Use our event planning information below to help you organize exactly what you want at your event in the Russell House.
Fees
| Fee Type | For Student Organizations | For Departments |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting Rooms, Lobbies and Lounges | No fee | $23 |
| Ballroom (per section) | No fee | $115 |
| Caroliniana Gardens | No fee | No fee |
| Gressette Room | No fee | $58 |
| Senate Chambers | No fee | $58 |
| Theater | No fee | $58 |
| Rutledge Chapel | No fee | labor + 15% |
| Solicitation Fee (table) | $29 | $29 |
| Solicitation Fee (corporate event) | $100 | $100 |
| Ticket Distribution Fee (per day +3.5% gross sales) | $18 | $18 |
| Fee Type | For Student Organizations | For Departments |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing (per hour) | $14 | $14 |
| Extended Building Hours (per hour) | $122 | $122 |
| Fee Type | For Student Organizations | For Departments |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting Rooms, Lobbies and Lounges | $21 | $26 |
| Ballroom (per section), Theater, Gressette Room, Rutledge Chapel | $36 | $45 |
| Fee Type | For Student Organizations | For Departments |
|---|---|---|
| House Sound, includes one standard microphone (theater or ballroom) | $40 | $52 |
| Ballroom AV Package (includes sound and AV) | $173 | $230 |
| Rutledge Chapel Sound, includes two microphones | No fee | $52 |
| Multimedia Meeting Room AV | $11 | $22 |
| Fee Type | For Student Organizations | For Departments |
|---|---|---|
| 35mm Projection (per hour) | $40 | $52 |
| Data Projector (LCD) and A/V Cart | $115 | $173 |
| Karaoke Machine | $58 | $63 |
| Media Cart | $6 | $12 |
| Microphones, Additional Standard | $6 | $8 |
| Piano | $63 | $81 |
| Podium, formal | $8 | $12 |
| Podium, formal with sound | $40 | $52 |
| Podium, informal | $5 | $10 |
| Podium, special event | $250 | $250 |
| Projection Screen | $12 | $17 |
| Sound System, small portable | $29 | $40 |
| Sound System, large portable | $58 | $86 |
| Spotlight (labor additional per hour) | $29 | $40 |
| Stage (per section) | $10 | $20 |
| Table cloth (white) | $4 | $5 |
| Table skirt (black) | $2 | $2 |
| TV/DVD/VCR Combo | $40 | $70 |
| Velvet Backdrops | $5 | $8 |
| Wireless Microphone System | $23 | $58 |
| Wireless Presenter | $6 | $8 |
Your Event
Horseshoe Catering is the recommended caterer for events within the Russell House.
University Catering Policies:
University Dining Services [pdf]
Catering for Student Organizations [pdf]
Reimbursement for Personal Consumption Items [pdf]
If you would like to bring an outside caterer into the Russell House, there is an Approved Caterer’s List. Contact the Russell House Events Services Office at 803-777-7127 for more information.
Tables and chairs can be provided and are free of charge.
The Russell House prohibits hanging, taping or affixing anything to the walls within the Russell House. For event decorating ideas, please contact the Russell House Event Services Office at 803-777-7127.
Limited metered spaces are available on Greene Street and Bull Street. Additional spaces are available in the Bull Street Garage for $1/hour.
- From Bull Street enter the garage on Level Three.
- Take a ticket at the entrance gate and park on Levels Four, Five or Six.
- Take your ticket with you when you leave your vehicle.
When you return to the garage, go to the attendant on Level Four to pay your parking fees. The attendant accepts Quarters, $1, $5, $10 bills. Your ticket will be validated after the charge has been paid. If you have a Parking Pass you may turn it in with your ticket for validation.
You may also purchase a Parking Pass for special guests and speakers from the Event Services Office for $5.00. Parking is first come, first served and therefore spaces cannot be guaranteed.
Off-Campus Speakers are permitted at events in the Russell House. You must provide
the Event Services Office with the speaker's full name and contact information to
keep on file.
University Policy for Off-Campus Speakers
You may purchase a Parking Pass for special guests and speakers from the Event Services Office for $5.00. Parking is first come, first served and therefore spaces cannot be guaranteed.
There is a process for selling/distributing advanced tickets at the Russell House Information Desk. You will need to set up a meeting with the Event Services Coordinator to discuss your event and your plans for selling tickets. There is a charge of $17, plus 3% of total sales to be deducted for CarolinaCard fees.
If you would like to show a movie in the Russell House Theater:
- Secure space in the theater.
- Get written and signed permission to actually show the movie from the appropriate production company, or you must pay for the performance view of rights.
STAF 3.02 University Policy and Guidelines on the Use of Alcohol by Students
STAF 3.11 Posting Promotional Material, Including Banners
STAF 3.12 Off-Campus Speakers
STAF 3.17 Campus Solicitation
STAF 3.18 Drug Policy For University Students
STAF 3.22 Fund Raising by Student Organizations
STAF 3.23 Outdoor Event Registration
STAF 3.25 Use of University Facilities
STAF 3.27 Russell House University Union Catering Policy
Outdoor Events
There are four designated areas on campus where you can hold outdoor events:
- Greene Street (in front of the Russell House)
- Davis Field (designated areas)
- Russell House back patio
- Pickens Street bridge
Outdoor events in these areas must be completed by dusk, unless an exemption has been officially requested and granted by the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. Dusk is defined as one hour past the reported sunset time.