For most conferences and retreats, Carleton charges a flat rate per day that includes any and all use of classrooms and conference spaces, recreational facilities, outdoor space, campus Wi-Fi, etc. This way we can customize your experience even up to the day you arrive on campus without having to charge for additional rooms as your program schedule changes and adapts.
Rooms and Meeting Spaces
Indoor Spaces
All the following rooms have A/V installed or can have A/V brought in. Room capacity is as follows:
- Meeting Rooms (Up to 72 people)
- Classrooms (Up to 50 people)
- Lecture Halls (Up to 220 people)
- Cinema (Up to 200 people)
- Auditorium (Up to 250 people)
- Reception Rooms (Up to 540 people)
- Chapel (Up to 900 people)
Weitz Center for Creativity
The Weitz Center is an excellent resource for conference guests, as it houses a cinema, theater, and concert hall as well as large meeting rooms and classrooms. On top of its variety of spaces, the Weitz is a spectacle of modern architecture and is LEED gold certified.
Sayles-Hill Campus Center
Sayles is the heart of daily life on campus. It contains the Post Office, Bookstore, Cafe, and many rooms and spaces used by conferences for breakout activities.
Gould Library
The Library is open to college visitors and printing/computer services are granted to conference guests once on campus.
Recreation Center
Conference participants have access to the Rec Center during its regular summer hours including the fitness rooms, dance studios, climbing wall, and multi-purpose field house.
Skinner Memorial Chapel
The Chapel is the heart of religious and spiritual life at Carleton, serving as a place of worship, meditation, and interfaith dialogue for both campus and community.
Outdoor Spaces
Carleton outdoor fields, trails, open spaces, etc. may be available for use only during non‑academic times of the year. (i.e. winter and spring breaks and the summer months.) Exceptions require prior approval through the P.E.A.R. (Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation) Department, the Arboretum and/or other affected college departments.
All usage is subject to availability and space conditions (outdoor spaces may be closed due to weather and ground conditions).
Space may be requested for baseball or softball, soccer, hiking, cross country (skiing and running) and other approved activities on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cowling Arboretum
Carleton has a sprawling 880-acre arboretum named Cowling Arboretum that guests are free to explore. During the academic year, students enjoy jogging, biking, and skiing on the trails. Science classes even use the Arb for field research. Lyman Lakes is housed within the arboretum. It has two walking bridges to two islands.