Intro

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Happy Valley and the 2023 Summer Conference at Penn State. Our agenda is filling up with tours of a new Engineering Building, the Pegula Ice Arena, our Housing & Foods Warehouse operation, and behind-the-scenes at the famous Berkey Creamery. We’re also looking at three (3) roundtable sessions:

  • Impacts of flexible and remote work on campus spaces.

  • Systems we each use to track our spaces and measure utilization.

  • Show us your worst classroom! (We’re going to meet in one of ours, and then show you how we can renovate and revitalize a tired old space.)

Start gathering your ideas for presentation now, we’ll be in touch to get images/slides for a series of lightning-round 5-minute presentations.

Agenda

Agenda:

Time                                                   Event                                                                                     Starting Location

Monday, June 12, 2023

9:00am-12:00pm                             Optional Early Bird Shaver’s Creek Tour                             Graduate Hotel Lobby

3:00pm-4:15pm                               Check-in                                                                              Graduate Hotel Lobby

4:15pm-4:30pm                               Walk to Allen St. & College Ave                                           Meet in Graduate Hotel Lobby

4:30pm-5:30pm                               Lion Ambassador’s Walking Tour (0.9mi)                            Allen St. & College Ave

5:45pm- 6:45pm                              Welcome Reception                                                            Foundry Park

*Refreshments Provided

 

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

8:00am-8:30am                               Walk to Marriott Foundation Building (0.6mi)                      Meet in Graduate Hotel Lobby

8:30am-9:30am                               Campus History Presentation                                             Marriott Foundation Building 102

*Continental Breakfast Provided

9:30am-10:00am                             Lion Shrine Photo Op                                                          Lion Shrine

10:00am-10:30am                          Walk to Willard  Building (0.3mi)                                          Lion Shrine

10:30am-11:30am                          Roundtable: Worst Classrooms Ever                                   Willard Building 060

11:30am-12:30pm                          Walk to West Campus via Westgate Bridge (0.5mi)            Willard Building 060

12:30pm-2:00pm                            Lunch and College of Engineering Presentation                 Engineering Design and Innovation Bldg 325

2:00pm-3:00pm                              Campus Bus Tour                                                                Core Campus

3:00pm-4:30pm                              Pegula Ice Arena Tour                                                         Pegula Ice Arena

4:30pm-6:00pm                              Bus to Hotel and Break                                                       Graduate Hotel

6:00pm-9:00pm                              Bus to/from Dinner                                                              Champs North Atherton

*Cash Bar

 

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

8:00am-9:30am                             Breakfast Available- stop in at any time                               Atherton Room Graduate Hotel

8:30am-9:30am                             Business Meeting                                                                 Atherton Room Graduate Hotel

9:30am-10:00am                           Bus to Housing and Food Services                                     Meet in Graduate Hotel Lobby

10:00am-11:00am                         *Housing and Food Services Tour                                       HFS Warehouse

*Closed Toe Shoes Required

11:00am-11:30am                          Bus to Pollock Dining                                                          HFS Warehouse

11:30am-1:00pm                            Lunch at Pollock Dining Commons                                     Pollock Dining Commons

1:00pm-1:30pm                             Walk to Creamery (0.4mi)                                                    Pollock Dining Commons

1:30pm-3:30pm                             Behind the Scenes: Berkey Creamery                                 Erikson Food Science Bldg 252

*Includes Ice Cream Treat

3:30pm-4:00pm                             Walk to Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building (0.2mi)    Berkey Creamery

4:00pm-5:00pm                             Roundtable: HEFMA Survey                                                Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Bldg 001

5:00pm-6:30pm                             Bus to Hotel and Break                                                        Graduate Hotel

6:30pm-9:30pm                             Bus to/from dinner                                                               ReFarm Café

*Cash Bar

 

Thursday, June 15, 2023

8:15am-8:30am                             Walk to Barron Innovation HUB (0.1mi)                              Meet in Graduate Hotel Lobby

8:30am-9:30pm                             Roundtable: Facility Information Systems                           Barron Innovation HUB 603

*Continental Breakfast Provided

9:30am-9:50am                             Invent Penn State Presentation                                          Barron Innovation HUB 603

9:50am-10:30am                           LaunchBox and Origin Labs Tour                                       Barron Innovation HUB

10:30am-11:30am                         Roundtable: Impacts of Flexible Work                                Barron Innovation HUB 603

11:30am-12:30pm                         Wrap-up and Box Lunch To-Go                                          Barron Innovation HUB 603

 

Coming in on Sunday?

Optional tour for the Early Birds on Monday Morning:

We’ll take a van trip to Stone Valley, approximately 15 miles from State College to visit the Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. The center was renovated in 2018 and includes an Aviary, Classrooms, a Discovery Room, and hiking trails situated adjacent to a lake in the ridge and valley area of Central Pennsylvania.

Please fill out this form so that we can plan the travel arrangements.

Registration

Registration is $425 per participant. Please register using the link below.

Final registration is due by May 12th. Checks need to be submitted by May 26th.

Make checks payable to Pennsylvania State University.

          Mail to:

              101 Benedict House

               University Park, PA 16802

               Attn: Taylor Peterson

 

Cancellation Policy:

•   All cancellations must be submitted in writing via email to tmm5620@psu.edu.

•   No refunds will be provided for cancellations received after May 26. Paid registration fees will be used toward 2023 conference needs and any remaining funds will be transferred to HEFMA for future conference seed money.

Airports

We encourage you to make your travel arrangements now; we know that our airport (although close to campus) does not always offer numerous flight options.

Airports Near Penn State University

  1. University Park Airport (SCE) ~ 15 minutes from the Graduate Hotel

  2. Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) ~ 1 hour 45 minutes from the Graduate Hotel

  3. Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) ~ 3 hours from the Graduate Hotel

  4. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) ~ 3 hours 30 minutes form the Graduate Hotel

Lodging

Unfortunately, our on-campus hotel (the Nittany Lion Inn) is closed for renovations, but we have secured a block of rooms at one of our downtown hotels, the Graduate State College, at a rate of $129 per night. 

To reserve your room you can call (814)231-2100 and follow the prompts. The booking code is PSPP061223.

You can also reserve your room online here.

Things To Do Near Penn State

Community Pages: 

Happy Valley Adventure Bureau

StateCollege.com Events Calendar

WPSU Community Events Calendar

Places to Visit: 

Penn State All Sports Museum

Penn State Arboretum

Hike Mount Nittany

Penns Cave and Wildlife Park

Rothrock State Forest

Millbrook Marsh Nature Center

Foot and Drink by Foot: 

Antifragile Brewing Company

The Tavern Restaurant

Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar

The Corner Room

Bill Pickles Tap Room

Federal Taphouse

Champs Sports Grill

The Waffle Shop

Food and Drink a Short Ride Away: 

GiGi’s Southern Table

Olde New York Restaurant & Tap Room

The Field Burger and Tap

Axemann Brewery

Big Spring Spirits