What UCI Student Center & Event Services does

UCI Student Center & Event Services is a university auxiliary services department within the University of California, Irvine, operating the on-campus Student Center facility at A311 Student Center, Irvine, CA. It serves UC Irvine students, registered campus organizations, university departments, and visiting guests with study spaces, event venues and planning services, dining coordination, parking with EV charging, day-use lockers, and wellness resources including a meditation space. The department also runs a student employment program where undergraduates staff the facility under a professional development framework. The building operates 7:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days per week, and is funded through student fees and event services revenue rather than commercial pricing.

The unit has built a small in-house IT development capability led by Marketing and IT Developer Manager Brian Petyo, producing several proprietary web applications: the Level Up Professional Development Program (a student-built platform for tracking training, goal setting, and pay progression), the Real-Time Ops application (inventory, shift reports, and cost recovery), the Courtyard Study Lounge online booking system, and the supporting UCI Now and ZOTFinder mobile apps with Bluetooth beacon wayfinding. These tools won multiple industry awards between 2018 and 2020, including the California Team Excellence Award, ACUI Excellence in Student Training, NACAS Innovative Achievement, CASE Circle of Excellence Silver, and ACUI America's Innovation. Facility investments include IACC Green Star Platinum-certified operations with a 25% power-usage-reducing LED smart lighting system and digital touchscreen directories.

As an auxiliary of the University of California system under UC Regents governance, the entity is not venture-backed, not publicly traded, and does not operate in a competitive market for its core services. Its revenue model is cost-recovery through student fees and event service charges; pricing on individual services (e.g., study room booking at 40 free hours per quarter per student) is non-commercial. Customer concentration is by definition total, as all users are affiliated with the UCI campus community, and growth is structurally linked to UCI enrollment and campus programming rather than external market dynamics.

Name

UCI Student Center & Event Services

Legal name

UC Irvine Student Center & Event Services

Website

https://studentcenter.uci.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UCI Student Center & Event Services operates the on-campus Student Center facility at UC Irvine, providing event planning, study spaces, dining amenities, student employment, and proprietary internal web applications for the UCI campus community under the University of California system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Campus Facility and Event Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

University & Educational Venue Operations (Auditoriums, Campus Arenas) (MPAGALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Setup, Staging & Facilities Support Services (EDALALAN), University & Academic Conference Venues (THAHAAAD), Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

Keywords

• Campus event services
• Student center operations
• Study room reservations
• University event planning
• Student professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UCI Student Center & Event Services operates the on-campus Student Center facility at UC Irvine, providing event planning and coordination services, reservable study spaces with online booking, day-use lockers, dining and retail options, student employment opportunities, and wellness resources. The department supports these services with proprietary web and mobile applications including the Level Up professional development tracking system, online study room reservations, and the UCI Now mobile app with Bluetooth beacon wayfinding. It serves students, registered campus organizations, university departments, and off-campus guests.

Product overview

UCI Student Center & Event Services operates a comprehensive campus facility providing event services, study spaces, and student amenities. The core service is the Student Center facility itself, supported by multiple digital products including the Courtyard Study Lounge study room booking system, Level Up Professional Development Program for employee tracking, UCI Now and ZOTFinder mobile apps for campus navigation and information, and virtual event planning services. Additional offerings include student locker systems, smart displays for digital wayfinding, and smart lighting systems for sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UCI Now: Mobile application that puts users at the center of an active Anteater community, providing campus information and services
• ZOTFinder
• Level Up Professional Development Program

Products and services

• Event Planning Services Comprehensive event services for UC Irvine campus organizations, university departments, and off-campus clients including in-person event planning, virtual meeting support, webinar services, audio-visual equipment, and catering coordination.
• Courtyard Study Lounge Study Room Booking Online reservation system for study rooms at the Courtyard Study Lounge, providing UCI students with campus Wi-Fi, whiteboards, power, and nearby restrooms. Free for students with 40 hours per quarter allocation per student, booked via eventservices.studentcenter.uci.edu with UCInetID authentication.
• Student Locker System
• UCI Now Mobile App
• ZOTFinder Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% reduction in power usage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stanford Memorial Union & Tresidder Union: Stanford's student unions operate event venues, dining, study spaces, and student programming for a major research university. Comparable in service mix and award-winning operational standards, though operating as private-institution auxiliaries.
• UC San Diego Price Center: UC San Diego's Price Center functions as the campus student union, providing event services, study and meeting spaces, dining, and student programming under the UC auxiliary structure. Comparable in mission, funding model, and customer base.
• UC Berkeley Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union: UC Berkeley's student union operates event venues, study spaces, dining, and student services under the same UC auxiliary framework. Peer status driven by shared governance model, comparable scale, and overlapping service portfolio.
• UCSB University Center: UCSB's University Center is a UC auxiliary student union offering events, dining, study, and meeting space for students and campus organizations. Directly comparable in operational scope and UC system governance.
• University of Michigan Michigan Union: Major public-research-university student union operating event venues, study spaces, dining, and student programs. Comparable in scale and service breadth to UCI SCES, though operating under a different state governance model.
• Cal Poly University Union: Cal Poly's University Union provides event services, study spaces, dining, and student employment for a large California public university. Comparable as a CSU-system equivalent to SCES's UC auxiliary function.
• UCLA Student Union (Ackerman Union): Operates the campus student union at UCLA with comparable dining, event, study, and student-employment functions as a UC system auxiliary. Most directly comparable given shared UC governance and identical mission of serving a large public-university student body.

Others

• IACC (International Association of Conference Centres): Certifying body for the Green Star program that awarded SCES platinum certification. Relevant as the standard-setting peer body for university conference and event venues competing in sustainability credentials.
• National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS): Industry association that recognized SCES's Level Up program with the Innovative Achievement in Auxiliary Services Award. Peer as the professional body governing college auxiliary services comparable to SCES.
• Association of College Unions International (ACUI): Industry association that has recognized SCES with multiple awards and serves as the professional body for college union operators. Relevant as the peer ecosystem that defines standards and disseminates SCES-style innovations to other campuses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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