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Dean’s List for Fall 2025

Dean’s List for Fall 2025

Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean’s List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA...

Faces of IUP: Betsy Sarneso

Faces of IUP: Betsy Sarneso

As director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at IUP, Betsy Sarneso guides students in 25 Greek organizations, building leadership, inclusivity, and...

IUP Receives $2.295 Million for Project to Create Constructive Dialogue and Civic Life Center

IUP Receives $2.295 Million for Project to Create Constructive Dialogue and Civic Life Center

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $2,295,315 from the United States Department of Education to create a Center for Dialogue and Civic...

IUP Earns Best Colleges, Best Value, Most Affordable Designations by Research.com

IUP Earns Best Colleges, Best Value, Most Affordable Designations by Research.com

IUP Roots Run Deep in College Football’s Biggest Game

IUP Roots Run Deep in College Football’s Biggest Game

Monday night’s College Football Playoffs championship game, between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes, will feature some men who...

IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Founding Associate Dean Recognized by National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners

IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Founding Associate Dean Recognized by National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners

Founding Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education Ryan Smith, a member of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s...

Impact 150: Political Science Graduate Gifts $100,000 to IUP to Support Students

Impact 150: Political Science Graduate Gifts $100,000 to IUP to Support Students

Cynthia Vallina, a 1982 political science graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has gifted $100,000 to support students interested in...

IUP Selects Peter Holden as Vice President for Administration and Finance

IUP Selects Peter Holden as Vice President for Administration and Finance

Following a national search, Indiana University of Pennsylvania President Michael Driscoll has selected Peter Holden, an administrator with...

Belinda Nuth Sloboda on Interior Design’s Many Paths—Meet Our Faculty

Belinda Nuth Sloboda on Interior Design’s Many Paths—Meet Our Faculty

Belinda Nuth Sloboda, assistant professor of interior design, brings decades of experience—from residential design to creating spaces for...

IUP's Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine: 2025 Year in Review

IUP's Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine: 2025 Year in Review

Since IUP's Council of Trustees approved exploring the possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at IUP in December 2022, the...

From Liberal Studies to Crimson Core

From Liberal Studies to Crimson Core

After 36 years of Liberal Studies, general education got an overhaul.

2025 Distinguished Alumni Awardees

2025 Distinguished Alumni Awardees

See the latest graduates to earn the Alumni Association’s top honor.

A Smash Hit

A Smash Hit

Find out why IUP Day at PNC Park has become one of the most anticipated alumni events.

The Future of Division II

The Future of Division II

Find out how allowing Division I student-athletes to be paid impacts DII schools like IUP.

Old School: When It Might Be Perry Como on the Hallway Phone

Old School: When It Might Be Perry Como on the Hallway Phone

A nostalgic look back at college life in the 1960s at Indiana State College (now IUP), reflecting on dorm life in historic John Sutton Hall, campus...

More Reasons to Celebrate: Campaign Launches During Sesquicentennial Kickoff

More Reasons to Celebrate: Campaign Launches During Sesquicentennial Kickoff

On the day IUP officially began celebrating the 150-year anniversary of its founding as Indiana State Normal School, it also launched its...

Winter Commencement 2025

Winter Commencement 2025

Nearly 460 new graduates were honored at Winter Commencement on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Kovalchick Complex before heading into the next...

The Greatest Lecture in IUP History (for Me)

The Greatest Lecture in IUP History (for Me)

Some 60 years have passed, but IUP alumnus Michael Lambert remembers every word of a lecture English professor Maurice Rider gave one warm spring...

Path of a Lifetime

Path of a Lifetime

David Walzak and the former Becky Blocker met in the Oak Grove in September 1968, and 57 years later, they are still together. Learn about their...

Hancox ’24 Selected as Only American Representative of Women Emerging Leadership Platform

Hancox ’24 Selected as Only American Representative of Women Emerging Leadership Platform

Abigail Hancox, a 2024 graduate of IUP, is one of only two students in the PASSHE System and one of only three United States representatives for...

Programs in IUP Department of Hospitality and Employment Relations Receive Unconditional Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Programs in IUP Department of Hospitality and Employment Relations Receive Unconditional Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Programs in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Hospitality and Employment Relations have received unconditional reaffirmation...

IUP Council of Trustees Approve Consolidation of Fees, Dining Fee Changes

IUP Council of Trustees Approve Consolidation of Fees, Dining Fee Changes

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Council of Trustees approved a new dining plan option and recommended changes in fees, including a...

IUP Council of Trustees Approve Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine Program, Authorize Sending Program to State System Board of Governors

IUP Council of Trustees Approve Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine Program, Authorize Sending Program to State System Board of Governors

Today, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees approved the Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine program, which would be...

Alumna and Retiree Continues Support With Impact 150 Gift; Impact 150 Comprehensive Campaign at 65% of Goal

Alumna and Retiree Continues Support With Impact 150 Gift; Impact 150 Comprehensive Campaign at 65% of Goal

Ruth Riesenman, of Indiana, a 1964 alumna of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, retired IUP administrator, long-time IUP supporter and volunteer,...

President Presents “Points of Pride”

President Presents “Points of Pride”

“Points of Pride” highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.