Use of space at the Stanford Humanities Center is limited to academic events such as lectures, conferences and seminar meetings that are free and open to the public.
All reservations will be processed in the order in which received.
ELIGIBILITY
All departments of Stanford University are eligible to use the facility according to the following priorities:
- Humanities Center sponsored events
- Geballe Research Workshops
- Humanities departments at Stanford
- Humanities-oriented conferences and lectures by other Stanford departments
The Humanities Center receives numerous co-sponsorship requests. Humanities departments may be considered for a limited number of co-sponsorship requests per academic year. All co-sponsorship requests should be directed to Andrea Davies, Associate Director (ardavies@stanford.edu) for approval review.
Space may not be used for:
- Administrative functions
- Social events
- Student Services
- Receptions not in conjunction with conferences or lectures
- Dinners whether in conjunction with conferences or lectures or not
- Classes or groups for weekly meetings
- Any event that is not free and open to the Stanford community or general public
The Humanities Center has priority in using these meeting rooms and may, in unusual circumstances, have to override another group’s reservation. If this should be necessary, we will notify you as soon as possible.
All fees are due two (2) weeks from receipt of confirmation agreement.
It is the resonsibility of the user to return the room to its original state. We charge an additional cleaning fee starting at $150. This fee will increase according to the state in which the facilities were left, including extra charges for damages to space, furnishings, and/or equipment. Please provide your department PTA for billing.
Events held on Saturday and/or Sunday must submit a cleaning request at http://bgm.stanford.edu/ to pay weekend janitorial fees in addition to rental fees.
AVAILABLE SPACES:
Levinthal Hall
- Capacity: 107 people seated
- Chairs: 100 formal, other folding
- Lectern: 1
- AV equipment: Smart Panel system including speaker system, 1 microphone attached to lectern, 4 handheld microphones (with 4 tabletop mic stands), 2 lavalier microphones, projection screen, and VGA laptop connection. A work order to Event Services Group requesting a technician to operate the equipment is highly recommended
- Availability:
- Monday-Friday: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm including time for set-up and teardown.
- Saturday-Sunday: all day
- For conferences only, Levinthal Hall can be made available all day on Friday.
- Fees:
- Monday-Thursday - After 4 pm: $400
- Friday - Sunday: $500
Board Room
- Capacity: 45 people seated
- Chairs: 45
- Lectern: 1
- Tables: 1 oval, modular table (seats 20) – This table is made up of 6 rectangular tables and 2 half moon tables. The tables can be reconfigured as desired
- AV equipment: Wall-mounted projector, screen, and audio system operated by a control panel near screen. VGA and HDMI connections for laptops. A work order to Event Services Group can be placed requesting any other equipment needed
- Availability:
- Monday-Friday: all day (Exception: Tuesdays only after 2:00 pm)
- Saturday-Sunday: all day
- The Board Room may be made available during the day upon special request
- Fees:
- Monday-Thursday: $300
- Friday-Sunday: $400
Your reservation is not final until you have transferred the reservation fees by journal transfer to our PTA 1026512-100-AABAM. When routing online, please send to Najwa Salame (salame@stanford.edu) as "approver" and cc: Patricia Terrazas (pterraza@stanford.edu). Please include the date and title of your event in the description.
RESERVATIONS
Reservations are continuously accepted for consideration having been submitted no less than 72 hours prior to event. Please submit an online request reservation form.
CONFIRMATIONS
The Confirmation Agreement outlines reservation details for space usage. Upon receipt, it is to be signed and returned. An "Events Checklist" is also included and describes in length event planning at the Humanities Center. It is your responsibility to read and comply with this agreement.
CANCELLATIONS
A $50.00 cancellation fee will apply if notice of cancellation is given less than two weeks prior to reservation date.
