Hours of Operation:
Mon-Thurs 10am-10pm
Fri 10am-6pm
Sun 12pm-10pm
The SORC offers 8 glass showcases to student organizations and departments for exclusive use.
Organizations may rent glass showcases in multiple central and north campus locations for a fee of $2 per day for student organizations, $4 per day for departments.
Reservations for each semester begin on a specified day.
- For Fall rentals....reservations begin in early July.
- For Winter rentals.....reservations begin in early December.
- For Spring/Summer rentals....reservations begin in mid-April.
It is acceptable to reserve two or more showcases concurrently, but you may only reserve one of the spaces in the Michigan Union at a time (these are the most popular locations). Reservations cannot start or end on a Saturday, as SORC is closed on Saturdays.
Organizations will be responsible for putting up their own display materials and may check out the showcase key from SORC anytime during regular business hours. A driver license must be left as collateral until the key is returned.
Since organizations are responsible for putting up the displays, there is flexibility on the placement schedule. If, for example, you reserve it for Monday but can't make it in to put up the display until Wednesday, you merely sacrifice those two days of exposure. (In such instances, groups will not be eligible for a refund for the unused space).
Showcase locations:
- Michigan Union Ground Floor South (44" tall, 65" wide, 3.5" deep)
- Michigan Union Ground Floor Central (44" tall, 90" wide, 3.5" deep)
- Michigan Union Ground Floor North (44" tall, 39" wide, 3.5" deep)
- Modern Languages Building (46" tall, 69" wide, 1.5" deep)
- School of Education (46" tall, 69" wide, 1.5" deep)
- School of Music (46" tall, 69" wide, 1.5" deep)
- CC Little Building (this showcase no longer belongs to SORC)
- Dennison Building (46" tall, 69" wide, 1.5" deep)
- Pierpont Commons (46" tall, 69" wide, 1.5" deep)
Other important things to know:
- The reservation term is from the start of SORC business on the first day to the close of SORC business on the last day. One-day reservations are not for a full 24-hour period.
- If you reserve the space for 10/11-10/19, for example, you can put up the display anytime after 10AM on 10/11 and must take the display down before 11PM on 10/19.
- But if you reserve the space only for 10/11, you must put up the display after 10AM and take it down before 11PM.
- A reservation of 10/1 through 10/7 is seven days. A reservation of 9/12 through 9/15 is four days. Count on your fingers!
- The organization is responsible for placing its display and removing its display on the scheduled dates before the close of SORC business.
- SORC closes at 6PM on Fridays. Reservations that end on Fridays must be taken down by 6PM.
- SORC is closed on Saturdays. Reservations cannot start or end on a Saturday.
- SORC opens at 12PM on Sundays. Reservations that start on Sundays must be put up after 12PM.
- A fine may be assessed if the organization fails to remove its display, resulting in unreasonable burden for the incoming group.
- The key can be checked out anytime during SORC business hours but may not be kept overnight.
- An additional fine may be assessed if the key is not returned.
- A photo ID (driver license, state ID card) must be left in exchange for the showcase key.
- Since your organization is responsible for putting up the display, there is some flexibility on placement. If, for example, you reserve the space for a Monday but can't make it in to pick up the key until Wednesday, you merely sacrifice those two days of exposure. In such instances, your group is not eligible for a refund for the unused space.
- Submitting a complete request implies a financial obligation to SORC for the cost of the space. E-mailing us back a few days later to cancel a completed reservation will not result in a full refund.
- Payment must be made by transfer of funds. As long as the space is available, there is no further information needed for departmental reservations. For student organizations, there will be an additional step in the approval process.
- SORC clerks will forward the request to the person listed as the authorized signer.
- That person will need to reply to SORC's email from their umich.edu e-mail account to authorize the transfer of funds from the SOAS account number provided.
- SORC will verify funds and authorized signer status with SOAS; the contract is then final.
- Your display must not violate University of Michigan content, trademark, or name usage policies (listed in greater detail below).
Click here to go to the online request form
Click here to see showcase pictures