Her presentation will take place at 6:00 p.m. on April 22, 2013, in B-23 Davis Hall. All are invited.
]]>Please join us celebrating our spring and summer graduates!
]]>Her presentation will take place at 6:00 p.m. on April 22, 2013, in B-23 Davis Hall. All are invited.
]]>Pictured with Dean (left) is his nominator, Michael Galbraith, professor of Leadership Studies at Marshal University Graduate School.
The Hall of Fame recognizes a select number of individuals each year. According to the Hall of Fame website: “The International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame has been created not only to honor leaders in the fields of continuing education and adult learning but to serve as a record and inspiration for the next generation of continuing education leaders. Election to the Hall of Fame acknowledges that these men and women have made distinguished contributions to the field of adult and continuing education. Each has provided a crucial nexus between resources and learners.”
For more information please see the Hall of Fame website.
]]>Jennifer, who lives in Pittsburgh, was recognized for her outstanding academic work and her involvement in the arts and nonprofit communities in the greater Pittsburgh area. One of Jennifer’s accomplishments was an innovative and original research study on the use of social media for marketing and public relations by nonprofit organizations. In addition, she authored an article entitled “Exploring the Meaning of Learning and Community,” which was published in the PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning.
]]>Clata Louis '06 (right) with adult education pioneer Phyllis Cunningham
Louis, a native of St. Lucia, earned the award for her work with community women's organizations in that Caribbean country.
Louis is currently completing her doctoral studies in adult education at Northern Illinois University.
The Phyllis Cunningham Social Justice Award was established in 1996 by the Department of Counseling, Adult, and Higher Education at NIU to recognize the contributions made by students and/or community members to initiatives for social justice, community empowerment, and community or popular education.
]]>Thad Dachille, an outstanding master’s student in the Adult Education and Communications Technology (AECT) program, won the Klinginsmith Media Award because of his superb media production accomplishments.
He served as a graduate assistant in the Communications Media Department this year, working with Louis Almeida on a number of projects. His performance and overall coproduction quality was spectacular. In fact, his work with one of the grants was so stellar that the grant’s president said, “I love the design of the booklet and the messages. It’s very cool to see this. We can adopt it as it is.”
Having a coproduction accepted by a national-level grantee is, in itself, worthy of praise. It was also a prime application of instructional design for a real-world client, and was one of the very best designs to come out of the AECT program.
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At the IUP Graduate Scholars Forum on April 6, 2011, graduate students Bill Gasior and Brenton Kelly won for the virtual tour they created for the Communications Media Department.
In the Fall semester of 2009, Dr. Kurt Dudt, the Communications Media Department chair, discovered the need for constructing a virtual tour for the department. In order to gain a competitive edge and to satisfy the increased need for online promotional materials, he asked Gasior, an Adult Education and Communications Technology master’s graduate assistant at the time, and Kelly, a Communications Media undergraduate at the time, to come together and take on the task of creating the first ever Communications Media Virtual Tour.
When Gasior and Kelly began constructing the virtual tour, they realized that it must encompass and showcase all the unique aspects that the Communications Media Department had to offer. It also had to provide information about the department’s faculty, students, degrees, and resources using a combination of different forms of media. They accomplished this with three overall goals for the website:
The final product was not only a hit within the Communications Media Department, but it proved to be a huge promotional success and even attracted attention from other departments within Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Having accomplished such a huge task for the Communications Media Department, Gasior felt it more than necessary to enter the Communications Media Virtual Tour into the first Graduate Scholars Forum at IUP. On April 6, 2011, Gasior and Kelly presented their product during the open forum and, much to their delight, won best-in-show honors from the College of Education and Educational Technology. They each were awarded $500 in travel funds from IUP to support their participation in a conference, forum, or other professional development experience.
Much time, hard work, and dedication paid off, not only for Gasior and Kelly, but for the Communications Media Department as well.
