CUWiP Travel Support

We aim to make CUWiP accessible to everyone. All meals and accommodation during the
conference are organized and the costs are met by CUWiP. You do not need to book or arrange
accommodation on Friday or Saturday night. Travel to the conference is usually paid for by your
home department. In cases where your own department, or other sources, can not cover the
cost, there are funds available to provide support travel to CUWiP so no one has to miss out on
CUWiP for financial reasons. In order to access those funds, please email  to
request travel support before November 15th.
Travel costs will typically be reimbursed after the conference. Before you book a plane ticket, or
any other travel ticket costing more than $50, you must first email the cost and itinerary to
to receive advance permission prior to incurring the cost. Significant
costs which are not pre-approved may not be reimbursed.

Travel and Accommodation

Pennsylvania State University is located in State College, Pennsylvania. We encourage participants to travel by car or bus, and to carpool when possible. Penn State is also served by an airport (airport code SCE, at University Park, about a 10 minute drive from campus).

Once you arrive on campus, CUWiP check-in will be at the HUB-Robeson Student Center, (circled in red on the pdf campus map at the bottom of the page). An interactive campus map is located here. 

Transportation to Penn State

Please note that all requests for travel reimbursement above $50 will need to be cleared in advance of purchase.

Please see Penn State’s travel page for more information about bus service to and from State College and the local airport. Information about the local bus within State College (CATA) can be found here. 

Don’t see the directions you need? Please contact us at and we will be happy to help you out!

Travel by car

A permit must be displayed to park on campus. Please contact us at if you will need a parking permit.

Traveling West on US-322 W

  • Take the exit for Boalsburg/Atherton St.
  • Follow Boal Ave. It will turn into S. Atherton St. on entering State College
  • Turn right on Beaver Ave. and travel two blocks to the Hyatt Place State College

Traveling Southwest on I-99

  • Take exit 74 toward Penn State University
  • Stay on E. Park Ave. until you reach N. Atherton St., then turn left
  • Turn left on Beaver Ave. and travel two blocks to the Hyatt Place State College

Traveling Northeast on I-99

  • Take exit 69 for US-322 BUS E/Atherton St.
  • Follow N. Atherton St. to Beaver Ave
  • Turn left on Beaver Ave. and travel two blocks to the Hyatt Place State College

Travel by bus

Greyhound

  • Greyhound buses run to major cities and some towns throughout the Northeast. Routes from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Harrisburg all pass through the State College Greyhound Bus Station  
  • From the station:
    • Walk half a block northeast to North Atherton Street
    • Go two blocks southeast to West Beaver Ave
    • Walk two blocks northeast to the Hyatt Place State College
    • Total trip will take 8 minutes, 0.4 miles.

Megabus

  • Megabus also runs from major cities in the Northeast to the State College Megabus stop. 
  • From the bus stop:
    • Cross the Walmart parking lot to the CATA V line bus stop
    • Ride the V bus to campus and downtown (fare $2.20) to E. College Ave. at S. Allen Street.
    • Walk one block further southwest on College Ave.
    • Walk two blocks on S. Fraser St. to the Hyatt Place State College

Travel by plane

University Park Airport (SCE)

University Park Airport is the closest airport to State College, but offers relatively few flights due to its small size.

  • Public transportation to University Park Airport is unavailable. You can take a taxi or ride share from the airport to the Hyatt Place State College. We will happily organize rides to and from the airport, please contact us at if you would like a ride organized

Other Airports

  • The closest large airports are Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), and Philadelphia International Airport (PHI). Bus routes described above can take you to State College from any of these locations.

CUWiP Accommodations

 Accommodations are provided by the conference for the nights of Friday 1/20 and Saturday 1/21. Participants will stay at the Hyatt Place State College (219 W Beaver Ave), located a 10-12 minutes walk from the conference location.  Directions between Hyatt Place and the HUB are here. 

Students will be assigned two to a room, each with two twin beds, one per person. Participants may specify roommate preferences on the application; otherwise, roommates will be assigned by the organizing committee. If you need to make alternative hotel arrangements or have any concerns, please email us at .

You will receive your hotel assignment via email.

Meals are provided by the conference for Friday night through Sunday afternoon. We will request dietary restriction information on the registration form. If you believe your dietary needs are unusual, please contact us at  and we will work to accommodate you.

 

Map of Penn State’s Campus

Map of the HUB-Robeson Center