Grand View University, Kent L. Henning Student Center

2811 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA

Grand View University, Kent L. Henning Student Center

2811 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA

www.grandview.edu

Capacity: 400 people

About Grand View University, Kent L. Henning Student Center

The Kent L. Henning Student Center was erected in 2015 and has been home to hundreds of events including: weddings, receptions, banquets, conferences, meetings, festivals, concerts, birthday parties, graduation parties, celebrations of life, church services, keynote speakers, talent shows, dances, performances, political events, town halls, Zoom hybrid meetings/conferences, poetry slams, theatre performances, community walks, holiday parties and more! The Henning Student Center houses a 400-person capacity hall, up to 10 breakout session spaces, classrooms, conference rooms, lyceum and our Viking Theatre. We also have gymnasiums, classroom buildings and outdoor spaces that may accommodate your needs. Please feel free to reach out with event-related questions!

Event Pricing

General Facility Use

Attendees: 0-400 | Pricing is for all event types

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Attendees: 0-400 | $150 - $1,500 /event
Pricing for all event types

$150 - $1,500

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Event Spaces

Carlson Commons

Maximum Capacity: 400
Banquet Room

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Carlson Commons

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Banquet Room | Maximum Capacity: 400

Carlson Commons is a multipurpose banquet hall that serves as Grand View University's dining hall, as well as our largest indoor conferencing space. A wide variety of events take place here, including: dinners, award ceremonies, weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, banquets, balls, holiday parties, private parties, dances and conferences. The space features square or round tables, with matching hardwood/metal dining hall chairs. The room has projectors with screens, microphones and tv monitors for presenting. Portable staging can be added to the space. There is an air wall that divides the room into two. During classes, proper accommodations must be made for students to be able to go through the cafeteria during any/all events.

Supported Layouts and Capacities

Banquet - 10 per
Capacity: 350 People

Reception
Capacity: 400 People

Amenities

Portable Walls
Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi

Features

Floor Covering: Carpet
Floor Number: 2
Special Features: Air wall, tv monitors, projectors with screens, microphone

Prairie Meadows Plaza View Room

Maximum Capacity: 35
Fixed Board Room

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Prairie Meadows Plaza View Room

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Fixed Board Room | Maximum Capacity: 35

The Prairie Meadows Plaza View Room is located on the second floor of the Kent Henning Student Center and features a beautiful view of the outdoor plaza on Grand View University's campus. This popular meeting space has rectangular tables on wheels with padded chairs that can be arranged in multiple different formats: rows, square, pods and theatre-style. There is a large monitor mounted on the wall with a laptop and small desktop Zoom camera for any AV needs.

Supported Layouts and Capacities

Conference
Capacity: 35 People

Amenities

Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi

Features

Floor Covering: Carpet
Floor Number: 201

Principal Conference Rooms

Maximum Capacity: 60
General Event Space

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Principal Conference Rooms

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General Event Space | Maximum Capacity: 60

The Principal Conference Rooms feature three separate conference rooms with two air walls that can be opened to create one, two or three conference rooms. Each conference room is complete with presentation technology: screens, projectors, Zoom cameras, ceiling microphones, laptops, podiums and whiteboards. All tables, chairs, whiteboards and podiums are on wheels, making it adaptable to many different uses. The conference rooms are commonly used as breakout sessions, but have also been used as meeting rooms, viewing rooms, vendor fairs, food tables, community service projects, overflow spaces and storage for large events. The Principal Conference Rooms are most popular with our recurring groups who meet weekly or bi-monthly.

Supported Layouts and Capacities

Classroom - 18"
Capacity: 54 People

Theater
Capacity: 60 People

U-Shape
Capacity: 40 People

Amenities

Portable Walls
Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi

Features

Atmosphere/Decor: Red accent wall, large windows
Floor Covering: Carpet
Floor Number: 135
Special Features: Air walls

Speed Lyceum

Maximum Capacity: 165
Auditorium

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Speed Lyceum

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Auditorium | Maximum Capacity: 165

The Speed Lyceum features a large polished poly-wood stage and flooring with all the modern-day features needed for a hybrid meeting environment. The room comes complete with technology including two projectors and screens, one large courtesy monitor, built-in Zoom camera, built-in ceiling microphones, podium, laptop, pc, microphones and clickers. There is also a concert grand piano on the stage. The Speed Lyceum may hold up to 12 round tables with 8 chairs per table or up to 165 people with chairs only. The space may also be set up with rectangular tables from other conference spaces in the same building. As our most popular conferencing space, the Speed Lyceum has been used for a wide variety of events including: dinners, award ceremonies, conferences, breakout sessions, concerts, book launches, holiday parties, dances, meetings, keynote speakers, rehearsal dinners, private parties and more!

Supported Layouts and Capacities

Seating Capacity
Capacity: 165 People

Amenities

Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi

Features

Viking Theatre

Maximum Capacity: 240
Theater

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Viking Theatre

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Theater | Maximum Capacity: 240

The Viking Theatre is a multipurpose space used as a performing arts space, concert venue, play theatre, town hall venue and teaching space. The theatre features a unique in-the-round style seating with a permanent chair capacity of 206. Stage lighting and theatre staff may be made available upon request.

Supported Layouts and Capacities

Seating Capacity
Capacity: 240 People

Amenities

Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi

Features

Atmosphere/Decor: In-the-round style seating with 206 permanent red chairs, 30 more red chairs can be added to the stage floor
Floor Number: 1
Number of Green Rooms: 4
Special Features: Projector and screen, Zoom camera, microphones, sound booth, woodshop, theatre lighting, theatre staff

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Venue Types

Amenities

ADA/ACA Accessible
On-Site Catering Service
Outdoor Function Area
Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi

Features

Max Number of People for an Event: 400
Number of Event/Function Spaces: 15
Special Features: We are a university campus that offers wide resources like marketing, catering, printing, convenience store, conferencing and more!
Year Renovated: 2015

Grand View University, Kent L. Henning Student Center

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