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IUP Reporter

June 2010

Volume VI No. 6

Sunny Start — IUP’s annual Picnics in the Grove began June 2. Picnics continue, weather permitting, every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Oak Grove through August 4, 2010. Special buffet lines are new this year. Photo by Keith Boyer.

President Atwater Resigns: Tony Atwater will resign as president of IUP, effective June 30, 2010, to assume a leadership role with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, a national professional association for public universities.
Interim President Selected: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors has selected David Werner as interim president for IUP. Werner, a former chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, served as IUP’s interim provost during much of the 2007–2008 academic year.
Rafoth Named University Professor: Dr. Bennett Rafoth, Department of English, has been selected as IUP’s 2010–2011 University Professor.
2010 Convocation: Ben Rafoth, the 2010–2011 University Professor, will serve as the master of ceremonies for the 2010 Freshman Convocation, planned for August 29.
Golf Team Makes History in NCAA Championship: The golf team finished tenth—its highest finish in school history—in the NCAA Division II championship, which concluded May 21, 2010, in Noblesville, Ind. Members of the baseball and softball teams have also earned recent honors.
Harris Wins Third National Championship: IUP’s Nafee Harris won his third national championship in the long jump and Maddy Outman finished third in the heptathlon on May 27, 2010, at the NCAA Division II outdoor meet in Charlotte, N.C.
Honoring One of Our Own: A bronze plaque was unveiled May 21, 2010, identifying the residence hall (formerly the Suites on Maple West) as the MG Rodney D. Ruddock AUS (ret.) Residence Hall.

Warm Sentiments, Frosty Weather: Thousands braved unseasonably cold weather for the Commencement ceremony on May 9, 2010, in Miller Stadium.
Preparing for Transitions: More than 150 people attended the fourth annual IUP Cares program on April 30, 2010.
Siemens Endows Fund for Research: IUP has received a $30,000 donation from Siemens Industry, Inc., to establish a fund for undergraduate research in the sciences.
Serving Others, Serving Self: A full house was on hand for the third annual President’s Commission on the Status of Women at IUP conference, held May 19, 2010, at the Hadley Union Building.
Faculty and Staff Stars: Our people in the news
In Transition: Employees on the move
Roberts-Atwater Recognized: Beverly Roberts-Atwater has been selected for the 2010 New Pittsburgh Courier’s “50 Women of Excellence” recognition.

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