Trainers from each division and/or college are meeting with their departmental colleagues, providing an overview of the elements of the university’s policy and federal regulations related to Title IX. In addition, the training provides an overview of resources to which employees may turn when working with students with concerns or having difficulty adjusting to college life.
Members of the university community are encouraged to participate in the training, and can learn more about Title IX and supporting students with concerns through the following IUP webpages: Title IX and Sexual Harassment and Concern and Response Team.
]]>Turner has served as the regional director of the PBCOHE Western Region for the past year and as a member of PBCOHE since 1998.
The PBCOHE held a conference in February with the theme of “Continuing Our Advocacy for Inclusion in Higher Education.”
]]>This Spring semester, Dan Burkett has taken on an additional role in working with Rhonda Luckey as a dean’s associate for the Concern and Response Team (CART). For more information about CART, or to seek assistance for a student exhibiting concerning behaviors, contact any of the members of CART. A list of the members of the Concern and Response Team can be found at CART Membership.
For more information about the university’s policies addressing the health and safety of the members of the university community, see IUP’s Policies Addressing Individual and Community Well-Being.
]]>Luckey and IUP students, faculty, and staff work closely with the Elm Street manager, Victoria Rosenberger, and members of Downtown Indiana to recognize, mobilize, and celebrate student residents as local community assets and promote students’ development as engaged and contributing members of the Indiana community.
]]>Two grants of $3,500 and five grants of $1,000 will be awarded. All are welcome to apply, but a member of the Student Affairs Division must serve as the project coordinator.
Preference will be given to initiatives which:
The deadline to submit a Retention Mini-Grant proposal is set for November 30, 2012. Please see the Application, full description of the Student Retention Mini Grant Initiative, and Student Affairs Learning Outcomes.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
Please direct any questions to Jessica Miller at JeMiller@iup.edu, Amber Racchini at amber.racchini@iup.edu, or Allison Shumar at a.l.shumar3@iup.edu.
]]>Faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend a presentation by Miller at 1:45 p.m. in Ruddock Hall, Room G12.
]]>Find your polling place on your voter registration card. Or you can check PA Voter Services.
Students living on campus will be assigned to vote at Zink Hall, Pratt Hall, or Mack Park. You can vote only at your assigned polling place.
Find your polling place on your voter registration card or at PA Voter Services. Remember, you can vote only at your assigned polling place.
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
If you're standing in line at a polling location at 8:00 pm, you have the right to vote.
A photo ID is not required in this election. But if you're voting for the first time in a precinct, you do need to show ID. Some acceptable forms include:
See a complete list at PA Voter Services.
If you registered to vote on campus, you should have received a voter registration card at your mailing address. If you haven't received your card, check to make sure you're registered to vote at PA Voter Services.
If you're listed as registered, just go and vote. If you're not listed as registered but you did complete a voter registration form, call your county board of elections. Find phone numbers at PA Voter Services. The Indiana county number is (724) 465-3852.
Note: If you're told at the polling place that you're ineligible to vote, you have the right to request a provisional ballot.
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Faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend a presentation by Piemonte at 1:45 p.m. in Ruddock Hall, Room G12.
Two other candidates will visit campus as noted below:
Each candidate will be making a presentation at 1:45 p.m. on the day of their visit. The university community is invited to attend the presentations.
Candidate interviews are as follows:
The resume/vita for all candidates will be posted the day prior to their scheduled interview date.
]]>The SOC-IX Training Resource Team will facilitate the workshop from 8:30 a.m.–noon in Wallwork Hall, room G-98.
This workshop will prepare a group of IUP faculty and staff who will train their colleagues in recognizing and responding to students of concern and complying with Title IX requirements.
]]>IUP is committed to a work environment free from any form of sexual harassment or sexual violence. The IUP Sexual Harassment Policy prohibits sexual harassment and sexual violence and provides reporting procedures.
Questions about IUP’s efforts to prevent sexual misconduct and address reports of sexual violence can be directed to Rhonda Luckey, vice president for Student Affairs and IUP’s Title IX coordinator, at 724-357-2220, or Rhonda.Luckey@iup.edu.
