museum

=Education Museum=

The **Travelstead Room** (link to Travelstead) is a seminar room within the Education Museum. The **Museum Gallery** is the exhibit area.

Both areas are scheduled through the [|COE Support Services Room Request Form] www.ed.sc.edu/ois/room.asp When an event is scheduled in the Gallery, Instructional Support will identify any classes meeting in the Travelstead Room, contact the instructor to see if the event will disrupt his or her class, and work with the instructor if he or she would prefer to move to another area.

Things to consider when scheduling an event in the Museum Gallery

 * Plan as far ahead of time as you possibly can. There are many, many things that must be considered prior to hosting an event. The COE Support Services office does not always have employees available to assist you, and most support departments are not prepared to deal with last minute requests. If you schedule far enough in advance, student employees can often be hired to assist you with your event.

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 * [|Carolina Catering](www.usccarolinacatering.com) 803-777-7919 generally takes care of the refreshments for your event. Their menu can be found on their web site by clicking on the Flavours Catering Guide link. You will need to work with them early in planning for your event. They provide the linens for your tables.
 * You can rent tables, trashcans, and folding chairs from USC Facilities. Submit an online [|Service Request Form] (facilities.sc.edu/facilities-service-request.php) or call them at 803-777-WORK (9675)
 * COE Support Services doesn’t have any tables, but Bryan Burgin in the Conferences Office has a few. You will need to contact him directly with the number of tables you need for registration, food, etc and arrange for getting them to your event and returning to him afterwards.


 * Support Services does not have any folding chairs, but does have 35 stacking chairs that look nice in the Museum. (There are also 7 beige and 10 black plastic stacking chairs that look okay.) You can reserve as many chairs as you’d like, but you will need to schedule those ahead of time because they are stored in classrooms. You will also have to arrange to have one or more person move them to the Museum and return them after your event. (Only about 6 chairs stack securely on the furniture dolley we have, so plan on that when deciding the number of chairs you need!)


 * Be sure to request any audiovisual equipment early in the planning stages. This can be done as part of your room request for the Museum Gallery or by using the [|COE Support Services Equipment Request Form] www.ed.sc.edu/ois/equipment.asp Also plan time to identify where the necessary electrical outlets are in the Museum, test the equipment, etc.


 * The Museum and COE Support Services have two models of podium that can be reserved. Please indicate that you need a podium on your room request form and you will be shown the two models to choose which is more appropriate for your event.


 * There are no keys to the Gallery, but if you will also be reserving the Travelstead room, you will need to request a key and alarm code from the Support Services desk prior to your event.


 * If your event is scheduled on a weekend or after normal hours, USC Law Enforcement will need to be contacted (803-777-4215) at least one week prior to your event to make sure the exterior doors are locked/unlocked as needed. You will also need to work with the director of the Museum, Craig Kridel, to make sure the lights are on in the Gallery during your event.


 * Finally, be sure to schedule people to clean the Museum when your event is over and to return equipment, furniture, etc to the appropriate places.

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