Vetter and Driscoll named Affordable Learning Champions
Faculty Achievements
Academic Programs
November
October
Driscoll and Colleagues Publish on Writing Beyond the University in New Edited Collection
Dana Driscoll and colleagues published on their larger nationwide self-sponsored writing project in a new edited collection, "Writing Beyond the University."
Faculty Achievements
Sherwood Publishes Digital Poem in International Anthology
Kenneth Sherwood (English, co-director of the Center for Digital Humanities and Culture) published the digital poem "Coal Code" in the peer-reviewed Electronic Literature Collection. Programmed in Javascript, the multimedia piece combines lyric voice tracks with an array of images reflecting upon and recycling stories and postcard images from nineteenth-century coal culture in Pennsylvania.
Faculty Achievements
FOLDIS Diversity and Inclusion Series Oct. 18–Nov. 11
Starting October 18, the Foreign Languages Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS) is designed to promote cultural awareness while providing unique insights into the everyday importance of embracing diversity and inclusion.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
July
Driscoll and Yacoub Publish on Medical Writing Development
Dana Driscoll and Omar Yacoub published an article titled “Threshold Genres: A 10-Year Exploration of a Medical Writer’s Development and Social Apprenticeship Through the Patient SOAP Note” in Written Communication.
Faculty Achievements
Student Achievements
May
Spanish Education Student Earns Global Seal of Biliteracy
Andrew Secula III (Spanish education '22) has been awarded the Global Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish. Andrew is the first IUP student to earn a Global Seal.
Student Achievements
2022 IUP Spring Methodology Conference
The Department of Foreign Languages held the annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Events
“Confetti” Film Screening and Meeting with Award-Winning Director Ann Hu
Shijuan "Laurel" Liu organized the film screening of “Confetti,” a film related to interculture, language learning, early childhood education, and special education (dyslexia), on April 29, 2022. IUP community members, including incoming students, can sign up for a virtual pass to watch the film online.
Events
April
Appalachian Professional Language Educators' Society Hosts Foreign Language Festival at IUP
On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Appalachian Professional Language Educators' Society (APPLES) hosted its annual Foreign Language Festival on the IUP campus.
Events
Designing Decisions: IUP Faculty, Students, and Alumnae featured in Literacy Today
Professor Mike Sell (English), doctoral student Zeeshan Siddique (Literature and Criticism), and IUP alumnae Rachel Schiera (DEd Administration and Leadership Studies) and Julie Babal (MA, Composition and Literature) are featured in the latest issue of “Literacy Today,” recognized as the leading journal in the field of literacy learning and global advocacy for equitable access to literacy.
Student Achievements
University News
Faculty Achievements
March
Huhn Publishes Research on National Foreign Language Standards
Christina Huhn, Department of Foreign Languages (Spanish Education), recently published a research article investigating the National Foreign Language Standards in post-secondary contexts.
Faculty Achievements
February
English Doctoral Students Cronin and Canton Awarded HASTAC Fellowships
IUP Literature and Criticism doctoral students Joseph Canton and Meghan Cronin have been recognized as 2022 HASTAC scholars.
Student Achievements
University News