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Annual Sidewalk Commentary Contest Planned for April 30
The annual IUP Sidewalk Commentary Contest, also known as “Chalk the Walk,” will be held on Wednesday, April 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00...

IUP Recognized for Graduates Earning Higher Salaries than Peers and Access and Opportunity by National Organization
Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates are earning higher salaries than their peers, according to the Carnegie Foundation and the American...

IUP Alumna from Torrance Establishes Scholarship to Honor Mother
Gwen Miller, a 1960 elementary education graduate who was raised in Torrance, Westmoreland County, has established a scholarship for IUP students...

IUP Earth Day Celebration Includes Presentations, Plant Walk, Dig Into Spring Event
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Earth Day on April 25 with “Dig Into Earth Day” from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,...

Seizing the Opportunity to Succeed: Grad Student Learning on the Job in IUP Athletics
Because the IUP Athletics Office has not had a permanent director of strategic communications and ideation since last summer, graduate student...

Tanya Heflin on the Value of Storytelling—Meet Our Faculty
If you have a story, Tanya Heflin would like to hear it. As a faculty member in the Department of Language, Literature, and Writing, she loves to...

IUP Hosts First Regional Rural Health Summit on April 16; IUP President Announces $1 Million Gift for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine During Event
During the Western Pennsylvania Regional Rural Health Summit on April 16, hosted by Indiana University of Pennsylvania, IUP President Michael...

Survive and Thrive: Finals Resources Are Here
Our finals week resources provide students with essential tools and support to succeed during finals week, including study methods, tutoring, and...

Holly Branthoover on Counseling as a Career—Meet Our Faculty
Had Holly Branthoover stayed in law school, her life certainly would have taken a different turn. Instead, she found her true passion in counseling...

IUP Offering Accelerated Program for Special Education Teaching Certification; Applications Invited
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is offering a special accelerated program for individuals interested in obtaining a special education teaching...

IUP Selected for U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Graduate Schools Ranking
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been selected for U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings, with IUP’s...

IUP American Medical Student Association Tours Area Medical School
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) recently visited LECOM Seton Hill Medical School in Greensburg.

IUP Student from Indiana County Selected for Scholarship Established in Honor of Homer City Woman and IUP Graduate
Anna Cutshall, a biology major and business administration minor from Homer City, was selected for the 2025 Patricia Hilliard Robertson Memorial...

IUP Celebration Weekend Honors Alumni Volunteers, Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumni and friends were recognized during the university’s annual Celebration Weekend with two events on...

Weaving a Perfect Memory
Alan Luckey ’87, M’89 and his wife, longtime IUP administrator Rhonda Luckey, wanted to do something to honor their decades-long...

Curt Porter on Language’s Lasting Impact—Meet Our Faculty
What amazes Curt Porter the most about English, and languages in general, is how they are critical to every facet of human life. Learn more about...

Two IUP Students Selected for Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Event
Two standout undergraduate student researchers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Parker Bradley and Symia Taimuty-Loomis, were selected to...

Date Change for IUP Into the Streets Day of Service
Due to forecasted inclement weather, four projects planned for Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Into the Streets event on April 5 have...

IUP Haven Project Hosting Annual Take Back the Night Event April 9
The Haven Project at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will host the annual Take Back the Night event on April 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the IUP...

IUP Receives $25,000 Gift for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine
An anonymous donor has gifted $25,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

Academy of Culinary Arts Long-Range Facilities Project Moving Forward; Building Demolition to Begin
Work to raze six unoccupied buildings on West Mahoning Street in downtown Punxsutawney, part of Indiana University’s Pennsylvania’s...

IUP’s Swift Studies Group Planning “@Taylor Evermore: A Swift Symposium”
Members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Swift Studies, a group of English graduate students, will present “Taylor Evermore: A...

IUP Criminal Justice Training Academy Receives Training Academy Accreditation from National Agency
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Criminal Justice Training Center has received Training Academy Accreditation from the Commission on...

IUP Research Appreciation Week Includes Presentation by Indiana Native and Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Anderson, Second Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit, Annual Scholars Forum
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate innovation, student and faculty research, and alumni success during IUP’s 2025 Research...