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Barbour Temporary Housing (International Early Arrival)
Betsy Barbour is filled to capacity. See Below for other housing options. Barbour Temporary Housing, which begins on Monday, August 3rd and ends at noon on Thursday, August 27th is designed to accommodate your housing needs prior to the start of the academic year. It is located at Betsy Barbour Residence Hall on Central Campus at the University of Michigan.

Eligibility
This housing is intended for students who have a signed residence hall contract or are matriculated for the upcoming fall term, and arrive in Ann Arbor before their available contract move-in date. Guests of students are not permitted.

Check-in
Betsy Barbour is filled to capacity for Temporary Housing. Please visit the Ann Arbor Convention and Visitors Bureau for hotel accommodations near campus. If you already have reservations and need to cancel, please call the Community Center (734) 764-1162 between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Betsy Barbour is located at 420 South State Street in Ann Arbor. Please view the map of Central Campus for directions.

Rates and Payment
The per diem rate for a night is $40.00 plus tax (includes bed with linen). Residents must check out by 11:00 a.m. to not be billed for another night. Payment is billed directly to your University of Michigan Student Account.

Check-out
Rooms must be vacated by 11am on the day of check out to avoid being charged for an additional night. Keys must be returned to the Community Center/Front Desk. If you need to extend your stay please stop by the desk to do so. All guests must leave Betsy Barbour by 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 27th. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Residence Hall Contracts
Residents with 2009-10 residence hall contracts will be required to move into their fall term room on Thursday, August 27th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. There will be an early move-in charge from August 27th through September 1st of $75 per day for early move-in.

End of Program
All guests must leave Betsy Barbour by 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 27th. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Barbour Temporary Housing Details
Each resident is asked to become familiar with the information on this page and to cooperate with each other and the Barbour Residence Hall staff. We want each resident's stay with us to be as pleasant and comfortable as possible.

Rooms
All rooms are supplied with single beds or bunk beds. In double rooms the first occupant in the room claims whichever bed he/she wishes and the second occupant must take the other or negotiate a trade with the first occupant. The furniture should not be re-arranged.

Conduct
Excessive noise and other conduct which disrupts study, sleep and "quiet hours" (as noted below), or other excessively loud activities, are prohibited in Barbour. During quiet hours, Barbour should be free from interfering noises. Electronic sound equipment, musical instruments, and room activities should not be heard outside the room. Quiet hours are: Sunday - Saturday: 11 PM - 7 AM

Courtesy hours are in effect 24 hours a day. Residents are expected to occupy all parts of Betsy Barbour in a quiet, peaceful and lawful manner. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in Barbour. Alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs are not permitted in Barbour Residence Hall. If a Housing staff member is aware of a violation concerning alcohol, drugs, or smoking in Barbour, it will be reported to University Housing Security and the violator will be immediately and permanently evicted from the premises.

Bathrooms
There are single-sex community bathroom facilities located on each floor. They are identified as for men or for women only.

Laundry
Coin-operated laundry facilities are located in the basement.

Telephone Service
Each room is equipped with a phone that can be used for local calls and to place collect calls. For on campus and local calls dial the 7-digit number. You can dial toll-free 800 numbers (for long distance calling cards) on the phone in the hallway to the left of the Residence Hall Community Center. Telephone messages for residents that come through the Residence Hall Community Center telephone will be posted on the bulletin board across from the Residence Hall Community Center only. Be certain to check the board often for your messages.

Mail
Residents are welcome to receive mail, although it is essential that a change of address card be completed when residents move out so that mail can be forwarded. The address for receiving mail is:

Your Name
Betsy Barbour Residence Hall
420 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1328

Please remember that this is your temporary address only, so it should not be provided to anyone who needs to be able to reach you in the fall, such as your academic department or bank.

Food
Meal service and kitchen facilities are not available. There is a small grocery store on William Street (one block north of Barbour), and there are a number of restaurants nearby. There are snack machines in the basement.

Security
University Housing maintains its own security staff which patrols and monitors Betsy Barbour. Staff are available 24 hours a day to handle emergencies and complaints, and investigate problem incidents. IN A FIRE, POLICE OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY DIAL 911. Call 763-1131 for all other security assistance. You should always lock your room when you leave it, no matter how short a time you will be gone. Report any suspicious individual or activity to Housing Security.

Prohibited items
The following items are prohibited in Barbour: cooking appliances such as hotplates, toaster ovens, toasters, electric woks, grills and rice cookers; firearms and other weapons; fireworks and other explosives; oil lamps; candles and incense.

Fire
In the event of a fire or the fire alarm sounding - a series of piercing alarm sounds, accompanied by strobe lights flashing in the public areas - you should exit the building by the closest safe exit immediately (do not use the elevator). Outside, assemble across Marynard Street (west side of Barbour). Read fire-related instructions posted on the inside of your room door.

Tornadoes
A 3-5 minute steady tone on an Ann Arbor warning siren indicates that a tornado has been sighted. Seek shelter inside the building by moving to an interior corridor on one of the lowest floors and stay away from any areas of glass. Do not remain on the upper floors of the building. If you are outside and there is no time to escape, lie flat in the nearest depression in the landscape.

Housekeeping Services
In order to minimize costs only modified housekeeping services are provided. A clean linen packet (consisting of bed linens, towel, and wash cloth) is in the room for each resident when they arrive. Beds are furnished with blankets and pillows. When residents check out, they should remove bed linens and towels, place them in the plastic bag, and return them to the Residence Hall Community Center. Bathrooms are cleaned by Housekeeping staff daily, Monday - Friday. Trash receptacles are located in the closet on each hallway and residents are asked to use them to empty their own wastebaskets. Housekeeping staff will lend cleaning supplies and equipment to residents who wish to clean their rooms during their stay.

Useful Phone Numbers
Betsy Barbour Residence Hall Community Center
734-764-1162
International Center
734-764-9310
Conference Services Office
734-764-5297
Emergencies
911