The objective of IUP Missing Residential Student Policy is to clearly define the reporting protocol when a residential student is presumed missing. Questions about IUP’s Missing Residential Student protocol can be addressed to Sam Clutter, director, University Safety, 724-357-3201 or Samuel.Clutter@iup.edu.
The purpose of the IUP Involuntary Withdrawal Policy is to provide a procedure for determining whether an identified student’s behavior poses a direct threat and for responding to such behavior. Rarely does student behavior pose a direct threat. However, involuntary withdrawal may be appropriate when:
Questions about the Involuntary Withdrawal Policy can be addressed to Dr. Rhonda Luckey, vice president for Student Affairs, at 724-357-2220 or Rhonda.Luckey@iup.edu.
]]>Through collaboration focused on student learning and success, IUP’s Student Affairs Division offers student-centered services, programs, and experiences which promote excellence, stimulate discovery, celebrate diversity, and motivate students' development, involvement, and personal and professional achievement.
By fostering a supportive campus environment and offering services, resources, and experiences which inspire self-discovery and growth, the Student Affairs Division prepares students to be productive and successful citizens and leaders in a diverse world.
The Division has developed nine broad objectives which address the following four keystones: 1) support student success, 2) individual and community well-being, 3) inclusion and engagement, and 4) accountability and sustainability.
For more information, please contact Rhonda Luckey, vice president for Student Affairs, at rluckey@iup.edu.
]]>Dear IUP Students,
Success at IUP happens when you are informed, focused, involved, and engaged.
Throughout the semester, if you have questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to seek out the assistance of faculty, staff, and administrators, or, if you’re not sure who to ask, send an e-mail to iup-hawks@iup.edu. Someone from the university will be back in touch within 24 hours.
I look forward to our sharing a productive year together.
]]>Cecilia was a junior majoring in Fashion Merchandising. Nicholas was a senior majoring in Health and Physical Education.
Funeral arrangements for Cecilia are specified in her obituary.
Funeral arrangements for Nicholas are private. His parents would like to share this tribute.
Students who would like to speak with a counselor are encouraged to call or visit the Counseling Center in the Center for Health and Well-Being, located in the Suites on Maple East.
The phone number for the Counseling Center is (724) 357-2621. The center is open 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., with some evening hours available by appointment.
Rhonda Luckey
Vice President for Student Affairs
Students with no other form of photo ID acceptable for voting in the 2012 Pennsylvania presidential primary or election may have a sticker applied to their I-Card that will make it acceptable for voting.
In addition, an I-CARD without an expiration date will be accepted at the primary; it will not be accepted at the general election on November 6.
Stickers will be available at the I-Card office in the HUB from April 19 through Election Day, November 6.
]]>The members of IUP’s Concern and Response Team also are available to assist in determining to whom to refer concerns and/or intervention. More information about our support for students in distress can be found at Supporting Students with Concerns.
Always, in the case of an emergency, call University Police at 724-357-2141.
]]>Students who are planning to vote in the Pennsylvania primary on April 24 must have an acceptable photo ID with them.
An IUP I-Card will not be accepted. An I-Card will be accepted.
Starting this fall, Pennsylvania law now requires will require voters to show an acceptable photo ID to vote at the polls. All IDs must contain a name, a photo, and an expiration date that is current.
Because I-Cards have no expiration date, they will not be accepted. I-Cards without an expiration date will be accepted at the primary. I-Cards without an expiration date will not be accepted at the general election.
Students whose I-Cards have no expiration date can have a date sticker applied to their card at the I-Card Office, Hadley Union Building. Newly issued I-Cards will have an expiration date.
What forms of photo ID are accepted?
I-Cards without or with an expiration date at the primary. I-Cards with an expiration date at the general election.
Photo IDs issued by the U.S. Government or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Also accepted: An employee photo ID issued by the federal government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania county, or a Pennsylvania municipal government, or a photo ID issued by a Pennsylvania care facility.
For more information, see this fact sheet: FAQ: Using a College or University ID to Vote.
If have any questions, please contact my-success@iup.edu.
]]>The data will identify the degree to which existing on-campus housing facilities meet the current needs of undergraduate, graduate, and nontraditional IUP students. The master plan will provide recommendations for addressing current and future needs.
