Frequently Asked Questions

Penn clients may submit a room reservation application or apply in Houston Hall Room 307; they will then be matched with an internal event coordinator. 

Space and Events venues are listed with their floor plans and capacities under the Venues page on our website.

Space and Events can reserve certain classrooms on campus only after the University of Pennsylvania Registrar’s Office has released the classroom schedule for the current semester.

Once your reservation request has been confirmed, an Event Coordinator from our office will be assigned to your event two weeks prior to the start date. This person will assist you with the planning of your event. Your Event Coordinator will contact you once they have received your reservation application from the Scheduler. If you have not heard from your Event Coordinator and need to speak with someone to start the process, please call our front desk at 215-898-5552.

Our Building Manager can assist. Please call the Building Manager on duty at 215-399-6019

If your reservation application has been accepted and you were assigned an Event Coordinator, they can arrange for a tour. If you have not yet submitted a reservation application, please call our front desk at 215-898-5552 to schedule a tour.

The lost and found is located at the information desk in the lobby of the Student Center @ Houston Hall, or at 215-898-4636.

Yes! To have tickets printed for event admission, you may submit the ticket printing request form online.

Please refer to our Policies for details on payment policies.

We will store items needed for events, but we ask that you arrange this with your assigned Event Coordinator, as we have limited storage space.

We have ADA entrance maps for each of the buildings within Space and Events.

Our event coordinators are happy to help you select furnishings for your needs. As a general guideline, a café table seats 4 people, a 6′-rectangular table seats 8 people, a 60″-round table seats 8 people, and a 72″-round table seats 10 people.