Location and Maps
The Institute will take place at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) at Student Center East (750 S. Halstead St.)
Lodging
Lodging for institute participants will be available in MARIE ROBINSON HALL (MRH), located at 811 W. Maxwell Street.
All suites have the following:
- Private bedrooms with lockable doors
- A shared kitchen and living area (for the guests in that suite only)
- Shared bathrooms. 4-bedroom suites have 2 bathrooms. 2 bedroom suites have 1 bathroom.
For the floor plans of both the 4- and 2-bedroom suites, see the Marie Robinson Hall page on the UIC Campus Housing website.
Wireless access while at the conference site is provided free of charge. Access while within the residence hall costs $20 per computer for the entire period of the Institute. If you would like to use your wireless code in the residence hall, you will be asked to turn in a check or cash in the amount of $20 when you sign in at the Institute.
Residents will have access to MRH 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each residence hall has a front desk that is open from 8:00AM-Midnight to answer questions and help with access to the building. From 4:00PM- 8:00AM there is an additional layer of “after hours support” consisting of a Summer Housing Assistant (SHA) on call to assist with being locked out of rooms, facilities issues and other concerns. The number for the SHA on duty is posted on each entry door and around the building.
Guests are permitted in MRH, but after 7:00PM all guests must be signed in at the building’s front desk. Guests are signed in by showing proof of identification and then must be escorted by the resident as all times.
On the morning of Monday 17th June, we will meet outside the entrance of MRH at 8:30 and someone will escort us to the Student Center East (750 S. Halstead St.) , where the institute is taking place.
Transportation
By air
Chicago is served by two international airports, O'Hare and Midway. Information about shuttles, taxis, etc. for both airports are available on their website. It should cost approximately $40 to take a taxi from either airport to UIC.
It is also easy to get to campus from both airports on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train for $5. Note: In Chicago, the train is not called the "subway" or "metro" but rather the "El" (elevated train) or just "the train".
"El" directions from O'Hare to Marie Robinson Hall
There is only one line serving O'Hare: the blue line. It only goes in one direction. Take the blue line and get off at the stop called "UIC-Halstead" (point "A" on the map). Walk 2 blocks south on Halstead to 750 S. Halstead (point "B" on the map) for the meeting room, or a few more blocks to Maxwell St. (point "C" on the map) for Marie Robinson Residence Hall.
"El" directions from Midway to Marie Robinson Hall
There is only one line serving Midway: the orange line. It only goes in one direction. Take the orange line and get off at the stop called "Clark & Lake". Change to the Blue Line in the direction of Forest Park. Take the blue line in the direction of Forest Park and get off at the stop called "UIC-Halstead" (point "A" on the map). Walk 2 blocks south on Halstead to 750 S. Halstead (point "B" on the map) for the meeting room, or a few more blocks to Maxwell St. (point "C" on the map) for Marie Robinson Hall.
By Train
Many Amtrak trains travel to Chicago's Union Station, which is located in the square formed by Adams St., Jackson St., Clinton St. and Canal St. Walk two blocks south on Clinton St. to the entrance of the blue line of the "El" train. Take the blue line in the direction of Forest Park and get off at the stop called "UIC-Halstead" (point "A" on the map). Walk 2 blocks south on Halstead to 750 S. Halstead (point "B" on the map) for the meeting room, or a few more blocks to Maxwell St. (point "C" on the map) Marie Robinson Hall.
By Bus
Chicago's Greyhound Station is located at the corner of Harrison St. and Jefferson St. Walk one block east toward Clinton St. and a short block north to the entrance of the blue line of the "El" train. Take the blue line in the direction of Forest Park and get off at the stop called "UIC-Halstead" (point "A" on the map). Walk 2 blocks south on Halstead to 750 S. Halstead (point "B" on the map) for the meeting room, or a few more blocks to Maxwell St. (point "C" on the map) for Marie Robinson Hall.
Parking on the UIC campus
The Maxwell St. lot is closer to the residence hall.
The Halstead St. parking structure is closer to the Institute events.
The cost is $12.75 for each exit.
If you wish to purchase a $35 weekly pass that grants you unlimited access to both lots, please email Sara Stefanich ASAP at sstefa4@uic.edu. You will need to send her your check by May 24, 2013.