Reservations

The Harre Union offers multiple meeting rooms and a large Ballroom space. Additionally, we oversee the reservation of many other spaces on campus. Listed below, you will find information for creating reservations through our online EMS system.

On campus Faculty and Staff are able to reserve spaces on campus up to sixteen months out from the present day. Here’s how it works:

  1. Log in to EMS and choose “Create a Reservation.”
  2. Fill out your request, being as complete and providing as much information as possible.
  3. Click Create a Reservation to send your request.
  4. The Harre Union will contact you shortly (usually within 48–72 business hours) regarding your request (Please note that processing requests may take longer if the request is sent at the beginning of a semester, due to volume of requests this time of the year).
  5. A confirmation email will be sent for all spaces booked by the Harre Union. If we are not able to grant your request, we will work with you to find an alternate date, time, or space for your event.

If you would like assistance with your reservation, please email union.reservations@valpo.edu or call 219.464.5007 during regular business hours.

*The Harre Union Administration Staff reserves the right to make adjustments to any and all reservations as needed to meet the needs of the University calendar.

On Campus Student Organizations are able to reserve spaces on campus up to twenty months out from the present day. This will allow organizations to create meetings and events almost two years out! Here’s how it works:

  1. Using your student organization login for EMS, you can log in to EMS and choose “Create a Reservation.”*
  2. Fill out your request, being as complete and providing as much information as possible.
  3. Click Create a Reservation to send your request.
  4. The Harre Union will contact you shortly (usually within 48–72 business hours) regarding your request (Please note that processing requests may take longer if the request is sent at the beginning of a semester, due to volume of requests this time of the year).
  5. A confirmation email will be sent for all spaces booked by the Harre Union. If we are not able to grant your request, we will work with you to find an alternate date, time, or space for your event.

If you would like more in depth assistance with your reservation, please email union.reservations@valpo.edu or call 219.464.5007 during regular business hours.

*If you are unsure who is the EMS Contact for your student organization, please feel free to contact our Event Manager at union.reservations@valpo.edu.

*The Harre Union Administration Staff reserves the right to make adjustments to any and all reservations as needed to meet the needs of the University calendar.

Off Campus Organizations are able to reserve events on campus up to one year out from the event date. Off campus customers are welcome to submit their requests for space by email to union.reservations@valpo.edu. For more information about our pricing, please visit our Pricing page or check out some more information about our Meeting Spaces.

*The Harre Union Administration Staff reserves the right to make adjustments to any and all reservations as needed to meet the needs of the University calendar.


Please note that not all spaces on campus are available through the online EMS system. For your convenience, we have listed out those spaces below along with their appropriate contact:

  • Valparaiso University Center for the Arts: contact Angie Taylor at angie.taylor@valpo.edu or ext. 5483.
  • Lumina and Legacy Rooms in Arts & Sciences Building: contact Isis Drosos at isis.drosos@valpo.edu or ext. 5314.
  • Chapel of the Resurrection: contact Mary Akers at mary.akers1@valpo.edu or ext. 6787.
  • Athletic Recreation Center: contact Kasey Gengler at kasey.gengler@valpo.edu or ext. 5694

If you need additional information or assistance, please email union.reservations@valpo.edu or call us at 219.464.5007. We look forward to hearing from you!


For your convenience, guests and organizations may make online payments for reservations here.