Burdine Hall

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Burdine Hall
The building's exterior in 2018
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General information
LocationUniversity of Texas at Austin
Address2505 University Avenue
Town or cityAustin, Texas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30°17′20″N 97°44′18″W / 30.28885°N 97.73835°W / 30.28885; -97.73835
Completed1970
InauguratedDecember 14, 1970

Burdine Hall is a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus, in the U.S. state of Texas. The classroom and office building is named after J. Alton Burdine, a former dean of the University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences, and has previously been referred to as the North Campus Classroom-Office. The hall reportedly cost $2.1 million and has previously housed the departments of anthropology, government, and sociology, as well as student financial aid offices. There is a local urban legend that the layout of the building's windows was intended to resemble a computer punched card. Departments and Centers currently housed

  • Department of Germanic Studies
  • Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
  • Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
  • Department of American Studies
  • Center of Women's and Gender Studies
  • Center of Asian American Studies
  • Department of Religious Studies
  • Texas Language Center

References

  1. ^ A Guide to the UT Burdine Hall Dedication, 1970, Briscoe Center for American History, retrieved 2017-10-21
  2. ^ "Structures Kindle Flame of UT Heritage". The Alcalde. 58 (7). Emmis Communications: 18. March 1970. ISSN 1535-993X. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ Jim Nicar (January 25, 2012), "UT Myths and Legends, Debunked", The Alcade, Texas Exes (University of Texas)

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