Location

The Forum at O’Hill is located adjacent to O’Hill Dining Hall (525 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903). There is a dedicated exterior building entrance to the O’Hill Forum which event organizers will be given access to for the duration of their reservation.

Map of the O'Hill Forum

Hours

The O’Hill Forum is only open for reserved events. Events may take place between the hours of 9:30 am and 11:30pm daily. Doors will automatically unlock at the beginning of a reservation.

Setups and AV

CIO event organizers are responsible for setting up the space for their event and returning it to the way they found it prior to leaving. A/V is not available at the O’Hill Forum.

Parking

Parking at O’Hill is limited. Use guest parking spaces on the corner of McCormick and Alderman for immediate loading and unloading only. If parking is needed after loading/unloading, event organizers and their guests must utilize standard employee/student lots with appropriate parking permits and/or guest lots paying any fees required to Parking and Transportation. Cars parked in loading/unloading areas are subject to ticketing and tow at the owner’s expense. 

Available Setups and Capacities

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• Standing Capacity: 200 people
• Banquet for 70 (10 tables)
• Chairs in Rows: 112 chairs
• Classroom for 30
• Hollow Square for 30
• Resource Fair of 10 tables

Amenities

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• 8' tables (10 available)
• 5' round tables (10 available)
• Chairs (118 available)
• Wood floor
• Floor length mirrors
• Stage curtains that can be used to cover up mirrors
• ADA Accessible entrance
• Access to restrooms and water fountains

Available Audio-Visual Equipment

• None

Reservation Scheduling

Additional time is automatically added to your reservation in order to give our staff proper time to setup and breakdown your events. When entering your event time, be aware that you will automatically have that additional time added to your reservation.

O'Hill Forum Auto Setup & Breakdown Times: 1.5 hour auto setup time and half hour breakdown

Space Specific Policies

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• CIOs MUST setup space themselves – please make sure to include enough time on reservation request for setup and breakdown
• Event Management Services will coordinate with departments to complete the setup for them

Food Policy

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• UVA Catering is the only approved caterer for this space. No other food or drink may be served in the O'Hill Forum. Event organizers may request an exemption to this policy if UVA Catering is not able to prepare food necessary for the event - email Carol Anne Abbott at [email protected] for this request

Sample diagrams of events at the O’Hill Forum: