Dormitory: Max Palevsky Residential Commons
The dorm rooms are in the buildings on 56th street between University
and Ellis. Maps (of campus and larger regions) are available
here .
A map of the whole campus area is
here .
The dorms are
here.
To register go to the Central building at 1101 E. 56th St.
Here is some
information
about the dorms.
This
brochure
contains a picture of the dorms and more information about
the computer facilities. Warning: if the computer jack in your
room doesn't seem to work it may be because a virus or other problem
was detected
on your computer. If so then this jack will be disconnected for the
remainder of your stay. Do NOT try other jacks; you may cause them
to be disconnected as well.
Lectures: Eckhart Hall 202
The lectures will take place in Eckhart Hall 202 (the math building) at
5734 S. University. (It is the building closest to the northwest
corner of 58th and University.) Coffee breaks (at 9am, 10:30am, 2:30pm)
will take place in Eckhart 209.
Maps (of campus and larger regions) are available
here .
A map of the whole campus area is
here .
Eckhart Hall is
here .
Local information: restaurants, shopping and more is available
here.
A summary of some of the restaurant information (which we'll hand out) is
here .
Two forms of identification (one a state issued ID (driver's
license, passport, etc.) and one other (credit card, school ID, etc.))
will be needed for cashing the reimbursement checks. We think
Bank One at 1204 E. 53rd St. will cash the checks.
General driving
directions
to the University of Chicago.
There are visitor parking lots on campus; see the
parking map .
There is also (free) street parking, although during the day you may have
to go four (or more) blocks north or east of the main campus to find a spot.
(You may want to avoid parking south of the midway (60th Street) or
west of Cottage Grove.) During the summer there are street cleaning days
which are only announced one day in advance (with signs hung on trees),
so you may want to check on your car daily.
Getting to the University of Chicago from the airports:
There are two major airports in the Chicago area, namely Midway
and O'Hare. Midway is by far the fastest and least stressful to get
to, which might be worth keeping in mind when choosing between flights.
(Count on 1hr extra travel time to O'Hare.)
Getting here from Midway: By taxi the ride takes 20-30 min. and
costs roughly $20.
There is also a convenient bus service ($1.75): Bus
55 Garfield runs frequently between Midway Airport and the university.
To find the bus at the airport follow the signs to trains/busses to the
city.
You can buy your ticket from a machine at the terminal or use exact
change on the bus.
(There is an express service on weekdays X55; it is almost
always faster to wait for the next express than to get on a local bus.)
When you board the bus, ask the driver if it
runs all the way to the museum (which is past the university) since the
bus sometimes only goes half way. It is safer to wait at the
airport for the next bus than at the half way point.
The bus runs along 55th street. Get off at 55th Street
and Ellis Ave. The dorms are one block south.
Or walk south on University (two blocks east of Ellis) until you get to
Eckhart Hall ,
where the math department is located. The bus ride takes 45 min. plus
some time getting to the bus stop and waiting for the bus.
Getting here from O'Hare: There is a shuttle service called Omega
Shuttle, which can be found at the ground transportation desk. It runs
once an hour and costs $20. The ride takes roughly 1hr20min. Their
homepage, with a schedule, is here .
A taxi is around $50 and takes in the vicinity of an hour, depending on
traffic. It is also possible to get from O'Hare to the university just by
public transportation, but it takes two to three hours or more.
Begin by taking the CTA blue line ($1.75 add $0.25 for a bus transfer)
from O'Hare towards downtown (follow
signs at the airport for CTA trains). There are then several options
for getting from downtown to the University. See below. A taxi from
downtown is roughly $18.
A downtown CTA map .
By Commuter rail from downtown:
Get off the CTA at the
Washington stop, walk a half block north and three blocks east to
Randolph and Michigan to board a Metra train ($2.05 if bought
in the station. There is an extra fee on the train when traveling from downtown
to Hyde Park (but not the other way)). Take the Chicago to
University Park train to the 57th street stop if possible (or the
59th streep stop, where the train always stops). Walk west about
a mile to the campus. This train
runs approximately every 30-45 minutes Monday through Saturday, but
on Sunday they only run every 90 minutes; see the schedules at
Metra schedules .
By bus from downtown:
(put an extra ($0.25) on your card when you buy your ticket for the CTA)
Get off at Washington and walk one block east to State Street.
On State street catch the CTA #6 Jackson Park Express (used to be Jeffrey)
southbound. Get off at 57th or 59th Street. Walk west about a
mile to the campus.
By bus from downtown (not recommended at night):
(put an extra ($0.25) on your card when you buy your ticket for the CTA)
Change from the blue line to the red line at either the Washington or
the Jackson line. Take the red line towards 95th/Dan Ryan. Get off
at the Garfield (55th street) stop (be aware of your surroundings here).
Cross the street to board the 55 Garfield bus going east.
Get off at Ellis and walk one block south.