We’ve transitioned to a flat hourly rate for rooms that have built-in audio-visual equipment. These rooms include the Great Lakes Room, Forum Hall, Plaza Room and our Executive Boardroom. The rooms have built in AV equipment. For Great Lakes there is a 3 hour minimum reserve time. We are here to make your events easier for you. No more carrying your own equipment across campus. One of our skilled staff members will have the AV ready to go when you walk in your room!
Great Lakes Room
The Great Lakes Room is a 3200-square-foot divisible multipurpose room. It accommodates up to 224 seats for meals and 274 seats for auditorium style events. Inside the room there are four 4K Laser Projectors with the option of displaying on 4 individual 75x120 drop down projection screens. The 30-foot windows in the surrounding atrium afford a beautiful view of Palmer Field and the architecture of the Hill Area buildings.
Included in the Great Lakes Room bundled rental rate is an Audio Visual Package with the following pieces of equipment:
- 3 Overhead 4K Laser Projectors
- Internal Sound System
- Podium
- Podium Microphone
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connections
- Slide Advancer
This room is capable of lecture capture services as well as live streaming via YouTube or zoom, Google meet or bluejeans. Additional audio visual equipment is available upon request.
Non UM Department $224/Hour
UM Department $106/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings charged by the unit or hour)
Forum Hall
Forum Hall is a 140-seat state-of-the-art auditorium that offers a wide array of audio/visual services to fit almost any presentation need. The built in 4K Laser Projector displays on a 110x176 high contrast screen, making the most detailed images displayed in industry standard high definition. We offer ADA accessible seating on two levels in Forum Hall: on the main floor via the fourth floor entrance as well as the rear of the auditorium via the fifth floor entrance. This room has exquisite views of Palmer Field and Hill Residence Halls.
Included in the Forum Hall bundled room rental rate is an Audio Visual package with the following pieces of equipment:
- 1 Overhead 4K Laser Projector
- Sound system
- Podium
- Podium Microphone
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connectors
- Slide Advancer
This room is capable of lecture capture services as well as live streaming via YouTube or zoom, Google meet or bluejeans. Additional audio visual equipment is available upon request.
Non UM Department $235/Hour
UM Department $111/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Great Lakes North Central or South Central
The Great Lakes North Central or South Central is a 2400-square-foot multipurpose ballroom. The space splits into 2 sections that can used in combination with each other or as separate spaces. The entire room accommodates up to 144 seats for meals and 200 seats for auditorium style events.
North/Central provides 3 4K Laser Projectors with the option of displaying on 1 or 2 separate 75x120 drop down projection screens. South/Central provides 2 projectors to display on 1 or 2 separate drop down screens. The reception atrium space just outside the ballroom has 30-foot windows that have exquisite views of Palmer Field and the Hill Residence Halls.
Included in the Great Lakes North or South Central bundled room rental rate is an Audio Visual package with the following pieces of equipment:
- 3 (North) or 2 (South) 4K Laser Projectors
- Internal Sound System
- Podium
- Podium Microphone
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connectors
- Slide Advancer
This room is capable of lecture capture recording services, live internet streaming via YouTube, zoom, Google meet or bluejeans. Additional audio visual equipment is available upon request.
North Central
Non UM Department $179/Hour
UM Department $85/Hour
Student Organizations $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
South Central
Non UM Department $179/Hour
UM Department $85/Hour
Student Organizations $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Great Lakes Central
The Great Lakes Central is a 1600-square-foot multipurpose ballroom. The space splits into 1 section. The entire room accommodates up to 80 seats for meals and 120 seats for auditorium style events. Inside the room there is 1 4K Laser Projectors with the option of displaying on a 75x120 drop down projection screens. The reception atrium space just outside the ballroom has 30-foot windows that have exquisite views of Palmer Field and the Hill Residence Halls.
Included in the Great Lakes Central bundled room rental rate is an audio visual package with the following pieces of equipment:
- 1 Overhead 4K Laser Projector
- Internal Sound System
- Podium
- Podium Microphone
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connections
- Slide Advancer
This room is capable of lecture capture recording services, live internet streaming via YouTube, zoom, Google meet or bluejeans. Additional audio visual equipment is available upon request.
