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Millikin University is located in Decatur, Illinois, a city of about 85,000. The city is located in the heart of central Illinois, approximately 130 miles northeast of St. Louis, 180 miles southwest of Chicago and 150 miles west of Indianapolis. Interstate 72 and U.S. highways 51 and 36 connect the community.
The 75-ae campus includes Shilling Hall, Pilling Chapel, Gorin Hall, Leighty-Tabor Science Center, University Commons and Staley Library, ADM-Scovill Hall, four residence halls, Center for Theatre and Dance, Perkinson Music Center, Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Frank M. Lindsay Field, Workman Family Softball Field, Workman Family Baseball Field, the Decatur Indoor Sports Center at Millikin, including the Allan-McClure Wellness Center, and Griswold Physical Education Center. The former Scovill Science Center was renovated and opened in August 2005 as the ADM-Scovill Business & Technology Center with a LEED-EB Gold designation. Five national men’s and women’s fraternities maintain their own houses adjacent to the campus.
Decatur Indoor Sports Center at Millikin - Completed in October 2000, this 87,000 square foot facility is a shared facility between the local Park District and the University. The Center contains a 4-lane, 200-meter competitive-grade track, indoor soccer, five basketball/volleyball courts, golf practice area, a climbing wall, aerobic and dance areas. The Allen-McClure Wellness Center is in the Center and available to Millikin students, faculty, and staff.
Frank M. Lindsay Field - Adjacent to Griswold Center, Lindsay Field provides seating for 4,000 spectators at football games or track meets. An eight-lane, all-weather surfaced running track encircles the football field.
Gorin Hall - The building contains office space for Admission, Registrar, and Marketing and Media Relations.
Griswold Physical Education Center - Southeast of Lindsay Field is the Griswold Center which houses the field house with seating capacity in excess of 3,000 spectators, classrooms, faculty offices, and appropriate locker areas. The field house has three regulation-sized basketball courts.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center - One of Decatur’s best-known facilities, Kirkland Fine Arts Center features a 1,900-seat, air-conditioned auditorium with a three-manual organ, rehearsal areas for music groups, art galleries, art studios and classrooms, and faculty offices. It is an important aspect of the cultural life of the community.
Leighty-Tabor Science Center - Completed in December 2001, the 80,000 square foot building brings a state-of-the-art building to the teaching of the sciences at the University. The Center has a greenhouse, practice and research labs and technology-enabled classrooms to enhance science education on campus. The School of Nursing is also housed in this building. The Requarth Observatory, located on the rooftop of Leighty-Tabor Science Center, is the largest public telescope in Illinois.
Perkinson Music Center - Renovation and expansion of the original Conservatory, built in 1912, was completed in late 1999. In addition to soundproof practice rooms, classrooms, and studios, the Perkinson Music Center houses a 25-station computer lab and Millitrax, a state-of-the-art 24-track recording studio. Recitals take place in Kaeuper Hall, which seats approximately 170.
Pilling Chapel - Completed in late 1997, this 122-seat facility welcomes students of all denominations to a place of meditation, sanctuary and reflection.
Center for Theatre and Dance - Opened in August 2020, this 260-seat flexible theatre includes an orchestra pit, balcony, and tech gallery with a tension wire grid. The new building feature lighting and sound labs, a costume studio, a costume classroom, collaboration spaces, and offices and support facilities for current staff with room for growth. This building also incorporates four acting studios, two dance studios, two design classrooms and practice rooms as well as all-new modern theatre equipment and LED lights.
Residence Halls - The residence hall system includes four major residence halls: Millikin’s historic Aston Hall opened in 1907 and features four traditional floors housing 100 residents. Aston Hall is known for its tall ceilings, large hallways, and community-style bathrooms - all newly updated in 2015. Named after Bonnie Rebecca Blackburn, Professor of Modern Languages, Blackburn Hall houses 99 residents. This close-knit community includes newly-updated community bathrooms, long hallways, and is the closest building to Shilling Hall. Blackburn Hall features double-occupancy rooms in a traditional residence hall style. In fall 1996, Millikin added Dolson Hall (formerly Oakland Street Hall), a state-of-the-art residence hall, which also houses the University Bookstore. This building maximized options for students to live in single, double and quad occupancy rooms. The hall offers suite-style rooms, private bathrooms and co-educational living/learning environments for 200 residents. Located directly across the street from Shilling Hall are Weck Hall and New Hall 4, Millikin’s quaint two-story, suite-style residence hall. Each houses 52 residents and includes a large first-floor lounge, study room, and a ping-pong table. The benefits of living in this building include an intimate sense of community and single bathrooms shared by each group of four residents.
