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2025 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference Research Award

The Department of Finance and Economics is pleased to recognize economics majors Emily Schumacher and Micaela Jebitsch, who shared the results of their research completed as part of the econometrics course sequence in economics at the 2025 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference, “Inclusive Leadership in Sports.”

  • 25 April 2025
Academic Programs Student Achievements

Yerger Receives 2025 Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics

David Yerger has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics. Generous donations from 1981 IUP Distinguished Alumni Award recipient John Kort ’74 and the late Alexander Garvin, economics faculty 1969–98, provide support for faculty research. 

  • 23 April 2025
Academic Programs Faculty Achievements

FIN 410/510 Guest Alumni Speaker, Spring 2025

On April 4, Dr. Yaya Sissoko hosted economics alumnus, Caleb Moore (’07, M’18), in his FIN 410/510 Financial Institutions and Markets course.

  • 17 April 2025
Academic Programs Alumni

Yerger Receives Dean’s Award from Eberly College of Business

As part of the 2025 Research Appreciation Week schedule of events, Department of Finance and Economics faculty member David Yerger received the Dean’s Award from the Eberly College of Business.

  • 16 April 2025
Faculty Achievements Academic Programs

Alcantara Is ECON 456 Guest Alumni Speaker

On March 31 and April 2, Jim Jozefowicz hosted IUP economics alumna Angel Alcantara ’23 in his Advanced Econometrics course.

  • 14 April 2025
Alumni For Students and Advisors

Finance and Economics Students Participate in 2025 Scholars Forum

The Department of Finance and Economics (FIEC) is very pleased that numerous students participated in the 20th Annual Scholars Forum held at the IUP KCAC on April 9, 2025. We wish to thank volunteer judges, faculty mentors, and the Scholars Forum planning committee who organized this event and gave of their own time and talent to afford our students this exceptional opportunity to participate in a professional conference atmosphere.

  • 10 April 2025
For Students and Advisors Academic Programs

White to Serve in Student Trustee Position at IUP

Jackson White, a political science and economics honors double major in the Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was approved to serve as a student trustee on the IUP Council of Trustees by the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors at its meeting on February 6.

  • 10 February 2025
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IUP Student Team Wins CFA Society Pittsburgh Collegiate Stock Picker Challenge

Ronnie Fleck and Evan Sala were the top performers in the fall 2024 CFA Society Pittsburgh Collegiate Stock Picker Challenge session, beating out 191 students from more than 15 local universities in the largest competition to date.

  • 30 January 2025
Student Achievements Academic Programs

SMIP Thanks Fall 2024 Alumni Speaker and Student Leadership Team

The Student Managed Investment Portfolio organization just wrapped up another successful semester in fall 2024. The club welcomed numerous new members as analysts, many of them first-semester freshmen, who brought renewed energy to the organization.

  • 15 January 2025
Student Achievements Academic Programs Alumni

Student Finance Association Fall 2024 Meetings

The Student Finance Association appreciates all the guest speakers who gave their time to speak to the group in fall 2024. Whether meeting on campus or engaging via Zoom, each speaker offered students helpful information on career trajectories, academic achievement, and networking practices.

  • 15 January 2025
For Students and Advisors Academic Programs

Economics Club Thanks Featured Fall 2024 Alumni Speakers

The IUP Economics Club wishes to thank the alumni and other guest speakers who met with students during the fall 2024 semester! From each one, students learned valuable insights about career pathways, tips for greater academic success, and networking suggestions.

  • 13 January 2025
Alumni Academic Programs Student Achievements

Future Business Leaders of America Region 3 Leadership Conference

IUP alumnus Dominic Rocco ’23 and Department of Finance and Economics student Gabe Kengersky presented breakout sessions as part of the Future Business Leaders of America Region 3 Leadership Conference held at IUP for high school students on December 16, 2024.

  • 10 January 2025
Student Achievements Alumni Academic Programs

Three Students Selected for IUP Third Annual Justice Research Fellowship Program

Three students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania have been selected for IUP’s Justice Research Fellowship program offered through the IUP Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center.

  • 06 December 2024
IUP Now Academic Programs University News Student Achievements

Economics Club Thanks Featured 2023–24 Alumni Speakers

The IUP Economics Club wishes to thank the alumni and other guest speakers who met with students during the 2023–24 academic year! Some speakers met on campus with students, and others were able to interact with the group via Zoom. From each one, students learned valuable insights about career pathways, tips for greater academic success, and networking suggestions.

  • 21 August 2024
For Students and Advisors Alumni

IUP Attends Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference

IUP was well-represented at the thirty-eighth annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference held in Slippery Rock, PA, from May 30 to June 1, 2024. 

  • 21 August 2024
Academic Programs Student Achievements

Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics Recipient Named for 2024

James Jozefowicz has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics. Generous donations from Distinguished Alumni Award recipient John Kort ’74 and the late Alexander Garvin, economics faculty 1969–98, provided support for faculty research.

  • 03 May 2024
Faculty Achievements

2024 IUP Scholars Forum Award Recipients and Recognition Luncheon

Department of Finance and Economics student research completed under the direction of several department faculty members was recognized at an awards luncheon held in the Blue Room on April 22, 2024. Volunteer faculty, alumni, and friends-of-the-university judges attended oral and poster presentation sessions during the annual Scholars Forum event held earlier in April, and based on their rubric scoring and comments, results were determined for the four award categories.

  • 24 April 2024
Faculty Achievements Student Achievements Research For Students and Advisors

2024 Scholars Forum

The Department of Finance and Economics is very pleased that numerous students participated in the nineteenth annual Scholars Forum held at the IUP KCAC on April 10, 2024. We wish to thank volunteer judges, faculty mentors, and the Scholars Forum planning committee who organized this event and gave of their own time and talent to afford our students this exceptional opportunity to participate in a professional conference atmosphere.

  • 18 April 2024
Faculty Achievements Student Opportunities Academic Programs Student Achievements

2024 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference

The Department of Finance and Economics is pleased to recognize two economics majors who shared the results of their research completed as part of the econometrics course sequence in economics at the 2024 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference, “Creating the Gold Standard,” on the IUP main campus on Friday, April 12.

  • 18 April 2024
Student Achievements Research

Annual Research Awards Reception—Dean’s Award for ECB

As part of 2024 Research Appreciation Week schedule of events, Department of Finance and Economics faculty member Brandon Vick received the Dean’s Award for the Eberly College of Business. This award was presented during the 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
Staff Achievements Faculty Achievements

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
For Students and Advisors Alumni

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
For Students and Advisors Student Achievements

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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