Central Calendar

All Day

Final Exams

Final Exams begin Tuesday, December 11, and end Friday, December 14, 2012.

8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Ujamaa Food Drive

African American Cultural Center, Delaney Hall B23

Share the Holiday spirit with the less fortunate! Collected food items will be donated to a local food bank. Collection boxes will be at IUP AACC Office and at various locations on campus. Collection hours are daily, Monday through Friday. Student will be available to pick up your donations. Collection hours are daily, Monday through Friday. Sponsored by IUP Cultural Center in conjuction with Ujamaa students. For further information, please contact the AACC at 724-357-2455.

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

African American Cultural Center Annual Office Potluck Holiday Social

African American Cultural Center, Delaney Hall B23

All are welcome to join the AACC staff in its annual potluck social for the Holiday Season. Please bring a dish to share, but not required. For further information, contact the AACC Office at 724-357-2455.

All Day

Final Exams

Final Exams begin Tuesday, December 11, and end Friday, December 14, 2012.

8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Ujamaa Food Drive

African American Cultural Center, Delaney Hall B23

Share the Holiday spirit with the less fortunate! Collected food items will be donated to a local food bank. Collection boxes will be at IUP AACC Office and at various locations on campus. Collection hours are daily, Monday through Friday. Student will be available to pick up your donations. Collection hours are daily, Monday through Friday. Sponsored by IUP Cultural Center in conjuction with Ujamaa students. For further information, please contact the AACC at 724-357-2455.

8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

African American Cultural Center Special Study Hours ends

African American Cultural Center, Delaney Hall B23

Students, enjoy your break. See you in the spring 2012! The AACC staff.

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

IUP Council of Trustees Public Meeting

Gorell Recital Hall

7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Mindfulness Meditation with Caleb Finegan

Sunflower Yoga, 850 Philadelphia St. Indiana, PA

12:00 a.m.–11:55 p.m.

Last day of fall patient care

Health Service

Last day of fall 2012 patient care until January 28, 2013.

All Day

Final Exams End

Final Exams begin Tuesday, December 11, and end Friday, December 14, 2012.

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Ujamaa Food Drive Ends

African American Cultural Center, Delaney Hall B23

Thanks to all who donated to this event. IUP African American Cultural Center (AACC) wish all to have a safe and relaxing Holiday Season 2012.

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Culinary Admissions Baking Buffet Tour

Culinary Admissions

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

African American Cultural Center 18th Annual Fall Pre-Commencement Reception and Awards Program

HUB Ohio Room

Co-sponsored by the offices of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Social Equity and the Black Student League.

All Day

December 2012 Commencement

9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony

Fisher Auditorium

10:00 a.m.–10:05 a.m.

Winter Break Closing Notice, December 2012

Residence Halls

Winter Break 2012 Closing Notice.

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex

8:00 p.m.–11:55 p.m.

B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert

The Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Complex

The B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert, presented by S&T Bank, benefits the Renda Broadcasting Teddy Bear Fund Drive. The Teddy Bear Fund Drive has raised 1.8 million dollars for the Indiana Regional Medical Center's Pediatrics Department and the Free Care Fund at Children's Hospital. For more information about B.E. Taylor, visit www.betaylor.com TICKET PRICES: $50.00 (1st 5 rows of floor) $30.00 (Floor/100 Level) $25.00 (100 Level Upper Sides) see map for details (Prices does include $2 facility fee) DOORS: Open one hour prior to performance PARKING: Parking for this event will be $5.00

All Day

All Student Teaching Evaluations and Final Grades Due

All evaluations and final grades are due in the Office of Teacher Education today.

12:15 p.m.–12:45 p.m.

Mindful Movement Yoga with Jan Baker

Suites on Maple East, room 402

6:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Academy Testing

Zink Hall

The IUP Criminal Justice Training Center will be conducting testing for new cadets for its full time Police Academy class starting in January. Anyone interested should call 724-357-6943 for more details.

5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

IUP Women's Basketball vs. Bloomsburg

The Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Complex

Event Info About: IUP Women's Basketball The Crimson Hawks are looking to return to the PSAC tournament for the fifth straight year under Head Coach Jeff Dow, and he returns five starters from a season ago. A Division II Bulletin Preseason All-American, Pastorek headlines the group that led IUP to the semifinals of both the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region tournaments and finished with a 23-7 record. About: IUP Men's Basketball IUP is gunning for another run at the PSAC tournament championship after winning the title in 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Hawks have reached the postseason in each of the last five years under Head Coach Joe Lombardi, including runs in the NCAA tournament each of the last four. Last year saw IUP go 23-6 overall, including an impressive 19-3 record in the conference, advancing to the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region semifinals. TICKET PRICES: •$11.00 Center Court •$10.00 Courtside •$9.00 Upper Corners (Prices do include $2 facility fee) DOORS: Open one hour prior to performance

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Seminar: “The First Step: How to Start and Finance Your Business”

Eberly College, Suite 108

The Small Business Development Center at IUP is offering seminars on starting and expanding a business. Sample topics are start-up regulatory issues, creating financial projections, how to develop a business plan, and financing. The fee is waived because of the Jobs Act. Registration is required.

