Thank you for your interest in Clark University and the IDCE Graduate Master's Degree Programs. We are happy to have prospective students visit the IDCE Department.

Visitors have the opportunity to meet with professors and students, tour the campus, and attend a class.

Each year the IDCE department hosts Information Sessions, an Open House in the Fall and a Visitor's Day in the Spring. We strongly encourage you to visit during one of these planned events.

However, if you are unable to plan your visit around an IDCE Admissions event, please know that it is most beneficial to visit when classes are in session to ensure students and professors are available. Please see Clark's Academic Calendar to learn when classes will be in session.

Preparation

• In order to best serve your interests, we will need to know the following information before your visit:
• - Exact date of visit
  - Arrival and departure times
  - Professor(s) with whom you would like to meet (please learn more about our Faculty)
  - Classes you would like to attend (please view Courses available by semester)
  

So that we can arrange the most appropriate meetings for you with our IDCE
community, please also email a copy of your CV or resume and a brief summary of your interests to idce@clarku.edu.

Accommodations

There are many hotels in the Worcester area. You may want to search online for hotel specials through websites such as www.hotels.com or contact one of the following, which are all within 20 minutes of the campus. Some area hotels offer discounts for the Clark community, so be sure to ask when calling if any special student rates are available:

Hilton Garden Inn 508-753-5700 www.hiltongardeninn.com
Hampton Inn 508-757-0400/800-Hampton www.hamptoninn.com
Marriott Courtyard 508-363-0300 www.marriot.com

Directions to IDCE

Upon Arrival at Logan Airport in Boston (approximately 1 hour from Clark)

Worcester Airport Limousine's shared van leaves for Worcester approximately every hour. To make reservations, go to www.wlimo.com or call 508-756-4834 or toll free: 800-660-0992. Worcester Airport Limo offers a 10% discount to Clark students. On the internet form, please indicate that you are a student in the "special notes" section so you will receive the discount. Knight's Limousine Service also has a shared van. For advance reservations, go to www.knightslimo.com or call 508-839-6252, or toll free 800-
227-7005. Service may be offered until midnight. Both limousine services will bring you directly to Clark or a nearby hotel.

Buses and trains to Worcester from Boston leave from South Station. To get to South Station from Logan Airport, you can take the "T", the local metro system. The Silver Line takes you directly from Logan Airport to South Station. You may also take a taxi to South Station from the airport. At South Station, 700 Atlantic Avenue, you can take the bus or train to Worcester.

Greyhound Bus (www.greyhound.com or 800-231-2222) comes to Worcester almost every hour starting from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. You may also take the Amtrak-MBTA train from South Station. Commuter trains leave periodically from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. For fare and schedule information, visit www.mbta.com.

Upon Arrival in Worcester

Once you arrive in Worcester, take a taxi from the Worcester bus terminal or train station to Clark or to your housing or hotel. The ride should cost less than $9. (Ask for the rate ahead of time.)

Red Cab: 508-792-9999
Yellow Cab: 508-754-3211

Driving Directions

From points South: Take Rte 290 East to exit 11 (College Square). Merge onto Southbridge St. (Rt. 12).

At second set of lights, turn left onto Cambridge St. Follow Cambridge (past Price Chopper on left) to third light. Stay in right lane. Turn right onto Main St. Go through two lights and turn left onto Hawthorne St. IDCE House is white, on the right side.

From points North: Take Rte 290 West to Exit 18 (Rte 9, Framingham/Ware). Bear right at the end of the ramp and get into the middle lane. Bear left following signs to Lincoln Square. Take right at second traffic light onto Highland Street. At fifth traffic light, turn left onto Park Avenue. Follow Park Avenue through three lights. At the fourth light, May St., take a left. At the top of the hill take right onto Woodland St. Take left on Hawthorne St. IDCE House is white, on the left side.

From points West: From the Mass Pike (90), take exit 10 for Rt. 290-E. Take Rte 290 East to exit 11 (College Square). Merge onto Southbridge St (Rt. 12). At second set of lights, turn left onto Cambridge St. Follow Cambridge (past Price Chopper on left) to third light. Stay in right lane. Turn right onto Main St. Go through two lights and turn left onto Hawthorne St. IDCE House is white, and will be on the right side.
Leaving Boston: Get on 90-W. Take exit 10 for Rt. 290-E. Take Rte 290 East to exit 11 (College Square).

Merge onto Southbridge St (Rt. 12). At second set of lights, turn left onto Cambridge St. Follow Cambridge (past Price Chopper on left) to third light. Stay in right lane. Turn right onto Main St. Go through two lights and turn left onto Hawthorne St. IDCE House is white, on the right side.

Please park on the street opposite IDCE House (parking on our side of the street is prohibited by law).

Parking

Admissions Office Visitor Parking is available in the Maywood Street Parking Lot. However, if this is full, you can try the Downing Street Parking Garage next to the Kneller Athletic Center. Enter and exit on Downing Street only. Spaces may be available in the outdoor lot on Downing Street.

Some street parking is permitted, but please check carefully for parking restrictions. All cars parked in Clark University Parking Areas are required to have a permit. Others will be ticketed.