Brenda Frazier, social/political activist and member of the Allegheny County Council, will present the keynote message at the African American Cultural Center’s Pre-Commencement Reception and Awards Program on Friday, May 17, 2013.

President Driscoll was the keynote speaker at the 23rd annual Directions dinner and orientation for entering freshmen and diverse students at the African American Cultural Center on September 20, 2012.

On October 5, 2012, several members of the African American Alumni Scholarship Committee known as “The Players” returned to campus during IUP Homecoming weekend and attended the AACC annual Homecoming Cultural Enrichment Night.

The African American Cultural Center will sponsor the annual Directions Dinner-Reception for Entering Minority students on Thursday, September 15, 2011, featuring guest speaker Touré, television host and author of Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?

Dr. Carolyn Princes, associate dean of students for multicultural affairs and director of the IUP African American Cultural Center, was presented with several awards at the twentieth annual national conference of the Association for Black Culture Centers in November 2010.

Carolyn Princes, associate dean of Students and director of the African American Cultural Center, received an invitation from the National Conference on Higher Education to sponsor thirty students and two other chaperones to the Graduate Opportunities Conference for Minority Students in Higher Education.