Our campus offers a range of flexible meeting spaces suitable for everything from intimate seminars to large-scale conferences. While our primary focus is on serving our students, we are pleased to support community initiatives whenever possible. We regularly host and collaborate with various local groups, and we encourage you to inquire about available opportunities for your events. Please note that our priority is to accommodate our campus community, which may affect space availability.
We invite you to reach out to explore how our facilities might meet your needs.
Each year, we host alumni, businesses and community groups from across the region. In addition to the spaces listed below, we offer multiple classrooms and other spaces throughout our campus.
Located on our Health Sciences campus at 2501 Holmes St., Diastole Scholars Center was once the personal home of cardiologist and founder of the UMKC School of Medicine, Dr. E. Grey Dimond and his wife, Mary. It is now a gathering space with a wide variety of stimulating and inspirational spaces. When guests step into the building, they enter another world filled with treasures: artifacts, mementos from Dimond’s travels, historic documents, gifts and more. The center is open for events for UMKC departments, health partner organizations and qualified non-profits and community organizations. Call 816-235-8857 to discuss your event, schedule and logistics.
Pierson Auditorium, in the Atterbury Student Success Center on the Volker Campus, is a multi-purpose space that can be flexible in set-up and can hold up to 500 people for meetings and events.
The Student Union sits in the heart of the UMKC Volker campus. A place where students can study and socialize. The facility features marketplace dining, retail space, meeting rooms, a multi-purpose space and a performing arts/movie theater.
With up-to-date technology and Zoom capabilities, our six meeting rooms in the Administrative Center are ready to help make your university-sponsored meeting a success. These conference rooms are available for UMKC departments and initiatives, as well as university affiliates and constituent groups. Please note that we do not host private events.
For more information about the Administrative Center Conference Facilities, please email or call 816-235-5982.
If you are internal to UMKC and would like to book a room, please use the internal booking link.
As a general policy, the use or possession of any alcoholic beverage is strictly prohibited on all university property except when appropriate university approval is given, subject to legal requirements. Please use the form below to request approval to serve alcohol at your event. Requests to serve alcohol will be examined on a case-by-case basis and permission to serve alcohol at an event on campus is considered an exception to the policy.
Depending on the type of event you are holding, a Certificate of Insurance may be required to reserve space.
Parking is an important consideration when planning an event on campus. Anyone sponsoring an event on campus is requested to make parking arrangements with their Event Coordinator or Parking Operations.
Permission to sell item(s) on university property is given only to UMKC faculty, professional staff, and recognized student organizations.
Would you like the Provost or Chancellor to attend an upcoming event? The offices of the Chancellor and Provost strive to accommodate requests that align with the university's mission. To maximize the likelihood of availability, please submit your request at least 45 business days before the event.
