On-Campus Housing at University of Michigan

Mosher-Jordan Hall
Mosher-Jordan Hall will be one location for On-Campus housing during the National Training Institute. Mo-Jo went through a full renovation before students arrived for the Fall 2008 semester. This beautiful facility can accommodate up to 425 occupants. There will be 2 participants per dorm room. This is not an apartment dorm. All rooms have 2 beds, 2 desks, 2 closets and a sink. The bathrooms are common (shared) bathrooms and there are 4 per floor. Each Bathroom has 4 toilets, 4 showers & 6 sinks.

Cambridge House
The building's neo-Tudor style architecture lends it an air of tradition and history. Adjacent to the Michigan Union on central campus, Cambridge House is just steps away from University classrooms, meeting rooms, administrative buildings, and local restaurants. For your convenience, located in the Michigan Union, you will find the Michigan Union Bookstore, access to ATM machines, the University of Michigan Credit Union, Amer's coffee shop, Wendy's, Subway and Villa Pizza restaurants and a UPS store. When it opened in 1920, Cambridge House was originally located in the Michigan Union and named the Michigan Union Hotel. In 1963, Cambridge House was added to the Michigan Union and the hotel was moved and renamed. Today, Cambridge House Residence Hall, with air-cooled rooms and private baths, is also attached to the West Quad Residence Hall.

Wireless Internet: Any participant bringing a laptop computer will be giving a unique username and password to gain access to the Universities wireless network. This will enable you to check email and do assignments that may require internet access.

About Mosher-Jordan Hall

After a two-year renovation, Mosher-Jordan Hall welcomes residents for the 2008 Fall Term. Located on Observatory Street in the Hill neighborhood of the University of Michigan campus, Mosher-Jordan Hall is home to approximately 425 residents. Constructed in 1930, the gracious traditional architectural style and details have been preserved, including wood paneling, plaster moldings, stained-glass windows, period lighting fixtures and wrought-iron railings. The new carpet, flooring and tiles throughout reflect the original décor of Mosher-Jordan. The infrastructure has been modernized to include air-conditioning, wired and wireless high-speed network access, new fire detection and suppression systems, renovated bath facilities, new elevators, accessibility improvements, and new plumbing, heating and ventilation. Student rooms are completely reappointed with new modular furniture that can be set up in various arrangements, for flexible use of space.

New community spaces created by the renovation:

• A new central entrance on Observatory Street leads into a stairway. Up a few steps to the second level is the new lobby, the hub for resident services; down the stairway to the first level is access to residential community areas and the new Hill Dining Center. A new elevator at the central entrance provides access to all levels of the building; student and staff electronic card-keys are necessary to access upper floors and all residential areas.
• At each end of the building on the first level are new living rooms for recreation, socializing and meetings. Adjoining each living room is a kitchen.
• The Community Learning Center (CLC) has several computers and plenty of room for studying, including partitioned areas with whiteboards. The raised floor conceals all wiring for the computers; and the placement of power and network outlets in the floor can be rearranged.
• Wired and wireless network service throughout, the Multipurpose/Classroom space can be divided into separate rooms for academic classes, residential programs and community activities. The end sections are equipped with state-of the-art projection/touch screens and “copy-cams” that digitally reproduce writing on a whiteboard. The center section is a more traditional classroom with whiteboard/projection screen.
• The Mosher Lounge and the Jordan Lounge, located at opposite ends of the second level, retain the warmth and charm of the original interior architectural finishings. Incorporated into the room design, a floor ramp in each lounge improves access from the stepped entrance into the main area. The Jordan Lounge includes a learning community office. The Mosher Lounge features computer tables for study and a small conference room. Windowed alcoves off each lounge provide vistas of Palmer Field and the campus beyond.

Renovation improvements also included the individual floor lounges, as well as the Nikki Giovanni Lounge and the Cesar E. Chavez Lounge.

Attached to the back of Mosher-Jordan and facing Palmer Field is the new Hill Dining Center. Replacing the individual dining facilities within Mosher-Jordan as well as Alice Lloyd, Couzens and Stockwell halls, the center features marketplace variety and food service with seating for 700 and an upper-level food emporium with café style seating for 70.