Directions and Accommodations

The What’s Work? Humanistic Approaches to Understanding Work symposium will be held October 30-31, 2025, on the campus of Georgetown University.

Directions

Symposium events will take place in room 205, the Humanities Initiative conference room on the second floor of the Old North building, #15 on the map below. (Elevator access to Old North can be found inside the New North building, #14 on the map below. Take the elevator to the second floor and follow the signs to Old North.)

The University’s address is 3700 O St NW. This is the best address for taxi drop-offs and you would enter campus through the main gates at 37th and O St NW.

There are numerous free shuttle buses (GUTS) that connect campus to other locations in the area, including Dupont Circle, Rosslyn, and Glover Park. More information about the GUTS schedule can be found here. The map below indicates where the various shuttles drop off and pick up on campus.

Parking on campus is extremely limited, and street parking in the Georgetown neighborhood is for 2 hours at a time. There is one parking garage for visitors, the Southwest Garage. Information and rates can be found here, and you would enter the garage and campus using the 3611 Canal Road NW address.

A downloadable campus map is available.

Accommodations

There are a number of hotels in the Georgetown area, including those listed below. You may also be able to find additional options near Dupont Circle, which is connected to Georgetown by a free shuttle bus (see information above).

Hotels within easy distance to campus include:

• The Glover Park Hotel, 2505 Wisconsin Ave NW. The Glover Park shuttle bus picks up and drops off across the street from the hotel.
• The Hyatt Centric Arlington, 1325 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA. The Hyatt is across the bridge from Georgetown University and walking distance to the Rosslyn shuttle bus.
• The Residence Inn Arlington, 1651 N. Oak St, Arlington, VA. This hotel would also be walking distance to the Rosslyn shuttle bus, although slightly farther than the Hyatt.