IUP’s Kipp Gallery will host artist Justin Shull and his traveling work of art The Porta Hedge: Mobile Observation Lab. This mobile, artificial hedge can be entered by spectators. It will be open for viewing in the Oak Grove on December 2 and 3, 2009.

Bill Strickland, author of the 2009 Common Freshman Reader, Make the Impossible Possible, was on campus to share his personal story in an evening lecture Wednesday, November 17, 2009. See photos from his classroom visits earlier in the day.

The University Museum’s series on the region’s coal history will continue Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in Sprowls Hall’s McVitty Auditorium. “Unions: Roots of the ‘Democratic Impulse’ in District 2, UMWA, 1919–1943” will be presented by Dr. Irwin Marcus, professor emeritus with IUP’s History Department.

IUP President Tony Atwater was one of fifty people selected for the 2009 New Pittsburgh Courier’s “Men of Excellence” recognition. The program recognizes African-American male executives based on their professional success, contributions as a role model, and community involvement.

Terry R. Carter has been selected as vice president for University Relations and executive director of the Foundation for IUP. Carter, who will begin January 1, 2010, has more than thirty-four years of experience in fundraising, development, and advancement.

Bill Strickland, author of this year’s Common Freshman Reader, Make the Impossible Possible, will be honored by IUP’s Phi Kappa Phi honor society during his visit to campus November 17, 2009, which includes a lecture at 7:00 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.

IUP will host a workshop Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. geared toward students who are entering the job market. The “$tart $mart Campus Workshop” will be held in Room 116 of the Northern Suites, located behind Weyandt Hall.