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Cotner Receives 2024 Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award

The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education is pleased to announce Amy L. Cotner as the 2024 recipient of the Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award. A 1997 graduate of the SAHE Program, Amy is Associate Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Student Life at Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York, where she has worked since 2021.

Withstanding the Winds of Change

IUP aims not just to survive enrollment drop but to grow stronger.

‘Dead-On’: Artist Recalls Role in Manhunt

An artist for more than 40 years, Pat McBride ’81 found that her most meaningful depiction was not made to be hung and admired, but to protect human lives.

Autumn Reverie of Indiana

Michael Lambert ’68, M’69 shares his memories of the sights, sounds, and smells of IUP and Indiana in the 1960s.

Vetter Awarded Research Grant from Wikimedia Foundation 

Matthew Vetter (Department of English) has been awarded a research grant from the Wikimedia Foundation (the nonprofit behind Wikipedia) as part of an international team that includes Brett Buttliere (University of Warsaw) and Sage Ross (Wiki Education Foundation).  

A New Era of Science

IUP’s long-awaited science building, Kopchick Hall, opened for classes at the start of the spring semester in January.

On Assignment: Coaching Goes ‘Far beyond Football’ for Green

Donta Green won’t rest. How could he when there is so much to do?

IUP Recognizes University Senate Awards Winners, Faculty Emeriti

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has announced recipients of the University Senate Awards and the list of new faculty emeriti.

Benjamin Receives University Senate’s Distinguished Faculty Service Award

At the May 9 University Faculty Achievement Awards Dinner, Mimi Benjamin received the University Senate’s Distinguished Faculty Service Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the university community or to the recipient’s professional community at large. Benjamin joined the faculty in 2013.

Commencement Caught on Camera

More than 1,500 new graduates were honored at spring commencement ceremonies last Friday and Saturday, and IUP photographer Brian Henry was there. Find his gallery of photos.

Distinguished Alumni John “Jack” Frank Selected for 2024 IUP President’s Medal of Distinction

John “Jack” Frank, a 1958 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has received the 2024 IUP President’s Medal of Distinction. President Michael Driscoll presented Frank with the award on May 9 “with pride and gratitude in recognition of outstanding professional achievement.”

Congratulations to Graduates of Foreign Languages Dept!

The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates our students who are graduating with a certificate, minor, or major in one of the languages we are offering.

WIUP Wins Two Vinylthon Awards

After participating in this year's Vinylthon, WIUP, IUP's Comm Media-run radio station, won the Golden Slipmat Award for a second time, plus the Distinguished Production Award.

Fox Displays Food-Themed Artwork at Virginia Show

Comm Media faculty member Rachel Fox won a spot at Delectable, a juried national exhibition of food-themed artworks held at the d'Art Center in Norfolk, VA. 

Roles Publishes Book Review

Comm Media PhD candidate Lori Smith Roles recently published a book review in "Popular Culture Studies Journal."

IUP Council of Trustees Honor Sam and Elaine Light with Naming of Library and Learning Center

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees honored the late Sam and Elaine Light and the Light family with the naming of the Sam and Elaine Light Library and Learning Center in the new Academy of Culinary Arts building planned for downtown Punxsutawney.