East Residence Halls
Commons South (CMS)
Commons South (CMS) is a 5-story traditional residence hall of mostly double rooms, accommodating about 190 men and women. It contains a computer lab, and is home to the First Year Experience program.
CMS Contacts
- Victoria Kathrein
- Resident Director
- vkathrei@uic.edu
- (312) 355-6506
- Charles E. McPherson, III
- Faculty in Residence
- charles@uic.edu
- (312) 355-6529
- Venkat Venkatakrishnan
- Faculty in Residence
- venkat@uic.edu
- (312) 355-7182
Building & Mailing Address
Commons South (Room #, including letter)
700 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Each residence hall includes:
- Air conditioning and heat
- Free laundry for residents
- Kitchenettes and vending machines
- Computer lab
- Lounges and common areas
- Walking distance to cafeterias and recreational facilities
Each residence hall bedroom includes:
- Extra-long twin bed, desk and chair, clothes closet and storage drawers
- Telephone jack, cable TV connection and high-speed internet connection (including wireless)—additional fees may apply
For information on what to bring with you when you move in, please read Move-In Days.
Hall Council
Visit the CMNS Hall Council website to see what’s happening in Commons North & South!
Special Interest Communities
Photographs of CMS
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Commons Bedroom
Typical Room Setups & Hall Floor Plan
Take a Video Tour of CMS
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About Commons South
For undergraduate students of all ages. This building is primarily single sex by floor, with females on the 2nd and 4th floors and males on the 3rd; the 5th floor is coed.
This building is composed of double rooms opening onto a common hallway with two community bathrooms shared by each floor community.