miscellaneous indoor spaces
special events
Neff Hall, Room 101
Room 101 is a technology-friendly venue that is a great space for a lecture, film, video gaming event, or panel discussion.
Size
4,200 square feet (including stage)
Capacity
281 fixed stadium-style seats plus wheelchair accessible seats
Available Technology
- Crestron touch panel controlled AV system controls house PC, Blu-Ray/DVD deck, VGA and HDMI connections for laptop users, lighting controls, two microphones, and HD document camera
- 15 foot x 35 foot Permanently Hung Cinaperf Screen
- Cinema Grade 1080p Blu-Ray Player with 7.1 Surround Sound theater audio
- Digital HD Laser Projector (option to be used for one large screen display or split for dual inputs)
Rental Rate
$75 per hour (with a two hour minimum)
Helmke Library, Room 275
The Balthaser Conference Room is a beautiful space, surrounded on three sides by windows that provide a panoramic view of the Festival Lawn to the east of the library. The room is just right for meetings, large and small.
Capacity
16 people
Available Technology
- 42 inch flat panel television with VGA cable supplied (no cable access)
- Wireless and wired network access (guest user account required)
Note: This space is only open to reservations for Purdue Fort Wayne faculty and staff.
Skybridge
Lined in windows with an expansive view of campus, the Skybridge is a reservable space for departmental, employee, and student events.
The following policies apply for use of Skybridge:
- Open to all university personnel for general gathering space
- Reservation is required by university personnel for specific events
- Available for reservation by internal groups only
- Can be reserved between 7 a.m.–7 p.m. daily with no charge
- Can be reserved from 7 p.m.–11 p.m. daily at a charge of $25 per hour
- In-stock and available tables, chairs, and easels can be provided by Special Events
- Tables, chairs, and easels will be set up by Special Events
- Existing furniture and dry erase walls are not to be moved
- Internal group/person reserving the Skybridge agrees to leave area and furniture in as-found condition
- If client causes existing furniture and/or dry erase walls to be moved, client shall return Skybridge furnishing to original set up or room restoration charge of $100 will be assessed to client.
- May not be closed to the public during any scheduled event
- Client to provide any and all markers/erasers for white boards
- Catering can be served in this space in compliance with university catering policies
Departmental, Faculty, Staff, and Definitions
- Cancellation: canceling anytime up to three business days prior to your event
- Late cancellation: canceling four hours to three business days before your event
- No show: canceling with less than four hours to your event or not showing up
Departmental, Faculty, and Staff Cancellation Fee Structure
Cancellation: No charge
Late Cancellation: $50
No Show: $75
Student Groups Cancellation Fee Structure
- Cancellation (with more than three days notice): No charge
- Late Cancellation or No Show:
- First offense results in a warning letter to your student organization
- Second offense results in the loss of scheduling privileges for the Fieldhouse, Walb Union and/or Neff Hall, Room 101, for remainder of semester. All remaining events/meetings scheduled for that student group will be cancelled in those venues as appropriate. Registrar will schedule the event/meeting for a general use classroom. New forms in the Student Life office will need to be completed for a general use classroom.
Policies and Guidelines
Policies and Guidelines
See the rental policies and guidelines for all the details.