Full Parking enforcement resumes Monday, August 24th
The following was shared with students on Wednesday, August 19, 2026:
The following was shared with students on Wednesday, August 19, 2026:
Regular full enforcement will resume on the first day of classes, Monday, August 24. Please make sure your vehicle has a virtual permit and park accordingly.
Miko Rose, founding dean of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, is featured on “D.O. or Do Not: The Osteopathic Physician’s Journey for Premed & Medical Students.”
President Driscoll offers additional information about IUP’s Strategic Priorities for the 2026–27 academic year, including the leader for each of the priorities and the executive statement.
President Michael A. Driscoll invites the IUP community to the Opening of the Academic Year.
IUP’s newest staff members had an opportunity to learn more about the university, meet colleagues from across campus, and discover resources available to support their success during the inaugural Crimson Welcome Phase 3: Integration for Staff, hosted by the Office of Human Resources, August 4–6.
New AI language has been added to the IT Acceptable Use Policy, Information Protection Policy, and Data Classification Policy, complementing existing expectations in the Academic Integrity Policy.
The following was shared with students on August 14, 2026:
To help make the onboarding process as smooth as possible, Human Resources will be offering open office hours in 358 Sutton Hall for student employees who need to present their I-9 documentation for student employment.
On a warm August evening, PNC Park once again became a gathering place for generations of the IUP community.
Transfermate is an easy-to-use payment method that offers a secure, fast and affordable way to make your international education payments from around the world.
The following was shared with students on August 13, 2026:
IUP Parking Services adjusts some changes to parking rules and regulations; most importantly, changes to overnight campus parking
Patrick R. Wallace, a 1985 management graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has continued his generosity to students at IUP and to the Eberly College of Business with a $25,000 gift to support the Eberly College of Business Dean’s Innovation Fund.
The 52 students selected for the 2026 Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (U-SOAR) will present their original research projects during the U-SOAR Research Symposium on August 19 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Sutton Hall’s Blue Room.
The following was shared with students on August 11, 2026:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania welcomes students for the 2026–27 academic year with a number of Welcome Week events starting August 15. The first day of classes for the fall 2026 semester is August 24.
The following was shared with students on August 10, 2026:
Applications are now available for the Crimson Hawk Bridge program, IUP’s certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities. All applications are due by August 14th. Applications are available on the program”s website.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Office of Student Wellness has received a two-year, $40,970 grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) through the PLCB’s Bureau of Alcohol Education’s Reducing Underage Drinking and Dangerous Drinking initiative.
The following information was shared with students on July 31, 2026:
IUP Hosting Forensic Archaeology Public Day Aug. 5 at IUP Forensic Outdoor Research Station
Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues season four with a conversation focused on the connection between agriculture, conservation, and rural health.
Following concerns raised about the safety of pedestrians, drivers, and users of electronic mobile devices, Indiana University of Pennsylvania has adopted a new policy that prohibits electronic personal mobility devices on IUP property, both in all IUP-owned and managed buildings and outdoor spaces on the Indiana and Punxsutawney campuses.
Matthew Vetter (Department of Language, Literature, and Writing) has been awarded a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation (the nonprofit behind Wikipedia) to expand to strengthen global Wikimedia communities and facilitate collaboration in external grant-making.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Criminal Justice Training Center has received a retired police vehicle from the Jim Shorkey Auto Group and Ibis Emergency Vehicles for use in training students studying to become police officers.
Joel Bonnaud, who has more than a decade of experience working with students, has been selected to serve as an admissions recruiting specialist and counselor for Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Eberly College of Business has been selected by the education services company Princeton Review for its “Best On-Campus MBA Program” listing. As part of this recognition, IUP’s program is included in the Princeton Review’s “Best Business Schools for 2027” report.
The director of the IUP Symphony Orchestra, Rebekah O’Brien, was featured in a recent article by the Centre Daily Times for her work in starting the New Ground Orchestra Festival. The event, which takes place in State College, brings female orchestral musicians from across the world to Pennsylvania.
William Sugg, who has more than 15 years of experience in music education at the secondary and university levels with competitive and high-profile marching programs, has been named director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Marching Band and associate director of Bands. Sugg has served as the interim director of the Marching Band since August 2025.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania announces that Panera Bread is coming to campus in spring 2027. Panera will open in the Crimson Café Food Court as part of an expanded dining program and enhanced meal plan options
Ten students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania completed a unique service-learning project at the Navajo Nation in Arizona as part of an anthropology class taught by Abigail Adams and Amanda Poole.
IUP and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College have developed a unique partnership to offer an opportunity for eligible students to earn three college degrees in five years. The Triple Degree Program offers students an associate, a bachelor’s, and a master’s degree through seamless pathways and taking advantage of accelerated admission to both the bachelor’s and master’s programs.
The Board of Directors of AACSB-International, the longest-serving and premier global accrediting body for business schools, has ratified the recommendation of the organization’s peer review team and the accreditation committee to extend Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s business and accounting programs accreditation through the 2031–32 academic year.
Stephan Schaffrath’s selection as the inaugural director of IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue was part of local and regional media coverage.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for Friday, July 17, 2026, due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) caused by wildfire smoke drifting into Pennsylvania from Canada and Minnesota.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania joined area healthcare providers in hosting 43 students and seven teachers from six area high schools for the second annual Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways (HELP) Summer Experience, June 10 and 11.
Daniel Simoni ’94 has continued his generosity to students at IUP with a $25,000 gift to establish a scholarship in honor of his late father, Wayne Norman Simoni, formerly of Baldwin, Allegheny County.
Jamie Murphy, director of Admissions and Student Affairs for Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was an invited presenter for the 2026 National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions annual meeting.
Professor Christina Huhn is a coauthor of a new peer‑reviewed research article in the NECTFL Review that sheds light on current trends, challenges, and instructional practices in post‑secondary world language classrooms across the United States.
To bring the year of celebrating IUP’s 150th anniversary to a close, 18 members of the university community—current and former faculty members and administrators, historians, journalists, and alumni (many filling more than one of these descriptions)—were asked to share their favorite moments in IUP history.
President Driscoll offers condolences on the death of Michael Gulino, a third-year doctoral student from Uniontown in the Curriculum and Instruction program.
Following a national search, Stephan Schaffrath, who has nearly three decades of experience in higher education, has been selected to serve as the director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Civic Dialogue. Schaffrath will begin his work as director of the Center for Civic Dialogue on July 13.
Members of the IUP Center for Civic Dialogue Executive Leadership Team selected a drawing by Reese Walters, an art studio graphic design and illustration major from Bellefonte, as the winning entry reflecting the goals and mission of the Center for Civic Dialogue during the 2026 IUP Chalk the Walk sidewalk commentary event.
More than 100 members of the IUP community participated in a stakeholder assessment session with the Constructive Dialogue Institute, designed as part of the development of IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue.
IUP Dean of Students Adam Jones presented a program on IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue at the spring Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Student Affairs Conference, “United in Purpose, Grounded in Community.”
IUP’s Chief Compliance Officer, Elise Glenn, IUP Dean of Students, Adam Jones, and IUP Associate Professor of Political Science, Gwen Torges, were honored with the “Institutional Transformation” Award at the 2026 Annual Research Awards Reception held during 2026 Research Appreciation Week.
The following was shared with students on July 7, 2026: