EWS Lab Hours & Locations
For live seat availability, see this page: https://ews.illinois.edu/
Fall and Spring Semester hours
- The following labs are open for walk-in use when not reserved for course instruction. See the course reservation calendar here: https://my.engr.illinois.edu/excal.
- To reserve a lab for your course, see http://go.illinois.edu/ewsreserve. The Grainger Library labs and DCL L426 are not reservable.
- EWS Labs are closed on campus holidays and during academic breaks. Please reference the UIUC Academic Calendar for those specific dates.
- FastX and Citrix remote options are available 24/7 except during maintenance. For more information please refer to EWS, Remote Access.
Building |
Building hours |
Lab rooms |
Normal lab room hours |
After-hours access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Hall (EH) |
Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. East and West entrances 4th floor of EH hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM |
406B1 110A |
406B1 hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM 110A hours are 24 hours / 7 days a week |
When building is locked, access to the building and labs for all students enrolled in Grainger College of Engineering courses is granted via iCard swipe readers. No after-hours access "406B1 hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM" |
| Mechanical Engineering Lab (MEL) | Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
1001 1009 |
24 hours / 7 days a week |
When building is locked, access to the building and labs for students enrolled in MechSE courses is granted via iCard swipe readers. |
| Digital Computing Lab (DCL) | Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
L416 L426 L440 |
Open during building hours |
No after-hours access. |
| Grainger Engineering Library (GELIB) |
Refer to the Grainger Library website for the most up-to-date information. |
4th floor, center and East wings |
The labs will be open in accordance with the Grainger Library hours. |
No after-hours access. |
Summer and Holiday Hours
- Grainger labs will be open in accordance with the Grainger Library hours.
- For all other labs:
- Reopen at 8AM on First Day of Instruction
- Close at 5PM the Friday before Fall and Spring Break
- Reopen at 8AM the Monday after Fall and Spring Break
- Close at 5PM the last day of Finals
- Closed over Summer
Location Details
Building |
Room |
Computers |
A/V |
Printing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Hall (EH) |
406B1 |
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Includes: projector, room audio, screen sharing to student workstations Does not include: microphone, lecture capture |
EH 406B1 lab 1 B/W printer in the hallway EH 110A lab1 B/W printer in the room |
|
EH 110A |
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Includes: projector, room audio, screen sharing to student workstations Does not include: microphone, lecture capture |
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| Mechanical Engineering Lab (MEL) |
1001 |
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Includes: projector, screen sharing to student workstations Does not include: room audio, microphone, lecture capture |
MEL Labs share 1 B/W printer in the west lobby |
|
1009 |
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Includes: projector, screen sharing to student workstations Does not include: room audio, microphone, lecture capture |
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| Digital Computing Lab (DCL) |
L416 |
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Includes: projector Does not include: room audio, microphone, lecture capture, screen sharing to student workstations |
All DCL Labs share 1 B/W printer in L426 |
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L440 |
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Includes: projector, room audio Does not include: microphone, lecture capture, screen sharing to student workstations |
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L426 |
|
None |
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| Grainger Engineering Library (GELIB) |
4th floor, center wing |
|
None | 1 B/W and 1 color printer in the center wing |
|
4th floor, East wing |
|
None |
51 dual-display Windows workstations
40 dual-display Linux workstationsRemote Locations
EWS supports workstations in the following campus buildings:
- Chez Veterans Center
- Florida Avenue Residence Hall (FAR)
- Illini Center, Chicago
- Illinois Street Residence Hall (ISR)
- Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Hall (PAR)
- Student Dining and Residential Programs Building (SDRP)
Departmental Labs
Engineering IT also provides workstations for departmental instructional spaces. These are referred to as "departmental labs" and are designed to support the specific requirements of the respective departments. For example, an EWS departmental lab may be a general-purpose computer lab to support a particular class, a single computer attached to an instrument to gather data, or anywhere in between.
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