Calendar and Event Planning
Quicklinks for Room Reservations
Planning an event for the SLLC or campus community?
Be sure to review the SLLC Internal Calendar 📅 to make sure your event is not happening during other important SLLC events.
Follow the steps below for a successful event.
Identify a location for your event
Information on rooms and room contact information found below.
On Campus
- General Purpose Classrooms | sllc-scheduling@umd.edu
- JMZ 1205 Lauretta Clough Community Room | VIEW CALENDAR (Occupancy: Seats 65 with 56 chairs + 4 couches)
- JMZ 1123 Conference Room | VIEW CALENDAR | Chanel Briscoe (chanel@umd.edu)
- Global Crossroads Atrium in H.J. Patterson Hall | Email international-info@umd.edu to check availability and AV status.
- Flagship Seminar Rooms (HJP 2114, 2118, 3142) | Email Anita Tharmarajah
- HJP Language Science Center - Email Caitlin Eaves - Seats 40 (80 with rooms combined)
- STM Multipurpose Room / Café / Patio | VIEW CALENDAR - Seats around 80-85
Please note that the Language House Multipurpose room is not equipped with cameras for streaming or recording. All General Purpose Classrooms are equipped with cameras to record via Panopto.
The Lauretta Clough Community Room, JMZ 1205 has installed cameras and microphones for hybrid events. Please contact staff for training at least one week prior to your event.
Event spaces (fee based)
- MCK Special Events Room
- Stamp Student Union
- Riggs Alumni Center
- Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center (free if holding free event) - Guidelines/Info
Off-campus
Promote your event
Online promotion
- No time to make a flyer? Submit a flyer request form
- Templates
- General event flyer template - Canva
- Speaker event flyer template - Canva
- SLLC Website work request form for edits/updates/news/events
- SLLC Internal Calendar | Chanel Briscoe (chanel@umd.edu)
Printing
Branding
Furniture or Tech Needs
Food / Supplies for Event
Identify vendor and then submit purchase request form to sllc-adminaffairs@umd.edu to place the food/supply order. Below are just a few common catering options available on-campus or in the College Park area; you are not required to use one of the options listed here.
Please provide 2 weeks notice for all event food/supply orders.
- Catering Options at UMD
- Stamp Student Union Food Court Catering
- Moby Freestyle
- Panera Bread
- Qdoba
- Chick-fil-A
- The Coffee Bar
- Union Pizza
- Subway
- Maryland Bakery
- Maryland Dairy Ice Cream Socials
- Maryland Diary Ice Cream Scoop Coupons
- UMD Dining/Meal Card Purchases - Order Pre-loaded meal cards in any amount desired, for use at on-campus dining halls, cafes, selected STAMP food vendors and shops.
- Off-Campus Options
- Balducci's
- Corner Bakery
- El Patio: Argentine
- Lebanese Taverna
- Ledo's Pizza (Call to place catering order & request delivery: 301-422-8122)
- Mediterranean Bakery
- Mulligans Clubhouse Catering and Banquet Rooms Onsite/No Delivery
- Potomac Pizza
- Potbelly Sandwich Works
- Rouge Fine Catering
- SeoulSpice: Korean Comfort Food
- Shagga: Ethiopian Cuisine
- Tacos a la Madre: Mexican
- The Hall
- Supplies for Events - Available through UMD ShellShop (Please contact the SLLC Admin Affairs Office to process your purchase)
Honoraria
Visitor Parking Information
The following resources should be shared with guests not affiliated with UMD.There is ample visitor parking in the Union Lane Garage, cost is currently $4/hour, with a $20 daily maximum. Student lots are free and unrestricted after 4PM weekdays and all day on weekends/holidays. Faculty/Staff lots are generally restricted to vehicles with a valid UMD parking permit. Visitors should closely review lot signs for restrictions before parking. Parking Pin Codes can be requested for invited speakers should you wish to pay for your guests parking. Contact SLLC-AdminAffairs@umd.edu to request a pin code well in advance of your guests arrival.