Presentation locations
Humanities Day events are held in the seminar rooms and lecture halls of the UChicago Hyde Park campus. Each room assignment is listed next to the presentation and in your registration confirmation email.
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Presentations locations include:
- Breasted Hall, Oriental Institute
- Cobb Lecture Hall
- Fulton Hall, Goodspeed Hall
- Harper Memorial Library
- Kent Chemical Laboratory
- Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
- Mandel Hall
- Seminary Co-op Bookstore
- Smart Museum of Art
- Stuart Hall (Humanities Day Headquarters)
Public Transportation Options to the University of Chicago Campus on Saturdays
CTA Rail System
• Red and Green lines run close to campus. When using these rail lines, take the #55 CTA bus route to and from the Garfield Station. The Red and Green lines travel to the downtown Loop area, where it is easy to transfer to another train or bus
For more information, visit transitchicago.com or call 888.968.7282.
Metra
The Metra Electric District Line runs through Hyde Park and can be accessed at several train stations and connects to several CTA bus routes.
• 59th Street Station: use CTA routes #6, #15, and #28 to go between campus and the stop
• 57th Street Station: use CTA routes #6, #15, and #28 to go between campus and the stop
• 55th–56th–57th Street Station: use CTA routes #6, #15, #28, #55, and #171 to go between campus and the stop
• 51st–53rd Street Station: use CTA routes #6, #15, #28, #171, and #172 to go between campus and the stop
For more information, visit metrarail.com.
South Shore Line (Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District)
This commuter rail line provides service between the South Bend (Indiana) Airport and Millennium Station in downtown Chicago. To access campus, use the 57th Street Metra station.
For schedules and information, visit nictd.com.
CTA Buses
Several CTA buses serve the University of Chicago campus.
• #6 Jackson Park Express: must transfer to CTA #171 at the intersection of South Hyde Park Boulevard and 53rd Street; operates daily.
• #15 Jeffery Local: operates daily from 5 a.m. to 1:18 a.m.
• #28 Stony Island: must transfer to CTA #172 at the intersection of East Hyde Park Boulevard (51st Street) and Lake Park Avenue; operates daily.
• #55 Garfield: if traveling on the Green and Red lines, use this bus to get to and from campus; operates daily.
For specific bus stops and routes, hours, and wait times for any of these buses, visit transitchicago.com. All buses are ADA accessible and equipped with bike racks.
Related Link:
• Transloc
Parking
The North Campus Parking Structure is located on the southeast corner of 55th Street and Ellis Avenue at 5501 South Ellis Avenue. Street parking is also available throughout campus and Hyde Park.