The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that beginning June 10, 2013, Laura Delbrugge will serve as provost associate.

Are you facing the challenge of assessing student learning outcomes effectively while also juggling your busy schedule of teaching and supporting students? Discover the joy of integrating the assessment process into your normal work rather than adding it as an additional burden at a series of free workshops on October 18, 2012.

President Michael Driscoll and Provost Gerald Intemann invite all faculty and staff to extend a warm IUP welcome to our new students at Convocation and a community cookout on Sunday, August 26. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium. Professor Ben Rafoth will deliver the keynote speech, titled, “The People You Meet at IUP."

The provost is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward Nardi as interim dean of the College of Education and Educational Technology beginning July 2, 2012.

Friday, March 16, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. is the deadline for students to file grade appeals for coursework taken during the Fall 2011 semester.

After a thorough discussion, including much input from the IUP community, the Commencement Committee, in conjunction with the Council of Chairs, the President's Cabinet, and the deans, has determined that Spring Commencement will take place on May 12 as two ceremonies in the Kovalchick Athletic and Convention Complex.

This update is the first of several periodic messages intended to keep the university community aware of the progress and actions related to the faculty workforce plan.