Catering Guidelines

• Staff of the Office of the President are not responsible for ordering, setting up or cleaning up food for groups holding meetings in the Conference or Board Rooms.
• Meeting organizers may select their own vendor of choice.
• The meeting organizer is responsible for meeting the vendor upon arrival to the 14th floor of the Saratoga Building.
• Catering delivery drivers must present ID at the building security desk.
• Food/Beverage stations are NOT to block any entrance or exit. Due to fire code regulations entrance/exit areas must be clear at all times in case of an emergency. If in violation, you will be asked to reconfigure your set-up.
• Serving stations are permitted inside and/or outside of these rooms.
• Extra folding tables (2) and trash cans are stored in the closet adjacent to the boardroom.
• All food items, serving and catering equipment must be discarded properly before the meeting end time.

• Staff of the Office of the President are not responsible for managing or staffing meetings held in the conference or boardroom.
• Individuals who reserve the conference rooms are responsible for setting up and cleaning up before and after each meeting.
• The Office of the President does not provide parking vouchers and is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Saratoga Building regular business hours end at 5p.m. Meeting guests arriving after regular business hours will require special assistance in order to proceed to the 14th floor. Appropriate security desk coverage must be arranged by the meeting organizer through the UMB Campus Police Service Request Form.
• During summer months, the building's air-conditioning unit shuts off at 6p.m.
• The President's need to utilize either room will supersede scheduled room reservations.