Lakeshore Hall
A new $47.6 million residence hall near Lake Mendota called Lakeshore Hall will open this fall for UW-Madison students.
Lakeshore Hall will provide housing for 408 students and include a new dining area, a University Health Services office as well as conference spaces for campus groups to rent.
Additionally, the residence hall will feature a cluster-style floor plan, similar to Ogg and Smith Halls. Outside the hall, a terrace and fire circle area will be provided for students to use.
Before this addition, UW-Madison was the only school in the Big Ten not able to guarantee housing for incoming freshman, according to University Housing Director of Communications Brendon Dybdahl.
“The best experience for an incoming freshman is to live on campus,” Dybdahl said. “And that’s what we’ve seen by the demand that we have for these buildings. So that prompted us to propose [Lakeshore Hall].”
Another dorm temporarily called Lakeshore Hall phase two is scheduled to open in Fall 2013.
Gordon Commons
By the time incoming students at UW-Madison are settled in for the 2012-2013 school year, the new Gordon Commons Dining and Event Center will be open for business.
With a new open marketplace design, the dining and event center will offer a variety of foods ranging from an all-day breakfast station to global cuisine at 13 different food stations.
This design will allow students to “sample different kinds of foods and customize on a daily basis,” according to University Housing Director of Communications Brendon Dybdahl.
In addition to the food stations and a convenience store, there will be areas specialized for sit-down meals and others for quick on-the-go meals students can purchase before heading to class.
The second floor of the facility will be comprised of conference rooms and meeting spaces for students and groups on campus, a feature not included in the old design.
Located between Witte and Sellery Residence Halls, the new Gordon Dining and Event Center will primarily serve Southeast dorm residents, but is open to all UW students.
Construction of the facility will be complete in late June.
