Perkins student center

Student Centers Hours

Fall Semester:
Tuesday, August 26 - Monday, December 15, 2025

Perkins and Trabant

Monday–Friday: 7 a.m.–midnight
Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m.-midnight

Opening Week
Monday, August 18–Friday, August 22, 2025

7 a.m.–5 p.m.

 

Opening Weekend
Saturday, August 23–Monday, August 25

7 a.m.–midnight

Esports Arena & Hen Zone

Daily: noon-11:45 p.m.

Exceptions

Monday, September 1 (Labor Day): 9 a.m.–midnight

All hours are subject to change.

Dining Locations and Hours

Directions, parking and accessibility

You can locate Perkins Student Center at 325 Academy Street in Newark, Delaware. Hourly parking is available in the Perkins Garage adjacent to the building. The building is ADA compliant with ramps, elevators, push operated doors and has railed bathrooms. View the campus map.

325 Academy Street

302-831-6364

Reserve Space

See What’s Inside

Events in Perkins Today

Dining Options

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Offices

Amenities

  • Welcome Desk with Esports apparel
  • Ablution Station
  • Bicycle Racks
  • Esports Arena
  • Gender-Neutral Restrooms
  • Graduate Student Lounge
  • Hen Zone game room
  • Lactation Room
  • Mobile device charging stations
  • Print kiosks
  • PNC ATMs and FLEX Value Transfer Stations
  • Water bottle refill stations
  • West Lounge

Hen Zone

Located on the lower level of Perkins Student Center, the Hen Zone game room boasts a variety of table and video games. Students can play recreationally or enjoy friendly competition in:

  • Billiard
  • Foosball
  • Table tennis
  • Quad air hockey
  • Board games
  • Video games (PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One)

The Hen Zone is open daily throughout the semester, with off-hour reservations available.

Students playing pool
student playing hockey foosball in Hen Zone
student playing table tennis in Hen Zone
Three students playing at an air hockey table
students playing racing video game in Hen Zone
students playing Clue in Hen Zone

Perkins Floor Plan Maps + Directory

Perkins First Floor Map, showing The Scrounge, The Den by Dennys, Dunkin', Graduate and West Lounge, Esports Arena, Event Services Office, and several reservable meeting rooms

First Floor

  •  Food Court (102)
    • The Den by Denny’s
    • Desserts by Dana Pop Up
    • Flip Kitchen
    • Local Restaurant Row
    • Perkins Marketplace
  • Director’s Office Suite (115)
  • Dunkin’ (107)
  • Event Services Suite (112)
  • Esports Arena (113)
  • Graduate Student Lounge (114)
  • Creative Leadership, Innovation and Service
  • West Lounge (161)
  • Meeting Rooms
    • Collins Room (101)
    • Rodney Room (121)
    • Ewing Room (125)
    • Williamson Room (126)
    • Read Room (127)
    • Wilson Room (129)
Perkins Second Floor map, showing The Egg Headquarters, Fraternity and Sorority Leadership & Learning, the UD Review offices and the Center for Intercultural Engagement

Second Floor

  • Center for Intercultural Engagement
  • Fraternity and Sorority Leadership & Learning (210)
    • Blue and Gold Room (211)
  • The Egg Headquarters (202)
  • UD Review offices (250)
Perkins Third Floor map, showing multiple office spaces

Third Floor

  • Meeting Rooms (303 & 304)
  • UDress Office (305)
Perkins Lower Level Map, showing WVUD, Bacchus Theater, Student Involvement offices, and the UD Programming Board office

Lower Level

  • Bacchus Theater (006)
  • Hen Zone (006B and 015VV)
  • RSO / Programming Board Offices (015B-019D)
  • UD Programming Board (019J) 
  • Conference Room (015R)
  • WVUD (028-038)