Directions to Villanova Department of Computing Sciences

Mendel Science Center
Department of Computing Sciences
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
(610) 519-7307

By Car

Send to your contact in the Department the color and model of your vehicle and the license tag number.

Follow the directions here, or even better, generate your own using this Google map.
Either will get you to the main guard gate on S. Ithan Street.

The gruff but lovable guard will verify your name and destination and give you a parking pass.
The guard may also point you toward the Mendel Science Center.
Using the map below, follow the red line along the railroad tracks to the blue area (parking).
The green arrow points to the department office.
Park in the lot which is behind Mendel Science Center and near the Septa train station.
Enter the door on the ground floor of the part of the building pointed to by the green arrow, and go up the stairs to the 1st floor.
Go straight ahead to the first open door on the left, room 161, which is the department office.
Ask anybody there (usually Adele or Anne) to point you toward your contact person's office.

Take SEPTA's Regional Rail Line, R5 (Paoli Local) to Villanova Station, which puts you directly on campus.
When you leave the train, take the pedestrian tunnel under the tracks and walk straight through the walkway. The first building you will see, directly in front of you, is Mendel Science Center.

Enter the side door of Mendel Science Center (closest door to the train tracks), which is at the Basement level of the building. Go up two flights of stairs, passing the Ground level to arrive at the 1st floor.
Go through the double doors and walk straight ahead to the second door on the left, which is the Department of Computing Sciences office (Mendel 161)
Ask anybody there (usually Adele or Anne) to point you toward your contact person's office.


Adele	Anne

**Getting from Main Gate or Train to Mendel Science Center**