The Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania will announce Tuesday its choice of developer for a full-service hotel expected to open in early 2011 on land just off the campus.

The hotel is to be built on 20 acres along Wayne Avenue and to be connected to the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, which is due to break ground this fall, IUP spokeswoman Michelle Fryling said yesterday. The hotel will be built on state-owned property.

Officials declined until Tuesday's announcement to discuss the project's price tag or the size of the hotel. Ms. Fryling said that planners have said construction of the athletic complex will generate a need for additional hotel rooms in the Indiana area.