Sherman Hall

Sherman Hall front gate

Sherman Hall is one of the residence halls of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With a prime location close to the Quad, Sherman Hall is a popular and convenient choice for upper-division undergraduates and graduates students. Sherman is open during fall, winter, and spring breaks.

Location

909 South Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820

Nearby

The Main Quad, Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Room types

Singles and doubles, with private and semi-private(shared) bathrooms

Hall namesake

Stuart P. Sherman (1881-1926)

A tremendous educator who deeply understood how to capture and ignite the enthusiasm of his students. Stuart Pratt Sherman was, at the age of thirty years, the youngest full professor in the history of the history of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

As the chair of the Department of English, he was a poplular, capable and just administrator. Dr. Sherman exhibited a noble gift for friendship, and thus won the sincere affections and abiding loyalties of his colleagues and students.