Safe Occupancy Levels

Building Capacity

The following campus buildings are designed to hold the described number of occupants for meetings or gatherings:

Building/Room Capacity Use/Comment Contact (extension)
Biemesderfer Executive Center Lobby - 48
Board Room - 24
Reception Using Entire Building - 150 max. BEC - 3591
Biemesderfer Stadium Home Stands - 3800
Visitors Stands - 1500
On Field - 1400 (seating) Intramurals Office - 3494
Athletics Office - 3361
Brooks Gymnasium Upper Bleachers - 300
Lower Bleachers - 300
On Floor with Stage - 150-250 max. Intramurals Office - 3494
Athletics Office - 3361
Gordinier Hall - Lehr Dining Room Theater Style - 245*
Dining Style - 245*
Overflow allowed to smaller rooms University Dining - 3443
Lyle Hall Room 1 - 10
Room 2 - 75
Room 3 - 16
Visitors Center -
Lyle Cafeteria - 375 Conf. Rooms - 2453
Cafeteria - Dining - 3443
Lyte Auditorium Auditorium - 704 Auditorium Lecture Music Office - 3357
McComsey Hall - Myers Auditorium Auditorium - 170 Auditorium Lecture SHSS Office - 3553
President's Residence - Tanger House On Lawn - 650 Garden Supper BEC - 3591
Pucillo Gymnasium Gymnasium - chairs on floor and all levels, 23 rows deep, 40'x40' stage - 2954 Gymnasium - concert style, no chairs on floor, 40'x40' stage - 3200 Intramurals Office- 3494
Athletics Office - 3361
Roddy Science Center Lecture Hall - 110 Lecture SSM Office - 3407
Science & Technology Building - Caputo Hall Lecture Hall - 150 Lecture SSM Office - 3407
Jefferson Hall - Multi-Purpose room Chairs with arms - 150
Stackable chairs - 175
Lecture Athletics Office - 3361
Student Memorial Center - Reighard MPR Theater Style - 500
Classroom Style - 120
Dining Style - 180 - 250 max.
Mixed Usage SMC Front Desk - 3510

* Capacity at Lehr Dining Room is limited by the number of people that can safely exit down one set of stairs. If instructions are provided to attendees before the start of the event for one-half of the audience to exit using one set of stairs, and the other half of the audience to exit using the second set of stairs, then maximum occupancy can increase to 325 people.

These safe occupancy levels are not to be exceeded.

For questions about meeting areas not listed in this table contact the Facilities Management office at 872-3284 or the EHS office at 872-3017.