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Annual Research Awards Reception—Dean’s Award for ECB

As part of 2024 Research Appreciation Week schedule of events, Department of Finance and Economics (FIEC) faculty member, Dr. Brandon Vick, received the Dean’s Award for the Eberly College of Business. This award was presented during the 30th Annual Research Awards Reception, which recognizes and celebrates outstanding research by faculty and graduate students and a commitment to sponsored research by faculty and staff.

  • 09 April 2024
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Alumnus Zisk is ECON 338 Guest Alumni Speaker, Spring 2024

IUP alumnus Nathan Zisk served as a guest speaker for Yaya Sissoko’s ECON 338 Poverty in Africa class on Friday, March 22, 2024. 

  • 09 April 2024
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Students Travel to 2024 Undergraduate Research Showcase at Harrisburg

Alex Tseng traveled to Harrisburg with three other IUP students to participate in the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol—Pennsylvania event held on March 19, 2024.

  • 09 April 2024
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Representative of Embassy of Mali to Present “Alliance of Sahel States,” March 27

The Minister Counselor of the Embassy of Mali will present “The Alliance of Sahel States at the Crossroads of Global Security Challenges” on Wednesday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. in Leonard Hall.  The event is free and open to the public.

  • 15 March 2024
For Students and Advisors Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community For Employees IUP Now University News

First Black Professor Left a Legacy Well beyond Indiana

Robert C. Vowels holds a prominent place in IUP history as the school’s first Black professor. But that’s just one chapter in a remarkable book that Vowels authored over the 89 fascinating years he spent on this earth.

  • 05 February 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion IUP Now

Sociology and Economics Students Selected for Second Annual Justice Research Fellowship Program

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has selected its second student cohort of Justice Research Fellows at the Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center at IUP.

  • 12 December 2023
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37th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference

IUP had a strong presence at the 37th annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference, which took place in Washington, PA, June 1–3, 2023.

  • 29 September 2023
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Rainey Named Honorable Mention in Collegiate Financial Plan Competition

The Department of Finance and Economics is very pleased to congratulate Trey Rainey for his Honorable Mention placement in the CFA Society Pittsburgh's ninth annual Collegiate Financial Plan Competition.

  • 26 April 2023
Student Achievements Community Student Opportunities

FIEC Students Present Econometric Research at Annual Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference

The Department of Finance and Economics is very pleased to congratulate current undergraduate students who presented their own econometric research at the annual Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference at Indiana University of Pennsylvania held on April 14, 2023.

  • 26 April 2023
Community Student Achievements Group Achievements

Finance and Economics Scholars Forum Participants and Award Winners

The Department of Finance and Economics is very pleased to congratulate numerous student participants and award winners in the IUP Scholars Forum held on April 5, 2023.

  • 26 April 2023
Student Achievements Community Events Student Opportunities

Haque to Serve in Student Trustee Position at IUP

Shagufta Haque, an economics honors track and finance double major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been approved to serve as a student trustee on the IUP Council of Trustees by the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors.

  • 21 April 2023
Student Achievements University News Academic Programs Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Journey by Sail: Honors College Students Embark on Nautical and Social Journey

Five IUP honors students flew to Florida for Spring Break 2023, aiming for the Dunedin Marina instead of the beach, where they boarded a 41-foot sailboat to begin their "Journey By Sail," an experiential learning opportunity supported in part by the Cook Honors College Achievement Fund.

  • Kenneth Sherwood
  • 21 March 2023
Student Achievements

Undergraduates Present Their Research at State Capitol

IUP undergraduates from Eberly Business College and Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics were invited to present their research to legislators and lawmakers in Harrisburg as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol event in March 2023.

  • 20 March 2023
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IUP Hosting Ambassador of Mali for Presentation

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Pan-African Studies program is sponsoring a free public presentation by the Ambassador of Mali to the United States, Sekou Berthé, on March 21 at 7:00 p.m. in Jane Leonard Hall B-11. The presentation, “West and Central Africa at the Crossroads of Global Security Challenges,” is free and open to the community.

  • 13 March 2023
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Sociology and Economics Students Selected for Inaugural Justice Research Fellowship Program

Two students, Angelique Alcantara (Dept. of Economics) and Owen Zablocki (Dept. of Sociology), have been selected from a pool of exemplary nominees to be the inaugural Justice Research Fellows at the IUP Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center.

  • 30 November 2022
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Karl McDermott Scholarship

In a long-standing tradition of generosity, IUP alumnus Karl McDermott '76 met on September 23 with two recipients of the Karl A. McDermott Scholarship for Economics. 

  • Dr. Stephanie Jozefowicz
  • 26 September 2022
Alumni Academic Programs

Women Faculty Serve as Chairs of Marketing, Finance and Economics Departments

Last fall, Professor Stephanie Jozefowicz was elected to serve as the chair of the Department of Finance amd Economics in the Eberly College of Business.

  • Amy Cook
  • 30 August 2022
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IUP at Pennsylvania Economics Association Conference

IUP was well represented at the annual Pennsylvania Economic Association conference held at Gannon University in Erie, June 2–4, 2022. Economics majors Taylor Friedman and Benjamin Swanson received awards by competing in the 2022 PEA Best Undergraduate Paper Contest.

  • Stephanie Jozefowicz
  • 13 June 2022
Academic Programs Student Achievements

Economics Majors Present Research and Earn Recognition at Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference

The Department of Economics is pleased to recognize three economics majors who shared the results of their research completed as part of the honors track in economics at the 2021 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference held virtually on Friday, April 23.

  • 06 May 2021

Jozefowiczes Recognized with IUP Award of Excellence in Volunteer Leadership

Department of Economics faculty members James Jozefowicz and Stephanie Jozefowicz are the recipients of the 2020 IUP Award of Excellence in Volunteer Leadership for Advancement Support, which recognizes volunteers who continually inspire others to give their time and treasures to advance IUP.

  • 03 May 2021

Economist Jeffords Publishes Article in “Ecological Economics”

Available to download for free until June 18, Christopher Jeffords’ paper, “On the relationship between constitutional environmental human rights and sustainable development outcomes,” was published in Ecological Economics. Jeffords uses two different econometric frameworks to provide quantitative evidence of a positive relationship between national constitutional environmental rights provisions and sustainable development outcomes as measured by the newly developed Sustainable Development Index.

  • 29 April 2021

Economics Majors Present and Win Awards at 2021 Scholars Forum

Several undergraduate economics majors shared the results of their scholarly pursuits at the 2021 IUP Scholars Forum, held virtually on Wednesday, April 7, and we are proud of their accomplishments. 

  • 14 April 2021

Research by Economist Jeffords Featured in BBC Article

Chris Jeffords was recently quoted and his research cited in a BBC article on environmental human rights.

  • 17 March 2021

Economist Jeffords Featured Guest on “Jive Talking” Podcast

Chris Jeffords was recently a guest on David Zetland’s Jive Talking podcast where the two discussed environmental governance and human rights and the environment.

  • 24 February 2021

Economics Majors Recognized on Fall 2020 Dean's List

The Department of Economics is proud to announce that 27 economics majors have been named to the fall 2020 Dean’s List at IUP. These students earned a grade-point-average of 3.25 or higher while completing a minimum of 12 credits during the semester.

  • 22 February 2021
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