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Available Facilities and Pricing
Classrooms
We offer nearly 60 classrooms across campus, with capacities ranging from 16 to 161. Each space features a variety of furniture options—including movable tables and chairs, flexible tablet desks, and fixed auditorium seating—allowing you to choose the setup that best fits your event or instructional needs. Please note: As a small campus, we actively utilize all classroom spaces during the academic year (August–May), so availability may be limited during this time.
Small Classroom
Founders Hall 181
Small Classroom
Behavioral and Social Sciences 204
Small Classroom
Founders Hall 108
Large Classroom
Natural Resources 101
Large Classroom
Founders Hall 118
Large Classroom
Science B 135
Meeting Rooms
Choose from 8 versatile small meeting rooms on campus, each accommodating 10 to 20 people. With a range of flexible furniture options—from traditional conference tables to movable tables and chairs—these rooms can be customized to suit your meeting, workshop, or planning session needs.
Small Conference Room
Nelson Hall East 106
Small Conference Room
Behavioral and Social Sciences 508
Small Conference Room
Harry Griffith Hall 217
Multipurpose Spaces
Explore our multipurpose spaces, designed to adapt to your needs—whether you're hosting a meeting, giving a presentation, or anything in between. These flexible rooms can be arranged in a handful of layouts to meet your needs. **Please note: Not all layouts are available in every space.**
Medium Conference Room
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center Banquet Room
Small Multipurpose Room
Green and Gold Room
Large Multipurpose Room
Kate Buchanan Room
Large Multipurpose Room
The Great Hall
Medium Conference Room
Library Fishbowl
Performing Arts Facilities
Our performance venues include the 800+ seat John Van Duzer Theatre, featuring a proscenium stage, full lighting, fly space, orchestra pit, and dressing rooms; the 227-seat Recital Hall, equipped with two Steinway grand pianos, Neumann microphones, and professional recording capabilities; and the 130-seat Gist Hall Theater, a modified-thrust space with raked seating, basic lighting, and sound—perfect for intimate performances.
Athletic Facilities
Indoor Athletic Facility
Forbes Gym (East Gym)
Indoor Athletic Facility
West Gym
Indoor Athletic Spaces
KA Dance Room
Facility Base Rate Pricing - In Effect: 1/1/26
| Half Day Rate (0-4 hours) | Full Day Rate (4+ hours) | |
|---|---|---|
| MEETING ROOMS AND MULTIPURPOSE SPACES | ||
| Small Classroom (15-50) | $70 | $140 |
| Large Classroom (60-160) | $150 | $300 |
| Computer Lab (24-34) | $90 | $180 |
| Small Conference Room (5-20) | $45 | $90 |
| Medium Conference Room (24-75) | $105 | $210 |
| Small Multipurpose Room (100-175) | $350 | $540 |
| Large Multipurpose Room (200-300) | $520 | $880 |
| PERFORMING ARTS FACILITIES | ||
| Gist Hall Theater (128) | $120 | $240 |
| Fulkerson Recital Hall (227) | $335 | $670 |
| John Van Duzer Theatre (JVD) (750) | $670 | $1340 |
| JVD Load in/load out/rehearsal days (NO SHOW/GUESTS) | $325 | $650 |
| COURTYARDS AND QUADS | ||
| Lobbies and Foyers | $125 | $250 |
| Galleries | $180 | $360 |
| Quads, Plazas and Courtyards | $160 | $350 |
| OUTDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES [most venues require addtl fees for hosting/tech services] | ||
| College Creek Soccer Field (turf) | $460 | $920 |
| Redwood Bowl | ||
| Redwood Bowl (includes bleachers, turf field, track, plaza) | $910 | $1820 |
| Redwood Bowl + (1) locker room | +$225 | +$300 |
| Redwood Bowl + Fieldhouse Use (use must also include locker room) | +$200 | +$200 |
| Use of Bowl Field Lights | +$150 | +$150 |
| ---Redwood Bowl Track ONLY (no guests/spectators) | $315 | $630 |
| ---Redwood Bowl Field ONLY (no guests/spectators) | $755 | $1510 |
| INDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES [most venues require addtl fees for hosting/tech services] | ||
| Forbes Gym - East Gym | $675 | $1350 |
| West Gym (no bleachers) | $675 | $1650 |
| Lumberjack Arena (includes arena, lobbies and lockers) | $1280 | $2560 |
| Lumberjack Arena (limited use only; camps, no bleachers) | $850 | $1700 |
| Swimming Pool (includes pool, (2) locker rooms and showers) *Additional fee required for lifeguard services Pool Guidelines | $570 | $1140 |
| Dance Studios | $150 | $300 |
| Fieldhouse (turf) | $800 | $1600 |
***Facilities Unavailable for Lease*** |
| Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center (HBAC) Meeting Rooms |
What does the base rate pricing not include?
