Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Event Types Welcomed
About
The different event venues at Indiana University of Pennsylvania offer a picturesque, historic campus with both indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities for visitors. Whether you are looking to book a corporate training or retreat, or you are planning your next business conference, the rural setting provides access to hiking, biking, picnic, and camping areas. The staff at the Office of Conference Services can help with planning and ensuring that your event is a success, and the campus can accommodate group sizes of up to 4,500 people comfortably. IUP’s campus is conveniently located near many great restaurants and shopping areas, as well. Overnight lodging is available from late May to early August with limited lodging available during the academic months. The Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex offers many possibilities for conferences, conventions, concerts, family shows, trade shows, and athletic events that are being enjoyed by its guests. The options are endless! Read below to see why Indiana University of Pennsylvania offers some of the best venues for nearly any type of event in the Indiana, PA area.
Meeting & Event Spaces
Additional KCAC Spaces:
The Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex offers various Conference rooms within the facility. The Conference Rooms vary in capacity from 25 to 366 square feet depending on the requested event set-up. Each conference room is offers state-of-the-art technology available.
Toretti Auditorium
The Toretti Auditorium is an 8,500 square foot space, with seating for up to 632 guests. The Auditorium has a dedicated entrance on the Wayne Avenue side of the complex, giving it the potential to hold independent events. The theater style space features its own, independent, 28x15 foot drop-down screen and mounted projector, professional audio system, lighting system, and curtaining system.
Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
The 148,500 square-foot Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC) has become the heart of confernce, entertainment, and athletic activities at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and throughout the region. The Kavalchick Complex offers more than 23,000 square feet of multi-use meeting space, including Torretti Auditiorum and featuring the Ed Fry Arena as the centerpiece of the facility.
Ed Fry Arena
Ed Fry Arena is the centerpiece of the Kolvalchick Convention and Athletic Complex with seating for 5,000. The Arena can transfrom to include an 8-foot high black pipe and drape to accomodate more than 80 10x10 booths; more than 100 6ft. banquet tables; and more than 1,000 padded (arena style) folding chairs.
Fisher Auditorium
Built in 1939, Fisher Auditorium serves the campus and community as Indiana County's premier fine arts performance and event facility. Teh art-deco-style facility has a seating capacity of 1,460 and was last renovated in 2008. The renovation provided a 20,00 square-foot addition, improved audience and performance amenity spaces, a state-of-the-art sound system, and numereous production conveniences. With the addition, Fisher Auditorium and Waller Hall join to from the IUP Performing Arts Center.
Beard Auditorium
Located in Stouffer Hall, Beard Auditorium can hold up to 214 people and offers state-of-the-art technology.
Blue Room and Gorell Recital Hall
Located in Sutton Hall; is the iconic, 6,732 square-foot Blue Room which is perfect for banquets, receptions, recitals, adn lectures. Gorell Recital Hall can accommodate similar events on a more intimate scale.
Cogswell Hall
Built in 1959 and renovated in 2006, Cogswell Hall is home to the IUP Music Department. It contains four rehersal spaces taht can each hold the full 200 member IUP marching band, a vocal studio, and 49 individual-student practice rooms. The different size and unique acoustic amenities of each space allow for a varitey of events.
Eberly Auditorium
Eberly Auditorium offers seating for up to 450 people and state-of-the-art technology.
Memorial Field House & Auxiliary Gym
Built in 1966, Memorial Field House contains a 2,430-seat arena that was home to IUP basketball and volleyball until 2011 and now serves as the Crimson Hawks' official practice facility. The field house also hold a 1,015-seat auxiliary gym that is an ideal fit for large general sessions and team-building activities.
Miller Stadium
At 9,152 square-feet, Miller Stadium is directly across from the Kovalchick Complex on IUP's main campus. With a capacity of up to 6,000, the stadium is home to IUP Football, Field Hockey, and Lacrosse. Miller Stadium is perfect for large conference gatherings, after-hours entertainment, and team-building exercises.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building
at 126,505 square-feet, the building includes 31 classrooms (supporting 1,835 seats), 120 offices, a 250-seat auditorium, a great hall, an atrium, eight conference rooms, two collaborative classrooms, a public artifacts room, specialty classrooms and labs, and a rooftop plaza for academic and socail activities, including meteorological experimentation by the Geography and Regional Planning Department.
