Besides the wide variety of academic, social, sports, and recreational organizations resident at MIT, the Biology Department supports the Biology Undergraduate Student Association (BUSA). BUSA is a student-run organization that sponsors popular social activities as well as providing academic support to Biology undergrads. BUSA sponsors student/faculty gatherings and seminars; runs an undergraduate tutoring program; organizes an annual UROP Symposium, a day-long event in January at which undergraduates present their research to fellow undergraduates and faculty; and annually sponsors a Biology Colloquium featuring a prominent biologist.

The Department offers a Biology Undergraduate Lounge, 68-145, where you can relax, read, study, eat, and socialize. The Lounge also contains an Athena mini-cluster with three Athena machines and a printer dedicated to Biology undergraduate use, as well as extra network connections and wireless access for your laptop. See the Biology Education Office, 68-120, for the door lock code.