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Perkins Student Center

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Perkins Student Center

Located in the heart of campus, the Perkins Student Center is a multi-use building featuring dining, daily events, a vibrant community of student organizations and a variety of meeting spaces for UD students, faculty and staff. This is a transformational space centered around our students, their communities and their student life experience at UD.

 325 Academy Street, Newark, DE

 302-831-6364

Parking and Accessibility

Hourly parking is available in the Perkins Garage adjacent to the building. The building is ADA compliant with ramps, elevators, push operated doors and railed bathrooms.

Amenities

  • Ablution Station
  • Bicycle Racks
  • FLEX Value Transfer Stations
  • Gender-Neutral Restrooms
  • Lactation Room
  • Lost and Found
  • Mobile device charging stations
  • PNC ATMs
  • Print kiosks
  • Water bottle refill stations
  • Welcome Desk

Perkins and Trabant Hours

February 2–May 20, 2026

Monday: 7 a.m.–midnight
Tuesday: 7 a.m.–midnight
Wednesday: 7 a.m.–midnight
Thursday: 7 a.m.–midnight
Friday: 7 a.m.–midnight
Saturday: 9 a.m.–midnight
Sunday: 9 a.m.–midnight

Dining Locations and Hours

Play and Study

Student playing in the Esports Arena

Esports Arena

Our Esports Arena supports esports competition and gaming for the campus community. It features 38 gaming PCs, a Nintendo Switch console and streaming broadcast capabilities.

Blue Hen Esports

Students enjoy comfortable seating in the Graduate Student Lounge

Graduate Student Lounge

The lounge features comfortable soft seating for casual lounging, high-top tables and chairs for study, and card reader access for graduate students.

Students hanging out in the West Lounge

West Lounge

With a built-in stage and high-quality A/V system, the West Lounge serves as a hub for campus activities and events.

Students play pool in the Hen Zone

Hen Zone

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 (PlayStation3, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One)
Staff and students in the Center for Intercultural Engagement

Center for Intercultural Engagement

The Center for Intercultural Engagement (CIE) provides a space for students to interact around social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. The CIE houses the Student Diversity & Inclusion offices.

More about the CIE

Sorority members with arms around each other

Fraternity and Sorority Leadership & Learning

This space, located on the second floor of Perkins houses the Fraternity and Sorority Leadership & Learning (FSLL) team.

More about FSLL

Students socializing in the Perkins Food Court

Food Court

The Perkins Food Court provides students with places to meet, study, eat and relax.

Entrance to Creative Leadership, Innovation and Service office

Creative Leadership, Innovation and Service

Explore your potential in leadership and service at UD! This space houses the Creative Leadership, Innovation and Service team.

More about Creative Leadership

Perkins Food Court

Dining Options

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    Student picks up their order at Dunkin'

    UD runs on Dunkin'—do you? You will be happy to know our Dunkin' offers everything you would find in your neighborhood location.

    Dunkin'
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    Student orders food at the Den by Denny's counter

    The Den by Denny’s will be the perfect late-night dining spot to enjoy comfort foods. Come in and you will see this is not your typical diner. This is a place with a vibe.

    The Den by Denny's
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    Desserts by Dana

    Desserts By Dana prides itself on satisfying your sweet tooth! Delicious offerings include pastries, cakes, desserts, cake towers, cupcakes, and much more! 

    Desserts by Dana
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    Flip Kitchen

    Incorporating an innovative, fast-casual concept and two rotating menu “flips,” Flip Kitchen will offer tossed salads, smoothies, grilled flatbreads, and globally-inspired rice bowls on the core menu.

    Flip Kitchen
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    Local Restaurant Row

    Local restaurants are the cornerstone of our communities. We partner with restaurants, food and area chefs to bring authentic, local favorites to Local Restaurant Row in Perkins.

    Local Restaurant Row
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    Stocked shelves in Perkins Marketplace

    24/7 marketplace conveniently located near the first-year neighborhood.

    Perkins Marketplace

Dining Hours and Menus

Maps + Directory

First Floor

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)

  • Dunkin’ (107)

  • Event Services Suite (112)

  • Esports Arena (113)

  • Graduate Student Lounge (114)

    Director’s Office Suite (115)

  • Creative Leadership, Innovation and Service (147)

  • West Lounge (161)

  • Meeting Rooms

    • Collins Room (101)

    • Rodney Room (121)

    • Ewing Room (125)

    • Williamson Room (126)

    • Read Room (127)

    • Wilson Room (129)

Second Floor

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

Third Floor

Perkins Third Floor map, showing multiple office spaces

Third Floor

Lower Level

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)

Reserve a Space

Student Involvement

University Student Centers

Student Life

Connect

Perkins Student Center, 325 Academy Street, 302-831-6364 | Trabant University Center, 17 West Main Street, 302-831-2633   student-centers@udel.edu