Food & Beverage Options
Catering options
Accommodations
Overnight Room Attributes
Whitmyre Hall
Newly Renovated (2018), Whitmyre Hall is home to the Cook Honors College where about 180 honors students live during the academic year. Part of the North Quad, Whitmyre Hall is a three-story building located on School Street across from the Hadley Union Building (the HUB).
Each rooms dimenstions vary, but include the following:
Double Occupancy Room
Bed
Dresser
Desk with Shelf
Closet
Amenities in the building include:
A kitchenette with a microwave
Vending machines
Music practice module/piano room
Lounge with large-screen television
Classrooms
Honors College faculty offices
Laundry room
A great hall for large meetings
An outdoor basketball court
IUP cable television service and Internet access are available in each room.
There is no wireless Internet in Whitmyre Hall.
Each rooms dimenstions vary, but include the following:
Double Occupancy Room
Bed
Dresser
Desk with Shelf
Closet
Amenities in the building include:
A kitchenette with a microwave
Vending machines
Music practice module/piano room
Lounge with large-screen television
Classrooms
Honors College faculty offices
Laundry room
A great hall for large meetings
An outdoor basketball court
IUP cable television service and Internet access are available in each room.
There is no wireless Internet in Whitmyre Hall.
Suite-Style Residence Halls
Eight of the state-of-the-art, suite style residential buildings provide more than 3,500 beds in comfortable, attractive, two to four-person suites.
Now Offering Limited Availability During the Academic Months for Smaller Groups (300-500).
Each suite is equipped with:
Bed
Desk
Desk Chair
Dresser
Closet
Bathroom
Microwaves and Refrigerator
Individually Controlled A/C and Heat Units
Now Offering Limited Availability During the Academic Months for Smaller Groups (300-500).
Each suite is equipped with:
Bed
Desk
Desk Chair
Dresser
Closet
Bathroom
Microwaves and Refrigerator
Individually Controlled A/C and Heat Units
Within each residence building, there is:
Large-Screen TV in Common Area
Locking of all Residential Areas with a Card-Access System
Peepholes to See out of all Rooms
Immediate Alarm on all Exterior Doors
Security Cameras at all Exterior Entrances
Vending Area and Lounges
Recreational Room
Smoke-Free Environment
Sprinkler Systems and Smoke Detectors in Rooms/Common Area
Hilton Garden Inn at IUP
Conference Servcies welcomed an additional cofnerence housing option, the Hilton Garden Inn at IUP, in November 2016. THis upscale, five-story, 128-room facility is located on the IUP campus at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Pratt Drive, adn adjacent to the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
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Venue Location + Transportation
Address
425 John Sutton Hall,
1011 South Drive,
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705-1046
1011 South Drive,
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705-1046
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Nearby Airport
- Pittsburgh International - 90 minutes
Nearby International Airport
- Pittsburgh International - 90 minutes
Parking
- Onsite Parking: Yes
- Car Charging Stations: Yes
Nearby Cities
Pittsburgh – 50|Harrisburg – 122|Philadelphia – 215
Johnstown – 25
Altoona – 40
Things to Know
Catering
- Must Use In-house Catering: Yes
- External Catering Allowed: No
- Can Bring in Own Food: no
- Cultural Catering Available: Yes
- Food and Beverage Onsite: Yes
Technology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania offers satellite downlinks and state-of-the-art a/v equipment plus Wi-Fi connectivity. IUP provides the ideal setting for live, interactive meeting & communication events.
- Guest Wi-Fi: Fee
- Onsite Tech Support: Yes
- Equipment Available On-Site:
- Projector Screen
Venue Policies
- Alcohol Consumption: Yes
- Smoking Permitted: no
- Cannabis Industry-Friendly: No
- Cannabis Consumption: No
- Eco Friendly: Yes
- ADA Accessible: Yes
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Pet Friendly: No
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