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

IUP Men's Basketball vs. Bloomsburg

The Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Complex

Event Info About: IUP Women's Basketball The Crimson Hawks are looking to return to the PSAC tournament for the fifth straight year under Head Coach Jeff Dow, and he returns five starters from a season ago. A Division II Bulletin Preseason All-American, Pastorek headlines the group that led IUP to the semifinals of both the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region tournaments and finished with a 23-7 record. About: IUP Men's Basketball IUP is gunning for another run at the PSAC tournament championship after winning the title in 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Hawks have reached the postseason in each of the last five years under Head Coach Joe Lombardi, including runs in the NCAA tournament each of the last four. Last year saw IUP go 23-6 overall, including an impressive 19-3 record in the conference, advancing to the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region semifinals. TICKET PRICES: •$11.00 Center Court •$10.00 Courtside •$9.00 Upper Corners (Prices do include $2 facility fee) DOORS: Open one hour prior to performance

8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Black Friday: The Musical (Keystone Repertory Theater)

Waller Hall Studio Theater

In preparation for its launch this summer, Keystone Repertory Theater is thrilled to announce that a staged reading of "Black Friday: The Musical" will be the first project for the newly created KRT Lab. This program serves as a training ground for young theater professionals in playwriting, directing, and acting, where the focus is to nurture development of new works for the theater. Written by Joe York and directed by Nicholas Hrutkay, this is an original rock musical set in a post-apocalyptic future where mall security reigns supreme. NOTE: This show contains language and situations to which some audience members may object and is not suitable for children. General Admission seating ticket prices are $3 and are available at the door beginning 45 minutes before curtain.

All Day

Faculty Deadline for Entering Final Grades, 10:00 a.m.

5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

IUP Women's Basketball vs. Mansfield

The Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Complex

Event Info About: IUP Women's Basketball The Crimson Hawks are looking to return to the PSAC tournament for the fifth straight year under Head Coach Jeff Dow, and he returns five starters from a season ago. A Division II Bulletin Preseason All-American, Pastorek headlines the group that led IUP to the semifinals of both the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region tournaments and finished with a 23-7 record. About: IUP Men's Basketball IUP is gunning for another run at the PSAC tournament championship after winning the title in 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Hawks have reached the postseason in each of the last five years under Head Coach Joe Lombardi, including runs in the NCAA tournament each of the last four. Last year saw IUP go 23-6 overall, including an impressive 19-3 record in the conference, advancing to the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region semifinals. TICKET PRICES: •$11.00 Center Court •$10.00 Courtside •$9.00 Upper Corners (Prices do include $2 facility fee) DOORS: Open one hour prior to performance

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

IUP Men's Basketball vs. Mansfield

The Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Complex

Event Info About: IUP Women's Basketball The Crimson Hawks are looking to return to the PSAC tournament for the fifth straight year under Head Coach Jeff Dow, and he returns five starters from a season ago. A Division II Bulletin Preseason All-American, Pastorek headlines the group that led IUP to the semifinals of both the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region tournaments and finished with a 23-7 record. About: IUP Men's Basketball IUP is gunning for another run at the PSAC tournament championship after winning the title in 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Hawks have reached the postseason in each of the last five years under Head Coach Joe Lombardi, including runs in the NCAA tournament each of the last four. Last year saw IUP go 23-6 overall, including an impressive 19-3 record in the conference, advancing to the PSAC and NCAA Atlantic Region semifinals. TICKET PRICES: •$11.00 Center Court •$10.00 Courtside •$9.00 Upper Corners (Prices do include $2 facility fee) DOORS: Open one hour prior to performance

7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

The Santaland Diaries (Keystone Repertory Theater)

The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia Street, Indiana

Based on David Sedaris' bestselling book and directed by Nicholas Hrutkay, this performance features KRT company member Joe York as an out-of-work actor who takes a job as a Macy's Christmas elf. Now in his mid-thirties, this humorous one-man recount of the trials and tribulations of the holidays is sure to bring a smile to even the grouchiest of faces. NOTE: This show is for mature elves only. General Admission ticket prices are $14 Regular, $12 Discount, and $10 with an I-Card. Tickets are available at the door beginning 45 minutes before curtain.