Alice Crocker Lloyd Hall was built in 1949 to house women students. A 15-month renovation of the now co-ed hall was completed in August 2012. Today Alice Lloyd Hall is home to approximately 520 students.

The new Alice Lloyd features many improvements and innovations to student rooms, bathrooms, community areas and learning spaces, all of which support the

social and academic needs of its residents and of the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, the Michigan Learning Community housed here.

The design of the hall incorporates ideas generated from meetings, presentations and focus groups with students, faculty, staff and planning teams, and was influenced by current trends in college housing from around the country.

The renovation of Alice Lloyd Hall is part of the Residential Life Initiatives (RLI). Launched in 2004, RLI is a comprehensive, multi-year plan to revitalize and expand the campus living experience at U-M.

Alice Crocker Lloyd

Upon her untimely death in 1950, the “New Women’s Dorm,” as it had been called since its opening in 1949, was named for Alice Crocker Lloyd, Michigan’s then Dean of Women. The following is excerpted from the Regent ’s Regent ’s Proceedings,Proceedings, March 1950:

“...having shared the “...having shared the experiences of student experiences of student life on our campus as a life on our campus as a member of the Class of member of the Class of 1916, she came into the 1916, she came into the service of the University service of the University with a knowledge of its with a knowledge of its ideals and a sympathetic ideals and a sympathetic insight into the difficulties insight into the difficulties faced by its students in faced by its students in solving their academic and solving their academic and personal problems. Her personal problems. Her mature wisdom and her mature wisdom and her quiet graciousness made quiet graciousness made her a well-nigh perfect her a well-nigh perfect counselor for our young counselor for our young women, who found in women, who found in her a friend upon whose her a friend upon whose constancy they could constancy they could rely and whose nobility rely and whose nobility of character they could of character they could admire and emulate.”admire and emulate.”

The building’s infrastructure has been upgraded to include new plumbing, electrical, heating and air-conditioning, ventilation, data lines and wireless high-speed network access throughout. A new fire sprinkler system has been incorporated with previously upgraded smoke detection and fire alarm systems. Accessibility features have been improved.

THE BEST OF LLOYD

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With its inviting soft seating and engaging graphics, the new entrance on Observatory Street provides a warm welcome for parents and visitors.

The space flows into an open community area, at one end of which are two rooms furnished for seminars, programs and meetings, and equipped with audio-visual systems for presentations and video projection.

The adjacent lounge and multi-purpose room is appointed with study tables and soft seating.

The community area features an open lounge with a piano and a grouping of chairs designed by George Nelson, a noted architect and furniture designer during the mid-20th century, and contemporary to the period design of Lloyd Hall.

The second floor continues through secured doors into residential areas. Student rooms have individual controls to manage heating and central cooling temperatures within a pre-set range. All student rooms are appointed with modular furniture that allows for different bed and desk configurations, such as bunks or lofts.

The floors on either side of the central stairway have been removed to create a light and airy opening to the Community Center below. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide abundant natural light and a panoramic view of Palmer Field.

The Vicky Barner Lounge is named in honor of a Native American who earned her fine arts degree from the University of Michigan and became a tireless activist on behalf of Native American culture and social

justice. The artwork, along with the symbolic colors and circular patterns designed into the room, reflect her passion for Native American art, culture and heritage. Wall displays showcase Native American art and serve as interior “windows” to the room.

The community area also includes two multicultural lounges. Since the late 1980s, University Housing has incorporated minority-cultural and multicultural lounges into the residential communities. In these places, group meetings and special events advance understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures, social identities and experiences that compose our student population.

The nearby Umoja Lounge takes its name from one of seven guiding principles that represent each day of the African American holiday known as Kwanzaa. The name reflects the goal of the multicultural council in Lloyd Hall:

the promotion of unity among students of color. The design of the room includes a translucent acrylic counter top. The wall colors and the mural in the room are symbolic of the four federally recognized ethnic groups of color.

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Fully renovated bathrooms include new fixtures and counters, new tile on the floors and walls, reduced-flow faucets and showers and dual-flush toilets to reduce water consumption. Shower and toilet areas have been arranged for greater privacy.

In addition to traditional double and single rooms, Lloyd Hall contains unique suite arrangements. On the second floor, an eight-person suite includes four double bedrooms and two bathrooms with outer sinks; in the center of the suite is the living room with sectional furniture. Two, six-person suites occupy two floors connected by an interior stairway, each with two single bedrooms on the upper level and two double rooms on the lower floor. Also on the first floor, across the hall from the “townhouse” suites, are a pair of suites, each with two single bedrooms, a shared bathroom and living room.

• Low Volatile Organic Compounds materials (including adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, carpet systems, composite wood and agrifiber products) were used to reduce “off gassing.”

• Many of the fabrics as well as furniture items used throughout the building were chosen not only for their aesthetic value, but for environmental impact (pvc-free, recycled fiber content and Greenguard air quality certified).

