Meetings & Conferences
The Adams Alumni Center offers ideal space for meetings, luncheons, staff retreats and corporate events. Twelve unique rooms are available. Depending on your event’s configuration, the Center can accommodate as many as 250 people.
Meetings & Conferences
The Adams Alumni Center offers ideal space for meetings, luncheons, staff retreats and corporate events. Twelve unique rooms are available. Depending on your event’s configuration, the Center can accommodate as many as 250 people.
Celebrations
The convenient campus location makes the Center a perfect location for birthdays, anniversary parties or any kind of celebration with family and friends.
Celebrations
The convenient campus location makes the Center a perfect location for birthdays, anniversary parties or any kind of celebration with family and friends.
Catering & Beverage
We offer a list of professional caterers who provide options from light snacks to formal dinners. A licensed, insured and approved caterer must provide all food and beverages consumed in the Adams Alumni Center.
A 10% fee of food sales is assessed to the caterer (not to the customer) for unlimited use of our full-service kitchen, dishwasher and additional maintenance. This fee enables us to provide a variety of catering options to our clients. Please consult with your caterer for the total service fee that will be charged to you.
| Caterer | Address | Phone Number | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigg’s BBQ | 2429 Iowa St. | 785.856.2550 | Doug Holiday |
| Culinaria | 512 E. 9th St. | 785.766.8591 | Robin Lehman or Regan Lehman Pillar |
| Evan Williams Catering | 700 California | 785.843.8530 | Evan Williams |
| Hy-Vee | 3504 Clinton Pkwy. | 785.832.9449 | Lori Howell |
| Hy-Vee | 4000 W. Sixth St. | 785.856.2550 | Johnny Sauseda |
| KU Catering | 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. | 785.864.2444 | Tabitha Crews |
| Maceli’s Inc. | 1031 New Hampshire | 785.331.2096 | Lara Komosa x 102 or Jessie Rice x 101 |
| Salty Iguana | 031 W. 6th St. #100 | 785.312.8100 | Jon Durbin |
Beverage Service
Bars will be set up in your private room and stocked according to your preferences. Charges include mix, garnish, ice, cocktail napkins, glassware and a 17% service charge. Liquor prices are subject to Kansas liquor tax.
In compliance with the Alumni Association’s state-issued liquor license, all liquor must be provided and served by the Association. Outside alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited and may not be brought into the Center for service or sale.
For events serving alcohol, a minimum of one bartender is required, at a charge of $55 per bartender.
Beverage Service Options
Host Bar: Client pays for cost of alcohol. Inquire for pricing
Cash Bar: Guests pay for cost of alcohol. Prices as shown below.
Combination Bar: Client pays for selected alcohol, guests pay for additional alcohol selections
Beverage Service Pricing
Prices reflect cash bar selections
| House Liquor | $6/drink | Jim Beam, Smirnoff, Seagram’s Gin, Grant’s Scotch and Bacardi |
| Premium Liquor | $7/drink | Jack Daniels, Absolut, Beefeater Gin, Dewar’s Scotch and Captain Morgan |
| Wine | $5/glass | Stone Cellars Merlot, Chardonnay and White Zinfandel |
| Champagne | $5/glass | Cooke, Korbel |
| Domestic Beer | $5/bottle | Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light, Michelob Ultra |
| Import Beer |
$5/bottle | Boulevard Wheat, Boulevard Pale Ale, Free State Ad Astra, Free State Copperhead, Goose Island IPA |
| Bottled Water | $2/bottle |
| Soft Drinks | $2/can |
| Coffee | $10/carafe |
Catering & Beverage
We offer a list of professional caterers who provide options from light snacks to formal dinners. A licensed, insured and approved caterer must provide all food and beverages consumed in the Adams Alumni Center.
A 10% fee of food sales is assessed to the caterer (not to the customer) for unlimited use of our full-service kitchen, dishwasher and additional maintenance. This fee enables us to provide a variety of catering options to our clients. Please consult with your caterer for the total service fee that will be charged to you.
Bigg’s BBQ
2429 Iowa St.
785.856.2550
Contact: Doug Holiday
Culinaria
512 E. 9th St.
785.766.8591
Contact: Robin Lehman or Regan Lehman Pillar
Evan Williams Catering
700 California
785.843.8530
Contact: Evan Williams
Hy-Vee
3504 Clinton Pkwy.
785.832.9449
Contact: Lori Howell
Hy-Vee
4000 W. Sixth St.
785.856.2550
Contact: Johnny Sauseda
KU Catering
1301 Jayhawk Blvd.
785.864.2444
Contact: Tabitha Crews
Maceli’s Inc.
1031 New Hampshire
785.331.2096
Contact: Lara Komosa x 102 or Jessie Rice x 101
Salty Iguana
4931 W. 6th St. #100
785.312.8100
Contact: Jon Durbin
Beverage Service
Bars will be set up in your private room and stocked according to your preferences. Charges include mix, garnish, ice, cocktail napkins, glassware and a 17% service charge. Liquor prices are subject to Kansas liquor tax.
In compliance with the Alumni Association’s state-issued liquor license, all liquor must be provided and served by the Association. Outside alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited and may not be brought into the Center for service or sale.
For events serving alcohol, a minimum of one bartender is required, at a charge of $55 per bartender.
Beverage Service Options
Host Bar: Client pays for cost of alcohol. Inquire for pricing.
Cash Bar: Guests pay for cost of alcohol. Prices as shown below.
Combination Bar: Client pays for selected alcohol, guests pay for additional alcohol selections
Beverage Service Pricing
Prices reflect cash bar selections
House Liquor
$6/drink
Jim Beam, Smirnoff, Seagram’s Gin, Grant’s Scotch and Bacardi
Premium Liquor
$7/drink
Jack Daniels, Absolut, Beefeater Gin, Dewar’s Scotch and Captain Morgan
$5/glass
Stone Cellars Merlot, Chardonnay and White Zinfandel
Champagne
$5/glass
Cooke, Korbel
Domestic Beer
$5/bottle
Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light, Michelob Ultra
Import Beer
$5/bottle
Boulevard Wheat, Boulevard Pale Ale, Free State Ad Astra, Free State Copperhead, Goose Island IPA
Bottled Water
$2/bottle
Soft Drinks
$2/can
Coffee
$10/carafe