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Website and Professional Portrait Days for Faculty and Staff

If you are seeking a new or updated professional headshot, MarCom has scheduled headshot sessions in March. Registration for a time slot is required.

Creating Accessible Emails

When drafting an email, follow these tips to ensure your message meets accessibility standards.

New Softdocs Central End User Experience, March 9

Softdocs Support New Central End User Experience was postponed earlier this year, but will now officially be the default starting on March 9, 2026.

IUP Libraries Trial Access to JoVE Starts March 2

The IUP Libraries will offer trial access to JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) starting on March 2. Access will be open to all IUP students, faculty, and staff.

Title II Digital Accessibility Rules Going into Effect in April 2026

On April 24, 2026, the new Title II digital accessibility rules will take effect. Title II covers digital content, including, but not limited to: electronic documents; emails; videos and audio-only formats; social media; digital signage; mobile apps; website content; third-party vendors; LMS and educational materials; and more.

All Lines Technology Hosting Microsoft Defender XDR Webinar

All Lines Technology is hosting a Microsoft Defender Webinar on March 11. Participants will learn how Defender XDR unifies security across endpoints.

CMS and Web Accessibility Trainings Available

Online training for the Cascade CMS and web accessibility are available through the spring semester.

IUP’s John and Char Kopchick Hall Offering Indiana Glass Exhibition as Part of Science on Display Project

Kopchick Hall’s “Science on Display”—featuring skeletons of prehistoric animals, the Charles Darwin Collection, a flight suit of the late IUP alumna and astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson, and a student-created DNA Bunsen Burner sculpture—features more than 100 pieces of decorative and carnival glassware produced by the Indiana Glass Company, which operated in Indiana between 1892 and 1931.

Winter Weather Safety Reminders

As the winter weather continues, IUP Emergency Management encourages the campus community to use caution, slow down, and remain alert, especially during snow squalls, freezing rain, or periods of low visibility. 

Introducing Qtrak Notification Service for Mail and Packages at the IUP Post Office

The IUP Post Office announces the launch of Qtrak, a new service that streamlines package delivery and notifications at IUP. This system will provide timely updates on package arrivals and pickup availability.

IUP Receives $2.295 Million for Project to Create Constructive Dialogue and Civic Life Center

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $2,295,315 from the United States Department of Education to create a Center for Dialogue and Civic Life at IUP.

Scheduled Network Outage Saturday, Jan. 10

IT Services will perform firmware upgrades on our core networking infrastructure on Saturday, January 10, from 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. Verification testing of the new firmware will continue throughout the morning. During this period, you may experience intermittent connectivity loss on both wired and wireless IUP networks, as well as temporary interruptions of services hosted by IUP.

President Presents “Points of Pride”

“Points of Pride” highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.

New Softdocs Central End User Experience, Jan. 1

Softdocs Support announces that the New Central End User Experience will officially be the default starting on January 1, 2026.

Auditions for Premiere of New, Full-Length Play by John Spellos

Theater-by-the-Grove, the performance ensemble at the IUP Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, is excited to announce auditions for the workshop premiere of a new, previously unproduced full-length play, “By the Time We Got to Woodstock,” from the incredible John Spellos. Auditions will be held in the Waller Hall Main Theatre on Wednesday, December 10.

Thanksgiving Holiday Week Hours

IUP Post Office hours of operation during the Thanksgiving holiday week