Hospitality and Employment Relations News

Fifth IUP Student Selected for Statler Foundation Scholarship

Silas Gesser, a senior in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management bachelor’s degree program from Westmoreland County, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.

• 29 August 2024

IUP Alumna, Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Instructor Named Pastry Chef of the Year

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Instructor Erin Reed is the American Culinary Federation 2024 Pastry Chef of the Year.

• 18 July 2024

Ricupero Scholarship Winners Announced for 2024

The 2024 Ricupero scholarship recipients are Baking and Pastry Arts students Myia Page from Emlenton, PA, and Kelsey Young from Tionesta, PA.

• 05 June 2024

Wine for Tasting and Exploration

On Tuesday, April 16, Jeffrey Santicola accompanied 50 students on a full-day field trip to Christian Klay Winery in Chaulk Hill, Pennsylvania. This was the fourth year that IUP students attended the excursion. The trip is a culminating experience for students enrolled in Santicola's Wine and Wine Service course.

• 22 May 2024

Fourth IUP Student Selected for Statler Foundation Scholarship

Emma McAnulty, a senior hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event management major with a concentration in tourism and special events at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.

• 21 March 2024

Havens and Flint Recipients of Linda Drummond Deabenderfer Scholarship

This year's recipients of the Linda Drummond Deabenderfer Scholarship are Cameron Havens and Debra Flint. Each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship to use towards their educational expenses.

• 19 February 2024

Retired Faculty Death: Jennie Bullard

Retired emeritus faculty member Jennie Bullard recently passed away on January 19.

• 23 January 2024

Shiring and Shiring Publish Book on Catering

The textbook on Professional Catering structurally applies by design key essential and emerging management, marketing, strategic management, and supply chain concepts empowering the student, practitioner, event planner, chef, or aspiring entrepreneur with the appropriate knowledge, tools, and Tips from the Trade to start and position within the marketplace a competitive catering business.

• 27 September 2023

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Programs Receive Exemplary Standing Status by Accrediting Commission

All four programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts have received “exemplary standing” status by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission. This is the highest accreditation standard offered by the Commission.

• 19 September 2023

Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship Recipients Selected

Two students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts, Madison Macchia and Samantha Swidowski, have been selected as the 2023 recipients of the Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship.

• 14 August 2023

Swidowski and Macchia 2023 Ricupero Scholarship Winners

Second-year culinary students Samantha Swidowski and Madison Macchia were selected as award recipients for the Ricupero Scholarship.

• 20 July 2023

Timeline Advanced for IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Long-Range Plan

Completion of the demolition phase of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts long-range building plan is targeted for August 2025, four months sooner than originally expected, according to a new timeline from the Department of General Services.

• 22 May 2023

Stephen Shiring on the Hospitality Industry—Meet Our Faculty

Stephen Shiring says one of the best things about his job is helping IUP students land their dream job in the hospitality industry. It happens a lot for students in IUP’s Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management program.

• 26 April 2023

Serian and Stibrik Recipients of Linda Drummond Deabenderfer Scholarship

The Linda Drummond Deabenderfer Scholarship is awarded annually to IUP Academy of Culinary Students to provide financial assistance for their education.

• 22 February 2023

Cooking Up a Career: Arnold Ivey CA’02

Chef Arnold Ivey CA’02 has mixed his passion for food with the talents he learned at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts to create a distinguished career in the restaurant industry.

• 13 January 2023

Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship Recipients Selected

Two students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary arts have been selected as the 2022 recipients of the Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship.

• 21 October 2022

Second IUP Student Selected for Full-Tuition Scholarship by Statler Foundation

Josephine Vance, a senior hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event planning major from Natrona Heights at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.

• 06 September 2022

2022 Ricupero Scholarship Recipients

The Ricupero scholarship recipients for the 2022 academic year are Emily Shaffer from Curwensville, Pa., and Gabriella Finn from Altoona, Pa.

• 20 July 2022

IUP Receives $125,000 in Funding from Statler Foundation to Create Check-In Desk for Students in Travel and Hospitality Industry

A $125,000 gift to Indiana University of Pennsylvania from the Statler Foundation will be used to construct a hotel desk simulation lab for students in IUP’s Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management program.

• 09 May 2022

Additional $1 Million in RACP Funds Released for Academy of Culinary Arts Building Project

On April 22, Rep. Brian Smith (R-Jefferson/Indiana) and Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) confirmed Indiana University of Pennsylvania will receive a second $1-million grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program for IUP’s Academy of Culinary Arts building project.

• 25 April 2022

$500,000 in Federal Funding Announced for Culinary Academy Renovations

On Friday, April 15, US Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson announced $500,000 in federal funding for IUP to rebuild and renovate its Academy of Culinary Arts building located in downtown Punxsutawney.

• 19 April 2022

Bharadwaj Selected as Interim Dean of IUP’s Eberly College of Business

Prashanth Bharadwaj, an experienced faculty member with more than 25 years of teaching to his credit, has been chosen to lead the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Eberly College of Business as its interim dean.

• 17 December 2021

IUP Punxsutawney’s Academy of Culinary Arts Receives $1-Million State Grant to Construct New Educational Facility

Sen. Joe Pittman and Rep. Brian Smith announced Indiana University of Pennsylvania and its Academy of Culinary Arts received a $1-million state grant for a major Jefferson County project to replace a 32-year-old learning facility and improve the educational offerings of IUP Punxsutawney’s acclaimed Culinary Arts program.

• 07 December 2021

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts is Selling Holiday Treat Boxes to Benefit Scholarships

• Mysti Dinger
• 11 November 2021

Culinary Alumna Vargo Making Her Dreams Happen

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts graduates are going places, and some are even going in a food truck! Kala Vargo, a 2019 Culinary Arts alumna, has always dreamed of running her own business and operating a food truck. That dream became a reality in the form of a vintage mobile bar, named Magnolia.

• 29 October 2021