Inspire Engineering Reception

September 15, 2025
6:00–8:00 p.m. 
Check in after 5:00 p.m.
The Nittany Lion Inn

Fees and Payment

Standard registration ($1,500.00) includes one designated three-foot round by four-foot high cocktail table with a tablecloth and a sign with your employer logo. Up to four representatives may attend.

Sponsor registration ($3,000.00) includes a highly visible table placement and your logo featured on the website, posters, and banners for the event. Sponsors may also bring a banner stand display to the event. Up to eight representatives may attend.

You can pay either by check or by credit card.

Check

To pay by check, make the check payable to "Penn State" and mail it to:

Engineering Career Resources & Employer Relations
Attn: Kim Fox/Inspire Engineering Reception
117 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802

Credit Card

1. Access your Nittany Lion Careers account (if you don't have one before you register, you will get one after your registration is confirmed and you will receive a separate email with instructions).
2. Select the employer login button and input your login credentials.
3. Select Events > Career Fairs from the left menu.
4. Scroll through the list to find this event.
5. Once you select the event, click on the View Your Invoice link on the right side of the screen.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Pay with Credit Card.

You will be redirected to a new page where you can submit your payment information to Penn State. Upon submission, you will be directed back to your paid invoice.

Cancellation Policy

Registrants may cancel by August 1 for a 75 percent refund. Please note that we are unable to provide refunds for this event for registrants who choose not to attend and do not notify our office prior to the cancellation deadline.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. In this situation, the University will refund registration fees but cannot be held responsible for participants' other costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

Parking

Employers should register for a virtual parking permit for this event (free of charge) through Penn State Transportation Services. This permit is valid for only one vehicle at a time in the Nittany Parking Deck, and only for the date of this event.

If you are driving your personal car to campus, we recommend registering in advance of arrival; if you will be driving a rental car, please wait until you have picked it up, since you will need the license plate number, make, model, and color to complete the parking permit form. 

To register for the permit:

• Access the permit for this event.
• Create a new visitor account or log in to an existing visitor account.
• On the permit description page, check the boxes to agree to terms and site usage and select Next.
• Add the relevant information about the vehicle you are driving and select Next. 
• Check the Select box to confirm the information for the vehicle you are driving and then select Next.
• Select Submit Payment to complete your transaction (your payment amount should be $0).
• You will receive a receipt for your virtual permit. 

A digital copy of the permit will be emailed to you. This parking deck uses license plate recognition technology, so no paper parking pass is required. However, you are strongly advised to either print a copy of the digital permit (and bring it with you) and/or screenshot it on your mobile device to provide a secondary credential to use at the parking deck. Presentation of a permit is required when the deck is advertised as full. If you pull a ticket to enter a deck, or park in a deck outside of your permit's validity, you will be fully responsible for the associated fees. 

Hotel Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Nittany Lion Inn for this event at a rate of $149.00 per room per night (plus 11% occupancy tax block). Use this link to reserve a room.