Who can use guest housing?
McCormick has 21 guest beds available for alumni/ae, members of the Board of Trustees, prospective students, visitors of any seminary department, visitors of staff, students, and faculty, commuting students, ACTS Cluster groups or individuals, groups or individuals related to PC(USA), youth groups on mission trips to Chicago and college groups on vocational exploration. Other groups or individuals wishing to use guest housing at McCormick must be approved by the Administrative Cabinet.
Where is guest housing located?
McCormick Guest Housing is located at 1400 East 57th Street (on the corner of Dorchester and 57th Street) in Chicago on the second floor in one of McCormick's Residential Buildings.
What is the facility like?
The student guestrooms offered by McCormick Seminary are mostly single private rooms. All rooms are air-conditioned and non-smoking. Each room has a prepared bed, wardrobe, desk, lamp and a digital radio alarm clock. McCormick supplies sheets, blankets, pillows and towels, and provides fresh linens weekly.
There is a phone within the room with free local calling and voice mail. To make a long distance phone call the guests must use a calling card (9-1-800) or call collect. All rooms feature wireless internet access as well. Guests may also connect via dial-up. Instructions for using the phone and wi-fi are located on the desk in each room.
McCormick guestrooms include a shared kitchen, dining area, common lounge, a study room and bathrooms. The kitchen is equipped with appliances (refrigerator, stove, and microwave) and includes dishes, utensils, and a coffee maker. The common lounge has a television with cable and VCR and DVD players.
How can I connect to the Internet?
There are three ways guests can connect to the Internet:
- Connect via Wireless
- Dial up through the analog adaptor
or
- Via the high-speed Internet access provided in each of the guestrooms by McCormick.
To find out what you need to connect to McCormick's high speed Internet Access from the guestrooms.
How much does it cost?
- 2009-2010 $55 per night per person; $90 per night per couple
- 2010-2011 $60 per night per person; $90 per night per couple
Rates change as of July 1 each year. Payments are usually made the day of checkout. You may leave your check on the desk along with your keycard for the guest assistant to pick up. You will need to make arrangements with the Residence Life office, located on the ground floor, for cash payments. McCormick also accepts Visa/MasterCard.
How do I reserve guest housing?
Depending on your needs or requirements, please contact one of the following:
- Contact Diane Sinish, Director of Residence Life, at dsinish@mccormick.edu [1] or 773-947-2950.
- D.Min. students (taking regular courses)
- D.Min. RESIDENCY students, please click here
- Seminary Department Reservation Procedures, please click here
How do I get the keys?
Because McCormick is generally not staffed in the evenings or on the weekends, we ask that you arrive on campus before 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, to pick up your guest keys. All guest keys will be placed at the front reception desk located at 5460 S. University Avenue (five blocks from the guest housing). If you cannot make this time, we will need to make arrangements to Federal Express your keys about one week in advance for a $17 charge.
D.Min. Students
Guestrooms at McCormick are available to Doctor of Ministry students taking courses offered at McCormick.
If you need a guest room, please download the guest housing reservation form [2] and submit to the Residence Life Office.
Shortly after we receive your reservation, we will issue a confirmation letter with additional information on your guest housing. Please look over the confirmation letter carefully to make sure the dates and charges are correct.
Most of the guestrooms are single private rooms with shared bathrooms and a common lounge area. All guestrooms are non-smoking rooms, include air conditioning in the summer months, and include a shared kitchen with dishes, utensils and a coffee maker. Each guestroom is equipped with a digital radio alarm clock, ethernet port for high-speed Internet connection, and a phone with voicemail. Data ports on the phones are available for computers with 56k modems to dial out to the Internet. Long-distance calls may be made with calling cards. McCormick provides sheets, blankets, pillows and towels that are changed weekly.
We wish to accommodate each Doctor of Ministry student, but we are aware that student housing does not meet everyone's needs. In the event that our rooms do not meet your needs, we invite you to contact other available housing that is conveniently located to the McCormick If you have an ID/keycard, you can come directly to the 1400 building and use your ID/keycard to access the building, your suite and room. In order for your ID/keycard to work, you will need to request guest housing ahead of time.
If you have an ID/keycard, you can come directly to the 1400 building and use your ID/keycard to access the building, your suite and room. In order for your ID/keycard to work, you will need to request guest housing ahead of time.
If you need additional information or have any questions about McCormick guestrooms, please contact Diane Sinish at dsinish@mccormick.edu [1] or 773-947-2950.
DMin Residency Students:
Welcome to the Doctor of Ministry Residency students! We are glad that you will be here with us for these two very important weeks. The Office of Student Affairs cooperates with the Doctor of Ministry Office in providing hospitality so that your time on the McCormick campus is meaningful and successful.
If you need a guest room, please download the guest housing reservation form [2] and submit to the Residence Life Office.
Shortly after we receive your reservation, we will issue a confirmation letter with additional information on your guest housing. Please look over the confirmation letter carefully to make sure the dates and charges are correct.
The student guest suites at McCormick Seminary have recently been renovated. Most of the guestrooms are single private rooms with shared bathrooms and a common lounge area. All the rooms are non-smoking rooms, include air conditioning during summer months, and include a shared kitchen with dishes, utensils, and a coffee maker. Each guestroom is equipped with a digital radio alarm clock, an ethernet port for high-speed Internet access, and a phone with voicemail. Data ports on the phones are available for computers with 56k modems to dial out to the Internet. Long-distance calls may be made with calling cards. McCormick provides sheets, blankets, pillows and towels that are changed weekly.
We wish to accommodate each Doctor of Ministry student, but we are aware that student housing does not meet everyone's needs. In the event that our rooms do not meet your needs, we invite you to contact other available housing that is conveniently located to the McCormick campus. Click here for other housing options.
If you need more information or have any questions about student guestrooms, please call Diane Sinish, Director of Residence Life, at 773-947-2950 or dsinish@mccormick.edu [1].
