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Rutter Selected as Dean for IUP College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs

Following a national search, Emily Ruth Rutter—an experienced faculty member, administrator, and scholar—has been selected to serve as the dean of the IUP College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs. Rutter will begin her work at IUP on June 29.

  • 04 June 2026
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IUP Symphony Orchestra and Altoona Symphony Orchestra Present Selections from The Planets”

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, will present a special performance titled “Cosmic Voyage,” featuring selections from Gustav Holst’s iconic orchestral suite “The Planets” on Sunday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.

  • 07 April 2026
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Meet the Fusion Fellows

Meet the IUP Fusion Fellows, four students leading interdisciplinary research to solve complex, real-world problems. By pairing biology with media and archaeology with history, these innovative projects prove that collaboration creates results greater than the sum of their parts.

  • 30 March 2026
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IUP Radio Station WIUP-FM Students Win Top Honors at National Student Media Convention

Indiana University of Pennsylvania students from WIUP-FM, IUP’s student-operated radio station, won top honors and national recognition for their broadcasting work at the fall National Student Media Convention.

  • 09 December 2025
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Annual Sidewalk Commentary Contest Planned for April 30

The annual IUP Sidewalk Commentary Contest, also known as “Chalk the Walk,” will be held on Wednesday, April 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the IUP Oak Grove. The contest offers students or student groups the opportunity to express their political and social views through chalk drawings across the Oak Grove.

  • 25 April 2025
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IUP Names Nalepa to Direct “The Legend” Marching Band

Cassidy Nalepa, a 2003 Indiana University of Pennsylvania music education graduate, has been selected to serve as the interim director of “The Legend,” the IUP Marching Band, and as interim associate director of Bands in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

  • 20 August 2024
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IUP Graduates from Indiana Create Scholarship for Music Students

An Indiana County couple who are Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates has established a scholarship for music majors at IUP in honor of two late local women, Eleanora Miconi Dellafiora and Sandra E. Dellafiora.

  • 19 July 2024
Student Assistance Alumni University News

IUP Hosting Nationally Recognized Book Conservator for Presentation April 18 as Part of “Big Ideas” Program

Consuela (Chela) G. Metzger, a nationally recognized and award-winning expert in the field of book conservation, will present “Old Books, New Ideas—Transformations of a Rare Book Conservator” on April 18 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Metzger’s presentation at IUP is part of IUP’s Big Ideas: Transformative Culture and the Professions.

  • 08 April 2024
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IUP Studio Art Faculty Selected for Moonshot Grant

Two Indiana University of Pennsylvania studio art faculty members are using a $70,000 Moonshot Grant to launch new worlds of opportunity for youth in Pittsburgh’s Brownsville area.

  • 16 February 2024
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IUP Trustees Recognize Retired College of Fine Arts Dean With Naming Resolution

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees today approved the naming of a space in the IUP Performing Arts Center in honor of dean emeritus Michael Hood.

  • 31 January 2024
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Lydia Rodríguez on the Best of Both Worlds—Meet Our Faculty

She probably had no way of knowing it at the time, but Lydia Rodríguez’s childhood set her up for the career she now has. Learn more about this Department of Foreign Languages professor in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.

  • 31 January 2024
IUP Now Meet Our Faculty "Special Series" Feature

IUP Secures $1 Million from Department of Defense for Summer Language Immersion Program for Cybersecurity Students

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $996,350 from the Department of Defense to establish a pilot summer immersion program for cybersecurity students to develop language foundations and proficiency in Chinese. IUP is the only school in the nation chosen to develop the program.

  • 13 September 2023
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IUP Council of Trustees Approve Four Resolutions Honoring Donors, University Leadership

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees approved four resolutions on September 7 in honor of members of the IUP community, including two retired faculty members and two retired administrators.

  • 08 September 2023
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Distinguished Alumni Award Winner, Internationally Known Musician, Wife, Make Gift to Continue Support for Brass Music Students at IUP

Internationally known tubist Jim Self, a 1965 graduate and 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, and his wife, Jamie Self, have made a gift to establish the Jim and Jamie Self Brass Scholarship, which provides scholarship support to students enrolled at IUP who are pursuing a major or minor offered by the Department of Music with a concentration in brass.

  • 07 August 2023
University News Alumni Student Assistance

Alumni Donate Funding to Advance IUP School of Osteopathic Medicine Project

Two graduates of IUP, Nick Jacobs and Mary Ann Hoysan Jacobs, have donated more than $40,000 to support the accreditation application process for the school of osteopathic medicine.

  • 17 July 2023
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Retired Biology Faculty Member, Spouse, Family Make Donation to Kopchick Hall Building Fund, Establish Music Scholarship

Retired Indiana University of Pennsylvania biology professor Frank Baker and his wife, the late Mary Baker, along with members of the Baker family, have made a $50,000 gift to benefit IUP’s John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Building Fund.

  • 29 June 2023
Student Assistance University News Faculty Achievements

Annual Sidewalk Commentary Contest Planned for April 26

The annual Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sidewalk Commentary Contest, also known as “Chalk the Walk,” will be held Wednesday, April 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the IUP Oak Grove. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held Friday, April 28.

  • 18 April 2023
University News Community For Students and Advisors

Council of Trustees Approve Naming of Trumpet Studio in Honor of Retired Faculty Member Eisensmith

At its meeting on March 23, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees honored retired Music Department faculty member Kevin Eisensmith by naming a space in IUP’s Cogswell Hall, home to the department, in his honor.

  • 23 March 2023
Faculty Achievements Alumni University News

Tibetan Monks Return to Campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will be in residence on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania from March 21 until March 25. During this time, they will present a variety of events that will be open to both the campus and the community. Most of the events are free of charge.

  • 14 March 2023
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IUP Hosting Author and Academic Montás for Discussion on Importance of “Great Books”

Author and academic Roosevelt Montás will present “Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation” at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Sutton Hall’s Gorell Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the community.

  • 17 February 2023
For Employees Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community University News For Students and Advisors

IUP Selects Five Graduates for Fall 2022 Young Alumni Award

Five graduates of Indiana University of Pennsylvania have been selected for the 2022 IUP Young Alumni Award. This award was created to recognize recent IUP graduates identified as being outstanding in their professions.

  • 01 December 2022
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Trustees Approve Naming Resolutions in Honor of Long-Time Music Faculty

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees today approved naming spaces in IUP’s Cogswell Hall, home to the Department of Music, in honor of two long-time faculty members.

  • 10 September 2021
Alumni University News Faculty Achievements

Chalk the Walk

Join us in the Oak Grove on Wednesday, April 28, for the annual Chalk-on-the-Walk Sidewalk Chalk contest. We’ll provide the chalk (and prizes!), and you can make any social, political, or other comment that you want. First prize is $100.

  • 26 April 2021
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Liberal Studies Fine Arts Courses Available During Winter Session

The following courses are available for students during winter session: ARHI 101, MUHI 101, and THTR 101. Any student needing a D/F repeat for FIAR 101 can receive this by taking one of these courses as well. Other courses of interest are ARHI 205 and 207 (which can fulfill LS electives). These are also available online during winter session.

  • 10 November 2020
University News

Students from IUP Brass Ensemble to Join River City Brass Ensemble

The IUP Lively Arts Ovations series will present “Brasstacular” by the River City Brass Ensemble for one night only on Friday, February 7, at 8:00 p.m. in IUP’s Fisher Auditorium in the Performing Arts Center.

  • 06 February 2020
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