Located in the tunnel connecting the South 40 to the main Danforth Campus, the underpass panels are a vibrant way to advertise upcoming events for students, faculty, and staff.
Guidelines
Event Management offers 24 paintable panels (flat, pyramid, sphere & cube) for reservation. These panels are located in the underpass beneath Forsyth Blvd connecting main campus to the South 40.
Each panel is a designated space that allows WashU-affiliated groups to advertise upcoming events by sharing the name of the sponsoring group and event date, time and location. Student groups will be given the paint supplies needed to create vibrant murals within the approved panel.
Note: Paint is the only approved medium for use on panels. Flyers, banners or other materials are not permitted to be affixed to panels when they are reserved.
Availability
- Fall semester: September 1–December 8
- Spring semester: January 13–April 27
- The first underpass panels may be requested for two consecutive weeks at a time within a thirty day period.
- Underpass reservations begin on a Saturday and run for one week (Saturday-Friday).
- Panel painting is allowed only on Saturday or Sunday. No weekday painting is permitted.
Requesting a panel
- Panel reservation requests must be made through Reserve A Space with the reservation beginning on a Saturday.
- In the filters section, select the Saturday on which you wish to begin your reservation.
- Set your time from 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
- In the “Room Name” search box, type “Underpass” and click search.
- You may need to scroll down in your search results to locate the available panels for that Saturday. If no results appear, then all panels have been reserved. Select a different Saturday.
- Once you have located the panel you wish to request, complete the reservation form and submit your request. Reservation needs to list a description of the advertised program, time, date and location.
- All requests require approval. Once a determination has been made, you will receive an email with the confirmation and additional instructions. Submitting a request does not guarantee approval.
- Student groups must have event submitted and approved in WUGO before a panel reservation will be approved, and the information must match panel reservation information.
- Multiple groups are permitted to combine up to three panels to advertise for one event.
- Groups who reserve panels but don’t paint them may lose their ability to reserve panels in the future.
Please note: For a single week’s reservation, do not attempt to select a recurrence. No other days will show as available. By selecting an available Saturday, you are securing a reservation for that entire week (Saturday-Friday.)
Additional details
- Student Union groups will be given priority for underpass reservations.
- Paint is the only approved medium for use on panels (no spray paint). Flyers, banners or other materials are not permitted to be affixed to panels when they are reserved.
- Painting can only be done on the reserved panel and not permitted on non-reserved panels, the sidewalk, walls or ceiling.
- Only registered student groups will be provided with paint supplies. University departments may provide their own paint supplies or rent supplies from the paint room for a fee of $25.00.
- University departments may request an underpass panel two weeks before the reservation is to begin, if available.
- Registered student groups who receive approval for painting will be required to sign up for a spot to pick up their painting supplies. Due to the small size of the paint room, reservations to pick up supplies or mix custom paint colors are available from the Event Management office the Friday prior to the student groups weekend paint reservation. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Event Management Office where a representative from the group can come make their reservation during business hours (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p,m.) the Friday prior to their reservation.