Central Calendar

Join us for Family Weekend, when IUP welcomes family members of our students at their home away from home. 

Visit the Family Weekend website to register and for details on the different events and activities. With family friendly movies, art exhibits, academic events, and a home football game, there are tons of things to do on campus during the weekend. Or you can venture into the Indiana and surrounding communities for local festivals and markets.

Live on the big screen in the HUB Ohio Room, join STATIC as we present a Netflix and Chill Double Feature with an afternoon showing of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at 1:00 p.m. and an evening showing of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 22. This event is part of the Family Weekend Celebration here at IUP! We’ll supply the movies, popcorn, candy, drinks, and prizes. You just bring your PJs, blankets, and some pillows. The entire IUP campus community, and all of our visiting families, are welcomed at this event! For more information, visit the STATIC website or Twitter page.

Hall of Fame Game 

Join us for Family Weekend, when IUP welcomes family members of our students at their home away from home. 

Visit the Family Weekend website to register and for details on the different events and activities. With family friendly movies, art exhibits, academic events, and a home football game, there are tons of things to do on campus during the weekend. Or you can venture into the Indiana and surrounding communities for local festivals and markets.

Learn mindfulness and meditation by joining our four week class.  This will be class one.  Registration is required.

The university community is invited to meet the Scholars on September 26, 2018, between 4-5 pm in the HSS lobby.  Come out and enjoy some light refreshments while welcoming the Douglass Scholars to IUP!

Four Frederick Douglass Scholars are teaching at IUP in 2018-19: Nathaniel Abrams in Sociology, Armani Davis in Communications Media, Ethan Hollinger in Theater, and Griselda Wille in History.  

The Career Expo and Graduate School Fair provides you an opportunity to explore employers and career opportunities that you may have never thought about, as well as meet with representatives from several graduate programs.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage History Month, HHC & MASS, will host a lunch & learn session on the Origins of Latin Music & Dance.

Visit with your canine friends for a tail-wagging good time!  Just Paws Therapy Dogs will be in Room G60, Suites on Maple-East.

Please join the Department of Economics in welcoming back Dr. Mileah Kromer for a discussion about "politeracy," which is an overview of the mechanics of public opinion polling. Dr. Kromer's talk will be on Thursday, September 27 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in HSS 225.

Dr. Kromer's talk will also address the following questions:

• What should consumers of polls look for in determining whether a poll is a signal of a political reality or simply the noise of junk science?
  
  
• How can we tell what millions of voters are thinking by only interviewing hundreds?
  
  
• Who is a likely voter?
  
  
• Despite their best efforts, why do pollsters sometimes get it wrong?
  
  

About Dr. Kromer:

Dr. Kromer graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2003, and completed her Doctorate in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2008. She is currently the director of the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center and an Associate Professor of Political Science at Goucher College. Dr. Kromer oversees every aspect of the Goucher Poll, a survey of Maryland residents and voters on important issues facing the state. In addition to this important research, Dr. Kromer also teaches courses on American state politics and research methods.

Luke Matthews '14 is the first speaker in this year’s Anthropology in Action Series, highlighting the work of contemporary anthropology. A graduate of IUP, Luke Matthews has been a behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation since 2014. His work at RAND combines qualitative and quantitative analyses to answer policy questions for clients from many sectors of the US government. In his presentation, he will present his findings from a market segmentation analysis of parents' beliefs and behaviors regarding childhood vaccines.

Fashion, music, entertainment, advertising, sports, news, social media, technology, food. Pop culture matters to you. But how does pop culture impact politics, and vice versa? Join STATIC as we present The Intersection of Pop Culture & Politics: An Evening with Mike Muse, live in the HUB Ohio Room, on Thursday, September 27th. This is a free event. No tickets are required for entry. However, seating is limited to the first 400 people, so be sure to arrive early enough to claim a seat! Doors for the event will open at 7:00 p.m. and the show will begin shortly thereafter. Mike will stay for a meet-and-greet with the audience after the event concludes. Straight from SiriusXM and TEDx Talks, Mike Muse, a former industrial engineer and co-founder of Muse Recordings record label, explores the intersection of pop culture and politics, attempting to dissect where we are as a nation, how we got here, and where we can possibly go. Most profoundly, he engages with college students to more meaningfully translate politics through lenses that you understand and care about: namely, pop culture. Muse believes that our current generation of college students are poised to change the nation through democracy. Click here to check out Muse’s website. Members of the #IUPVotes initiative will also be on site to help interested students register for the upcoming midterm elections in November! For more information, visit the STATIC website or Twitter page.

The deadline to withdraw from courses ending by mid-semester is Friday, September 28, 2018, Additional dates of importance can be viewed on the Academic Calendar.

Due to a lack of student interest, this event has been cancelled.

A Q&A with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Manfred Honeck, and guest soloist, violinist Pinchas Zukerman, the 2018-19 Helwig Distinguished Artist. The session will be moderated by IUP music faculty member and applied violin and viola instructor, Dr. Colleen Ferguson. Maestro Honeck will be at the entire Q&A; Mr. Zuckerman will attend from 5:00-5:45 p.m.

Free and open to faculty, students, staff, and the general public.

Award-winning violinist and 2018–19 Helwig Distinguished Artist Pinchas Zukerman joins Maestro Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as they return to Indiana for a breathtaking night of music.

18 and Under: $20

Tickets are available beginning August 27, 2018, by ordering online, visiting the Lively Arts Ticket Office, or calling our ticket office at 724-357-1313. The Ticket Office is located in the lobby of the IUP Performing Arts Center, 403 S. 11th Street,
Indiana, PA 15705. Tickets can be purchased onsite noon to 5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, or up to an hour before the performance.For groups of 15 or more, please call the Lively Arts Office at 724-357-2787.

*I-Card, military, and IUP student tickets can only be purchased in person at the Lively Arts Ticket Office. A current and valid I-Card and military ID must be provided when ordering. Limit of four (4) ticket per show at this discounted price.

More information about this event.