The first phase of the study, launched in Spring 2012, entails the collection and analysis of information from multiple data sources in order to provide a comprehensive housing market analysis. Data will be collected and analyzed pertaining to IUP enrollment projections and current on-campus and off-campus housing facilities and their existing capacities, as well as perceptions of students and other stakeholders of how well current housing facilities are aligned with present and projected demand.
Perkins Eastman has contracted with Ira Fink and Associates, Berkley, Calif., to independently design and administer a student housing and demographic survey which will be distributed to all undergraduate and graduate students on the Indiana campus beginning on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Fink and Associates also will be visiting IUP later in April to facilitate a series of focus group interviews with members of the university community (students, faculty, and staff).
Additional information pertaining to the housing market study can be obtained by contacting Student Affairs lead facilitator Michael Lemasters, executive director of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining and associate dean of Campus Living and Learning, at Michael.Lemasters@iup.edu.
]]>Terenzini said, “Virtually all student experiences that influence learning and change involve one or more of these characteristics. And they are found virtually everywhere, unbounded by time or place.”
Following the keynote address, IUP colleagues worked in small groups addressing the six characteristics of effective learning experiences and identifying ways for IUP to further its efforts to support student success.
Terenzini is a distinguished professor and senior scientist emeritus in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. He is among the most recognized scholars and most frequently cited authors in the area of higher education research.
The workshop was cosponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Student Affairs Division.
]]>The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Crimson Event Center and conclude at noon. Please see a complete agenda of the workshop. Reservations are appreciated and can be made by contacting Sharon Aikins via e-mail at saikins@iup.edu.
Pat Terenzini is a distinguished professor and senior scientist emeritus in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. Terenzini is among the most recognized scholars and most frequently cited authors in the area of higher education research. Learn more about Patrick Terenzini.
]]>Always, in an emergency, contact University Police at 724-357-2141. If you are unsure about how best to help students who appear to be having difficulties, download the “Where To Turn” flyer to print and share with a student with concerns.
Contact Rhonda Luckey, vice president for Student Affairs, at rluckey@iup.edu, or contact any other member of CART for advice and direction.
]]>Each year, the division’s faculty and staff develop plans and share accomplishments in its annual plan and report.
Contact Rhonda Luckey, vice president for Student Affairs, with questions and comments at rluckey@iup.edu or 724-357-4040.
]]>Do you have an interest in music and in working with students to bring out their school spirit?
If so, a dozen students who have signed up to be part of the new IUP Pep Band are looking for you.
The IUP Pep Band will debut during the men’s and women’s basketball games on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Kovalchick Complex.
Please contact Rhonda Luckey at rluckey@iup.edu, or call 724-357-2220, Student Affairs, to volunteer.
Go Hawks!
]]>Do you have an interest in music and working with our students to bring out their school spirit? A dozen students have signed up to be a part of this new initiative. The IUP Pep Band will have its debut during the Saturday, February 4, 2012, home basketball games.
Please contact Rhonda Luckey at rluckey@iup.edu, or call 724-357-2220, Student Affairs, to learn more about this new opportunity.
Go Hawks!
]]>The Counseling Center is a member of the IUP Student Affairs Division.
]]>Adam Jones is the 2011 recipient of the David A. DeCoster Excellence in Assessment Award for his outstanding assessment project.
Adam is the residence director of Stephenson Hall in the Office of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining. His assessment project, “Residence Life Paraprofessional Staff Job Satisfaction Survey”, was chosen as the most outstanding assessment project among all submissions received by departments within the Student Affairs Division. Congratulations to Adam for a job well done!
The Office of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining is a member of the IUP Student Affairs Division.
]]>This award recognizes an outstanding assessment project completed by a member of the Student Affairs Division. Dr. Karen Rose Cercone and Ms. Barbe Moore are the featured speakers.
During the 2011–2012 academic year, departments within the Student Affairs Division are focusing divisional assessment efforts on diversity research, specifically student achievement, satisfaction, persistence, graduation, and skill acquisition related to students becoming “responsible learners (who) are engaged citizens of a diverse democratic society (and) who have a deep sense of social responsibility and ethical judgment. They are responsible for their personal actions and civic values.” (Expected University Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes, adopted May 2006)
]]>Since 2008, Ms. Cowles has served as the interim executive director. She has been a member of the university community for twenty-three years, working in college health. She is an IUP alumna receiving a B.S. in Nursing and M.A. in Adult and Community Education. She has been certified as a critical care registered nurse, health education specialist, and HIV educator. She has been awarded multiple foundation, state, and federal grants totaling over $800,000.
