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Who attends Nursing Career Day?

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing offers BSN, MSN and Ph.D. level degrees. Approximately 125-150 students and alumni from the School of Nursing attend Nursing Career Day.

Where is the event being held?

Nursing Career Day 2012 will be held in the Hall of Flags at Houston Hall on the University of Pennsylvania's campus. Located at 3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. A map to Houston Hall can be found by clicking here.

How do I register?

You may register on-line by clicking here. Please register by November 27, 2012.

What is the cost, and what is included in the registration fee?

The registration fee for Nursing Career Day 2012 is $300 for up to two representatives. A fee of $25 will be charged for each additional representative registered. The fee includes a six-foot display table in the Hall of Flags and a lunch voucher for the Houston Market.

Payment may be made by checks made out to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania." After registering, you may send your checks to:

Career Services, University of Pennsylvania
ATTN: Nursing Career Day 2012
3718 Locust Walk, McNeil Building, Suite 20
Philadelphipa, PA 19104-6209

You may also pay by credit card. The link to our secure credit card payment site will be sent to you after we have confirmed your registration for the fair. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards.

Can I ship display materials ahead of time?

We can begin to receive packages for the Nursing Career Day NO EARLIER THAN Tuesday, November 27, 2012.  Limited space is available to store packages, therefore it is very important that packages are not shipped prior to this date.

If you will be shipping materials in advance, please MARK YOUR ORGANIZATION'S NAME CLEARLY ON THE PACKAGE and send it to:

Career Services Nursing Career Day 2012
c/o Perelman Quadrangle, Houston Hall
YOUR COMPANY NAME
3417 Spruce Street, Suite 307
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6306

How do I get to and from the University of Pennsylvania?

The University of Pennsylvania campus is located in an area of West Philadelphia known as University City. Please refer to this page as a guide to using public and private transportation effectively.

From the Philadelphia International Airport:

SEPTA Airport Express Train: The Airport Express Train leaves 4 minutes after every half hour, and will take you to either the University City Station on Convention Ave or to 30th Street Station. The fare is $7 and the ride takes 20-22 minutes.  Fares and schedules are available at www.septa.com

Cars, Taxis and Limousines at the Airport: A metered taxicab costs about $25-30 including tip and the ride takes about 20 minutes. Limousines leave every 20 minutes for the Penn Tower Hotel. The fare is $8; the ride takes about 20 minutes.

Arriving by Amtrak or SEPTA trains:

30th Street Station: all Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains & SEPTA Regional trains stop here.

   * From there one can walk to campus in about 15 minutes.

   * A metered cab costs about $5 including tip and the ride takes about 5 minutes.

   * The No. 30 bus also runs from the station to campus.

Or from 30th St Station, one may take the R1, R2 or R3 railroad lines (service at least every 30 minutes) one stop to the University City Station (behind the Penn Tower Hotel)

Taxi cab companies:

CITY CAB COMPANY INCORPORATED, Phone: (215) 238-5000

CRESCENT CAB COMPANY, Phone: (215) 365-3500

LIBERTY CAB COMPANY, Phone: (215) 389-8000

Driving:

Driving directions are available at: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/perelmanquad/direction-by-car.php

Parking*:

The designated parking lot for this event is Lot #30, on the northeast corner of 38th and Walnut Sts, where parking spaces have been reserved for Nursing Career Day recruiters. On the day of the fair, make sure to ask a Career Services representative at the registration desk for a free parking pass, which you can then present to the parking attendant upon exiting the lot.

Parking map: http://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/parking/images/stories/2010mapparking_staticrev4.pdf

Metered street parking is extremely limited. Whichever parking option you choose, please allow yourself extra time to unload and secure parking.

If you need to drop off boxes, equipment, etc. before parking, there are two unloading zones along Spruce St. alongside Houston Hall. You may use these areas for loading and unloading for up to 30 minutes. The best way to get to the unloading zones is to come down 34 th St. (which is one way and approachable from either Walnut Street or Chestnut Street) and make a right on Spruce St, so that you are going west. Houston Hall will then be on your right along with the unloading zones.

*Due to limited parking, we suggest that you take public transportation if possible.

What hotels are in the area?

Inn at Penn (Best Quality)       36th Street and Sansom Streets                    215-222-0200
Sheraton Hotel                       36th and Chestnut Streets                            215-387-8000

If you have any other questions, please feel to call Sharon Fleshman at 215-898-4381 or fleshman@upenn.edu or Helen Kioukis at 215-898-7530 or hkioukis@upenn.edu.