Bursley Hall

Bursley Hall
General information
Type	Residence Hall
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Address	1931 Duffield St.
Coordinates	42°17′37″N 83°43′16″W / 42.2937°N 83.721°W / 42.2937; -83.721
Opened	October 5, 1967
Owner	University of Michigan
Website
www.housing.umich.edu/node/409

Bursley Hall is a University of Michigan residence hall located on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest dormitory at the University of Michigan, housing approximately 1,300 students.^[1]

Bursley Hall is named after Joseph Aldrich Bursley (1877-1950) and his wife, the former Marguerite Knowlton.^[2] Bursley was a U-M faculty member and administrator from 1904 to 1947. He served as professor of mechanical engineering, the first dean of men and dean of students.^[3] At the time of its opening on October 5, 1967, Bursley Hall was the newest residential complex at the University of Michigan and it remained so until 2010, when North Quad Residential and Academic Complex was opened on the University's Central Campus.^[4] Although the building has seen a number of upgrades, much of its original construction remains in place.^[2]

Bursley includes a convenience store, the Blue Market, and a dining hall that serves all University of Michigan students. Bursley's dining hall underwent extensive renovations to the seating areas in 2014, followed by a $4.5 million renovation to the 4,700 square foot food service area in the summer of 2016. This renovation reconfigured the service area to include five distinct food service stations, each dedicated to a particular type of cuisine.^[5]

In January 2015, the Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program (SCIP) began an experiment in Bursley Hall to increase composting opportunities beyond the dining hall and to educate students about composting and sustainability. Robert Marans, co-principal investigator of SCIP, says that composting opportunities will likely expand to other residence halls on the campus if the experiment in Bursley is successful.^[6]