Mission
The First Commonwealth Center for Economic Education is located in the Department of Economics in McElhaney Hall. The center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization affiliated with both EconomicsPennsylvania (formerly known as the Pennsylvania Partnership for Economic Education and the Pennsylvania Council on Economic Education) and Economics America (the National Council on Economic Education). Its mission is to help upgrade the quality of economic education in grades kindergarten through twelve through teacher training, consulting services, research, and materials development. The service area covers Indiana and Westmoreland counties. It is codirected by Dr. James J. Jozefowicz, jimjozef@iup.edu, and Dr. Stephanie M. Jozefowicz, smjozef@iup.edu, both associate professors of Economics.
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For information, contact the First Commonwealth Center for Economic Education at iup-cee@iup.edu.