Mission
The Office of College Events serves as a valuable resource within the college by partnering with faculty and staff units to plan college-wide faculty, staff, and student events. Our office provides guidance regarding the following:
- Event requests
- Planning timelines
- Event logistics and preparation
- Event day operations
- Post-event debriefs
Submit an event request
Please use the IST Event Request Form for all event and snack/catering requests.
Event requests must be submitted at least one week prior to the date of your event. Thank you!
Preparing for your event
- Alumni
- Corporate partners
- Donors
- Faculty
- Internal and external stakeholders
- Staff
- Students
- Audio/visual equipment needs
- Caterer and menu selection
- Decor
- Entertainment
- Event registration and check-in
- Fleet transportation reservations
- Giveaways
- On-campus and off-campus venue selection and reservations
- Purchase requests
- Resources reservations
- Set-up and tear-down
- Signage
- Audience
- Date and time
- Goal of event
- Funding
- Location
- Intent
- Strategic planning initiatives of the college
- Type of event
- Guidelines for events with alcohol
Office of College Events
E103 Westgate Building
University Park, PA 16802
events@ist.psu.edu
(814) 865-6170