Reservations

For an overview of Widener University policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Student Handbook online. 

Planning a productive, vibrant, and safe event is a complicated process. Many factors contribute to the overall decision-making experience. The Offices of University Center Administration and Special Events collaborate with one another and all clients to enhance every event so it places Widener University in the best possible lighting available.

We can help you to:

• Develop a setup that is safe and neat.
• Design a marketing strategy.
• Enhance sound and lighting opportunities.
• Select upscale decorations.
• Maximize venue space and resources.
• Ensure quality control.
• Minimize life safety and fire code concerns.

If your event is being held in University Center, we encourage you to take the opportunity to discuss your event with one of our dedicated and trained professional staff members. We have mountains of advice to give.  Please ask!

Available Resources

• Special Events Request Form: Download this form and send it to the University Center reservations office. Remember to provide plenty of notice and as many details as you know.
  
  
• Event Planning Guide: A document with information on the event planning process. This is an excellent starting point for first-time event planners!



• Facility Information: Contains sizes and descriptions of the individual facilities located within University Center and Alumni Auditorium. Remember, location is the primary key to success!
  
  
• Special Events: The starting point for all external clients and anyone intending to reach an external audience through their event.

Safety and Security Reminders

• For your safety, security, and convenience, University Center student building managers conduct periodic rounds of the facility.  Building managers must be able to enter all spaces at any given time.  Therefore, doors to an event space must remain unlocked and free of obstruction while the event is in-progress.
  


• Please notify the University Center Administration office, student building manager/event manager for your event, or special events coordinator of any emergency or safety concerns immediately.
  


• All persons using University Center are to act responsibly.  Individuals who display disruptive, dangerous, or inappropriate behavior will be asked to leave.  All groups or individuals using University Center should become familiar with fire codes and safety policies during the event planning process.

University Center Administration

Widener University
One University Place
Chester, PA  19013
tel: 610-499-4400
fax: 610-499-4387