Education
PhD from Ohio State University
Background
From his background as IUP's chief information technology officer, Mark Piwinsky brings extensive experience in technology planning, implementation, training, and financing. Success of this approach is evidenced by IUP's recognition as one of the 25 "Most Wired"campuses in the nation and its cost-effective implementation of academic and administrative support systems.
Piwinsky participated in the development and coordination of theAdvancing the Development of Educators in Pennsylvania to Teach with Technologygrant, the NEDIC/CIMS emergency management systems grants, and the Preparing Teachers to Teach Using Technology grant, for which he was a co-recipient of the IUP Sponsored Programs Award for Outstanding Achievement in Curriculum and Instruction.
As an academic administrator, Piwinsky served as vice provost for Administration and Technology at IUP and director of Analysis and Planning at Ohio State University. As a political scientist and academic administrator, his work also addresses the impact of communications on the political process, on public policy and public opinion, and on research methods.