Facilities Services & Campus Operations

External Event Reservations

Do you need to rent a classroom, auditorium, or event space for a meeting, conference, special event on campus? UW Bothell has a variety of rooms to meet your needs.

Co-located with Cascadia College in the downtown area of Bothell, WA, the campus enjoys a diverse ecological environment including wetlands, along with both historic buildings and state of the art facilities. The campus is about 30 minutes from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, at the juncture of I-405 and HWY 522.

Availability

Classrooms can be reserved one quarter at a time; North Creek Event Center can be reserved up to one year in advance to your event.

Priorities

  • First priority is given to UW Bothell academic classes. 
  • Second priority goes to internal and external events, on a first come, first serve basis.

Facility Rental Rates

Classroom rental rates are based on the size of the space and the length of time needed for your event. These rates include room set-up, cleaning and tear down, along with the use of all installed IT equipment in the classroom. Visit the Office of the Registrar’s list of available classrooms to find out more information about classrooms.

North Creek Event Center has hourly rates, maximum rates, and minimum time parameters for rentals. These rates include set-up, clean-up, tear down and use of the following IT equipment:

  • Projector and Screen
  • 2 – 4 audio speakers
  • Up to 4 wireless microphones
  • Portable podium with microphone
  • Event Laptop
NCEC setup with banquet style layout with 60" round tables and 8 chairs each.
NCEC Banquet Style Setup

Learn more about external rental rates.

What is needed to schedule an external event?

Learn more about sponsorship, use of university facilities (UUF), and the contract process.

Emergencies

If there is a campus emergency or closure, the UW Bothell Event Coordinator will contact your designated event contact with details on what needs to happen. In case of an emergency, please contact Campus Safety at 425-352-5359, or, if needed, 911 directly. 

Evacuation Plan

In the case of an emergency, please review the UW Bothell Evacuation Map – page 4 of the Campus Map – and know where to go if you need to evacuate a building for a drill or emergency.