker Room (please check reservation system as classes may be in session)
• Bingham Seminar Room 
• Bingham Living Room (offline through ??)
• Dance Studio (Currier students only)
• Bingham Music Room (individual music practice) - available after Sept 22
• Fishbowl  - no reservation for study, hang out or movie/tv viewing - Reservation needed for events (no parties)
• Gilbert Living Room - available after Sept 22
• Gilbert Music Room (individual music practice)

• Makerspace (no reservation for casual, drop-in use; room may be in use for formal classes; reservation required for gatherings)

  No reservation needed:

  • Meditation/Prayer Room
  • GIlbert lower game area
  • Gilbert lower tv area
  • House gym 

*No food or drink in meditation/prayer room

ALL STUDENT MAILBOXES WILL BE CLOSED for the summer beginning mid-May.  ALL first class MAIL WILL BE FORWARDED - packages cannot be held or forwarded. PLEASE update your mailing address accordingly.

Here is the information for forwarding your mail which you should do through mid-August if you are returning to Currier House. If you are Graduating or leaving, please forward your mail for the maximum time of 1 Year.

You keep the same mailbox through the time you are in Currier House. 

Please go to this website, http://hums.harvard.edu/mail-delivery/student-mail-forwarding, to submit a forwarding order.  This will ensure that all first class USPS mail and parcels arriving at the House for you over the summer, or for the length of your forwarding request, are forwarded to you. 

Please note that parcels from private carriers (AMAZON, FedEx, UPS, etc.) cannot be forwarded, and will be returned to sender (except for Amazon which will not accept returns from us).

Move in dates for all undergraduates can be found on the move in page of the DSO website.

Keys will be available to students who signed up for a move in slot from 8am-4pm with the Building Manager and 4pm and later with the security guard at the Bells Desk (Currier Lobby). If the guard is away from the desk, please wait at least 5 minutes, then call Securitas central 617-496-9370.

The BELLS DESK is staffed by Currier students and a Currier security guard. It’s the large desk to your right as you enter from Quad Driveway. The Bells Desk primarily controls access to the House during certain hours, and provides a central station for emergency reports. The Desk phone number is 617-495-8751. You can also get toilet paper, a vacuum cleaner, board games, and your packages here. On weekends, come here to find out which tutor is “on duty.”

A person may enter Currier only using a current Harvard ID or if they are accompanied by a person with a valid Harvard ID. The Bells Desk may deny admission to ANY PERSON, regardless of the above, believed to present a danger to the House or House members.

Guest Policy: A person not regularly assigned to a particular House may not be lodged in that House for more than a brief stay (more than 2 days) without the permission of the Faculty Deans, Resident Dean, or their representative. The consent of other occupants of the room is also always required. The College reserves the right to prohibit overnight guests when issues of security are involved.

Guests must follow current safety guidelines (here under the visitor section) https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/for-visitors/

The student handbook also has the non-Covid related information for hosting guests (refer to page 79) https://handbook.college.harvard.edu/files/collegehandbook/files/harvardcollege_studenthandbook_2021_2022.pdf

Once the package depot closes in September, oversized packages received through the USPS, UPS, or other delivery services are delivered to the Bells Desk. An email will be sent to you indicating that a package or delivery has arrived. You must claim the package at the Bells Desk and sign for it when you receive it. Small mail will be delivered to your mailbox in Currier lobby.

Cronkhite packages are delivered one day after they're received at the House proper. Once they're sorted and forwarded, they will be available in the Cronkhite package room.

Harvard University assumes no responsibility for items left at the desk.