September marks National Preparedness Month, a nationwide initiative dedicated to encouraging individuals, families, and communities to be ready for emergencies and disasters. To promote safety and preparedness, IUP Emergency Management is hosting a series of trainings this month.
The following was shared with students on September 11, 2025:
Today, at the direction of Governor Josh Shapiro, all United States and Pennsylvania flags on state facilities, including those at IUP, have been lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk.
Kevin W. Bailey was named the recipient of the 2025 AFA Dr. Kent L. Gardner Award.
The IUP Center for Career and Personnel Preparation and the Family and Consumer Sciences Education program were happy to host the Western Pennsylvania Family and Consumer Sciences Summer Workshop at IUP in June 2025.
The AFSCME Local 763 meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday, September 18, at 5:30 p.m. Zoom links will be emailed to dues-paying members prior to the meeting.
The IUP Department of School Psychology, Special Education, and Sociology proudly celebrates alumna Tara Hackwelder (Sociology MA ‘07), founder of the ZTTK SONshine Foundation, who joined leaders of the foundation in ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, August 29, 2025.
The following was shared with students on September 9, 2025:
“Points of Pride” highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.
The Dessy-Roffman Myth Collaborative at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with IUP's Literature and Criticism Program, will offer the inaugural fall semester German Lecture Series starting on September 17.
Ben Ford, faculty in the Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, was recently sworn in as a member of the Maryland Historical Trust Board of Trustees. He is filling the submerged archaeology position on the board.
The following was shared with students on September 8, 2025:
The following was shared with students on September 8, 2025:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Constitution Day on September 15 with two events free and open to the community, including the traditional public reading of the Constitution by members of the IUP community in front of Stapleton Library. The opportunity to be a reader is open to all.
Composition and Applied Linguistics doctoral student Iwona Ionescu published an article in Praxis 22.3 (2025), titled “Mapping it Out: Rhizomatic Learning of Peer Embedded Tutors for Composition Classes—A Case Study,” exploring how embedded tutors for first-year composition classes develop their expertise outside the formal training sessions.
Andrew Zhou is guest editor of a special issue of the international journal Molecules on novel nanomaterials for sensing, showcasing interdisciplinary research that advances chemical, biological, and environmental sensor technologies.
