Ursinus College

Up to 105 guests across the room and both terraces: glass from wall to wall, with the two outdoor terraces opening right off the room, with the second-floor lobby next to it. Use it for drinks after a talk or a small launch, where people drift outside once the speeches are done. A large monitor can run a welcome slide or a short film. Just know that the glass works both ways and anyone walking past can see in. That's great for a launch, but not what you want for a private board meeting.

What people notice first is the ceiling. It's vaulted, the walls are exposed brick, and it doesn't feel like a meeting room at all. Thirty seats is about right for a book talk where people actually want to ask questions, or a small dinner with a guest speaker. When you need a break, the terrace is right outside the door. Parkhurst, the in-house caterer, can handle the food.

Red Alcove holds up to 96, inside Wismer Center, a building of brick, glass and stone. The space was reworked recently. An evening reception or a drop-in information session suits it, and Parkhurst can cater.

Set tables for 550 here. Upper Wismer is the college's dining hall, on the upper floor of Wismer Center, a brick and glass building, so a banquet or a conference lunch for a few hundred is exactly what the room and the kitchen are set up for. Buffet and service areas are built into the hall. Parkhurst, the in-house caterer, builds the menu with you. Worth knowing before you book: Wismer stays open to the college during your event, and students and staff will be using the building around you.

Arrive at the Kaleidoscope and there are two places to use. Through the entrance, the lobby holds 250 for drinks or a reception before an evening show. Outdoors, the amphitheater gives you somewhere to put music or a short performance in the open air, weather allowing. The college does not run lighting or technical work in this building; an outside company does, so bring them into your planning early. Parkhurst can do the food.

Wismer Center's Lower Lounge has had a full renovation, so it's a new room inside a brick, stone and glass building. Use it for a reception, a student showcase or an evening talk.

The Berman Museum of Art is a stone building with a sculpture garden outside. Hold a reception out among the sculpture, or start a tour at the entrance and finish it in the garden as the evening light goes. Because of the art, every event here needs additional security.

Berman Lawn is the open lawn beside the Berman Museum of Art. Set out chairs for an outdoor talk, or tables for a community lunch or an evening reception, and Parkhurst can cater it.

Next to the performing arts center, Kaleidoscope Plaza opens out toward the amphitheater. Set out tables for an evening meal before a show, or give a student band a corner while people arrive.

Out front of Bomberger Hall there's an open lawn, with the historic stone hall rising behind it. Step outside for a reception after an evening concert in the auditorium, or line people up for group photos with the hall's entrance behind them.

Olin Plaza is the open space outside Olin Hall, the brick building with the raked auditorium. Registration desks, a tent or a small stage fit on the paved plaza, and anyone heading into the auditorium walks right past.