Residential Colleges
Spaces in the residential colleges are controlled by the Head of College of each respective college in accordance with policies set forth by the Council of the Heads of College. Student organizations must receive written permission from the Residential College Head of College, or his/her designee, in order to use any space within his/her respective residential college. A list of spaces in the residential colleges may be found here.
Performance Spaces
- Woolsey Hall
- Battell Chapel - Remember that Battell Chapel is primarily a sacred space. Events held in Battell must be respectful of its primary function.
- Be sure to read the information on reserving performance and rehearsal spaces. Contact Undergraduate Production staff with questions.
Schwarzman Center Venue & Spaces
The list of available venues and spaces at Yale Schwarzman Center (YSC) can be found here. All Yale students may submit requests for these spaces using the links provided.
- There are no fees to book the Annex Meeting Rooms, Dance Studio, and Rotunda.
- Events in Commons, the Presidents’ Room, and The Well will be subject to a fee based on the event details.
- Yale Hospitality is the exclusive provider of food and beverage at YSC; external food and caterers are not permitted.
The spaces in YSC that the Good Life Center manages are the Lounge (Room 205), The Offline Oasis (Room 206), The Green Room (Room 208), and the Nap Room (209). The Lounge and Nap Room are currently the only ‘closed’ GLC YSC spaces (they have doors), while the Green Room and Offline Oasis are open spaces. The Lounge tends to be the room most organizations and partners reserve for wellness-related functions and events.
- If students wish to reserve a room in either YSC or Silliman spaces, they can submit a request by clicking here here.
If you have questions about reserving spaces at YSC, please contact ysc.requests@yale.edu.
Sterling Memorial Library
Payne Whitney Gymnasium & Other Athletic Facilities
- To request use of a facility please call 203-432-1420. A full list of facilities can be found here.
Outdoor University Spaces
Yale’s outdoor spaces are for use by Yale students, faculty, and staff members (Yale community members), in accordance with rules that preserve these spaces for use by everyone. Yale community members who want to use outdoor spaces for particular purposes (events) must request and receive permission to do so.
Yale community members who wish to use an outdoor space must obtain permission from the relevant college, school, or other unit (unit) responsible for that space. Permission for use of outdoor spaces must be obtained at least twenty-four hours in advance of a weekday event and forty-eight hours in advance of a weekend events. Groups should review the rules for outdoor spaces prior to requesting.
- Spaces managed by the Yale College Dean’s Office: (Click here to submit a reservation request**)
- Becton Courtyard
- Crescent between Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges
- Library Walk (between Jonathan Edwards and Branford)
- Old Campus
- Swing Space Court Yard
- SSS Courtyard
- Yale Science Building Courtyard
- Spaces managed by other Yale offices:
- Cross Campus
- Hewitt Quadrangle (commonly referred to as Beinecke Plaza)
- Schwarzman Center Rotunda
- Baker Front Lawn