Large Event Venues

If your guest list is between 100 and 500 attendees, our larger event venues below provide ample space to make your event memorable, whether it’s a wedding or other celebration, conference, speaker series, film screening, theatre production, fundraiser, luncheon, or business meeting.

Our large event venues include: Baker Memorial Chapel, Baker Chapel, Coley Rice Lounge, Decker Auditorium, Naganna Forum, and WMC Alumni Hall. For venues that are not listed here, please contact our Conference Services Team for assistance.

Large chapel with white steeple and white columns with a fountain in the foreground

Baker Memorial Chapel "Big Baker"

Recently renovated, the non-denominational Baker Memorial Chapel (known to the campus community as “Big Baker”) has the flexibility you need for your larger event. Dedicated in 1958, Baker Memorial Chapel is the largest chapel on campus and the sanctuary can accommodate 500 guests.

Modern flooring, open spaces, and high ceilings give the chapel an airy feel and the ability to customize the space to your vision.

Amenities and features:

90-minute rehearsal
Chairs
Tables (5' rounds and 8' rectangular tables)
Two podiums
Sound system with microphones
Piano
Organ
Chapel attendant to assist with rehearsal and wedding ceremony

Capacity: 500 guests
Uses: Weddings, vow renewals, receptions, funerals/memorial services, fundraisers, banquets, and parties
Rental rate: Starting at $1,000 for 4 hours (4-hour minimum rental required)
Discounts are available for nonprofits, college alumni, faculty, and staff

Baker Chapel "Little Baker"

Our non-denominational chapel is the perfect space for your wedding or other traditional ceremony. The historic Baker Chapel, dedicated in 1895, can accommodate 100 guests. The quaint chapel with beautiful stained-glass windows is a popular venue for wedding ceremonies of both alums and non-alums. Baker Chapel features a pipe organ and piano.

Amenities and features:

90-minute rehearsal
Pews
Two podiums
Piano
Organ
Altar (cross and candlesticks)
One 6’ wooden table
Chapel attendant to assist with rehearsal and wedding ceremony

Capacity: 100 guests
Uses: Wedding ceremonies, funerals/memorial services, vow renewals
Rental rate: Starting at $600 for 4 hours (4-hour minimum rental required)
Discounts are available for nonprofits, college alumni, faculty, and staff

Coley Rice Lounge

Located on the lower level of McDaniel Hall with a separate entrance and private restrooms, the Coley Rice Lounge can host up to 125 attendees for receptions, conferences, meetings, lectures, parties, luncheons, and more.

Amenities and features:

Chairs
Tables (5’ rounds, 6’ rectangular, and 8’ rectangular)
Podium
2 projection screens
Smart Box with computer (PC running Windows operating system) and laptop connections
Data projector
Conference call capability with built-in ceiling microphones
HDMI, USB, and USB-C connections
Handheld wireless microphone
Private restrooms
Wheelchair lift for access to restrooms

Capacity: 100 guests (theatre-style seating); 70 (for buffet meal service)
Uses: Receptions, conferences, fundraisers, parties, meetings, seminars, lectures, workshops, luncheons, dinners
Rental rate: Starting at $750 for 4 hours (4-hour minimum rental required)
Discounts are available for nonprofits, faculty, and staff

Decker Auditorium

Located at the juncture of Lewis Hall of Science and Lewis Recitation Hall on the first floor, Decker Auditorium is the perfect space for lectures, keynote speakers, film festivals, and movie nights for up to 170 guests.

Amenities and features:

Theater-style seating for 170 guests (with in-seat desktops as needed)
Large projection screen
Chalkboard
Smart Box with computer (PC running Windows operating system) and laptop connections
Data projector
Sound system with handheld wireless and lapel microphones

Capacity: 170 guests
Uses: Lectures, conferences, keynote speakers, film festivals, movie nights
Rental rate: Starting at $500 for 4 hours (4-hour minimum rental required)
Discounts are available for nonprofits, faculty, and staff

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Lewis Hall of Sciences/Decker Auditorium Exterior

Naganna Forum

Located on the lower level of the recently renovated Roj Student Center, the Naganna Forum is an ideal location for banquets, parties, seminars, conferences, workshops, luncheons, receptions, and more.

Amenities and features:

Chairs
Tables (5’ rounds, 6’ rectangular, and 8’ rectangular)
Podium
Two Large projection screens
Smart Box with computer (PC running Windows operating system) and laptop connections
Data projector
DVD player
Sound system with microphones

Capacity: 250 guests
Uses: Receptions, conferences, fundraisers, parties, meetings, seminars, lectures, workshops, luncheons, dinners
Rental rate: Starting at $900 for 4 hours (4-hour minimum rental required)
Discounts are available for nonprofits, faculty, and staff

Group of people sit at a round table at a formal event

Empty Theatre with red curtains and a stage

WMC Alumni Hall

A traditional theatre setting with a main stage, floor, and balcony seating, WMC Alumni Hall provides comfort for those enjoying theatrical productions, concerts, recitals, performances, and lectures.

Amenities and features:

Stage
Balcony seating
Podium
Sound system with wired handheld and wireless microphones
Stage wash lighting
Technician available for an extra charge

Capacity: 500 guests
Uses: Theatre, concerts, recitals, performances, lectures
Rental rate: Starting at $600 for 4 hours (4-hour minimum rental required)
Discounts are available for nonprofits, faculty, and staff

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