General Department Administrative Information

Directions

Evans Hall is on the east side of campus. The nearest road access is the East Gate on Gayley Road. There is no general parking close to the building.

Directions from Oakland Airport to the East Gate

  1. Take I 880 North to Oakland. At the 880-80 junction, take I 80 East to Berkeley.
  2. Exit at University Avenue.
  3. Drive up University Avenue (approximately 2 miles) to Oxford Street. You will cross over San Pablo Ave., Sacramento, Martin Luther King Way, and Shattuck Avenues. Turn left onto Oxford Street (University Avenue ends at Oxford - the far west side of campus).
  4. Get in the right lane and go through the first signal. As you approach the second signal turn right onto Hearst Avenue.
  5. After turning right onto Hearst, pass the first signal - Euclid Avenue will be on your left, campus on your right. Continue up Hearst to the second signal and turn right onto Gayley Road.
  6. On Gayley Road proceed a few hundred yards to a concrete median dividing the road. Turn right on University Drive which is the first right. Evans Hall is a couple of hundred yards down that road.

Directions from SFO to the East Gate

  1. Take Highway 101 North to San Francisco/Bay Bridge, I-80 (Interstate 80). Follow the signs onto the Bay Bridge/I-80.
  2. After coming off of the Bay Bridge, stay in either of the two left lanes that will take you onto I-80 toward Sacramento/Berkeley. (Watch carefully, highway construction may be going on in this area.)
  3. Once you are on I-80, move over to the right lanes. Pass the Powell Street/Emeryville AND the Ashby Avenue exits. Exit at University Avenue.
  4. Drive up University Avenue (approximately 2 miles) to Oxford Street. You will cross over San Pablo Ave., Sacramento, Martin Luther King Way, and Shattuck Avenues. Turn left onto Oxford Street (University Avenue ends at Oxford – the far west side of campus).
  5. Get in the right lane and go through the first signal. As you approach the second signal turn right onto Hearst Avenue. (You are driving around campus to get to the far east side.)
  6. After turning right onto Hearst, pass the first signal – Euclid Avenue will be on your left, campus on your right. Continue up Hearst to the second signal and turn right onto Gayley Road.
  7. On Gayley Road proceed a few hundred yards to a concrete median dividing the road. The East Gate Entrance is on the right (the Greek Theatre is on the left). Turn right and drive down to the kiosk.

Deliveries

Unless special arrangements have been made, all deliveries should be made to the department reception at 530 Evans Hall (5th floor). Staff and faculty mail boxes are in 530 Evans Hall.