VENUEVU USER RESOURCES

Find everything you need to get started with VenueVU, including reservation guidelines for faculty, staff, and students, quick reference guides, and step-by-step video tutorials. Learn how to book and manage reservations, explore available spaces, and navigate the platform with ease.

   

Reservation Guides

    

Need assistance making a reservation? Faculty members, staff members and students can use the reservation guideline pages to learn more about available spaces, booking rules, approval processes, and contact information.

   

Quick Reference Guides

    

The VenueVU Quick Reference Guides provide an overview of the key features of VenueVU and cover creating, changing, and cancelling reservations, browsing events, and personalizing the Web App.

   

Video Tutorials

    

View quick, helpful videos focused on a specific task in VenueVU to help you get started with using the new platform. Topics covered include:

  • VenueVU Basics
  • Creating a Reservation
  • Recurring Reservations
  • Cancelling a Reservation
  • Editing a Reservation
  • Browsing Events & Locations on VenueVU
  • Personalizing VenueVU
  • Submitting Events for the University Calendar website
  • Book a Meeting
  • Booking a Classroom

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

   

   

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.