University Facilities Available for Rent
Austin Cary Forest
Career Connections Center
Dauer Hall Meeting Rooms
Emerson Alumni Hall
Florida Gym
Florida Museum of Natural History
Governor's House (St. Augustine, FL)
Harn Museum of Art
Housing and Residence Education
J. Wayne Reitz Union (JWRU) Facilities
Keene Faculty Center, Dauer Hall
Lake Wauburg Cypress Lodge
Plaza of the Americas
Pugh Hall Ocora
Pugh Hall Meeting Rooms
Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center
TREEO Center
Turlington Plaza
UAA: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
UF Library
UF Performing Arts Facilities
University House
Ustler Hall
Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience (St. Augustine, FL)
Austin Cary Forest
Contact: forest-campus@ifas.ufl.edu
The UF|IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences is proud to offer enriching spaces at the Austin Cary Forest for successful conferences, courses, meetings, and events. We strive to create an atmosphere conducive to learning, growth and collaboration and at the same time to provide visitors with a serene experience in the forest, emphasizing the importance of natural resources to our lives.
About the Austin Cary Facilities
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Career Connections Center
The UF Career Connections Center(C3) is excited to offer spaces and technology to host your event. The facility underwent a transformative renovation and now features seven multi-purpose spaces, 21 interview modules, and a variety of nooks and spaces designed for connecting. Events held at the C3 include: career fairs, receptions, alumni speaking events, University-wide trainings, UF department meetings and retreats, Alachua County voting, and much more.
Each multipurpose space is capable of live streaming and recording all programming, making the C3 even more accessible for all. Spaces can also be arranged in many customizable ways to accommodate a variety of events. For more information or to reserve a space please visit the C3 reservation information or contact us at UFCareerCenter@ufsa.ufl.edu, 352-392-1601, we look forward to partnering with you.
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Dauer Hall Meeting Rooms
215 Dauer: No charge, not open for student use. Must be reserved by UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty.
Contact: Robin Schrieber (robinjs@ufl.edu)
219 Dauer: No charge, not open for student use.
Must be reserved by UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty.
Contact: Robin Schrieber (robinjs@ufl.edu)
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Emerson Alumni Hall
Florida Gym
The historic Florida Gymnasium provides the perfect location for any organization’s event—whether academic, athletic, or even charitable in nature. Recent events held in the gym include the following: seminars, lectures, luncheons, exhibitions, orientation programs, award ceremonies, student group meetings, academic competitions, holiday parties, and benefit dinners; basketball, volleyball, and ping-pong tournaments.
Chairs, tables (rectangle or round), staging, audio/video equipment, and other items are available to rent, making the planning and preparation for your event seamless.
Reserve the Florida Gym for your organization’s event today. Navigate to this web page (http://gym.hhp.ufl.edu), completely fill out the Facility Request Form, and submit the form. General rules, rental rates, and available rental items are also listed on the web page. Keep in mind that events are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis: the earlier you submit the form, the better your chance of securing the gym on your preferred date.
Florida Gym Measurements
Basketball courts: 2
Volleyball courts: 3
91 feet x 121 feet
Maximum persons allowed in gym: 595
Functional Area: ~11,000 sq. ft.
Auditorium-style seating: ~550
Cafeteria-style seating: ~550
Comfortable round table seating: ~300
If you have any questions or need further assistance, contact Michael Murphy at mmurphy@hhp.ufl.edu or 352.294.1621.
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Florida Museum of Natural History
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Governor's House (St. Augustine, FL)
About UF Historic St Augustine (UFHSA)
UFHSA Governor’s House Rental Information
Contact information: staugustineinfo@admin.ufl.edu
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Harn Museum of Art
Contact: Kat Perlstein 352-294-7079 | rentals@harn.ufl.edu.
- Chandler Auditorium: 150 banquet seating to 220 lecture seating
- Goforth Learning Center Classrooms - 2 classrooms: 30 classrom style seating or 60 combined
- Galleria: 170 banquet seating to 300 standing reception
- Camellia Court Café: 60 banquet seating to 125 standing reception
- Promenade: 80 banquet seating to 150 standing reception
- Director’s Conference Room: 10 Boardroom seating
Harn Museum of Art Rental Information
- University of Florida Colleges and Departments are required to use Palm & Pine Catering.
