| | |
Freeing the Power of the Individual
Union

Your Place for Meetings and Special Events

THAD COCHRAN CENTER

Click on a thumbnail to enlarge.

First Floor   Second Floor   Third Floor
First Floor   Second Floor   Third Floor
Room (Capacity)   Square Footage   Banquet   Classroom   Theater
210   910   50   36   70
214   826   40   36   60
216   1,248   90   56   120
218   1,836   100   80   150
218A   918   50   40   60
218B   918   50   40   60
226 Exec. Boardroom (20)   615  
227 Gold Leaf Room (20)   542.5  
228 Classroom (20)   615  
229 U-shaped (20)   558  
231 Polly Stout Dining (18)   558  
Grand Ballroom*   8,440   500   350   938
      Ballroom I   2,813   150   110   300
      Ballroom II   2,813   150   110   300
      Ballroom III   2,813   150   110   300
Pre-function Space   5,000 approx.  
Presidential Suite (30)   Contact President's Office

R.C. COOK UNIVERSITY UNION
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.
Cook First Floor   Cook Second Floor
Room (Capacity)   Square Footage   Banquet   Classroom   Theater
A U-shaped (25)   620  
B   3,000   170   92   230
D Conference (20)   478  
H Hollow Square (30)   950  
Hall of Honors   1,800   100   60   125
Lobby   5,000 approx.            
Entire Facility 7,423

 

EAGLE ALLEY

Room (Capacity)
R.C.'s Lounge (100)
Locker Room/game room (50)

 

Rates
Click here for student organization rates
Click here for department, facutly, and staff rates
Click here for external rates

Parking
Reserved event parking is located behind the Bobby Chain Technology building.

Parking Map
Click thumbnail to enlarge map.
Parking Map

Freight Access
Underground loading docks available with eight loading and unloading spaces. Freight elevator to reach all floors (max. capacity - 5,500 lbs, width - 5'6", height - 7'0", depth - 8'6"). Storage available on request.

Lighting
Lighting in the Cochran Center and Cook Union is a combination of high pressure sodium, fluorescent and incandescent, which is easily adjusted to meet a variety of event needs.

Audiovisual
Technical services and equipment are available on-site. House Sound with elegant background music (or a wide array of options for your audio needs) is available in each room. Video projection with DVD, VCR and computer connections are also available.

Telephone and Internet Access
Internet service (wireless and hardwired) is available, along with telephone service on request.

Security System
Security systems, including surveillance cameras (122 in the Cochran Center), monitor the facilities.

Food Services
Southern Miss Catering handles all food requests for the university and can be reached at 601.266.5552. OUTSIDE CATERERS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Other Amenities

  • Fresh Food Company dining facilities to seat approx. 820
  • Seymour's Food Court
  • Convenience Store
  • Barnes & Noble @ Southern Miss (second-largest collegiate Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Southeast)
  • Post Office
  • Event promotion available on EagleVision
  • Monumental three-part oil painted mural

*If disability accommodations or auxiliary aids are needed, please contact Jami King,
Event Services manager, at 601.266.4399 at least one week prior to the event.

For more information on Union Complex accomodations and availability or to make a reservation, contact Event Services at 601.266.4399.

For hotel information, visit the Hattiesburg Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.visithattie.com.