All residential hall beds are covered by fire detection and a suppression sprinkler system.
University Commons - Opening in August 2017, the University Commons at Millikin University is the new front door to campus. The building blends together the Staley Library and student center functions into one central location, reconfiguring the existing library and infusing access to it throughout the 87,000 square-foot building. With input from the entire campus community, the University Commons was designed for campus and community-wide events. The University Commons is home to: Media Arts Center, New Technologies Lab, WJMU Radio Station, Writing, the Empowerment Suite, Oberhelman Center for Leadership Education, Office of Campus Life, Student Success Center, Staley Library, and Student Dining.
Workman Family Softball Field - The Workman Family Softball Field is the new home for the Big Blue softball program starting in 2017, located at 390 North Oakland Avenue on Millikin’s campus. The new facility was made possible by a generous $2 million contribution from Millikin University Trustee Gary Workman ‘65 and his wife, Judy. The Workman Family Softball Field features an artificial turf infield and outfield surface, lights, chair back and bleacher seating for 150
people, dugouts, batting cages, restrooms, concessions area, and press box.
Workman Family Baseball Field - The Workman Family Baseball Field is the new on-campus home of the Big Blue Baseball program. The new baseball facility located South of the Decatur Indoor Sports Center (DISC) includes an all-artificial turf field, lights, press box, concessions and batting cages. The grandstand has seating capacity for 459 spectators. Seating includes bleachers, seat back chairs and patio area, all elevated above the playing field. The Workman Family Baseball Field has in-ground dugouts with batting cages and bullpen access nearby. The new clubhouse is located below the grandstand.
ADM-Scovill Hall - Constructed in 1955, ADM-Scovill Hall is home to the Tabor School of Business. All undergraduate business and MBA classes are taught in this fully renovated, technology rich building. It’s where you’ll find the Center for Entrepreneurship. Students have access to two 24-hour computer labs as well as classrooms and conference rooms equipped with flatscreen monitors and TVs, infrared fingerprint log-in technology, and plenty of network and electronic plugins.
Shilling Hall - Built in 1902 as three separate buildings, Shilling Hall was known as the Liberal Arts Hall until its renovation in 1988. It was renamed in honor of Charles Franklin Shilling, the mayor at the time of Millikin’s founding in 1901. Shilling Hall houses administrative offices; the School of Education; the Department of Theatre & Dance; and programs from the College of Arts & Sciences. The Student Financial Center is located in the lower west end of this building. A full renovation of Albert Taylor Theatre was completed in the fall of 2006.
West Towne Square - Located on Oakland Avenue, one block south of Millikin’s main campus, West Towne Square was purchased in 2012 as party of the Transform MU Campaign and serves as the home for the School of Exercise Science and Sport. After the successful completion of the Transform MU campaign, this building will be renovated into a state-of-the-art facility for the school.
The Woods at Millikin - Completed in the fall of 1997, this independently operated apartment complex allows students to experience off-campus living while they still enjoy the conveniences of living near campus. Each apartment has a full kitchen, two baths, a washer/dryer and family room area. The Woods complex also houses a fitness center, club house and swimming pool. Adjacent to The Woods are Subway, Domino’s Pizza and University Dogs for eating options.
Parking: All vehicles that park on campus must be registered with Public Safety and display a valid permit. Sophomore, Junior, and Senior residential students are allowed vehicles on campus. Freshmen residential students need to petition Public Safety for parking privileges. The fee schedule for permits is: Freshmen and Sophomore (Residential) $100.00, Junior and Senior $50.00. All commuter student parking permits are $50.00. Faculty and Staff permit fees are based on annual salary. Parking Permits are valid for one year (Aug. 1-July 31).
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