Events & Visitor Services
Your one-stop shop for all things event-related at Jackson State — 30+ unique indoor and outdoor venues accommodating conferences, weddings, plays, concerts, and gatherings up to 8,000 people.
Message from the Director
Events & Visitor Services is designed to plan, produce, and manage all phases of your event held on the campus of JSU. Our staff includes a team with more than 30 years of collective professional experience in event management, planning, design, and technical industry. Jackson State University offers more than 30 unique indoor and outdoor spaces to accommodate a wide range of events — including conferences, beautifully landscaped outdoor settings for weddings and receptions, and arenas and theaters for plays and concerts for up to 8,000 people.
Welcome to Jackson State University — Events & Visitor Services!
The Events & Visitor Services team works collaboratively with our university partners — including catering, custodial services, and campus police, as well as a host of external vendors — to ensure that you are provided top-notch services during all phases of your event. The overall goals of the department are to provide quality customer service and affordable event facilities with an emphasis on attracting community organizations and businesses to the campus.
Events & Visitor Services strives to become your one-stop shop for all things event-related. It is our endeavor to meet the needs of campus organizations as well as those of the community while delivering excellent customer service. We realize that you are truly our greatest asset and look forward to working with you on your upcoming events.
Make it an “eventful” day!
Carol J. Woodson, CFEA
Executive Director
Events & Visitor Services
Our venues & expertise
30+
Unique Venues
Indoor and outdoor spaces across the JSU campus to accommodate any event format or scale.
30+
Years Collective Experience
Our team brings decades of professional experience in event management, planning, design, and technical production.
8,000
Person Capacity
JSU's arenas and theaters can host large-scale events — from concerts to commencement to community gatherings.
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One-Stop Shop
Coordinated services covering catering, custodial, security, and external vendors — all in one place.
A wide range of events at JSU
From corporate conferences to outdoor weddings to arena concerts — JSU's venues accommodate the full range of event formats.
Booking an event at JSU
Four steps to plan, request, and execute your event:
Visitor services & conference space
View the Events Calendar
Browse upcoming events across JSU — powered by the JSU Event Management System (EMS). See what's happening on campus and plan around scheduled events.
Pricing & tutorials
Download the JSU Events Rate Card and view the Virtual EMS tutorial video to learn how to use the reservation system.
Events Rate Card — Front
Events Rate Card — Back
Plan your event at JSU
Reserve a venue, browse the master calendar, or contact the Events & Visitor Services team to start planning your event.
Contact Events & Visitor Services
Jackson State University
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217
Events & Visitor Services