Weiser Hall
Weiser Hall is located in the heart of central campus at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
It was originally built in 1963 by Albert Kahn Associates,[1] as the David M. Dennison Building. Weiser Hall was renamed in 2014 in recognition of U-M alumni and donors Ronald Weiser and Eileen Weiser. The building underwent a complete renovation reopening in September 2017.[2]
The extensive renovation undertaken by architectural firm Diamond Schmitt Architects involved completely gutting and rebuilding the entire tower. The brick on the 10th floor south side, and the entire southwest corner of every floor was removed and replaced by glass resulting a 10th floor event space with catering kitchen and stunning views of the city of Ann Arbor through the floor to ceiling south facing wall of glass, and now houses four beautiful two story common rooms and kitchens on every second floor - complete with four two-story green walls.
The building is now home to a number of interdisciplinary and internationally-focused units within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and is a center for active and engaged learning.
Currently located in the Weiser Hall hi-rise:
- Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS)
- Community-Engaged Academic Learning (CEAL)
- International Institute
- Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS)
- Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS)
- Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context (CSBYC)
- Organizational Studies
- Barger Leadership Institute
- Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science
- English Language Institute (ELI)
The International Institute is the largest of the current tenants with three floors of offices housing several regional and academic sub-units.
The low-rise section contains a number of large lecture halls; and the Physics Demonstration Lab in the lower level. The two sections are connected by a breezeway on the second floor.