2017 Big Ten Advising Administrators Conference

 

Registration Information

Please register for the conference using our online form.

Travel Information

Flying: University Park Airport

University Park Airport offers direct flights from major hubs including Detroit (Delta), Philadelphia (American), Washington Dulles (United), and Chicago (United).

Ground Transportation from Airport:

Shuttle to Nittany Lion Inn

Taxi Service:

  • AA Taxi Inc. - 814-231-8294
  • Handy Delivery Taxi - 814-353-6001
  • Nittany Express Airport Shuttle - 814-867-4646

Driving: Get directions from Google

Lodging

Rooms have been reserved for the Big Ten Advising Administrators’ Group at Penn State’s historic Nittany Lion Inn at a rate of $142 per night for Wednesday night and Thursday night. Please be sure to use the code CICA17A when making your registration. This rate and block of rooms will be held until March 1, 2017.

Tentative Schedule - subject to change

View campus map for building locations.

Wednesday, April 5

Schedule of events for the first day of the CIC Advising Administrators Conference
Time Topic Location
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Conference Check-in Nittany Lion Inn Lobby
5:30 - 7:15 p.m. Reception/Welcome from Dr. Nicholas Jones, Provost and Executive Vice President/Institution Updates Faculty Staff Club, Nittany Lion Inn
7:30 Dinner Cafe Laura, Keller Building

 

Thursday, April 6

Schedule of events for the second day of the CIC Advising Administrators Conference
Time Topic Location
7:45 and 8:00 a.m. Meet for walk to Hintz Alumni Center (2 groups) Nittany Lion Inn Lobby
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Hintz Alumni Center
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Comments from Dr. Robert Pangborn, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education Hintz Alumni Center
8:45 - 10:15 a.m. Session 1: Current challenges of working with students in an era where enrollments are high but the costs of education are also continuing to increase Hintz Alumni Center
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break  
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Session 2: The advising career ladder/professional development and how it relates to adviser retention Hintz Alumni Center
11:45 - 1:00 p.m. Luncheon Hintz Alumni Center
1:00 - 2:45 p.m. Session 3: Academic difficulty and how advisers must work with these students and the challenges and opportunities presented in doing so. Hintz Alumni Center
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Walk to Walker Building  
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. (approx.) Tour of the Penn State Joel N. Myers Weather Center in the Department of Meteorology Walker Building
4:30 - ? Dinner on your own in small groups  

 

Friday, April 7

Schedule of events for the third day of the CIC Advising Administrators Conference
Time Topic Location
7:45 and 8:00 a.m. Meet for walk to Hetzel Union Buidling (HUB) (2 groups) - Please note, this is a longer walk, so you may want to check out before departing and have the Inn store your bags for you. Nittany Lion Inn Lobby
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast 232A Hetzel Union Building (HUB)
8:45 - 10:45 a.m. Session 4: What advisers can do regarding campus climate given the current environment, facilitated by Dr. Sam Richards, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Director of Development of the World in Conversation Center 232A Hetzel Union Building (HUB)
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Business Meeting 232A Hetzel Union Building (HUB)
11:30 Box Lunches Distributed 232A Hetzel Union Building (HUB)