Jamie Murphy, director of Admissions and Student Affairs for Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was an invited presenter for the 2026 National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions annual meeting.
Professor Christina Huhn is a coauthor of a new peer‑reviewed research article in the NECTFL Review that sheds light on current trends, challenges, and instructional practices in post‑secondary world language classrooms across the United States.
To bring the year of celebrating IUP’s 150th anniversary to a close, 18 members of the university community—current and former faculty members and administrators, historians, journalists, and alumni (many filling more than one of these descriptions)—were asked to share their favorite moments in IUP history.
President Driscoll offers condolences on the death of Michael Gulino, a third-year doctoral student from Uniontown in the Curriculum and Instruction program.
Following a national search, Stephan Schaffrath, who has nearly three decades of experience in higher education, has been selected to serve as the director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Civic Dialogue. Schaffrath will begin his work as director of the Center for Civic Dialogue on July 13.
Members of the IUP Center for Civic Dialogue Executive Leadership Team selected a drawing by Reese Walters, an art studio graphic design and illustration major from Bellefonte, as the winning entry reflecting the goals and mission of the Center for Civic Dialogue during the 2026 IUP Chalk the Walk sidewalk commentary event.
More than 100 members of the IUP community participated in a stakeholder assessment session with the Constructive Dialogue Institute, designed as part of the development of IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue.
IUP Dean of Students Adam Jones presented a program on IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue at the spring Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Student Affairs Conference, “United in Purpose, Grounded in Community.”
IUP’s Chief Compliance Officer, Elise Glenn, IUP Dean of Students, Adam Jones, and IUP Associate Professor of Political Science, Gwen Torges, were honored with the “Institutional Transformation” Award at the 2026 Annual Research Awards Reception held during 2026 Research Appreciation Week.
The following was shared with students on July 7, 2026:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been selected for the 2026 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers and will welcome 20 international educators from 15 countries during the fall semester.
Professionals looking to strengthen their workplace effectiveness and advance their careers have a new opportunity to develop the skills employers value most. The Workplace Essentials Certificate program, a new noncredit training initiative, launched its first cohort in May 2026.
IUP’s Center for Civic Dialogue and the Department of Education’s $2.3 million grant is featured in media throughout the region.
Lunchtime pickup basketball has connected IUP people for almost 60 years. Bill Hamilton ’92 and Alex Heckert serve as de facto co-commissioners of a pickup league whose players—faculty and staff members, varsity coaches, undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, community members, even foreign nationals—meet at noon three times a week in IUP’s Zink Hall.
Lynn Harding ’97 knew John Busovicki ’65 first as his high school geometry teacher and later as an IUP math professor. Read the poem Harding wrote that details the path of their friendship.
In July 2025, the IUP-based Keystone Wind Ensemble performed at the annual convention of the Texas Bandmasters Association in San Antonio. Find a report and photos from ensemble member Kevin Eisensmith, IUP professor emeritus of trumpet.
