Winter-Spring 2003

IUP has one of the most ambitious technology programs in Pennsylvania. Its branches have spread farther than many would suspect, and high-tech advances appear in many different forms throughout the university.

Streak of Perfection

For eleven weeks of the 2002 season, the IUP football team worked with absolutely no margin for error. No losses is how the Indians responded to the challenge.

Beyond the Books

IUP Management major Patrick McGinnis gets the choir’s attention and brings the music to life as he directs the smooth, gospel sounds of the campus-based Voices of Joy choir.

Fab Four Strikes Championship Chord

Mention the Fab Four to Cortazzo and the IUP volleyball coach might assume the reference is not to four mop-topped lads from Liverpool but to his first recruiting class.

Attack Response: On the Friday of Homecoming Weekend, the September 11 memorial area between Sutton Hall and Stapleton Library was dedicated by President Lawrence K. Pettit.
Beyond the Books: Patrick McGinnis gets the choir’s attention and, with the movements of his hands, brings the music to life. The twenty-one-year-old IUP Management major from Pittsburgh directs the smooth, gospel sounds of the campus-based Voices of Joy choir.
Wide World Indeed: A work group of IUP’s University Planning Council recently discussed what makes the university “unique.” The consensus was that the preeminent distinguishing characteristic of IUP is opportunity. Robin Litton got it.
Fab Four Strikes Championship Chord: The Beatles took their final bow the same year Carmine Cortazzo took his final snap as an IUP quarterback. But mention the Fab Four to Cortazzo and the IUP volleyball coach might assume the reference is not to four mop-topped lads from Liverpool but to his first recruiting class.
The Grass Roots of Success: Hard work in college can prepare you for a successful career. For some students, that career begins while they’re still attending classes.
Hitting the High Note: John Esposito’s career reached a new high last October when he was named to the newly created position of president of WEA, Inc., the U.S. manufacturing, distribution, and packaging operation of Warner Music Group.
Striking the Sweet Spot: Tired of keeping track of inventory with pencil, paper, and a cigar box, Tom Robshaw ’92, an assistant golf professional at the Willowbrook Country Club in the early 1990s, purchased a 386 MHz computer in an effort to automate the business in the pro shop.
Jazz Journeys Home: A lot of toe tapping and head bobbing marked IUP’s Alumni Jazz Weekend in November. More than thirty graduates spanning six decades returned to campus to rehearse and play in a concert.
Streak of Perfection: For eleven weeks of the 2002 season, the IUP football team worked with absolutely no margin for error. No losses is how the Indians responded to the challenge.
Technology Has Impact on Philanthropy, Too: Many areas of the IUP website offer opportunity for donors to make pledges electronically, but technology will never change the principles behind the quality of education offered or replace the need for personal relationships and accountability for results.
The Wired University: IUP has one of the most ambitious technology programs in Pennsylvania. Its branches have spread farther than many would suspect, and high-tech advances appear in many different forms throughout the university.

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Winter-Spring 2003

The Wired University

Streak of Perfection

Beyond the Books

Fab Four Strikes Championship Chord