Faculty Testimonials

Chances are that you know someone who has worked with Penn State Conferences to present a successful outreach program! In the past three years Conferences has partnered with more than 1,000 faculty members in presenting research dissemination programs, professional association meetings, and community and youth programs.

See what some of your colleagues have to say:

"As its director, I just completed the eighteenth consecutive year of the short course Rotary Wing Technology. This course has enjoyed a long life due in no small part to the assistance provided by [Conferences]. [Conferences] handled all of the logistical planning and support, allowing me to concentrate on the technical planning. This support included advertising, response to inquiries from potential attendees, and assisting five lecturers with their presentation and travel needs. Also, [Conferences] has undertaken the preparations required for a Monday evening picnic and Thursday night banquet, as well as the purchasing of small 'thank you' gifts for the speakers. I have been blessed over the years with conference planners and their staff who have done an outstanding job."

Barnes W. McCormick, Ph.D., PE
Boeing Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering

"Teaching a course through [Conferences] allowed me to concentrate fully on the pedagogical aspects of the course, since all of the logistics were handled so smoothly and efficiently."

Jim Nolan, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
College of Education

"Cross-disciplinary conferences like the Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy series helped foster collaborations that broaden research in a new area. The conference planners of [Conferences] were invaluable, as they took care of all the logistical arrangements, leaving us to concentrate on the scientific organization of the conference. The participants were very pleased with the outcome."

G. Jogesh Babu, Ph.D.
Professor of Statistics

Eric Feigelson, Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Eberly College of Science

"This was the first visit to Penn State for many of our panelists, and people came away very impressed with the facilities, our ability to put together such a conference, and the ability of the conference planning staff to handle every detail, leaving me free to concentrate on the workshop."

Kevin Murphy
Professor of Psychology
Director, International Center for the Study of Terrorism 

"Conferences has made the professional development program I teach such an easy endeavor. Before I went with them, I did all the work myself. They are professional and timely and take all of the hassle out of programming."

Sandra Bargainnier
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

"Conferences has consistently provided excellent support for PTI's annual Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference for more than ten years. The conference team handles all of our speakers' needs including registration, AV equipment requests, expert AV technical assistance, and travel assistance leaving speakers, moderators, and session coordinators free to focus on their session content. We can rely on Conferences to provide our speakers and participants with an enjoyable conference experience that brings them back year after year."

Janice Dauber
Program Coordinator