Lodging & Meals
Participants will be lodged in single rooms in 2-4 person
apartment-style suites built in 2010 to LEED Gold
Certification on the beautiful Allegheny College Campus.
Rooms are complete with linens*. Accessible apartments
are available. Participants or teams requesting shared
apartments will be honored as possible.
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Arrangements can be made for family members
accompanying a participant, pending prior approval.
For those traveling overseas or coordinating regional visits, on-campus housing is available from Monday June 15, 2020 through Friday June 19, 2020. Participants will have guest access to the Wise Center Recreational Complex, including indoor track, weight room, aerobic equipment, indoor pool, racquetball courts, basketball courts, and yoga/dance rooms, as well as the Robertson Field complex for outdoor trails and tracks. Participants will have guest access to campus wifi and library facilities.
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*While the rooms come with basic linens, they are not hotel rooms. We can supply additional blankets, pillows, and towels, as needed, but you should consider bringing necessary toiletries, hairdryers, etc., if needed.
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Information on alternative lodging options can be found here.
Driving to Campus
For those coordinating regional visits, on campus-housing is available from Monday June 15, 2020 through Friday June 19, 2020. Participants are responsible for their own transportation costs.
Driving Directions (I-80):
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Travel on I-79 to Exit 147A. Continue on Route 322 East, and take the Park Avenue Exit on the right (after exit, stay left).
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Follow Park Avenue for six traffic lights to Chestnut Street and turn right.
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At the next stop sign, continue to the left and travel around Diamond Park. At the other side of the park, veer right onto North Main Street.
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After two lights on North Main Street, veer to the right and continue up the hill.
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Pass the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Center on your right (please yield to pedestrians at the crosswalks), and at the final (11th) gold Allegheny banner, make an immediate left after the 454 House, home of the Office of Admissions, to locate visitor parking.
Campus Address:
520 North Main Street
Meadville, PA 16335
Flying to Campus
For those coordinating regional visits or flying internationally, on-campus housing is available from Monday June 15, 2020 through Friday June 19, 2020. Participants are responsible for their own transportation costs.
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We will provide a fee-based shuttle to and from the Pittsburgh International Airport ($25 per person one way). Details will be available Spring 2020.
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Other Airports: If you would like to fly in and out of other airports to accommodate additional regional travel, we have listed regional airports and travel times. If you choose to rent a car for one-way use, we have a local Enterprise facility in Meadville for drop off. Rentals must be reserved several days in advance. No shuttles will be available to these other airports.
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Erie International Airport - 1 hour
Akron-Canton Airport - 2 hours
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport - 2 hours
Buffalo Niagara International Airport - 2 hours
Toronto Pearson International Airport (requires passport to enter US) - 4 hours
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Accepted participants will complete a travel and lodging form in Spring 2020 to provide information about on campus housing and details for family members accompanying the participant.