She received the 2007 Graduate Dean’s Award for Outstanding Commitment to Sponsored Programs for the implementation of the Haven Project, a program that provides services to students who experience violence. She has served on multiple university committees including the University Senate, where she is currently a member of the Rules Committee. Ms. Cowles also serves as associate dean of Students for Health and Well-Being, working directly with Vice President Rhonda Luckey.
]]>The David A. DeCoster Excellence in Assessment Award recognizes an outstanding assessment project completed by Student Affairs Division colleagues in 2010–2011.
More than one application from a department is encouraged, and applications can come from individuals or teams.
Criteria included in the review of applications are:
There’s practically no additional work to submit an assessment project for consideration—perhaps an hour or so to complete and submit the application.
The project winner(s) will be announced at the divisional opening in September and will receive the rotating recognition plaque, as well as universitywide acknowledgment.
This is an excellent opportunity to add to your resume or professional portfolio, plus be recognized among Student Affairs peers for outstanding effort and accomplishment.
We all participate in assessment activities—why not be recognized for your work?
Complete the application, attach supporting documentation, and hand deliver to Jack Makara, Office of Housing and Residence Life, Ruddock Hall, Room G37 or send electronically to jgmakara@iup.edu.
Submit application by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2011
]]>The Student Affairs Division will attend the picnic this Wednesday, June 8, 2011, as a group.
]]>IUP Parent Connections contains university news, links to the university calendar, and advice and tips from the campus's experts in academic administration and student life professionals.
Visit IUP's Parents website today to subscribe or to read all the news.
]]>The U.S. Department of Education’s $500,000 grant is to create systemwide strategies based on NIAAA proven strategies to reduce high-risk drinking among first-year resident students on all PASSHE campuses.
Ann Sesti, assistant director of the Center for Health and Well-Being, is IUP’s campus coordinator for the PASSHE grant, “Challenging the Primacy of Alcohol in the Campus Culture of the Fourteen Universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.”
Rhonda Luckey, vice president for Student Affairs, serves on the PASSHE Grant Oversight Committee. This year’s activities include implementing:
IUP’s activities are posted at the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Program website.
Faculty, staff, and students with IUP’s Center for Health and Well-Being are pleased to work collaboratively throughout the university to implement the grant, focused to positively impact students’ healthy, responsible, and legal choices related to alcohol use.
]]>The submission and application process is outlined below:
If you have any questions regarding the award, please do not hesitate to contact your department’s Student Affairs Division’s Student Learning Outcomes Committee (SAD-SLOC) representative or Jack Makara (jgmakara@iup.edu), SAD-SLOC cochair.
]]>Due to weather conditions, the June 9, 2010, Picnic in the Grove was canceled. The Student Affairs Division will attend the picnic this Wednesday, June 30, as a group.
Special recognition and prizes will also be offered.
]]>The Student Affairs Division will attend the picnic this Wednesday, June 9, 2010, as a group.
Special recognition and prizes will also be offered.
]]>The title of the presentation is “Infrastructure and Collaboration Involved in Residential Revival.” The focus of this presentation will be the design and integration of the technology built into the Residential Revival project. Attendees will gain an understanding of the challenges that were faced as buildings were being prepared for demolition and the new buildings were designed and built.
ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, is an international nonprofit educational association serving colleges and universities.
]]>Students can direct questions to the university offices or departments referenced in The Source, or by e-mailing iup-hawks@iup.edu.
]]>The university is committed to providing support to students whose behaviors may jeopardize their own safety and well-being or that of others. For information about and guidance on completing the form, please see Students at Risk: When Student Behaviors are Concerning.
]]>Presentation topic: “Twenty-first-century college students and how a new comprehensive Center for Health and Well-Being identifies and delivers needed college health services over the course of the next ten years”
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
10:10–11:15 a.m.
Suites on Maple West, G12 Conference Room
Itinerary and Vita will be available at the presentation.
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