Housing & Residence Life Spaces

Reservations will be able to be made on a semester-by-semester basis. Reservations may be created for the respective semester beginning on the first day of classes.

It is the reserving party'ss responsibility to request enough time for set up/clean up.

No reservation requests will be approved during OU football home game days, dead week, finals week, or winter break.

Food

• No outside will be allowed at events. If a reserving party wishes to cater food, you will need to use University Catering. 
• All food requests must be approved through OU Food Services and requests should be submitted at least 3 business days prior to the event. 
  • Please note they will have the first right of refusal.

Building Access

• Some spaces require Sooner Card access to enter the space. Instructions for access to the specific spaces will be listed in the specific building sections below.

Storm Shelters

• Some of the reservable spaces are primarily intended for shelter during severe weather. In the event of severe weather, reserved events WILL be interrupted to allow students/faculty/staff may shelter in place.

Set up/Breakdown

• OU Residence Life is not responsible for the setup/breakdown of the space you are reserving. When submitting your request, it is encouraged that you allocate time for your setup/breakdown within the time frame that you are requesting.

For questions about reservations, please contact lharmon@ou.edu.

Some spaces require Sooner Card access to enter the space. Instructions for access to Cross spaces are listed below:

• Access will be provided only to the requester's Sooner ID card for the time frame that is being requested.
• You are required to provide your Sooner ID number during your reservation request submission.

For questions about reservations, please contact lspielman@ou.edu

A large multipurpose room with tiered stages that can be moved to view the multiple screens.

The space is the building storm shelter and will any events are subject to moving based on severe weather.

The space must have a Housing Pro-Staff member in attendance to use.

The space features a large square table surrounded by chairs and limited lounge seating.

These spaces features 2 large conference tables with chairs as well as a seating area by a fireplace.

This space is designed for creative projects, featuring furnishings that are easily movable to transform the space. Multiple tables can be moved around the room with surrounding stools. 

The space is designed as a practice studio with a large dance floor and mirrors along the wall. There are also 3 small private practice rooms at the far end of the space.

Some spaces require Sooner Card access to enter the space. The information below applies to the Residential Colleges:

• The front/Lindsey Street entrances are open to the public from 6 AM-10 PM daily, with the exception of home football game days and winter/summer break.
• The courtyard gates and entrances at the back/south end of Headington and Dunham College are open Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM.
• All other entrances are key-card access only.

This room features large windows with roller shades, audio/visual equipment, and dry erase boards.

This room features large windows with roller shades, audio/visual equipment, and dry erase boards.

The Private Dining Room is located in the Dining Hall and is frequently used for events such as Lunch & Learns, Senior Fellow Dinners, department retreats, lecture series, and student-led programs.

The Private Dining Room is available by reservation for meals and events.

This room features large windows with roller shades, audio/visual equipment, and dry erase boards.

This open area in the Housing District features plenty of room for large, outdoor events.