The Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will offer Design, Build, Play as the academic centerpiece of its 2026 Summer Honors Program, July 6–24.
When is “cutting edge” literally cutting an edge with a laser? When is designing a mindset the first step to good game design? High school students from across the state recently found out in a course called “Design, Build, Play” offered by the Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Alumni and students of the Cook Honors College met to share news and reconnect with each other in December at the Sienna Mercato Restaurant in Pittsburgh. Though the event was mostly designed to bring alumni together, current CHC seniors were invited to attend to give them an opportunity to network with the alumni and ask questions as they prepare to start their careers.
The father of a late Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2020 Cook Honors College graduate will be at IUP on October 23 to talk about his book, "What’s Good About TODAY? A Purpose Driven Life," written to honor his son, Christian Cochran.
Shari Hoch (Mathematics, BS) was one of nine college students accepted into a National Science Foundation-sponsored REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) hosted this summer at Bryn Mawr College.
Lisa Halmes, administrative assistant for the Cook Honors College at IUP, has been selected as the winner of the 2023 NCHC Award for Administrative Excellence. Halmes was nominated by Chauna Craig, director of the Cook Honors College, for her consistent enthusiasm and passion for their educational mission.
Caio Gomes is one of 20 students selected from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants for the 2023 Trials program at NYU.
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.
IUP senior music education and music performance major Kayla Holsopple earned second place in the Artist Division Solo Competition at the International Euphonium and Tuba Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2022.
A faculty member and students in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Cook Honor College have been honored by the Northeast Regional Honors Council, an affiliate of the National Collegiate Honors Council, at the organization’s conference on April 10 in Philadelphia.
Seven Cook Honors College students, accompanied by Chauna Craig, presented at the 56th National Collegiate Honors Council annual conference at the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 27–30, 2021.