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Department of Nursing and Allied Health Featured in Documentary Spotlighting Nursing Shortage in Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is playing a part in spotlighting the nursing shortage in Pennsylvania and in the nation. IUP’s Department of Nursing and Allied Health is featured in “Navigating the Nursing Shortage,” a digital documentary produced by WQED Multimedia.

  • 07 September 2023
Academic Programs University News

Cooking Up a Career: Arnold Ivey CA’02

Chef Arnold Ivey CA’02 has mixed his passion for food with the talents he learned at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts to create a distinguished career in the restaurant industry.

  • 13 January 2023
Academic Programs Feature IUP Now Alumni

IUP Administration and Research and Training Center Select Students for Justice Research Fellows Program

Two students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania—Angelique Alcantara and Owen Zablocki—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.

  • 07 December 2022
IUP Now University News Student Achievements Student Opportunities

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
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion IUP Now Alumni Student Achievements University News

Criminal Justice Adjunct Faculty Receives Prestigious Award

James Hoyland, a corporal for the New Castle Police Department, has been chosen as the state’s Sergeant Mike Hayes School Resource Officer of the Year for 2022.

  • 28 July 2022
IUP Now Faculty Achievements University News

College of Health and Human Services Hold Celebration of Excellence

The College of Health and Human Services held a Celebration of Excellence on May 4, 2022, to celebrate faculty and staff.

  • 06 May 2022
Faculty Achievements

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Distinguished Alumni Panel

Two Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice alumni, selected as this year's Distinguished Alumni, will present on a panel on April 8.

  • 22 March 2022
Alumni

International Women's Day Collection Hosted by Health and Human Services

The College of Health and Human Services' Service Committee is hosting a feminine product drive. Support IUP women and the Alice Paul House by donating a feminine product on Tuesday, March 8th at Robertshaw Loading Dock. Time: 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. Happy Women's Day!

  • 01 March 2022
Events

IUP's athletic training programs are preparing students to shine in the sports world

Athletic trainers don't get much publicity, but they're just as important as any other part of sports. They treat everything from blisters to broken bones, from concussions to contusions. At IUP, students learn the skills to land jobs in this growing field.

  • 29 October 2021
IUP Now Athletics

Lee Receives HHS Outstanding Research Award

Daniel Lee, professor and chairperson of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, was recognized at the College of Health and Human Services’ thirty-first annual awards recognition ceremony, held virtually on May 5, 2021.

  • 06 May 2021

Scarton Receives HHS Outstanding Teacher Award

Karen Scarton, associate professor in the Interior Design program within the Department of Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design, was recognized at the College of Health and Human Services’ thirty-first annual awards recognition ceremony, held virtually on May 5, 2021.

  • 06 May 2021
Faculty Achievements

Shiring Receives HHS Outstanding Advising Award

Stephen Shiring, professor in the Department of Hospitality Management, was recognized at the College of Health and Human Services’ thirty-first annual awards recognition ceremony, held virtually on May 5, 2021. 

  • 06 May 2021

Brown Receives HHS Outstanding Service Award

Sarah Brown, associate professor in the Department of Human Development, Fashion, and Interior Design, was recognized at the College of Health and Human Services’ thirty-first annual awards recognition ceremony, held virtually on May 5, 2021. 

  • 06 May 2021
Faculty Achievements

HHS Alumni Honored as Inductees into Hall of Distinction

Nine IUP alumni were honored as inductees into the College of Health and Human Services Hall of Distinction during a virtual awards ceremony held on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The honorees have achieved exemplary professional success, accomplished productive citizenship, are committed to others, and serve as role models of success.

  • 22 April 2021

Health and Human Services Plans for Spring 2021

The faculty and staff of the College of Health and Human Services look forward to seeing students in a few weeks, either personally or virtually. Our goals during this unique time are to minimize the health risk, while continuing to provide high-quality programs that focus on student success and support.

  • 05 January 2021

Virtual 5K Benefits IUP Food Pantry

The College of Health and Human Services’ Service Committee and the Office of Alumni and Friends are co-hosting a virtual walk/run 5k starting Saturday, November 21, through Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Participants can choose to run or walk the 5k at any location of their choice. All registration proceeds benefit the IUP Food Pantry.

  • 10 November 2020

Culinary Arts Chefs Published in Journal of Culinary Education Best Practice, Special COVID-19 Edition

The Center for Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFÉ) recently published a COVID-19 special edition of their Journal for Culinary Education Best Practices, which highlights the many challenges that culinary educators are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The College of Health and Human Services announce that two of our faculty, Chef Thomas Barnes and Chef Melinda McIsaac, were selected for publication in this Special Edition, Volume 3, Issue 1.

  • 28 September 2020

Health and Human Services Plans for Fall 2020

The faculty and staff of the College of Health and Human Services looks forward to seeing students in a few weeks, either personally or virtually. Our goals during this unique time are to minimize the health risk, while continuing to provide high-quality programs that focus on student success and support.

  • 06 August 2020

Katchmarchi Featured in NY Times Article on Drowning Prevention

Adam Katchmarchi, executive director of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and assistant professor of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, provided expertise for the article “Children May Be At Higher Risk of Drowning This Summer.”

  • 28 May 2020

Kim Receives HHS Outstanding Teacher Recognition

Bitna Kim, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, received the 2019–20 Outstanding Teaching Award at the College of Health and Human Services’ 30th annual awards recognition ceremony, held virtually on May 7, 2020. 

  • 12 May 2020

Wachter Receives SGSR and HHS Outstanding Research Recognition

Jan Wachter received the 2019–20 Outstanding Researcher award at the College of Health and Human Services’ annual awards recognition, held virtually on May 7, 2020, and was recently selected to receive the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research, sponsored virtually by the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

  • 11 May 2020

Stenger Receives HHS Outstanding Service Recognition

Leslie Stenger, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science, was recognized during a virtual Zoom ceremony in the College of Health and Human Services as the recipient of the 2019–20 Outstanding Service Award.

  • 08 May 2020
Faculty Achievements

Lewis Receives HHS Outstanding Academic Advisement Recognition

John Lewis was recognized at the College of Health and Human Services’ 30th annual awards, held virtually on May 7, 2020, with the 2019–20 Outstanding Academic Advisement Award.

  • 07 May 2020
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