Conference rooms, Brookens Auditorium, and Restaurant are on the lower concourse of the Public Affairs Center (PAC), Ernest Hemingway Drive. Visitors must use Parking Lot D or C.

From the North – via I-55

1. Leave interstate at Exit #94, Stevenson Drive.
2. Turn right (west) at top of exit ramp; proceed to stoplight at West Lake Drive and turn left, continuing to north edge of campus.
3. Turn right at first UIS intersection (Edgar Lee Masters Dr) and then left at stop sign (Ernest Hemingway Dr).
4. Proceed to next stop sign (Eliza Farnham Dr), and turn right towards Lot D or left towards Lot C (Lot C is on both sides of street).
5. Enter the PAC through lower circular drive entrance.

From the South – via I-55

1. Leave interstate at Exit #90, Toronto Road.
2. Turn right at top of exit ramp, proceed through a small business area, over a rail crossing, and follow curving roadway past the Capital Area Career Center.
3. Turn left (north) onto 11th Street; proceed to Vachel Lindsay Drive.
4. Turn right on Lindsay, and turn left at stop sign. Parking Lot D will be on your left, and Lot C will be past the next intersection.
5. Enter the PAC through the lower circular drive entrance, nearest the flagpoles.

From the East – via I-72

1. At intersection with I-55, choose I-55 South, following it to Exit #94, Stevenson Drive.
2. Turn right (west) at top of exit ramp; proceed to West Lake Drive and turn left, continuing to the north edge of campus.
3. Turn right at first UIS intersection (Edgar Lee Masters Dr) and then left at next stop sign (Ernest Hemingway Dr).
4. Proceed to next stop sign (Eliza Farnham Dr), and turn right towards Parking Lot D or left towards Lot C (Lot C is on both sides of street).
5. Enter the PAC through lower circular drive entrance, nearest flagpoles.

From West – via I-72

1. From I-72 take Exit 97A, onto I-55 South. Then take Exit #90, Toronto Road.
2. Turn left (east) at top of exit ramp, proceed through a small business area, over a rail crossing, and follow curving roadway past the Capital Area Career Center.
3. Turn left (north) onto 11th Street; proceed to Vachel Lindsay Drive.
4. Turn right on Lindsay, and turn left at stop sign. Parking Lot D will be on your left, and Lot C will be past the next intersection.
5. Enter the PAC through lower circular drive entrance, nearest flagpoles.

From within Springfield

1. Take South Fifth Street through town to Lincolnshire Road.
2. Turn left on Lincolnshire and proceed over Octavus Via until Lincolnshire dead-ends into Eleventh Street.
3. Turn right on Eleventh and follow the curve through the Hazel Dell stoplight, an industrial park and railroad tracks.
4. Turn left on Ernest Hemingway Drive and proceed to Eliza Farnham Drive.
5. Turn right onto Farnham and then right into Parking Lot D or left towards Lot C (Lot C is on both sides of street).
6. Enter the PAC through lower circular drive entrance, nearest flagpoles.

SPECIAL NEEDS: The five parking places in the circular drive of the PAC are not limited to two hours. There are also several spaces in the Sangamon Auditorium Loading Lot; enter Sangamon Auditorium Lobby and take elevator to Level One.

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