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Front Desk ServicesThe Community Desk is the answer station for residence halls. If you have a question about housing, need assistance from Housing staff, directions to a new location on campus or in Ann Arbor - stop by or call and ask the desk staff. They are very knowledgeable about the University, the campus, and Ann Arbor. In most halls, the Community Desk is located near the main entrance. The front desk for Baits I Houses is located in Parker House; the front desk for Baits II is in Coman House. Oxford Housing's Community Desk is located in Seeley House.

Although services do vary from hall to hall, the majority offer most of the services listed here. If there is something you would like to see available, make a suggestion to the Office Coordinator.

Specific Community Desk hours are listed below along with contact information for the office coordinators.

Front Desk Hours

Residence Hall Office Coordinator Community Desk Hours
     
Alice Lloyd Stacey Faulk
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Baits I (Spring/Summer) Steven Simpson
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Baits I & II (Fall/Winter) Steven Simpson Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Betsey Barbour Brenda Bourdeau  Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
   
 
Bursley Hall Hamida Bhagirathy Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Couzens Hall Beverly Thomas Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
East Quadrangle Kim Beattie
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Helen Newberry House Brenda Bourdeau  Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Lawyers Club
(Fall/Winter)
Shawn Risdon
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
    Saturday - 10:00 AM to 7PM
Sunday - 11:00 AM to 7PM
     
Martha Cook Building Shannon Meeks Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
    Saturday - 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sunday - 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
   
 
Mary Markley Hall Robin McArdle-Weaver Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Mosher-Jordan Hall Building Currently Closed
     
Oxford Housing Jennifer Smith Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
Stockwell Hall Dean Bard
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
     
South Quadrangle Phil Larson
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
   
 
West Quadrangle Russell Barron
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight
    Saturday and Sunday - 12 Noon to 12 Midnight

Services
The majority of Community Desks offer the following services, some with additional charges:

Campus Information
Housing Information
Loan Items: Irons, Vacuums
Lost and Found
Guest Cots ($5.00/each)
Mailbox Key Replacement ($2.00)
Mail Services
MCard Lost ($20.00 Entrée Office closed only)
Process Room Changes
Refrigerator Rental
Room Keycard Replacement
Room Lockout (2 free temporary keycards and $5.00 3rd and subsequent)
Temporary M-Card

Newspaper Subscriptions
Residence hall residents can subscribe to several daily newspapers and have the papers delivered to the front desk of their residence hall. Newspaper subscriptions are paid directly to a non-University vendor with exclusive rights to deliver papers on campus. All subscriptions must be paid in advance and do not include delivery over Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break and Spring Break. Newspapers available for daily, Monday-Saturday, Monday-Friday, or Sunday only distribution (may vary depending on publication schedule of specific paper) include: Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and the Financial Times. For specific information and rates, contact the Washtenaw News Company, (734) 668-8700, 8 am - 3 pm, Monday - Friday.

Residence Hall Mail Services
Resident mailboxes are operated under general guidelines provided by the U.S. Postal Service. Only addressed mail sent through the Postal Service is required to be placed in resident mailboxes.

When you move out of on-campus housing, it is important to submit your new campus address directly to the Office of the Registrar via Wolverine Access. You'll also want to change your mailing address on any newspaper and periodical subscriptions, and other business and personal contacts. Your residence hall will forward only first class mail for 30 days beyond your checkout date. You should complete a forwarding address card at your hall's front desk if you move to another room in a residence hall, check out at the end of the year, or move off campus.