FACULTY & STAFF RESERVATIONS

Faculty and staff members can make reservations in VenueVU for classrooms, event spaces, outdoor spaces, athletic facilities and more. Faculty and staff can sign-in to VenueVU using their Villanova credentials.Campus spaces are organized into different templates in VenueVU, and each template can be used to book different types of space. Each template has unique booking rules, which are outlined below:

RESERVE A CLASSROOM

BOOK A MEETING

Examples: Tolentine 122 Meeting Room, Riley Hall Meeting Rooms, Mendel 103 Meeting Room

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 16 bookings

New Booking Required Lead Time: none (can book instantly)

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 365 days in advance

Approval Process: Dependent on space

Contact: Please contact the Area-Specific Contact for the space you are interested in

BOOK A TABLING SPACE

Spaces: 20 Tabling Spaces across Bartley Hall, Cascia Hall, Dixon Center, Dougherty Hall, Driscoll Hall, Drosdick Hall, Riley Ellipse 

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 1 booking

New Booking Required Lead Time: 1 business day

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 120 days in advance

Approval Process: Reserve (no approval needed)

Contact: University Events, events@villanova.edu

REQUEST AN ATHLETIC  OR RECREATION FACILITY

Examples: Alumni Gym, Higgins Soccer Complex, Outdoor Basketball Courts and Sand Volleyball Courts

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 1 booking

New Booking Required Lead Time: 3 business days

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 180 days in advance

Approval Process: Request (approval required)

Contact: Villanova Campus: Gina Palermo, gina.palermo@villanova.edu

               Cabrini Campus: Michael Hay, michael.hay@villanova.edu

REQUEST AN EVENT SPACE

Examples: Villanova Room, Bartley Curley Exchange, Driscoll 132 Larson Auditorium, Drosdick 031 Dionisio Lecture Hall, Ortiz Hall 112 Auditorium, Picotte Hall Event Space

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 16 bookings

New Booking Required Lead Time: 3 days

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 365 days in advance

Approval Process: Request (approval required)

Contact: Please contact the Area-Specific Contact for the space you are interested in

REQUEST AN OUTDOOR SPACE

Examples: Carbini Arbor, Mendel Field, Riley Ellipse, Rowen Campus Green, Sheehan Beach, South Campus Games & BBQ Area

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 16 bookings

New Bookings Required Lead Time: 3 days

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 365 days in advance

Approval Process: Dependent on space

Contact: University Events, events@villanova.edu

REQUEST A PERFORMANCE SPACE

Spaces: Mullen Center for the Performing Arts Belle Aire Terrace, Court Theatre, Smith Performance Lab, Topper Theatre, and Lobbies

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 5 bookings

New Booking Required Lead Time: 14 days

Furthest Booking Date: Through the current academic year

Approval Process: Request (approval required)

Contact: Mullen Center, mullencenter@villanova.edu

REQUEST A REHEARSAL SPACE

Spaces: Mullen Center for the Performing Arts Belle Aire Terrace, Court Theatre, Smith Performance Lab, Topper Theatre, and Lobbies

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 5 bookings

New Booking Required Lead Time: 14 days

Furthest Booking Date: Through the current academic year

Approval Process: Dependent on space

Contact: Mullen Center, mullencenter@villanova.edu

REQUEST CATERING ONLY

Use this template to submit a catering request without reserving a specific space in VenueVU (for example, request catering in your office).

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 1 booking

New Booking Required Lead Time: Follow Catering policies

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 120 days in advance

Contact: Villanova Catering, catering@villanova.edu, 610-519-8775

SUBMIT A VIRTUAL/OFF-CAMPUS EVENT FOR THE CALENDAR

Use this template to submit an event to the University Calendar without reserving a space in VenueVU. This can be used for virtual events or off-campus events.

Maximum # of Bookings per Reservation: 16 bookings

New Booking Required Lead Time: none

Furthest Booking Date: Up to 365 days in advance

Contact: University Events, events@villanova.edu

WELLNESS ROOMS

Wellness Rooms are available throughout campus for Villanova community members to use. These rooms cannot be reserved. Please see Human Resources for a list of available campus wellness rooms.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

UNIVERSITY EVENTS & INITIATIVES

Through the Office of the President, University Events and Initiatives coordinates major university events, supports strategic campus initiatives, oversees the University Events Calendar, and provides general strategy and oversight of event management at Villanova.  

The office also offers support and guidance to departments and campus partners for planning events. Please feel free to reach out with any questions related to planning or hosting events on campus. 

VenueVU Key Terms

Reservation: The "who" and "what" of an event. One reservation can have multiple bookings.

Booking: The "where" and "when" of an event. There can be multiple bookings as part of one reservation.

Request: Indicates a space that requires approval to book.

Reserve: Indicates a space that can be directly booked and does not require approval.

Status: Indicates the current state of the reservation/booking in the review process:

  • Requested (awaiting review)
  • Confirmed (approved) 
  • Web Reserved (no approval process needed; space is reserved and no further action required)
  • Denied
  • Canceled