• Carpet manufacturers’ environmental commitments (such as the use of post-industrial recycled fiber; maintaining a carbon-negative status; pvc-free and achieving zero waste to landfills) were considered in all carpet selections.

• Carpet squares were selected over rolled carpets to reduce waste, to take advantage of recycled content in the backing material and for more efficient replacement of worn or damaged areas in the future.

• Old furniture was sold for reuse, reducing the impact on local landfills.

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ENERGY SAVINGS• Insulation was added to all

previously non-insulated exterior walls and roof insulation was increased.

• Occupancy sensors have been installed throughout Alice Lloyd Hall. These energy-savers turn off lights and help control heating and air conditioning costs.

• An energy recovery system reduces heating costs by heating and cooling incoming air with the tempered air being exhausted.

• New high-efficiency light fixtures were added in most areas.

• Daylight harvesting (adding windows and opening up interior spaces) allows more natural light into the building and reduces the need for artificial lighting.

MATERIALS• Approximately 95% of

the existing floors, walls and ceilings from the third through sixth levels were reused.

WATER CONSERVATION• Older toilet fixtures were

replaced with new, high-efficiency models, reducing water use from approximately 4.6 gpf to 1.6 gpf.

• Low-flow showerheads and faucets were installed, reducing water use from approximately 3 gpm to 2.5 gpm and from 2.5 gpm to 1.5 gpm respectively.

• Water bottle filling stations encourage students to use refillable water bottles. Whenever the station is used, a visual display gives a tally of how many disposable water bottles have been eliminated from the local landfill. This supports a university sustainability initiative to reduce waste on campus by 40 percent.

FIRST FLOORTHE PALMER FIELD LEVEL

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Near the south entrance is the community living room, set apart by a series of sliding glass panels that give the room a large and open feel. The stone flooring of the entrance corridor extends into the room, joining the vinyl plank

Lloyd Hall’s former kitchen and dining areas have been repurposed into a dynamic Community Center—a spacious and inviting social area and information hub for residents and staff. Digital screens provide information about goings-on in the Lloyd community and around the campus, and

flooring that lends to the warm, home-like décor of comfortable soft seating for relaxing, study or community activities. To one side is a small dining room with seating for eight; this is adjoined by the house kitchen and a casual seating area.

resident mailboxes are located here. Separate glass enclosures include a meeting room and a staff work room, situated on either side of two small “huddle” or conference rooms. The Community Center also houses a suite of offices for the residence staff and for the faculty and staff of the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program.

A large central lounge—trimmed in panels of birds-eye maple and furnished with soft seating—surrounds the stairway and is open to the community and residential areas above.

At either side of the lounge is a cluster of four small group study rooms that set off a smaller lounge area with sectional seating.

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The Community Learning Center provides residents with an at-home resource for online research and learning. It includes individual and group study areas, computers and printers, a copy cam to digitally record information written on a whiteboard, and a digital screen and tabletop into which multiple laptops can be plugged for group work.

Punctuating each end of the Community Center are cozy upholstered alcoves with cushioned booths facing across a table—popular places for studentsto socialize or study.

LOWER LEVEL

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Nestled on the lower level at the north end of the building is a two-story dance and fitness studio featuring a distinctive angled ceiling and high windows to admit natural light from outside and through the building’s entrance

corridor above. The spring-board floor is illuminated by back-lit faux windows along one wall. Mirror panels on the opposite wall enable students to study their dance and fitness movements. The room is equipped with an audio system for music.

Just down the hall is an art suite with a gallery space for art

displays. The art suite is open to all residents.

At the south end of the lower level is the den. This lounge/game area features live plants with natural overhead lighting and beautiful stone walls. The laundry room, soundproof music practice rooms and a vending area are located nearby, making the den a popular gathering space.

LLOYD HALL SCHOLARS PROGRAMThe renovation of Alice Lloyd Hall coincidentally—and happily—coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program (LHSP). It is the first of a dozen Michigan Learning Communities that are now in University Housing residence halls —created on the premise that learning and living together encourages personal and intellectual development. LHSP students interested in writing and the arts can explore their creative passions through composition, the visual arts, academic studies, and cultural and social involvements.

Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor

Laurence B. Deitch, Bloomfield Hills

Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms

Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich

Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor

Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park

S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms

Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor

Mary Sue Coleman, ex officio

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT

The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all

applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of Michigan

is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,

national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion,

height, weight, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Inquiries

or complaints may be addressed to the Senior Director for Institutional Equity, and Title IX/Section 504/

ADA Coordinator, Office of Institutional Equity, 2072 Administrative Services Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan

48109-1432, 734-763-0235, TTY 734-647-1388. For other University of Michigan information call 734-764-1817.

CREDITS

Architects:Integrated Design Solutions, LLC, Troy, Michigan

Hanbury, Evans, Wright, Vlattas + Company, Norfolk, Virginia

Construction Manager:Walbridge, Detroit, Michigan

Project Management:University of Michigan – Architecture, Engineering and Construction

University Housing – Housing Planning and Design

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