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Alice lloyd hall.

Alice Lloyd is a mixed-gender residence hall located in the Hill Neighborhood. Home to about 520 students, Alice Lloyd is close to the Central Campus Recreation Building and Nichols Arboretum.

Baits II is a mixed-gender, first-year residence on North Campus. It houses approximately 570 students. It’s near Pierpont Commons, Bursley Residence Hall, Michigan Engineering, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and other academic units. To get to Central Campus from Baits, students can easily catch one of the frequent U-M buses.

Betsy Barbour

A women’s residence hall in the heart of Central Campus, Betsy Barbour is a small community of around 120 women, and shares its facilities, staff, and community spaces with Helen Newberry Residence Hall. Barbour is near the Michigan Union, Angell Hall, the U-M Museum of Art, and the shopping area on State Street.

Bursley Hall

Bursley is a mixed-gender residence hall for about 1,270, mostly first-year students. It’s on North Campus near Pierpont Commons, Michigan Engineering, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and many other academic units. Students can get to Central Campus on U-M buses that run frequently.

Couzens Hall

Couzens Hall is a mixed-gender residence hall located in the Hill Neighborhood. Home to about 520 students, Couzens is close to the Central Campus Recreation Building and Nichols Arboretum.

East Quad is a mixed-gender, undergraduate residence hall, home to approximately 850 students. On Central Campus near the South University shopping area and many Michigan Ross and the School of Education, East Quad also houses LSA's Residential College.

Fletcher Hall

The smallest residence hall on campus, Fletcher Hall houses approximately 75 students. This close-knit, mixed-gender community is near the Intramural Sports Building and just a short walk from Central Campus.

Helen Newberry

The oldest all-female residence hall on campus, Helen Newberry houses about 110 women. It’s located on Central Campus near the Michigan Union, Angell Hall, the U-M Museum of Art, and the bustling shopping area on State Street, and shares facilities, community spaces, and residential staff with Betsy Barbour.

Henderson House

Henderson House is a unique cooperative community that houses 28 undergraduate and graduate women. Sophomores through graduate students are welcome to apply. Henderson House is led by a graduate student resident director and professional staff. Residents will be part of a small, close-knit community and share household responsibilities like cooking and cleaning. Henderson House is located in a residential area of Ann Arbor and is within walking distance from Central Campus.

Martha Cook

Martha Cook is an all-women hall that is home to 140 students who have found friends and a home on campus for over 100 years. Rich in campus history, and featuring handsome Collegiate Gothic architecture, the small community gathers often for events full of tradition, including Friday afternoon teas, dinners together on Sundays, Harry Potter Week, wellness events, and more. The serene Gold Room provides a convenient and cozy environment to study and relax in; residents can also subscribe to a meal plan that provides meals in the graceful dining hall. The location in the heart of Central Campus is within minutes of libraries, classrooms, student unions, restaurants and shops, and offers its residents easy access to the resources and life of the University of Michigan.

Mary Markley Hall

Mary Markley is a first-year, mixed-gender residence hall located in the Hill Neighborhood. Home to about 1,180 students, Mary Markley is close to the Central Campus Recreation Building and Nichols Arboretum.

Mosher-Jordan Hall

Mosher-Jordan Hall, also known as "MoJo," is a first-year, mixed-gender residence hall located in the Hill Neighborhood. Home to about 430 students, MoJo is close to the Central Campus Recreation Building and Nichols Arboretum.

Munger Graduate Residences

Located on Central Campus, the Munger Graduate Residences were designed specifically for graduate and professional-level students from a variety of cross-campus discplines. Transdisciplinary living brings a diverse mix of graduate and professional students from various fields together to live, study, and build a culture of collaboration. Furnished apartments include six or seven single-occupancy bedroom suites, each with a private bathroom. The suites also include a large kitchen, dining room, and community space.

North Quad combines living and learning for approximately 450 undergraduate students. Located on State Street, a lively street known for its restaurants and shops, North Quad also contains student lounges, a performance space, a cafe and community kitchen, and a community learning center, and is also home to the U-M School of Information.

Northwood I & II

Northwood I & II offer furnished apartments to single grads who wish to live alone or with a roommate. The apartment community is situated in a quiet, wooded area on North Campus, and is close to bus stops and the shops and restaurants on Plymouth Road. Northwood has an active residential staff who provide support to students by answering questions, planning educational programs, and hosting fun activities so students can meet new people. The res halls also include a Community Center, which provides a place for students to meet and gather. The Community Center also loans out vacuum cleaners, cots, games, and other useful items.

Northwood IV & V

Northwood IV & V offer students a lively and warm community. And because there is an active and kid-friendly social scene led by Residential Staff, it’s an ideal place for students with families. The large Community Center has lounge areas and games, and hosts events all season long. Outside are playground areas, basketball and volleyball courts, and softball and soccer fields.

