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Campus Catering Sites

Gresham Dining Hall

Creamy walls, high, open-beamed ceilings, tall arched windows, oak tables and chairs create a setting that is warm and welcoming. This dining hall is available for private catered events on select Saturdays only after 5 p.m.
Capacity: The dining hall accommodates up to 284 guests, and is equipped with 11 large round tables (seat 8-10) and 23 long tables (seat 6-8). Events with fewer than 100 guests will be subject to an additional charge.

Branca Patio

French windows look out from the Gresham Dining Hall onto this picturesque, covered patio. The beautiful, gabled glass roof gives the feeling of being outdoors, yet provides the comfort of climate control year round. Please note that use of this space for dancing requires dance floor rental.
Capacity: The patio accommodates 150 guests for dining without dancing and 120 for dining and dancing. It is equipped with 15 round tables (seat 6-8) and 95 lattice back chairs.

Morrison Lounge

This elegantly furnished lounge is ideal for informal gatherings.  This room can be opened to the Sutton and Iron Man meeting rooms to form a larger space.  This space is unsuitable for dining.
Capacity: The lounge accommodates 45 guests for an informal gathering.  It can open into the Sutton/Presidential Dining or the Iron Man meeting rooms to accommodate 65. The Morrison Lounge complex, utilizing both the Sutton/PDR and Iron Man rooms accommodates 105 guests.

Sutton President's Dining Room

This carpeted conference-style meeting room is adjacent to the Morrison Lounge and the Iron Man meeting room. There is a partition that opens into the Morrison Lounge.
Capacity: The dining room accommodates 14 guests for a sit-down or buffet meal.

Faculty Commons

This beautifully appointed dining room with attractive Campus views is available for dining or meetings. 
Capacity: This room accommodates up to 36 guests.

Young Dining Room

Suitable for dining or meeting, this attractive dining room has a partition that opens into the Salsbury dining room.
Capacity: The room accommodates 32 guests or a total of 46 when opened to the Salsbury room.

Salsbury Dining Room

Suitable for dining or meeting, this attractive dining room has a partition that opens into the Young dining room. 
Capacity: The room accommodates 14 guests or a total of 46 when opened to the Young room.

The Collins House

This crisp, two-story white clapboard building with its red brick chimney and black shutters has an attractive rear garden and patio area, making it a wonderful outdoor location. Behind the house is a red brick patio shaded by an elegant arbor overgrown with wisteria and roses, surrounded by low box hedges. Three steps lead down to a grass lawn and miniature formal garden with an Italianate fountain. There are two adjacent lawns shaded by a regal magnolia tree that are beautifully landscaped. NOTE: Use of this space will incur a fee for staffing by a Campus Safety Officer.
Capacity: A maximum of 80 for patio dining; 150 for stand-up receptions. Including lawn areas can accommodate up to 250 guests for a plated or buffet meal (weather permitting).

Samuelson Pavilion

This warm neo-craftsmen structure with a mission-style flair and pine floors has multiple French doors leading to an outside patio. This student facility is available for private events only when school is not in session.
Capacity: The main dining area can accommodate 150 for a buffet or plated meal. A total of 200 can be served using adjacent rooms. Two outdoor patios accommodate 50 people each for stand-up receptions.

Swan Hall

Newly renovated and expanded, Swan Hall includes a variety of small conference spaces. Also available is the Dumke Commons, an elegant multi-faceted reception and dining venue.
Capacity: Dumke Commons has 64 seats indoors as well as a spacious outdoor patio seating area. A total of 125 can be accommodated for an indoor/outdoor stand-up reception.

Booth Music Quad

An attractive fountain enhances the beautiful architecture of this arcaded courtyard.  There are plenty of shady areas and wonderful photographic opportunities.
Capacity: This site accommodates 120 guests for a seated meal and 200 for a stand-up reception.

Remsen Bird Hillside Theater

This outdoor Greek ampitheater with its grassy stage and classical architecture is the perfect location for any outdoor celebration.  Although large enough to hold a cast of thousands, it lends itself beautifully to intimate al fresco gatherings.
Capacity: This site can accommodates anywhere from 30 to 3,000 guests.

Lower Herrick

Situated below the College’s Interfaith Center, Lower Herrick is a convenient, flexible and air-conditioned space for both sit-down and stand-up receptions.      
Capacity: This site accommodates 150 for a sit-down, 125 for a buffet reception and 250 for a stand-up reception.  Alcohol is not permitted in this facility at any time. 

Herrick Memorial Chapel and Interfaith Center

Lofty yet intimate, the magnificent high ceiling with multiple stained glass windows welcomes people of all faiths.  The chapel is bright, airy and air-conditioned. 
Capacity: This site comfortably accommodates from 100 to 500 guests utilizing the ground floor as well as the balcony.