Norris Center offers many spaces and services to host your event see the information and links below for more information.
Current Campus Safety Guidance
- Expectations for Meetings and Events
- Expectations for Visitors to Campus
- Campus Visitor Requirements
Meeting Room Capacities
| SETUP STYLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROOM | Lecture | U-Shaped | Classroom |
| 1st Floor | |||
| McCormick Auditorium (standard) | 360 | NA | NA |
| 101 Wildcat Room | 120 | 30 | 54 |
| 101A Wildcat Room | 40 | 14 | 18 |
| 101B Wildcat Room | 70 | 20 | 30 |
| 102 Evans Room | 40 | 14 | 18 |
| 103 Chicago Room (standard) | 16 | NA | NA |
| 104 Big Ten Room | As is | NA | NA |
| 2nd Floor | |||
| 201 Eighteen Fifty-One | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| 202 Northwestern Room | 160 | 36 | 68 |
| 202A Northwestern Room | 70 | 16 | 28 |
| 202B Northwestern Room | 70 | 16 | 28 |
| 203 Lake Room | 80 | 28 | 48 |
| 204 Scholars Room (standard) | 15 | NA | NA |
| 205 Louis Room | 400 | 40 | 130 |
| 205A Louis Room North | 80 | 32 | 56 |
| 205B Louis Room South | 300 | 40 | 70 |
| 206 Arch Room | 60 | 14 | 18 |
| 207 Rock Room | 40 | 14 | 18 |
| 208 Armadillo Room | 40 | 14 | 18 |
| 3rd Floor | |||
| 301 Alumni Room (standard) | 14 | NA | NA |
| Underground | |||
| Casbah Room (standard) | 16 | NA | NA |
Online Reservations
- Student Organizations and on-campus departments must have a web reservation account to reserve space online.
- All Student Organizations must have an active SOFO account to request space.
- To set up an account and to reserve space go to reservenorris.northwestern.edu
Reservation Forms
In Person Reservations
Reserve space in person at 8:30am-5pm in the Event Management Office, 3rd Floor, Norris Center
Northwestern Catering
For information about Northwestern Catering, Menus and Forms click here.
Areas of Event Management
EVENT PLANNING
M-F 8:30am to 5pm | (847) 491-2330
- Reservations in the Norris Center: Meeting rooms, McCormick Auditorium, Louis Room
- Reservations at Shanley Pavilion, Cahn Auditorium, Guild Lounge, Great Room, Performance Hall, Lutkin, Ryan Auditorium and Parkes Hall.
- Catering reservations throughout campus
- Outdoor event reservations
- One-on-one event planning and coordination
- Event reservations can be completed through the Norris Event Planning Office or via email at Norris-events@northwestern.edu.
EVENT PRODUCTION
- Oversee the daily building operations of the Norris University Center
- Provide technical services and event support for events in the Norris University Center
- See the Operations page for more information about the Operations team
- See the Technical Services page for more information about the Norris Technical Services team.