Welcome to IIT's McCormick Student Village - six interconnected residence halls that provide that opportunity. Each serves as a social center and study hall. Living on campus exposes you to people from across the United States and from dozens of foreign countries. Friendships are formed here that last a lifetime.
IIT is strongly committed to the educational value of on-campus living. Because of this commitment, all freshmen not residing with their families are required to live in IIT campus housing.
Each hall organizes its own activities. Residents on each floor typically set their own study hours and quiet times, and agree on other guidelines for conduct. Leaders from each hall belong to the Residence Hall Association (RHA), which helps organize intramural sports, concert outings, coffee houses, film screenings, and other social activities.
Eat light at the salad bar, or satisfy a hearty appetite with one of several freshly prepared hot entrees. Special festive meals are offered periodically, featuring ethnic delicacies and holiday treats. One thing you should know about your food choices: You cannot cook in your room.
Chicago is a world-class city for architecture, business and technology. Part-time and co-op employment is available in the headquarters of many international companies. You are likely to visit some of them as part of planned educational experiences.
For culture, enjoy such renowned institutions as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Art Institute, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Science and Industry, to name but a few. In addition, Chicago is a dynamic theater and movie town.
Sports fans can walk to nearby Comiskey Park (White Sox baseball), or take a bus or train to see the Chicago Bears (football), Chicago Cubs (baseball), Chicago Bulls (basketball) or Chicago Fire (soccer), among many other sports events.
But there is nothing typical about how IIT students make this space their own. You can personalize your space with posters, stereo and TV, plants and other decorative touches.
Student may choose single or double rooms, but preference is given to upperclassmen, who usually snap up the number of available single rooms. Each room comes completely furnished, except for linen. All rooms are carpeted and most rooms are air-conditioned. Rooms are equipped with phone jacks, so that students can plug in their own phone and make free on-campus calls. Off-campus calls are made possible through our secure AT&T ACUS System. Your rooms is also wired for the campus-wide ethernet and for the World Wide Web, as well as for satellite TV. Laundry facilities and study lounges, as well as a state-of-the-art computer lab are located in the basements of the complex and parking is just across the street.
