Visitor's Guide
The MCB Campus
MCB’s main research and instructional facilities are in a seven-building complex on the east side of the main campus quadrangle (“the quad”), the center for campus activities in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). Nearby, both the new Institute for Genomic Biology and the Beckman Institute also house MCB laboratories.
Community
MCB is the largest school in the College of LAS, at Illinois’ flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign. A modern community of 100,000, Urbana-Champaign lies in the middle of Illinois’ farming region, conveniently located less than 2 hours south of Chicago, about 2 hours west of Indianapolis, and 3 hours north of St. Louis. The entertainment and recreational opportunities on and near the campus include a wide variety of musical, artistic, and sporting events. The campus has excellent recreation facilities for its students, staff, and alumni, and the world’s largest public university library system. Prospective or admitted students may arrange a campus visit.
Travel
The Campus Visitor's Center provides directions to the campus. In most cases, you'll be directed to take I-74 to Lincoln Avenue and head south. To find us, take Lincoln Avenue to Illinois Street, turn west and go two blocks to our main facilities and parking along Goodwin Avenue. Here are detailed directions to campus.
Maps, Buildings and Parking
Burrill Hall, the Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory, Davenport Hall, the Medical Sciences Building, Morrill Hall, the Natural History Building and Roger Adams Lab are situated on Mathews and Goodwin Avenues just south of Green Street. Metered parking around the MCB campus is available along Mathews Avenue, Goodwin Avenue, Illinois Street, in the garage at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and on various side streets.
A limited number of nearby reserved parking spaces are available on request. Please contact MCB (mcbadmin@illinois.edu) in the MCB Office, 393 Morrill Hall.