Housing Sign-ups start October 1
Fall 2027–Spring 2028 housing sign-ups will be open in MyIUP on October 1.
Fall 2027–Spring 2028 housing sign-ups will be open in MyIUP on October 1.
The director of IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue, Stephan Schaffrath, was part of the IUP group of administrators and students that attended the annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit, held September 15 to 17 in Pittsburgh. The group’s attendance was sponsored by the IUP’s Office of Social Equity and Title IX.
For the third consecutive year, IUP’s Office of Social Equity and Title IX sponsored the attendance of IUP administrators and students at the annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit, held September 15 to 17 in Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh and leadership from IUP announced the signing of an agreement between Clarks Summit State Hospital and IUP’s College of Osteopathic Medicine that will help educate and train students for future roles in rural health care in the Pennsylvania communities where they are needed most.
Students can now get their digital badges printed as durable stickers at the STEAMSHOP@Stapleton makerspace.
Parking lots around the southern part of campus will be closed during these Saturdays when IUP has home football games.
John Wesley Lowery coauthored a chapter on campus folklore in a new book, titled “Myths, Mysteries, and the Macabre on American Campuses.”
NASA is offering a CTE Manufacturing Day for students to tour facilities, engage in career discussions with NASA experts, and take part in hands-on activities.
September is National Preparedness Month, and this week we’re putting your preparedness to the test. Emergencies don’t always give you time to think. Picture yourself in each situation. What would you do?
A newly signed agreement between IUP and Temple University provides qualified IUP physics students with an accelerated 3+2 pathway to earn a BS in physics and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, or bioengineering.
The IUP Libraries and partners will offer Halloween activities and treats on October 30.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will welcome hundreds of IUP families with a number of events in celebration of 2026 Family Weekend on September 26 and 27, including hosting eight alumni authors on September 26 and the third annual College of Health Sciences “Run for the Health of It” fundraising 5K race/one mile walk on September 27.
Courtney Hughes, a student in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Composition and Applied Linguistics doctoral program, is part of a team at California State University, Fresno that won a $30,000 grant from Adobe.
Tyreese Roselle was told he’d never succeed as an actor. IUP helped him find the community, the confidence, and the voice to prove everyone wrong.
The following was shared with students on September 20, 2026:
The IUP Career and Professional Development Center is proud to recognize the dedication and support of faculty and staff members and organizations who demonstrate an exceptional level of partnership with our office. The fall 2026 awardees are Cyndy Strittmatter, Tracey Cekada, and Nicole Clevenger.
In celebration of National Workforce Development Day, IUP is highlighting the important role of its Criminal Justice Training Center in preparing professionals who serve and protect communities across Pennsylvania.
Bat protocol for students, staff, and faculty explaining what to do in the event that a bat is seen indoors.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Civic Dialogue will participate in two programs in IUP’s Six O’Clock Series. Both programs are free and open to the community.
Long before her career in the nuclear industry, Mariah Sinan ’20 grew up on her family’s farm and gained firsthand experience with how equipment works and developed a curiosity about the science and mechanics behind it. IUP played an important role in helping her explore those interests and discover where they could take her.
It’s that time of year! Cast your vote for the 2026 Homecoming Crimson Court.
History professor Joe Mannard portrayed James Madison in an HPPR Constitution Day conversation exploring how the framers navigated deep disagreement and compromise.
The Dessy-Roffman Myth Collaborative at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is looking for a new logo and is inviting submissions from students and community members. Design submissions for the logo contest are due by 5:00 p.m. on November 25. The winning designer will receive $100.
Tia Harne, DO, a 2021 summa cum laude graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has “come home” to Indiana as a resident at Indiana Regional Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency Program.
While she teaches counseling, not math, Lorraine Guth fully appreciates the “geometric good” of preparing future counselors—each of whom will improve hundreds of lives during their careers. Learn about her in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.
News about IUP alumni Dennis and Regina Stover’s donation to the IUP College of Osteopathic Medicine as part of the school’s Impact 150 campaign was featured in the Sept. 3 issue of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s “Smart Brief.”
A total of 27 students from throughout Pennsylvania and from seven states, including California, traveled to IUP for the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s inaugural student interview day on September 4.
Dogs from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs will visit the Stapleton Library monthly during the Fall semester.
With the fall semester underway and more students on campus this year, IUP University Police and Emergency Management are reminding everyone to slow down, stay alert, and look out for one another when traveling on and around campus.
The KCAC is hosting a rodeo this Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12. The Stadium Lots and north end of the Wayne Avenue Lot will be closed starting at 3:00 p.m. this Friday and will reopen at the conclusion of the event Saturday night.
On September 9, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Adelphoi Village celebrated the formal signing of a clinical training affiliation agreement for future students at IUP’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
As part of IUP's ongoing commitment to employee well-being, engagement, and a healthy campus community, we are pleased to invite you to participate in this year’s Wellness Week beginning September 22 through September 24, 2026.
The following was shared with students on September 9, 2026:
IUP political science professor and Center for Civic Dialogue executive team leader Gwen Torges’ comments about the 9/11 attacks are featured in an article published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.
IUP Human Resources will host a flu clinic for employees. Getting vaccinations is an important step in protecting your health and helping to reduce the spread of illness in the workplace.
We are pleased to announce that we are hosting another PEBTF On-site Get Healthy wellness screening for 2026.
Join the many vendors who will offer interactive wellness activities, educational and coaching services, preventive services, fitness and healthy lifestyle resources, along with many giveaways, and so much more!
IUP is expanding opportunities for students to enter the growing microelectronics and semiconductor workforce through its Nanotechnology Specialization, partnership with Penn State’s CNEU, and connection to the NNME Northeast/NEXUS network. The 18-credit Penn State summer capstone provides hands-on nanofabrication and microelectronics training, with potentially reduced housing costs making this experience more accessible to IUP students.
Current Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences students report to the department about summer field schools, field work, internships, and research opportunities.
Rap as activism, identity, and social change. As a fan of hip-hop, media, politics, or culture, this presentation will leave you with a new perspective on music influencing the world.
Shilo Petrilla, a hospitality management major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from Boswell, Somerset County, has been selected for the Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will begin a new tradition with a part of IUP history. The newly restored 150-year-old Sutton Hall bell, located on the roof of John Sutton Hall, will mark the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by ringing at six times that have historical significance for that day.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host a program about the life cycle of stars on September 15 and will observe International Observe the Moon Night on September 19.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, members of the IUP community were asked to share their memories and the impact of that day, as well as how it shaped their perspective in the years that followed. Read their reflections.
The University Museum at IUP presents the “Visio Duplex” exhibit from September 12 through October 17, featuring the work of artists Janice Trusky Clay and Beth Yoe Fiddler.
Lieutenant Colonel Laura Hamilton, an Army logistics officer with nearly two decades of leadership and operational experience, has been selected to join the faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in its Department of Military Science, serving as chairperson of the department and leading IUP’s Warrior Battalion in 2nd Brigade, US Army Cadet Command.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Constitution Day on September 14 with two events, free and open to the community.
The following was shared with students September 4, 2026:
Professor John Yu Branscum and former instructor Yi Izzy Yu served as literary editors and contributors to the fall 2026 simulation issue of “Black & Grey,” an international magazine exploring themes such as AI, virtual realities, and simulation theory through literature, photography, and cultural commentary.
On Saturday, September 12, the Carnegie Museum of Art Design Curator, Rachel Delphia, will join Professor Sean Derry at his solo exhibition, Thingum, on view at Concept Art Gallery in Pittsburgh, for a public conversation about Derry's new work.