University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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U-M ' s ARCHITECTURE isn ' t too conservative for an occasional gargoyle. CONSTRUCTION IN THE COURTYARD of Angell Hall makes way for a new computer lab. THE NEW CHEMISTRY BUILDING is expected to be com- plete by fall term 1990. THE COURTYARD of the new U-M Hospital is a place for staff and visitors to relax. 10 THE MAST

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MICHIGAN LIFE . GSI III ' : the I larlan Hatcher Graduate Library remains the centerpiece in U-M ' s modern collection. Its tside windows were given a fresh cleaning during the summer of 1987. The above photo was taken June 22, 19. irst called simply the New Library, the Graduate Library was described in the 1919 Ensian as utilitarian in design . . . sta- tely in its lines and impressively large. The north side was completed in 1920 on the site of the original Uni- versity Library, a fire hazard which was levelled in 1895. The towering, carrel-filled south side addition opened in 1970 as part of a library sys- jg tem expansion. The sprawling system now owns over six million volumes. While no longer the only library I around, the Grad is still the system ' s j? flagship. The enormous size of the I building is sometimes overlooked be- I cause its steps are inviting and com- = fortable, a roost for studiers, lovers, = and protesters. These steps provide | the perfect shady spot from which to gaze into the Diag, and they are the site | for protests, speeches, and occasional concerts. Despite lacking the history of the Union steps, where John F. Kennedy first proposed the Peace Corps during his 1960 campaign, the Grad steps are a central part of life at Michigan. The Big Numbers U-M ' s undergraduate enrollment in the Fall 1986 term was 22,399. U-M ' s graduate enrollment in the Fall 1986 term was 12,448. U-M ' s number of full-time faculty members in the Fall 1986 term was 2,294. p isite: Photo by Frank Steitenkamp MICHIGAN LIFE 9

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The Master Plan Shaping of a modern campus he Universi- ty ' s Board of Regents ap- proved a Central Camp- us Planning Study this past summer which will initiate changes in the University ' s appearance well into the 21st century. The study, an update of a project initiated in 1963, pinpoints 24 campus loca- tions which can be im- proved both structurally and aesthetically in the next few decades. According to Carl Johnson of Johnson, Johnson Roy, a consulting firm hired to develop the plans, Our concern is to continue the sensitivity in architecture and quality landscaping on campus. The open-ended plan, which may be changed or expanded by the board, does not specify construc- tion projects or landscap- ing, but it emphasizes continuity within the campus. As the need arises for facilities in the future, University administrators can select one of the sites and submit a proposal to develop the area. It ' s particularly impor- tant any time we have a construction project to as- sociate it with the central plan to maintain the continuity of campus, said Chief Financial Officer James BrinkerhofF. In 1963, the original plan targeted five campus dis- tricts adjacent to the Diag. CONTINUED THE MCDONALD ' S on the cor- ner of S. University and Forest is one of the newest additions in town. THE MASTER PLAN 4 1 1