The Stratton Student Center offers several resources for the MIT community. From the basement to the 5th floor, you will find places to gather, study, dine, do errands, play, and relax.
With over 40 student offices, 5 dining venues, a game room, tables and couches on each floor, a TV lounge, an art gallery and a bookstore, dry cleaner, hairdresser, optical shop, barber, bank, copy center and post office, there truly is something for everyone at the Student Center!
The Campus Activities Complex, or CAC, is the proud steward of the Stratton Student Center, among other community spaces on campus. Please stop by and visit - we are conveniently located at 84 Massachusetts Avenue, in the heart of the MIT campus. The building is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Please contact vendors for individual operating hours.
Alpine Bagel Café & Cambridge Grill/Dunkin Donuts
W20-100
(617) 258-6143
http://web.mit.edu/dining/locations/retailoptions.html#alpine
Anna's Taquería
W20-101
(617) 324-ANNA
LaVerde's Market
W20-104
(617) 621-0526
http://web.mit.edu/dining/locations/
convenience.html#laverdes
Lobdell Food Court
W20-208
(617) 253-0132
http://web.mit.edu/dining/locations/
retailoptions.html#lobdell
Copy Services
Copy Tech Express
W20-102
(617)
258-0859
Banking
ATMs
W20 - First Floor
MIT Federal Credit Union
W20 - First Floor
Bank of America
W20-104
(617) 225-0086
MIT COOP
W20-103
(617) 499-3240
Dry Cleaning
Alpha Cleaners and Tailoring
W20-006
(617) 354-2088
Hair/Beauty
New Tech Barber
W20-023
(617) 621-0848
Technicuts
W20-025
(617) 225-CUTS
Optical
MIT Optical
W20-027
(617) 258-LENS
Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service
W20- 003
(617) 494-5511
Parking/Transportation Services
MIT Parking and Transportation
W20- 022
(617) 253-5142
Card Services
MIT Card Office
W20- 021
(617) 253-3475
Police Details
MIT Police Detail Office
W20-020B
(617) 253-9754
FSILG Coop
FSILG Coop
W20-020A
(617) 452-4053
The Coffee House
W20 - Third Floor
The Coffee House is open 24 hours a day for studying, eating, and gathering. Formerly a student run coffee shop, the space now serves as a community space. Hours are subject to change, as the space is often used for programming.
W20 - First Floor
The Game Room, located on the first floor of the Student Center next to LaVerde’s, has something for everyone, with air hockey, pool, driving games, dancing and more. Here, members of the MIT Community can relax and unwind. Games run on tokens, so no need for quarters! The Game Room is famous on campus for “Dance Dance Revolution” the dance-like-you’ve-never-danced-before machine, featuring dance hits with footprint patterns and speeds that will keep you on your toes!
Moran Lounge
W20 - Fifth Floor
Located in the center of the fifth floor of the Student Center, this lounge is often used by groups and individuals for both social and academic purposes such as study breaks, study groups, eating and gathering. It is an open space, in between the CAC office and the SLP office and features large coffee tables, comfortable chairs, vending machines, and artwork from the Student Art Association.
Reading Room
W20 - Fifth Floor
The newly renovated Reading Room is a favorite location on campus for evening and exam studies. The room, traditionally used for quiet study, is divided into three sections: a small lounge at the entrance, a quiet area with individual study carols, and a cluster of meeting rooms featuring white boards and audio visual technology. The Reading Room is open 24 hours a day when the Student Center is open.
Stratton Lounge
W20 - Second Floor
The Stratton Lounge, often called the “Airport” Lounge by students, is conveniently located on the second floor of the Student Center. Overlooking the historic MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium, the lounge provides several couches, chairs, tables and a TV equipped with MIT Cable. This is a great spot to meet up with friends, catch your favorite TV show, or find a secluded spot to eat lunch or read a book.
Wiesner Student Art Gallery
W20 - Second Floor
The Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Gallery was established as a gift from the Class of 1983. The Gallery honors the former president of MIT, Jerome Wiesner, for his involvement in and support of the arts at the Institute. The Gallery was established as a place for students to express and exhibit their artistic endeavors, both academic and co-curricular. The artwork display system and raised platform provide a flexible space that will accommodate a diverse range of creative works from the fields of photography, painting, sketching, drawing, calligraphy, glassblowing, ceramics, sculpture, music, dance and drama. Additionally, the Gallery serves as a major exhibit space for student artists who are supported by the Grants Program of the Council for the Arts at MIT.