Oxford Houses

Oxford is a mixed-gender community made up of seven small apartment houses, set in a woodsy, quiet residential neighborhood a few blocks from Central Campus. Around 350 students live in Oxford.

South Quad is a vibrant community located on Central Campus near the Michigan Union. This mixed-gender building is home to roughly 1,170 mostly first-year students. and includes a popular dining center, which is always buzzing with activity.

Stockwell Hall

Stockwell is a mixed-gender residence hall located in the Hill Neighborhood. Home to about 400 students, Stockwell is close to the Central Campus Recreation Building and Nichols Arboretum.

West Quad is a mixed-gender residence hall that is home to around 1,100 upperclassman and first-year students. It’s conveniently connected to the Michigan Union and is across the street from the South Quad Dining Center. It’s in walking distance of many U-M academic buildings and the lively shopping area on State Street.

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The health and safety of our visitors, students, and staff is our highest priority. The following information will be helpful to know prior to your visit:

• Stay home if you are sick: Do not come to campus if you are ill. Instead, please utilize our  virtual programming and  campus tour videos .
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The tour will be led by current student tour guides and will last approximately 75 minutes. Guests must stay with their tour guide at all times and may only enter buildings included as a part of the tour route.

A model room located in a residence hall is included in our tour, although dining halls are not. Guests are welcome to  purchase a meal in one of our dining halls outside of the tour.

Due to university policy, registered students are only permitted to bring a maximum of three guests. We are not able to make exceptions to the guest capacity, tour capacity, or the late arrival policy. Parties with more than three total guests will be asked to reschedule or be provided a self-guided walking tour map.

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The College of Engineering offers prospective student tours on Mondays and Fridays.  Register for an engineering tour .

Ross School of Business

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Stamps School of Art & Design

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Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning offers prospective student tours one Friday a month.  Register for an architecture or urban technology tour .

Current visitor policy varies greatly across campus units and departments. Please contact the  office or academic unit you wish to meet with before making plans to come to campus.

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This is my double room in Mary Markley Hall. My bed is half lofted while my roommates is fully lofted. We have a "ground floor" view.

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The department of Residence Education and Housing Services (REHS) operates 27 residence halls, each offering a unique space and living experience. 

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The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is holding campus walking tours through Dec. 3.

Registration is required, and each guest will need to complete a ResponsiBLUE screening the morning of the designated tour. Masks are also required as the tour enters university buildings. The tour is mainly outdoors, so dress accordingly.

Additional tours will resume in January 2022 once our student tour guides are back on campus.

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Join us for a 75-minute walking tour of our Central Campus neighborhood, led by one of our current U-M student tour guides. Please note that the majority of this tour will take place outside, so we strongly encourage you to check the local weather forecast and dress accordingly.

Choose a date from the calendar to register. Due to strict tour capacities, registration is required and no walk-ins will be accommodated.

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Say goodbye to Western Michigan University dorms set to be demolished

• Updated: May. 17, 2024, 5:05 p.m. |
• Published: May. 17, 2024, 12:33 p.m.

First year students move-in to Valley 3 dormitories at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Friday, August 27, 2021. WMU is requiring masks inside any buildings and facilities on campus, regardless of vaccination status. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com) Joel Bissell | MLive.com

• Aya Miller | [email protected]

KALAMAZOO, MI -- It’s time for students and alumni to say their last goodbyes to the Western Michigan University Valley 3 dorms.

The university announced in January plans to build a new residence hall for first-year students at the current site of Harrison/Stinson and Eldridge/Fox halls. The halls are collectively known as Valley 3.

The university is hosting a goodbye celebration for the dorms, open to the public, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. People can walk through the buildings and sign some sections of the walls. There’ll also be key and keychain giveaways as well as music.

Construction on the new dorms will begin in fall 2024. The new dorm is expected to open in fall 2026. Inside, there’ll be options for single and double occupancy and updated furniture and bathrooms. The current dorms were built in 1965.

The Harrison/Stinson and Eldridge/Fox residence hall complex, together known as Valley 3, was built in 1965. It will be torn down to build a new dorm. WMU

With the Valley 3 dorms closing after this year, WMU previously announced it will reopen Henry Hall in fall 2024 for new and returning students to live in. The old dorm is getting updates to modernize the space, including new carpet and paint and updated room furniture and bathrooms.

Constructing the residence hall is part of the university’s ongoing efforts to modernize campus, per a January WMU news release.

The most recent residential complex to be built was the Arcadia Flats apartments for upper-level and graduate students.

Despite a declining enrollment for 12 years in a row, the 2023 enrollment dropped just 1.5% — compared to a 4.5% drop or more in each of the three years prior.

However, new enrollees increased by 2% in 2023 , and there was a small increase in the number of freshmen compared to the year prior.

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