Event Planning Guide

UMass has a wide variety of rooms on campus for events of all sizes. Below you'll find information on all types of campus spaces as well as off-campus options for both catering and room reservations. Consult our UMass Venue Guide for a comprehensive "cheat sheet" of common on-campus event rooms and capacities, and contact Emilie Ferreira if you have any questions.

Scheduling

When scheduling an event, double check for conflicts/holidays on the academic calendar and the university events schedule. Once you have a date established, enter it on the university events schedule.

Contact Emilie Ferreira to post event on SBS news feed and social media.

On-Campus Catering Options

UMass Catering caters to every building on campus. Outside catering options cannot be used in the Student Union and Campus Center. These include the Student Union Ballroom, Cape Cod Lounge and Campus Center Auditorium. They can be reached at (413) 577-8200 or at ccevents@umass.edu.

Rooms on the first floor by the Campus Center Auditorium – the 100s – would not require a fee for an event with on-campus attendees. This is the same for meeting rooms on the 9th floor.
Amherst Room & Hadley Rooms, on the 10th floor, would require a fee if food is not being served.

Earthfoods Café, a student-run vegetarian/vegan restaurant located in the Student Union

On-Campus Event/Meeting Spaces

UMass Campus Center

See full list of capacities
A/V Requested through Campus Center Events
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management runs the Marriott Center on the top of the Campus Center—HTM students cater events reserved for lunches on Tues/Weds/Thurs and dinners on Tues/Weds. Reservations must be made far in advance and can be made at (413) 545-0877 or at guest355@isenberg.umass.edu. (Jenafer Andren, Chief-Instructor & Marriott Center Operations Manager has been most helpful.)

Bernie Dallas room in Goodell Hall. This is a wood-paneled, formal room that holds about 75-100. Campus catering will cater outside of the room. Contact Erin Bernard. A/V Requested through AIMS, 545-5765.

Honors College Event Rooms 160E or 160W (outside Roots Café—both fit around 150 each); contact Roland Packard

ISB conference room: 145 (for around 20 people, not many more), ISB 321 or 329 (both fit around 40)

Other departmental conference rooms - Aimee Jo Pion has access to scheduling all campus classrooms & conference rooms through the registrar’s office.

Dining Halls Event Rooms – Contact managers of Berkshire/Southwest/Hampshire

University Club (uses campus catering and has its own menu)

Chancellor’s Room: seats 8-12
Homestead House: seats 20, 45 standing
Baker Lounge: seats 26
Tory Room: seats 22
Levi Stockbridge Room: seats 18
Daniel Chester French Room: seats 18

Bowker Auditorium – seats 700 – contact Melissa Cleary

Mullins Center - Contact Talia Spera, Event Manager, or book a function room online.

ILC Rooms

3rd Floor Communication (check with Mari Castaneda- must include Comm professor to book here)
4th Floor Linguistics Hub (check with Michelle McBride)
Auditorium – seats 350 – N151
Other rooms in the ILC (see rooms and capacities: http://www.umass.edu/registrar/faculty-and-staff/course-and-classroom-management/useful-links-scheduling/ilc-details/room-types-and)

Off-Campus Catering Options

Please note: outside catering options cannot be used in the Student Union and Campus Center. These rooms include the Student Union Ballroom, Cape Cod Lounge and Campus Center Auditorium, along with any other room in those two buildings. Outside catering to other halls/buildings on campus options include:

The Black Sheep Deli

The Works - (413) 835-0561

Atkins

Panera - (413) 387-6336

Sibies Pizza - (413)256-6100

Off-Campus Event/Meeting Spaces

The Lord Jeffrey Inn

Chez Albert - Contact Paul Hathaway

Bistro 63 at the Monkey Bar & Grill (413) 259-1600

Bertucci’s - (413) 549-1900

Judie's - (413) 253-3491

Lodging Options