Operations and Reserving Event Spaces

Student Life Operations

Mission

Student Involvement and Operations provides facilities and services that enhance the quality of campus life by promoting student engagement and supporting programs that enhance the growth of the campus community.

Location

Ellison Campus Center Room 218/219

Contact Us

events@salemstate.edu

Scheduling an Event on Campus

In order to schedule an event in several non-academic campus spaces, faculty, staff and approved student organizations must use 25Live, the university's web-based event publishing, calendaring and scheduling solution. You can request use of university space 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Please note that it will take up to 48 hours for your event to either be approved or denied.)

Salem State's Ellison Campus Center

Ellison Campus Center

Located in front of Alumni Plaza on North Campus, the Campus Center houses meeting and event spaces, lounges, student organization offices, and student services offices.

Campus Center Spaces
  • Veterans Hall

    Veterans Memorial Hall

    Great for: Dances, concerts, speakers, large dinners, workshops, etc.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Room

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Room

    Great for: Luncheons, small dinners, receptions, informal gatherings, etc.

  • Presidential Room

    Presidential Room

    Great for: small meetings, etc.

  • Table and chair setup for the Underground in the Ellison Campus Center

    The Underground

    Great for: Luncheons, small dinners, receptions, speakers, etc.

  • Metro Room

    The Metro

    Great for: Luncheons, small dinners, receptions, speakers, etc.

Central Campus Spaces
  • Viking Hall 126 conference room

    Charlotte Forten Hall 126

    Conference room with conference table and chairs

  • Viking 123 conference room

    Charlotte Forten Hall 123

    Medium conference room, suitable for luncheons, small dinners, speakers, receptions and informal gatherings.

  • Floor of Viking Hall cafe

    Charlotte Forten Hall Cafe

  • Marsh Hall Room 204 conference room

    Marsh Hall 204

    Conference room with table and fabric chairs

  • Petrowski Conference Room in Marsh Hall

    Petrowski Room

    Medium-sized function room, suitable for luncheons, small dinners, speakers, receptions and informal gatherings.

  • Forten Legacy Room

    Charlotte Forten Legacy Room

    Great for: small meetings, etc.

Campus Dining Spaces

  • Central Campus Cafe

    Central Campus Cafe

    Great for: Luncheons, large dinners, fairs, receptions, etc.
  • Upper North Dinning

    Upper North Dinning

    Great for: Luncheons, large dinners, receptions, fairs, etc.

Outdoor Spaces

  • McKeown Plaza outdoor space at Salem State

    McKeown Plaza

    Outdoor open space for medium-sized gatherings, weather permitting
  • Alumni plaza, an outdoor brick plaza at Salem State

    Alumni Plaza

    General outdoor space, no furniture or equipment provided for this space

Student Life Operations Policies

Outdoor Spaces

  • Fire Pit

    Firepit

    Outdoor open space for medium- sized gatherings, weather permitting
  • North Quad

    North Quad

    Outdoor open space for large-sized gatherings, weather permitting
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