Event Venues

Event Spaces & Lecture Halls

Convening Center 

A customizable space ideal for banquets, receptions, plenaries conferences, social events, installations.

Auditorium 

227 fix-seated auditorium that offers formal event space for lectures, presentations, assemblies, panels, webinars.

Exec Case Study

A 75-fix seated case study room that is suited for higher-level faculty/staff meetings, academic seminars, presentations.

Lecture Halls

Two 100 fix-seated theater-style lecture halls are available for informal events, ideal for webinars, classes, presentations.

Convening Center

Primary Uses: Conferences, banquets, receptions, plenaries, meetings, social events, workshops. 

Venue Features: Private event lobby, catering space, loading dock. The center can be converted to four separate, partitioned units, each with A/V capacities. 

* Internal events with 75% of attendees being SPH-affiliated are not subject to booking fees.

The Convening Center can be converted into two, three, or four units. Contact [email protected] for additional information, including prices of individual units.

Convening Center lobby, furniture & A/V equipment are included in the booking fee.

Auditorium

Primary uses: Lectures, screenings, webinars, panels, presentations, assemblies

Maximum capacity: 227 fixed-seating

Venue features: Equipped with A/V technologies, including video, webcasting, projector & screen

A/V Features: https://acadtech.gwu.edu/main-classroom-search/milken-100

* Internal events with 75% of attendees being SPH-affiliated are not subject to booking fees.

The SPH main lobby serves as the registration space for the Auditorium, and is included in the booking fee, as well as furniture & A/V equipment.

The consumption of food or beverage, with the exception of bottled water, in the Auditorium is not permitted.

Executive Case Study

Seventh-floor lobby serves as reception space for the Executive Case Study, as well as furniture & A/V equipment, is included in the booking fee.

The consumption of food or beverage, including bottled water, in the Executive Case Study is not permitted.

Lecture Halls (B-Level)

Primary uses: Lectures, screenings, webinars, presentations, department & student organization meetings

Maximum Capacities: 100 fixed-seating (each)

Venue Features: Projector & screen, remote access

A/V Features: B100-A: https://acadtech.gwu.edu/main-classroom-search/milken-b100a 
                                B100-B: https://acadtech.gwu.edu/main-classroom-search/milken-b100b    

* Internal events with 75% of attendees being SPH-affiliated are not subject to booking fees.

Furniture & A/V equipment, is included in the booking fee.

The consumption of food or beverage, with the exception of bottled water, in lecture halls is not permitted.

Classrooms

GW departments and student organizations may request classrooms, except when they are needed as a break-out space or side session for an event that is booked in our event/meeting venues. SPH Events does not approve classroom requests for external groups or GW sponsored events.

There are 14 classrooms each equipped with a white board and projector/screen. Classroom seating capacities range from 20 to 50. Food and beverage is not permitted in classrooms. 

For assistance with booking SPH event spaces, or if you would like to request additional information, please contact [email protected].