The MAFA 2023 conference will be held at Millersville University, Millersville, Pa. This university campus is located in south-central Pennsylvania’s historic Lancaster County.

Directions to Millersville University

GPS Coordinates to Millersville University

Use these GPS coordinates to take you directly to the entrance for Registration and the Marketplace in the Student Memorial Center on campus:

  • N 39°59.701′
  • W 076°21.201′

If you need to use an address, use: 113-251 Shenks Ln, Millersville, PA 17551.
Note: When your GPS says your destination is on the right as you drive down Shenks Lane, you should instead turn left, into the Marketplace parking lot.

General driving directions to campus:

From Baltimore and south: Take Route I-83 north to Route 30 east. Take exit for Route 741 east. Then follow “From Route 741,” below.

From Harrisburg and west: Take Route 283 east. Take exit for Route 741 east. Then follow “From Route 741,” below.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, traveling east: Take Exit 19/247 (Harrisburg East), onto Route 283 east. Take exit for Route 741 east. Follow “From Route 741,” below.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, traveling west: Take Exit 21/286 (Reading/Lancaster) and follow Route 222 south to Route 30 west. From Route 30, take exit for Route 741 east. Then follow “From Route 741,” below.

From Route 222, traveling south: Take the exit for Route 30 west. From Route 30, take the exit for Route 741 east. Then follow “From Route 741,” below.

From Route 30: Take exit for Route 741 east. Then follow “From Route 741,” below.

From downtown Lancaster City: Go west on Orange Street, turn left on Charlotte Street and then bear right onto Manor Street. It will become Route 999 (Manor Avenue). When you cross Route 741 (Millersville Road), follow “Almost There,” below.

From Route 741: On Route 741 east, the name Rohrerstown Road will change to Millersville Road. About four miles beyond Route 30, turn right at the light onto Route 999. Follow “Almost There,” below.

Almost There:

  • After the second traffic light (after Route 741), watch for the fork in the road and bear left onto George Street.
  • Follow George Street for several blocks.
  • Turn right onto W. Frederick St and then almost immediately left onto Shenks Lane.
  • The long building on your left is the Student Memorial Center (SMC).
  • At the end of this building, turn left into the parking lot and park.
  • Registration will take place in the MAFA Marketplace, located on your left as you drive into the parking lot, at the end of the Student Memorial Center.

A map of the campus is here. You can also download a pdf of the campus map here. (Note: this is the 2019 map, it will be updated when we have 2023 building info from MU.)

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Check-in Instructions

Where do I go when I arrive on Thursday to check in for the conference and get a key for my room?

Your first stop after parking should be the conference registration desk in The Marketplace at the end of the Student Memorial Center that faces the parking lot. You will receive your name badge and goody bag.

Then you can proceed to the West Village Dorm, which is alongside the same parking lot, to check in to your room and receive your room key and meal card.

NOTE: the image below will be updated to show the correct entrances to the West Village Dorm.

Dorm Check-in Info
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Unloading at Classrooms—Starting from Registration Parking Lot

Unloading for Breidenstine and Osburn:

  • Exit the West Village Parking lot making a Left turn onto Centennial Drive for 0.3 miles to turn Right onto Creek Drive for 0.1 miles to turn Left onto Pucillo Drive for 0.4 miles
  • Park if unloading in Breidenstine Hall
  • or continue on 0.1 miles and Park if unloading in Breidenstine or Osburn Hall

Unloading for SMC, Hash/Bassler or Luek Hall:

  • Exit the West Village Parking lot making a Right turn onto Centennial Drive for 0.1 miles to turn Right onto Shenks Lane for 0.1 mile Park if unloading in SMC or continue 0.1 mile to turn Right onto Frederick St. for 0.1 miles, crossing George St., and turn Left onto High School Avenue
  • Park immediately if unloading for Hash/Bassler (on your left)
  • Or continue straight ahead for 0.1 mile and Park behind Luek Hall (on your right) to unload

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