]]>The graduation will honor the students in the Adult and Community Education master’s program as well as the Adult Education and Communications Technology master’s program.
The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Crimson Event Center in Folger Hall.
The full address for Folger Hall is
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Crimson Event Center
Folger Hall
599 Pratt Drive
Indiana, PA 15705
You may park in front of Folger Hall or behind the Eberly College of Business for free after 5:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, please contact Marceda Smith in the ACE Department:
Phone: 724-357-2470
E-mail: msmith@iup.edu
Lynn is a nationally recognized consultant in leadership and emotional intelligence. She is the author of six books and the founder of the Adele Lynn Leadership Group.
For more information, call 724-357-2470 or e-mail Dr. Gary Dean at gjdean@iup.edu.
]]>The GSA comprises two representatives elected by the full-time and part-time graduate students of the department. It serves graduate students through voting representation on the Senate Graduate Committee and the University Senate by making recommendations about graduate student affairs to the Graduate School and Research and by working through other university committees and channels to improve the social, intellectual, and cultural life of graduate students. All graduate students are encouraged and welcome to participate in GSA.
]]>Born in Pittsburgh in 1923, Margaret grew up in a large family, then married and had five children of her own. While raising a family with her husband, Al, Margaret graduated from Duquesne University in 1962 with a B.Ed. in English Literature and taught in the Pittsburgh public schools for ten years. She received her M.Ed. in 1971 and a Ph.D. in 1974, both from the University of Pittsburgh, then began teaching at IUP in 1976.
In the classroom, Margaret was considered a master teacher by those who had the privilege of learning from and with her. Her respect for other people and her love of teaching were basic in her nature and constant in her interactions with others. She exemplified the model teacher and continuously strived to better herself, the community, and others.
Her academic and interpersonal skills were many and noteworthy, as were her accomplishments outside the classroom. Margaret established the IUP Center for Community Education in 1976. As director, she ensured that the center provided training and technical assistance to hundreds of educators throughout Pennsylvania. Margaret also served on several state boards and committees and was active in numerous professional organizations. She was a volunteer for the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) and served two terms as president of the Pennsylvania Community Education Association.
On a more global scale, Margaret was a key contributor at international community education conferences in Australia, Ireland, and Kenya. She also took a sabbatical to work at the International Community Education Center in Coventry, England, and at a community college in Djakarta, Indonesia.
When Margaret wasn’t championing a cause, she was often making presentations, which totaled more than twenty at the local, state, and national levels. She also authored chapters for the 1981 and 1987 Pennsylvania Handbook of Adult Education.
So that we are reminded of her diligence, professionalism, and her personalized approach to teaching, Indiana University of Pennsylvania has established the Margaret Mahler Fund to commemorate her approach to life and academic accomplishments. It provides funds to support student activities and recognition of student achievement in the Adult and Community Education program at IUP—something Margaret would have loved very much.
Contributions to the Margaret Mahler Fund can be made by returning the attached downloadable form with a check or money order (please mark the memo portion of your check: Fund #4657, Mahler Fund). Charge cards are also accepted with completed verification information. Please mail your tax-deductible contributions to this address:
Foundation for IUP
Sutton Hall, Room 103
1011 South Drive
Indiana, PA 15705-1046
The following graduates have been recipients of the Margaret Mahler Memorial Award:
Kathleen Cowles, 1996
Patricia Kirkpatrick, 1997
Roy H. McCullagh, 1998
Andra Cross, 1999
Susan Stumpp, 2000
Vera Auretto, 2001
Lynnan Mocek, 2002
Mary Beth Hassan, 2004
Andrew Simpson, 2005
Jennifer Primack, 2006
Michelle Ferguson, 1996
Christine Cresson, 1996
Susanne M. Weiland, 1998
Diana L. Flynn, 1998
Linda R. Madden-Brenholts, 1999
Renee Knox, 1999
Joe Norden, Jr., 2001
Laura Stewart-Webboy, 2004