ADDITIONAL DIRECT COSTS ABOVE BASELINE SERVICES | |
|---|---|
| Administrative Fee - external or hosted events only | 10% ($50 minimum) |
| Fire marshal application fees - external or hosted events only (if applicable) | $250 |
| Equipment fees (e.g. audio-visual equipment) | Varies |
| Hosting and/or technical support, as required by facility, event or as requested by user | Actual |
| Set Up/Take Down Fees, outside of standard space configurations. | Actual, 2 hr. labor minimum |
| Support labor (e.g. assistance with setting up rented furniture items ex. tables & chairs, tents) | Actual, 2 hr. labor minimum |
| Security and/or parking services (if applicable) | Actual |
| Floor covering (including labor to install gymnasium or stage floor coverings as required by facility) | $1000 |
| Stage 8'x8' or 8'x16' (rental fee including labor to install and take down) | $150 |
| Utility or TNS fees (when clearly related to use) | Actual |
| Damages - materials and labor | Actual |
| Excessive Cleaning | Varies |
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SECURITY | |
| The University, in consultation with the UPD, reserves the right to require Community Service Officers and/ or private security for events dependent on factors such as: nature of event, duration of event, expected attendance, and/ or presence of alcohol. User is responsible for all direct staffing costs associated with the use of security. Users may make separate arrangements for security, pending UPD approval. | |
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE/CLEANING FEES | |
| Facilities Management (FM) provides basic custodial cleaning services in both the public and private access areas of our facilities. The User is responsible for reasonable cleanup of the facility after use of food, beverages, and/ or other materials. Cost recovery for excessive cleaning may be assessed if the facility and/ or its contents are left in a manner other than how it was provided to the User. Users shall also reimburse University for any and all costs to repair any damage to the University venue, property or equipment arising out of or connected with the facility use. | |
Campus Space Request & Confirmation Guide | |||
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Planning ahead? You are welcome to submit an Application for Lease for campus spaces at any time. Some campus spaces are subject to priority scheduling agreements. CES can review your request and begin planning in advance, but we cannot guarantee or confirm those spaces until the applicable confirmation date shown above. Submitting a request before the confirmation date does not guarantee availability. Note: Confirmation dates indicate when CES may begin confirming requests after department priority scheduling. All requests remain subject to actual space availability, event requirements, campus policies, and any applicable priority holds. Summer Events (June/July) can be submitted any time but will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, depending on space, labor, and resource availability. | |||
Space Type / Spaces | Spring Events | Fall Events | What This Means |
Academic Classrooms Computer Labs | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Nov. 8 of the prior year | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Apr. 20 | Academic scheduling receives priority before these dates. Early requests may be reviewed, but are not guaranteed. |
| Performing Arts Facilities: John Van Duzer Theater (JVD) Gist Hall Theater Fulkerson Recital Hall | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Feb. 12 | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Sept. 8 | Requests may be submitted in advance, but Dance Music and Theater Department priority scheduling must be completed before CES can confirm. |
| (Some) Athletic Facilities: Redwood Bowl East Gym West Gym | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Jan. 20 | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Sept. 8 | Athletics retains scheduling priority. Requests received earlier can be planned, but space availability cannot be guaranteed. |
| Pool | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Jan. 20 | Request anytime Can confirm starting around Aug. 30 | Pool requests can be submitted early, but confirmation waits until the pool scheduling priority period has passed. |
| Meeting Rooms Multipurpose Spaces: Great Hall Green and Gold Room Kate Buchanan Room (KBR) SAC Banquet Room Library Fishbowl (Some) Athletic Facilities: *Lumberjack Arena *College Creek Field *Fieldhouse | Request anytime Generally can confirm in advance | Request anytime Generally can confirm in advance | These spaces do not have the same semester release dates. *Some spaces, including Lumberjack Arena, College Creek Field and the Fieldhouse may still be affected by Athletics priority holds. |