Building Issues
The Center Office located in the Basement of William James Hall (WJH B12) oversees building issues in WJH. Sabrina Joaquim (sjoaquim@fas.harvard.edu) manages building facilities and services (A/V, classrooms, keying, mail, parking, security, telephone installation etc.).
IT Issues
Call or email the HUIT Help Desk (5-7777, ithelp@harvard.edu) to troubleshoot & resolve hardware, software and email issues and to specify/set up/install new systems, printers, hardware and software.
Fax
The department fax number is 617-496-5794. Faxes are now sent electronically. To send a fax, or if you expect to receive a fax, please contact Michael Van Unen (mvanunen@fas.harvard.edu) to send or retrieve a fax for you.
Copier
The department copier is located in 676.
Keys
The Center Office (5-3801, WJH B12) will issue you a key to your office and will program your ID number into the system so you may have access when the building is locked.
Mail
Mailboxes for all graduate students,are located the fifth floor of William James Hall. Faculty and staff mailboxes are located on the sixth floor of William James Hall.
Incoming Mail
Mail is delivered around 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.
Outgoing U.S. Mail
Outgoing mail can be placed in the marked bin on top of the 6th floor mailbox. Pickup is 5:00 p.m. daily Monday-Friday.
Outgoing University Mail
There is also a box for this on top of the sixth-floor mailboxes.
UPS/Fed Ex
UPS and Fed Ex packages are delivered twice a day (with the regular mail and later in the afternoon) and will be put in your mailbox or office. A Fed Ex drop-off box is located in the lobby of William James Hall. Pick-up is daily at approximately 7:00 p.m. Domestic and International forms/boxes/envelopes are located in the copier room (676).
Furniture
If you need furniture for your office, please speak first with Jessica Gauchel (jgauchel@fas.harvard.edu).
Parking
To apply for or renew a parking permit visit the website of the Harvard Parking Office. You may also contact the Center Office for a one-day permit for the WJH lot.
Seminars and Workshops-General
The news and events section of our website has information on workshops, seminars, and the Sociology Colloquium series.
Travel - International SOS
Harvard has contracted with International SOS to provide emergency medical and security evacuation services to Harvard faculty, students, and staff traveling outside the U.S. on University-related business To print a card, and to obtain more informational about International SOS, please visit the Harvard-SOS website.
