The Undergraduate Housing Committee, which collects housing-related information for the University, met yesterday to discuss the issues students have raised about the proposed housing overhaul announced last week by John Bravman, the vice provost for undergraduate education.

In anticipation of the meeting, the six undergraduate members of the committee asked their classmates to informally voice their concerns about Bravman’s suggestions. The feedback they received set the meeting’s agenda, which included the future role of four-class dorms, the proposed relocation of Ujamaa, possible changes to the Draw and the noise levels at dorms that would be within earshot of construction.

In Bravman’s proposed plan, Wilbur will be converted into a freshman housing cluster containing about 680 bed spaces, said sophomore committee member and spokesperson Faris Mohiuddin. The clustering would create an island of 40 to 50 upperclassmen residing in Okada.

“How bizarre would it be to be an upperclassman in Wilbur if you are surrounded by seven freshman dorms?” Mohiuddin questioned.

The committee discussed possible ways to make living conditions “more palatable” for Wilbur upperclassmen by possibly offering them singles to “sweeten the deal,” Mohuiddin said.

Those who attended the meeting also touched on the prospect of reforming the housing Draw.

If the “unstuffing” portion of Bravman’s plan increases the number of attractive rooms, the current Draw processes may no longer require the complex system of preferences and priorities, Mohiuddin said.

The proposal to relocate Ujamaa to Florence Moore Hall was also addressed.

If Ujamaa is moved, there is no way to avoid damaging its role as a “cultural center,” Mohiuddin said. “For the last 30 years they have had [Ujamaa] in Lag, it really has become a tradition.”

However, Mohiuddin said he believes change is a valuable part of the broader Stanford tradition.

“Roles of housing have changed dramatically through the history of Stanford housing,” he added.

Another major concern is the diminished role of four-class dorms in the new housing plan. According to Mohiuddin, many students responded to committee outreach by saying that, “since they lived in a [four-class] house, they consider the connection with upperclassmen invaluable and don’t want to see that go away.”

However, the clustering of freshmen will not be universal, Mohiuddin added. “There will be scattered freshman who are not in that big chunk of [all-freshman housing].”

During the construction of new residences on the Row and elsewhere, there is likely to be a significant noise problem for adjacent dorms, committee members acknowledged. They discussed installing double-paned windows as a way of addressing this concern, Mohiuddin said.

The main purpose of the meeting was not to resolve the housing issues but to bring together a “diverse range of opinions” and stimulate an “open exchange of what we have gleaned from the community so far,” he added.

“It gave us stuff to sit on and think about for the next time we meet, which will be in early March,” Mohiuddin said.

The committee also includes Rodger Whitney, executive director of student housing, and Imogen Hinds, undergraduate housing operations manager. Representatives from the Office of Residential Education and housing Draw experts are also involved in the ongoing dialogue.

The Daily was not permitted to attend the meeting and other student committee members said they could not comment on its proceedings.