IUP’s Cook Honors College recently announced the winners of the Making a Difference essay contest.  This annual national high school writing competition asks readers to reflect on how community service has been transformative in their lives. 

After a presentation on the structure and technique of opera performances, IUP Cook Honors College freshmen attended the premiere of Verdi’s La Traviata at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh on October 15th. For some students, this was the first opportunity they had to attend an opera.

Two IUP Cook Honors College students, Mitchell DeRubis, a junior Economics/Mathematics major, and Christian Minich, a senior Economics and Philosophy double major, won Best Undergraduate Paper at the Pennsylvania Economic Association’s annual conference.

Robin Beisel, a senior International Business major at the IUP Cook Honors College, is the 2011 recipient of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) scholarship.

The Cook Honors College at IUP announces its Fall 2011 overnight Open Houses for prospective high school students and their families.

The Cook Honors College at IUP announces the annual Making a Difference essay competition for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors

Rachel Snyder, a Psychology major in the Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is preparing for graduate school by participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduates at Yale this summer.