Rent the Alumni Center

If you are seeking an elegant location to host an event, the UConn Alumni Center is open for rentals to the UConn Community. Please note that we no longer host weddings or wedding related events.


About the Alumni Center

The front of the Alumni center, featuring the building's sky-blue shingles and white columns on either side of the front doors.

Opened in 1989, the Alumni Center is a 25,000-square-foot showpiece facility that is one of the most magnificent buildings on the UConn Storrs Campus.

Dedicated on Homecoming Day 2001, the Alumni Center includes the Great Hall, Alumni Hall of Excellence, J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum, meeting rooms, alumni relations staff offices, and the Alumni Lounge.


Rental Rates

The Alumni Center’s stunning, state-of-the-art event and meeting spaces offer the ideal location for every social or business gathering.

View our rental policies and guidelines.

Looking up the main staircase from the floor of the Great Hall. Tables and chairs are decorated for a formal event.

The Great Hall

Two staircases create a dramatic entry into the Great Hall, which is an expansive, carpeted space with a full bar and long window bank looking out to the lawn.

Rates

UConn Departments and Organizations 

Monday through Friday, 8AM to 9PM,  
$300 for the first 4 hours and $50 for each hour after that.
Saturday through Sunday, 9AM to 7PM  
Please note, we do not permit alcohol in the building on Sundays – NO EXCEPTIONS 
$300 for the first 4 hours and $50 for each hour after that

UConn Affiliate Groups 

Monday through Friday, 8AM to 9PM,
$400 for the first 4 hours and $50 for each hour after that.
Saturday through Sunday, 9AM to 7PM
Please note, we do not permit alcohol in the building on Sundays – NO EXCEPTIONS
$400 for the first 4 hours and $50 for each hour after that

UConn Alumni 

Monday through Thursday, 8AM to 9PM,
$400 for the first 4 hours and $50 for each hour after that
Fridays and Saturdays, 9AM to 9PM,
$600 for the first 4 hours and $75 for each hour after that
Sunday, 9AM to 7PM
(please note, we do not permit alcohol in the building on Sundays – NO EXCEPTIONS),
$500 for the first 4 hours and $75 for each hour after that

Rates
Non-Profit or state/government organizations – see UConn Alumni hours and rates
General Public – not currently available

View of the empty alumni lounge, with two couches and several chairs around a small coffee table.

Alumni Lounge (106)

The spacious Alumni Lounge offers a private and relaxing spot featuring couches and comfortable chairs to give you a break from the typical office setting.

A view of the empty board and conference room looking down the polished conference table.

Alumni Board and Conference Room (107)

The Alumni Board & Conference room is perfect for meetings and team conferences. This room is equipped with the latest audio-visual technology including flat screen monitors with laptop hookups, audio, teleconferencing, and phone capabilities.

A view of the empty conference room extension with a small table surrounded by six chairs.

Alumni Board and Conference Room Extension (108)

Alumni board & Conference Room extension is perfect for small team meetings and conferences. This room is equipped with the latest audio-visual technology including flat screen monitors with laptop hookups, audio, teleconferencing, and phone capabilities.

Rates applicable to:

FIP Room

Capacity:7

Board Room:

Capacity: 20

President’s Room

Capacity: 8

Alumni Lounge

Capacity: 25

Please call 860-486-2240 or email tfelder@foundation.uconn.edu and facilitiesevents@foundation.uconn.edu to learn more about these spaces and their rental rates.

A view of the large Foundation Board Room with a high ceiling and four very long tables. more than twelve chairs are pulled up to two sides of the tables each.

Foundation Board Room

Huge conference room is equipped with the latest audio-visual technology including flat screen monitors with laptop hookups, audio, teleconferencing, and phone capabilities. Perfect for conference meetings and celebrations. Only available to UConn Staff/Departments

Please email tfelder@foundation.uconn.edu and facilitiesevents@foundation.uconn.edu to learn more about this space rental rates.


Frequently Asked Questions

The Alumni Center is located on the University of Connecticut’s main campus in Storrs. The address is 2384 Alumni Drive, Storrs, CT 06269-3053.

Our largest space, the Great Hall, accommodates 120 seated or 250 standing.

Any licensed and insured catering company is allowed. The venue does not hold a liquor license, so all alcohol is required to be provided by a licensed entity such as a caterer or bartending service. We have a small catering kitchen on the premises. We do not permit alcohol in the building on Sundays.

The Alumni Center provides chairs and a combination of tables, including tall and/or short cocktail tables, eight-foot buffet tables, and six-foot round tables. All in-stock quantities are included with your rental.

The UConn Alumni Center may be available to rent if you are not a UConn Alumni.  Please email  tfelder@foundation.uconn.edu and facilitiesevents@foundation.uconn.edu with your event details and we will get back to you on whether or not you are able to book with us.

Want to Book with us? Here’s how:

For University Group/ Departments/ or Student Organizations:

  1. Go to FMX.com
  2. Click University Login with SSO
  3. Login with your UConn email and password
  4. You will have access to view the calendar and reserve the room within FMX.

For Outside Members:

  1. Email frontdeskandfacilites@foundation.uconn.edu and request a login link.
  2. Open email from FMX and create a username and password.
  3. You will have access to view the calendar and reserve the room within FMX.

Other Events

The UConn Alumni Center is the perfect location for retirement parties, birthdays, baby showers, celebrations of life, business conferences, board meetings, and more.


We’re Here To Help You

If you would like additional information regarding renting the UConn Alumni Center, we are happy to assist you.

Leave an Inquiry

Call the UConn Foundation | Call the Alumni Center

Aimee Corcoran

Director of Facilities

959-929-7173

Tianna Felder

Assistant Director of Facilities

860-377-2908

Three girls posting on top of the Great Hall stairs smiling and holding their hands up behind "2019" balloons.

Alumni Center

The Alumni Center’s Great Hall, with its distinctive staircase and charming layout, is a stylish and sophisticated site: the perfect location for your next event.