Skip navigation
Brigham Young University
CS Department Department of Computer Science

Directions to BYU

Salt Lake Airport to BYU (map)

From the airport  take I-80 eastbound to the I-215 interchange.
Transfer to I-215 southbound toward Provo and travel south to the I-15 interchange.
Transfer to I-15 southbound toward Provo and travel for about 35 miles.
Exit east (toward mountains) on Exit 272 (University Parkway).

I-15 Exit 272 to BYU Campus (map)

Follow University Parkway East to the BYU campus (about 2 miles).
Turn right (southbound) onto University Ave. 
Turn left (eastbound) at the first light onto Bulldog Ave.

To the Talmage Building (map)

Travel up the hill and through the first stop light.  About a block from the light, the road will start to curve to the right, and the visitor parking lot will be on your right just before the curve. 

Next to the visitor parking lot will be the Museum of Art. Go around the museum and to the main campus quad. Walk diagonally across the quad. To the south (your left) you will see a glass-enclosed building to the BYU Library. As you get to the other corner of the quad, the Talmage building is immediately to the west (away from the library and the mountains). The Computer Science Department is on the west side of the building.

  • The Computer Science Department office is on the third floor  in room 3361.
  • The department conference room is right across the hall in room 3365.
  • The Graphics, Vision, and Image Processing lab is in rooms 3308 through 3314, right across the hall as you exit the elevator on the third floor.
  • Prof. Morse's office is in room 3320, next to the graphics lab. (Turn left out of the elevator and go straight.)

Note: BYU does not permit smoking anywhere on campus. Coffee and tea are not available on campus.


About Provo

Provo is located in 4200 ft Utah Valley and just less than an hour south of Salt Lake City in the State of Utah and enjoys a small town atmosphere with 105,000 residents, a nice business community, and two large universities. The 11,750 foot Mount Timpanogas dominates the skyline north of the city and the 23 mile long Utah Lake is just to the west.  There are numerous hotels in Provo which are convenient to the BYU campus. The international airport in Salt Lake City is the closest major airport to Provo and BYU. It is a major hub for Delta and Southwest airlines. You can either rent a car at the airport or take the Rocky Mountain Super Express shuttle service to Provo. The shuttle service can drop you off at your hotel or at the BYU Wilkinson Center.

Weather

Current conditions.
Summer:  average highs are in the 90's.
Winter:  average highs are in the 40's.
Provo is in a large mountain valley at an altitude of approximately 4500 feet.

Popular Activities

  1. Nearby ski resorts include Sundance, Alta, Snowbird, Park City, Park West, Deer Valley, Brighton, and Solitude.
  2. For sight-seeing try Temple Square (home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) in Salt Lake City (1 hour north of Provo)
  3. Utah has more National Parks than any other state.
  4. Outdoor activities.
  5. Utah events calendar.

Current Students

  • Doug Kennard (Ph.D.)
  • Brian Price (Ph.D.)
  • Lauralea Otis (M.S.)
  • Joshua Keeler (M.S.)
  • Daniel Thornton (M.S.)
  • Mark Pinson (M.S.)
  • Oliver Nina (M.S.)
  • Jason Ready (M.S.)
  • Sam Ogden (B.S.)
  • Greg Alldredge (B.S.)

Last modified: February 3, 2009. Maintained by Bryan Morse.

Copyright © 1994-2005. Brigham Young University. All Rights Reserved. XHTML CSS 508