Room Reservations
Crown Fireside Lounge
Student study and event lounge, may be booked for use by student groups.
- Television, DVD and digital computer inputs (DVI)
- Surround sound system
- Seating on couches and chairs, several tables
Piano, snack machine
Capacity: 20 seated, 35 standing.
Access: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
- Limited to one meeting or event booked at any given time.
- May not be reserved for ongoing meetings (i.e., every Monday at 4pm)
- May not alternate with another space for ongoing meetings (Fireside one Monday at 4pm, CM Community Room the next Monday at 4pm, etc.).
- Non-Crown affiliated student organizations are limited to two Crown room reservations per quarter.
- All reservations and/or SOAR Event Approval Forms must be completed least 48 hours in advance.
Crown Senior Commons
A formal and informal meeting area generally reserved for Crown fellows and staff meetings.
- Whiteboard
Conference seating for 20 - Not available for student organizations or class meetings
- Not wheelchair accessible
Capacity: 20 seated, 40 standing
Access: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
- Not available for class meetings.
- May not rearrange tables, couches, or furniture.
- Noise levels must be kept to conversational range to respect the surrounding Library and Computer Lab.
- Guest is responsible for event clean-up. Your department will be billed for extra cleaning or damages.
- Caterers must retrieve their equipment directly after the event.
Cultural Center at Merrill
To request a reservation please complete the following Event Center Reservation form. If you have any questions please contact a Reservations and Events Coordinator at roomres@ucsc.edu.
*To keep in mind when reserving this space: If you request a reservation only 1-2 weeks in advance, we likely won’t have the space or staff to accommodate you; spring quarter events book up months in advance; and any event planned within the first two weeks of the quarter should be booked at least a month in advance.*
Designed to hold lectures, dinners, theater performances, and other large-scale events.
Furnishings & Equipment:
- 30 tables, 400 chairs
- Stage
- Screen, projector, computer/DVD player
- PA system, microphones
- Theatrical lighting
Capacity:Â 550 seated, 750 standing
Access:Â 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Crown Courtyard
- Outdoor picnic tables
- Outdoor lighting 
Student Policies and Regulation Handbook (see sections 30.00 and 40.00)
Use of University Properties for Free Speech