Thompson Named Director of IUP Cook Honors College
Todd Thompson, a long-time member of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania faculty, has been selected to serve as director of the IUP Cook Honors College.
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Sigma Delta Pi, National Hispanic Honor Society, Celebrates 53rd Initiation Ceremony
IUP's Iota Mu chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society, celebrated its fifty-third initiation ceremony on Friday, May 1, 2026.
- 04 May 2026
IUP Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence in Language Teaching at Spring Methodology Conference
IUP’s Department of Language, Literature, and Writing proudly marked a milestone moment with the fiftieth annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching, held on Friday, April 24, 2026, in the Hadley Union Building.
- 27 April 2026
Appalachian Professional Language Educators’ Society (APPLES) Hosts Annual Language Festival
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, the Appalachian Professional Language Educators’ Society (APPLES) hosted its annual Foreign Language Festival on the IUP campus. Approximately 130 foreign language students from local area high schools participated.
- 11 April 2026
IUP Offering One-Day Immersive Workshop Passport to France
On April 17, the Allenwood at IUP, located on the ground floor of Ackerman Hall, will host Passport to France, a one-day immersive travel-readiness workshop, a practical, hands-on session focused on essential travel preparation, including documents, money, transportation, health, culture, and emergency planning. Registration closes April 10.
- 01 April 2026
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