Non UM Department $112/Hour
UM Department $53/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Great Lakes South or North
The Great Lakes North or South is an 800-square-foot multipurpose ballroom. Each section accommodates up to 48 seats for meals and 65 seats for auditorium style events. Inside of North there are 2 4K Laser Projectors with the option of displaying on 2 separate 75x120 drop down projection screens. Inside of South there is 1 4K Laser Projector. The reception atrium space just outside the ballroom has 30-foot windows that have exquisite views of Palmer Field and the Hill Residence Halls.
Included in the Great Lakes North or South bundled room rental rate is an audio visual package with the following pieces of equipment:
- 2 4K Laser Projectors (North) or 1 4K Laser Projector (South)
- Internal Sound System
- Podium
- Podium Microphone
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connections
- Slide Advancer
This room is capable of lecture capture recording services, live internet streaming via YouTube, zoom, Google meet or bluejeans. Additional audio visual equipment is available upon request.
Great Lakes North
Non UM Department $62/Hour
UM Department $31/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Great Lakes South
Non UM Department $55/Hour
UM Department $27.50/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Executive Boardrooms 4 & 5-Zoom Rooms
Our executive boardrooms 4 & 5 have been recently upgraded to U-M Zoom Room. Each contains an 86 inch LG Nano Smart TV, a Polycom X70 auto tracking HD video/audio bar, and a touch screen control panel that allows you to start your meetings with the touch of a button. These rooms also allows for wireless screen sharing of any content from any device by simply inputting a share key when you enter the meeting. Remote participants can view the content being shared as well as see and hear people in the room as if they were there. You can also utilize the TV without using zoom in place of a portable projector. These meeting spaces are perfect for groups between 14 and 20 people.
Included in Executive Boardroom 4 & 5 bundled rates rental is an additional audio visual package with the following pieces of equipment:
- 86 inch Nano Smart TV with the option of wireless Bluetooth display
- Polycom X70 auto tracking HD video/audio bar
- Touch screen control panel for Zoom meetings
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connections
Non UM Department $112/Hour
UM Department $53/Hour
Plaza Room
The Plaza Room is a computer lab or boardroom adjacent to Palmer Commons' main lobby located on the third floor. With an projector, a twenty-seat boardroom table and fifteen stations featuring PC and Mac terminals, this room is perfect for boardroom-style meetings or training sessions.
Included in the Plaza Room bundled rate rental is an audio visual package with the following pieces of equipment:
- Data Projector
- External Speakers
- Ethernet
- Wireless Internet
- HDMI Cables and Connections
- Slide Advancer
This room is capable of live streaming via with zoom, Google meet or bluejeans. Additional audio visual equipment is available upon request.
Non UM Department $90/Hour
UM Department $42/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Boardrooms 1-3
These rooms are designed for smaller meetings that can hold up to 15 people. Each room has a U-shaped conference table layout with 15 chairs around the perimeter. In the front of each room there is a projection screen and whiteboard. Projectors are not included in the room price.
Non UM Department $20/Hour
UM Department $10/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour (AV/Furnishings are charged by the unit or hour)
Atrium 4 (entire 4th floor atrium) 3 hour min.
The 4th floor Atrium has floor to ceiling windows with a scenic view that overlooks Palmer Field. This price is for the entire space and it is used for regestration tables and/or catering tables.
Non UM Department $25/Hour
UM Department $12/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour
Atrium 4N (North, Central or South) 3 hour min.
This space can be divided up depending on the event capacity and is used for catering and/or registration tables. Pricing for individual sections goes as follows:
Non UM Department $9/Hour
UM Department $4/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour
Atrium 6 (entire 6th floor atrium) 3 hour min.
The 6th floor atrium has large windows with an overlook of Palmer Field and it is used for registration and/or catering tables.
Non UM Department $25/Hour
UM Department $12/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour
Atrium 6 (BR 1-5)
The 6th floor atrium space can be divided up depending on event capacity and room location. This is used for registration and/or catering. Pricing for individual sections goes as follows:
Non UM Department $5/Hour
UM Department $3/Hour
UM Student Organization $0/Hour
