Freshman Shelby Kelley, a studio art major from Silver Spring, Md., was selected as the 2009 recipient of the Dr. Tony Atwater and Dr. Beverly Roberts-Atwater Presidential Scholarship. The scholarship was presented during the Homecoming Ball in October.

Free tickets are available at the HUB ticket window for the First Commonwealth Endowed Lecture featuring journalist Bob Woodward. Woodward will present “From Nixon to Bush: What Can President Obama Learn from Presidents Past?” on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.

The program “Strike! Lessons Learned from the 1927–1928 Coal Strike at Rossiter,” will be offered Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in McVitty Auditorium, Sprowls Hall, by Dr. Jim Dougherty, assistant professor of sociology and director of the Center for Northern Appalachian Studies.

Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak, Pennsylvania secretary of education, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and will present remarks during IUP’s December undergraduate Commencement ceremony. Zahorchak received a Master of Education degree from IUP in 1988.

IUP Plays Pittsburgh, set for November 2, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Heinz Hall, features a world-premiere and a Pittsburgh-premiere performance of works by Richard Danielpour and the world-premiere performance of a composition by IUP student Derek Cooper. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.

The Office of Service Learning will hold a food drive to benefit the Indiana County Community Action Program’s food bank. Students will collect items on November 4, 5, and 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Indiana Giant Eagle.

Hundreds of families are expected for IUP’s annual Family Weekend on October 31, 2009. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. with a continental brunch in the HUB. A fireworks display, sponsored by the Student Cooperative Association, will start at 7:30 p.m.

The Native American Awareness Council and the Office of Social Equity and Civic Engagement will sponsor the third annual Native American Festival on November 7, 2009, from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the HUB Delaware Room.

“I Sold My Soul to the Company Town: Company Control in the Coal Patches of Western Pennsylvania, 1910–1930,” will be presented Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at the University Museum by Dr. Elizabeth Ricketts, an assistant professor of history at IUP.

The Center for Counselor Training and Services will offer workshops on self-injurious behaviors and clinical suicidology during its Fall 2009 professional development series in November.

The state Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Mary Esther Van Shura to the IUP Council of Trustees. Her term began October 19, 2009, and will extend through January 20, 2015.

IUP will offer a part-time bachelor’s degree program in Child and Family Studies in Monroeville starting January 25, 2010. One course will be offered on line, and one course will be offered Monday evenings at IUP at Monroeville.

The student chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children will host its eighth annual Children’s Fair from noon to 3:00 p.m. October 24, 2009, at the College Lodge in the IUP Recreation Park.

“Pennsylvania’s Coal and Iron Police: Patch Town Law Enforcement,” will be presented October 21, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at the University Museum by Spencer Sadler, a local freelance writer and educator. It is being offered in conjunction with the exhibit “A Walk through Time: Western Pennsylvania Coal Culture.”

Master’s and bachelor’s degree programs in the Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions have been approved for unconditional ten-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The Eberly College of Business and Information Technology is included in the Princeton Review’s “Best 301 Business Schools,” 2010 edition, marking the college’s sixth consecutive year of selection for this guidebook.

Free tickets are available starting October 21 for the second annual First Commonwealth Endowed Lecture at Indiana University of Pennsylvania featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author and investigative reporter Bob Woodward. The event is November 4, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.

Pratt Drive between Grant and Locust streets will be converted to a pedestrian walkway to enhance safety around the Sutton Suites. Garman Avenue, which runs parallel to Pratt in this area, has been widened and otherwise improved to accommodate traffic.

Monica Rizzo, an IUP alumna and “People” magazine writer who covers television will offer a presentation at 7:00 p.m. October 21, 2009, in Beard Auditorium, Stouffer Hall.

The program “Life and Times in the Pennsylvania Coal Swamp: The Origin of Pennsylvania’s Coal Deposits,” will be presented October 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at the University Museum in conjunction with the exhibit “A Walk through Time: Western Pennsylvania Coal Culture.”

IUP’s annual Homecoming celebration takes place October 9–11, 2009. Find information about this year’s events and activities, from the Homecoming Ball on Friday to Saturday’s parade and children’s carnival to the Homecoming concert on Sunday.

As a result of a $166,058 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, IUP education faculty will work with regional school districts to provide distance-learning opportunities to math teachers.

The Department of Justice has awarded nearly $275,000 in federal funding to IUP for programs that work to reduce violent crimes against women.

Nineteen individuals will graduate November 3, 2009, from the IUP Eberly College of Business and Information Technology’s MBA Certificate Program for Small Businesses.

IUP’s Kipp Gallery will host an exhibition, Imminent and Delicious, by Satan’s Camaro, the artist collaborative team of Lenore Thomas and Justin Strom, October 13 through November 13, 2009.

An IUP ROTC cadet has been selected as the top ROTC cadet in the nation. Erik Lloyd was selected for the distinction from 4,700 other cadets following the Leader Development and Assessment Course.

Some students working with IUP-TV have won a 2009 Silver Telly Award for their short film Fish Eyes. The film was produced and written by Communications Media student Sam Hakes, of Wellsville.

Brook Whiffen, professor of Military Science and chair of the department, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.