Hamline University Classroom and Event Space

Hamline University has dozens of rooms on campus available for meetings and events. Check with the Conference and Event Services office regarding limitations on various sites, restricted hours, and restricted usage.

Click here for a complete listing of classroom spaces.

Click here for a complete listing of meeting and event spaces.

Click here for Hamline University building addresses (on-campus and off-campus locations).

Please note the following special considerations:

Classrooms are used in their standard set-up. There is a ten minutes window between classes, meetings, and all events scheduled in a classroom space.

Drew Residence Hall Conference Room is used in the standard set-up. Time between events is determined based on whether there is catering requested for events; at least a ten minute window between meetings is required.

Manor House Main Lounge is used in standard set-up. Time between events is determined based on whether there is catering requested for events; at least a ten minute window between meetings is required.

Sorin Bailey Room requires at least one hour between meetings to allow for catering changes.

Walker Fieldhouse, Hutton Arena, Pat Paterson Fields are scheduled in cooperation with the athletic facility coordinator, Jim Rubbelke at 523-2304. Requests are forwarded from the Conference and Event Services Office for approval. Upon approval, requestors will be sent an event confirmation from the Conference and Event Services Office. Availability is based upon practice and official game/match schedules.

Event Spaces

There are several larger and more specialized spaces on campus that are more suitable for special events or meetings. Click on the links by each room for a complete description, photos, and reservation contact information.

The Kay Fredericks Room
Sorin Hall, Rooms A and B
Law and Graduate Schools Building
Anne Simley Theatre
Sundin Music Hall
Building Addresses

The Kay Fredericks Room
The Kay Fredericks room is a multi-use gathering space on the third floor of the Klas Center. This warm space has panoramic views of the Old Main Mall to the south, and the Falcon Heights/St. Paul area to the north.

Capacities for the room vary by set-up, but general numbers are 248 at rounds (sit-down meal only) and 300 theatre style (includes podium). For more information on capacities and set-up, contact the Conference and Event Services Office at 651-523-2474.

Media equipment in the Kay Fredericks Room includes a podium with microphone, lavaliere microphone, handheld cordless microphones, LCD projector, DVD/VCR, CD player, tape player and drop down screens on the south and east sides of the room.

Please note that this room requires three hours for set-up changes in order to accommodate the set-up crew, catering services, and the group reserving the space to clean-up/set-up.

Coming soon! Photos of the Kay Fredericks Room set for various events.

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Sorin Hall, Rooms A and B
Sorin Hall, Rooms A and B, are two separate meeting rooms that may be combined to provide one larger luncheon space.

The "B" side has a wall of windows that face a lovely garden and Englewood Avenue. Standard set-up is a hollow square for 40. Alternate set-ups could include rounds for up to 50 people. The room has a built in LCD projector.

The "A" side standard set-up is rounds only, due to space limitations, with a capacity of 40.

The rooms may be combined with a preferred set-up of rounds. Capacity is 125. The room has a built-in LCD projector, podium and microphone, and an overhead projector. Additional equipment available is table mics, DVD/VCR and cordless handlheld or lavaliere mics.

Two hours is needed to change set-ups and catering.

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Law and Graduate Schools Building
Though available first as a classroom setting, there are a few spaces available for meetings with larger groups in the building depending on availability - however, these spaces have limited set-up options.

Room 106 can seat 99 people at round tables of nine. Standard set-up is classroom style with tables and chairs for 70 people. Two hours is needed to change set-up.

The room has a technology podium, built in LCD projector and screen.

Rooms 004 and 005 are in the garden level of the building. Standard set up for both is classroom style for 35 people. Other set-ups are available based upon class schedule. Two hours is needed to change set-ups. For more information on capacities and set-up, contact the Conference and Event Services Office at 651-523-2474.

Coming soon! Law and Graduate Schools spaces set for various events.

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Anne Simley Theatre
Anne Simley Theatre is a 289 seat proscenium space, with a large lobby for receptions, a small black box studio theatre, and a television theatre.

Each space may be reserved separately. Hamline community members should contact the Conference and Event Services Office for use of any of the space. Rental inquiries for the theatre and television spaces should be made directly to Bill Wallace, associate professor and chair, Communication and Theatre Arts. Bill may be reached at 651-523-2405 or by e-mail.

Go to the Anne Simley Theatre Web site for more information>

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Sundin Music Hall
Our 315-seat Sundin Music Hall has won critical praise for its intimate, warm ambience and recording-quality acoustics. Sundin Music Hall is considered an important location for chamber music in the Twin Cities, and is also hailed as a warm and inviting space for lectures and special programs.

Hamline community members should contact Georgia Lauritzen regarding use of the space. Georgia will work with the Conference and Event Services Office to help schedule the space and then to provide additional materials or services. Georgia may be reached at 651-523-2197 or by e-mail.

Go to the Sundin Music Hall Web site for more information>

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Building Addresses

Undergraduate & Graduate Admission House	833 North Snelling Avenue
Alumni House	749 Simpson Street
Anne Simley Theatre	1530 Taylor Avenue
Art Annex - Sculpture Studio	1495 Taylor Avenue
Bush Memorial Library	1518 Hewitt Avenue
Bush Student Center	1551 Hewitt Avenue
Ceramics Studio	1494 Taylor Avenue
CLE/Advanced Legal Education House	1475 Hewitt Avenue
Drew Residence Hall	1523 Hewitt Avenue
Drew Fine Arts	1530 Taylor Avenue
Giddens Learning Center	1556 Hewitt Avenue
Graduate School of Education (housed in Drew Residence Hall)	1523 Hewitt Avenue
Graduate School of Liberal Studies House	1500 Englewood Avenue
Hamline Park Plaza	570 Asbury Street
Hamline United Methodist Church	1514 Englewood Avenue
Heating Plant	805 Simpson Street
Hutton Arena	1569 Hewitt Avenue
International Student House	1561 Minnehaha
Klas Center	1537 Taylor Avenue
Law and Graduate Schools Building	1492 Hewitt Avenue
Old Main	1536 Hewitt Avenue
Osborn Residence Hall	1481 Englewood Avenue
Pat Paterson Fields	1469 Taylor Avenue
Peterson Residence Hall	1475 Englewood Avenue
Facilities Services	900 Simpson Street
Pan Asian House	1475 Minnehaha
President's Home	1027 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105
PRIDE House	737 Asbury
Science Shop	1542 Taylor Avenue
Schilling Residence Hall	1485 Englewood Avenue
School of Law	1492 Hewitt Avenue
Sorin Hall	1535 Englewood Avenue
Spectrum House	1485 Minnehaha
Sundin Music Hall	1531 Hewitt Avenue
Walker Fieldhouse	1550 Taylor Avenue
Wesley Center	740 Snelling Avenue
The White House	830 Simpson Street

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