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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
For Employees For Students and Advisors Student Achievements University News Academic Programs

37th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference

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

  • 29 September 2023
Student Achievements Academic Programs Alumni Faculty Achievements

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
Academic Programs Research For Students and Advisors Alumni Group Achievements IUP Now Student Achievements

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
For Students and Advisors Community University News For Employees

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
Research Student Achievements Faculty Achievements Alumni Academic Programs

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
University News Faculty Achievements Community For Students and Advisors For Employees Academic Programs Personnel Changes

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
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