- Non-UF Groups are required to use a licensed caterer on our approved list.
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Housing and Residence Education
Conference Services’ Event Coordination Website
Contact Information
ConferenceServices@housing.ufl.edu
352-392-2161 x.16400
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J. Wayne Reitz Union (JWRU) Facilities
Keene Faculty Center, Dauer Hall
The Keene Faculty Center (103 Dauer Hall) rents for $100 for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) faculty and $200 for non-CLAS faculty. Student groups cannot use this room. No furniture can be moved. Cleanup is the renter’s responsibility.
Contact: Robin Schrieber (robinjs@ufl.edu)
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Lake Wauburg Cypress Lodge
Plaza of the Americas
Must obtain approval from the Department of Student Activities and Involvement.
Contact: (352) 392-1671
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Pugh Hall Ocora
The Ocora is available for UF faculty, staff, and student organizations to reserve from Monday thru Friday, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Weekend reservations and events taking place before 5:00 p.m. may be approved on a case by case basis. Non-University organizations may also be approved to reserve the Ocora on a case by case basis. All reservation requests MUST be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
Click here if you would like to request the use of the Ocora.
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Pugh Hall Meeting Rooms
All Pugh Hall Meeting Rooms must be reserved by UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty. Not available for student use.
210 Pugh Hall: Conference room. Holds 30 people. No charge.
Contact: Melissa Kennedy (melissa.robinson@ufl.edu)
150 Pugh Hall: Small room with tables. Holds 15 people. No charge.
Contact: Melissa Kennedy (melissa.robinson@ufl.edu)
160 Pugh Hall: Small room with tables. Holds 15 people. No charge.
Contact: Melissa Kennedy (melissa.robinson@ufl.edu)
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Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center
The Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center aims to provide outstanding venue for workshops, trainings and meetings but is also available for other types of events. The center consists of a large, covered outdoor pavilion and a large ballroom which can seat up to 300 people or be divided with one or two air walls to create up to three separate meeting spaces. Each room includes state of the art, built-in audio visual equipment.
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TREEO Center
Turlington Plaza
Must obtain approval from the Department of Student Activities and Involvement.
Contact: (352) 392-1671
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UAA: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
UF Library
Individuals/groups that reserve Room 100 (Previously Room 1A) are responsible for the following:
- Arranging furniture in format desired (currently arranged in lecture style seating)
- Arranging desired catering (no specific catering service has to be used).
- Cleaning the room
- wiping down all tables, if used (cleaning supplies provided)
- removing & properly disposing of all trash to dumpsters (trash bags provided - dumpster located outside of Smathers Library in the Library West Service Drive)
- vacuuming any areas of the room that require attention (vacuum cleaner provided)
- Returning furniture (tables & chairs) to original format (lecture style seating-floor diagram available on podium)
- Provide additional seating if event attendance exceeds 120 people. Per fire code 304 individuals are allowed in the room at one time; however, there is only enough seating for 120 individuals. There are 40 tables (seat 3 ea) (size 2ft x 6ft).
- The room is equipped with a stationary podium, two ceiling mounted projectors/projections screens and two wall-mounted viewing screens (one behind the podium and one on the wall in front of/across from the podium.
- The rental fee is $200 per day for UF affiliated departments/groups/organizations. Non UF affiliated persons/groups are not permitted to reserve the room. There is an additional $75 fee if you require AV technology beyond use of the podium microphone.
- Days and hours available for rental are Mondays-Thursdays (8am-6:30pm) and Fridays (8am-4:30pm) Reservations are not accepted for Saturdays, Sundays or any other days/times the University of Florida.
- Reservation agreements must be completed and turned in at least two weeks prior to your event.
- Reservations cannot be completed six or more months prior to your event.
About George A. Smathers Libraries.
Contact: Smathers Library Agreement http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/smathers100
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UF Performing Arts Facilities
- Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Squitieri Studio Theatre
- University Auditorium / Friends of Music Room
- Baughman Center
About the UF Performing Arts (UFPA).
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