Campus Map

A

Auditorium, Room 220

Theater Arts Complex

This auditorium and classroom is frequently the venue when greater attendance is expected.  The room has comfortable, theater-like aisle

seating with two main doors of access, one of which is wheelchair accessible.

B

Bookstore

Located on the south side of the campus, the Barnes & Noble campus bookstore is a useful landmark by which to orient yourself if this is your

first time on the Grossmont College campus.  It lies just to the west of the Student Center, where the Griffin Gate is host to many of the Literary Arts

Festival events.  It is also situated directly east of Room 220, the other main festival venue.

C

Library and Tech Mall

The Library Resource Center is also at the very center of the Grossmont College campus.  This two-story building is easily recognizable and is

also a good place to "hang out" and do a little reading or writing before the scheduled events.

D

District Offices

Situated on the northern-most outskirts of the campus, this complex of buildings contains the Office of the Chancellor as well as a variety of

other district and administrative positions.  If you have reached this location, you are on the WRONG end of the campus for the Literary Arts Festival.

E

English Department

The Literary Arts Festival is organized and sponsored by the Creative Writing Program in the Grossmont College English Department.  The

main offices  of the English Department, including the Department Chair, are located in this complex of classrooms and office spaces.  If

you are lost, don't hesitate to ask anyone working in this building where to go for a Festival event; they'll be happy to assist you.

F

Track and Field

If you've only ever attended sporting events at Grossmont College, this may be the most identifiable campus feature.  However, it's not the

location for literary lectures, readings and workshops.  Keep following the perimeter road around to the south end of the campus and enter

from Parking Lot 7.

G

Griffin Gate

This lounge at the southeast corner of the 600 Building (Student Center and Cafeteria) is the primary venue for readings and

guest lectures at the Literary Arts Festival:  comfortable seating in a lounge environment, with lamps, couches, and hors d'oeuvres.  Griffin Gate

can also be accessed from outside the 600 Building, through the outdoor patio area where guests break for intermission and take

their conversation, their snacks, and their cigarettes to the open air.

Highway Map

Visitor parking is available at the meters in front of the main administration building or in student parking lots using a one-day parking permit

available from the yellow permit machines located in all parking lots. Parking permits are $2.00.

Interstate 8

From Interstate 8, East or West, take Highway 125 North to the Grossmont College Drive exit. Turn right at the first stop light (Grossmont

College Drive).  Go across the bridge to the second traffic signal. Go straight onto the Grossmont College perimeter road.

Highway 94

From Highway 94 East, take Highway 125 North to the Grossmont College Drive exit. Turn right at the first stop light (Grossmont College Drive). Go

across the bridge to the second traffic signal. Go straight on to the Grossmont College perimeter road.

Highway 52

From Highway 52 East, take Highway 125 South to the Grossmont College Drive exit. Turn right at the first stop light (Grossmont College Drive). Go

straight onto the Grossmont College perimeter road.

Street Map

Using public transportation:

Grossmont College is available to MTS Bus Route 854, by which connections can be made from other bus routes and from the San Diego

Trolley System.

Using a bicycle:

Bicycle riders should investigate surface streets with bicycle lanes and official bicycle routes before journeying to the campus. 

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