IUP Selects Five Alumni for Young Alumni Achievement Award
Five graduates of Indiana University of Pennsylvania have been selected for the 2025 IUP Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Five graduates of Indiana University of Pennsylvania have been selected for the 2025 IUP Young Alumni Achievement Award.
The following message was sent to students on Friday, November 7, 2025:
The IUP Food Pantry and Help Center, in collaboration with various departments, organizations, clubs, and programs across campus, is launching a campus-wide food drive from November 10 through December 8 to support students in need.
Mimi Benjamin, SAHE professor, delivered the keynote at the National Learning Communities Association conference in Ames on Nov. 4, sharing how learning communities function as a “blueprint for home” at the intersection of belonging, engaged learning, and gathering.
On November 4, the White House lowered flags in honor of former US Vice President Dick Cheney. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered United States and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff immediately in accordance with US flag code.
The following message was shared with students on Thursday, November 6, 2025:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s student alumni association, the IUP Ambassadors, is turning its winning streak into an opportunity to help IUP students facing food insecurity. For the third consecutive year, the IUP Ambassadors donated its Homecoming parade first-place float prize of $800 to the IUP Food Pantry and Help Center.
Registration remains open until November 10 for Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s 2025 Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference, “Healthcare Innovation,” on November 20. Open to the community, the day-long event will be held at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
Candidates for the position of Vice President for Administration and Finance will be on campus November 10, 13, and 14. We will host four candidates, one candidate each day.
Associates for Student Development hosted “Finding Your SAHE Why” on November 3, bringing current SAHE students together with SAHE alumni for a purpose-focused conversation on career direction in student affairs.
Members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine leadership team were invited presenters for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s 2025 Summit, “Together We Thrive, Building Inclusive Excellence Across the State System,” held virtually and at PennWest Clarion on October 29 and 30.
The following was shared with students on November 4, 2025:
The following was shared with students on November 3, 2025:
The annual Common Goods pop-up store returns on Thursday, November 13, 2025. This year's event will raise funds, food and awareness for the IUP Food Pantry and Help Center.
Brown's Farm was a racially integrated settlement near Johnstown that was inhabited from the early nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries. Abdul Jones is presenting a series of talks on his thesis research at the site.
The following was shared with students on November 3, 2025:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Organ and Keyboard and Director of IUP’s Organ Studio Christine Clewell and six IUP Organ Studio students were invited performers at First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 20, followed by a Manhattan Pipe Organ Study and Crawl on October 21 and 22.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Clinical Psychology Doctor of Psychology program graduates taking the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology from January 2020 through December 2024—required for licensure and certification in the United States—have achieved a 100 percent passing rate.
The Division for Student Affairs has compiled a list of resources for students. If you are in need, this comprehensive list provides information about available resources, housing, food, health/medical insurance, mental health, and employment.
Train hard. Lead with confidence. IUP Army ROTC builds the leaders of tomorrow. Do you have what it takes?
IUP’s Music Theater is proud to announce its upcoming production of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro).” This beloved opera buffa, filled with wit, romance, and social intrigue, will be sung mostly in English with English dialogue featuring a contemporary twist. The production runs November 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is proud to announce that world-renowned New Orleans jazz clarinetist Doreen Ketchens will perform a free concert on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center.
The following was shared with students on October 31, 2025:
SAHE alumna Katie Motycki (’04) has been named NODA’s 2025 Outstanding OTR Professional for her leadership and impact in student orientation and transition at The Pennsylvania State University.
Jonathan Warnock, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, published with co-authors on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current during the last interglacial.
Members of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s cabinet, Pennsylvania senators and representatives, and key healthcare and industry leaders, including the president and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, will come together for IUP and IRMC’s Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference on November 20.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Theatre-by-the-Grove, a student performance organization in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, proudly presents “46 Plays for 46 Presidents,” a bold and fast-paced production celebrating the chaos, humor, and humanity of American democracy. Performances will take place November 6–8 at 7:30 p.m. and November 9 at 1:00 p.m. in Waller Hall’s Mainstage Theater.
Professor Emeritus of Biology Tom Simmons moderated a session and was an invited speaker at the 52nd annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Vector Control Association held in State College from October 20th to 22nd, 2025.
As we head into Halloween weekend and the end of Daylight Saving Time, the IUP Office of Emergency Management wants to remind all students, faculty, and staff to stay safe, stay alert, and be prepared!
This day-long event features health professionals, educators, policymakers, and community leaders who will discuss innovations and challenges in rural health care.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania continues to be recognized by The Princeton Review, this time, in its 2026 “Best Colleges: Region by Region” listing.
The following was shared with students on October 27, 2025:
For Jessica Miller, supporting students goes far beyond Counseling Center walls. As the center’s chair and director of the Haven Project, she’s a steady advocate for emotional wellness, safety, and resilience—especially for those navigating the aftermath of trauma.
Saturday, October 25, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the event is aimed at reminding citizens across the nation and the Commonwealth that safe disposal of unused prescription drugs is one of the best ways to fight drug abuse.
Following a blind peer-review process, the IUP Wind Ensemble was selected to perform at the conference on March 21, 2026. Among the more than 200 member institutions in the Eastern Division, the IUP Wind Ensemble is one of only five juried ensembles invited to perform at this prestigious event.
Vice President Tom Segar offers condolences on the death of Ron Mabon, a long-time member of the Marketing and Communications area who retired from his work at IUP in 2022 after more than two decades of service.
The following was shared with students on October 21, 2025:
The following was shared with students on October 20, 2025:
The following was shared with students on October 20, 2025:
The following was shared with students on October 20, 2025:
Emily Briggs is a navigator, and she has a navigator. That’s because, in addition to helping students, she’s a graduate student in the Applied Archaeology master’s program. That’s a destination she never saw for herself, but she’s excited for what’s ahead.
A new survey is now open, asking about your basic needs as a student—things like food access, housing stability, emotional well-being, and other essentials that impact your success.
The following was shared with students on Friday, October 17, 2025:
Theater-by-the-Grove, the producing artistic company at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, announces an open call for new plays to be submitted for consideration for a full production in late February 2026. Submissions from established, professional, working, or amateur playwrights will all be considered.
Retired chemistry professor Pothen Varughese has turned his passion into five gold medals in National Senior Games men’s doubles pickleball. Combining his love of science, sport, and community, he helped build Indiana’s thriving pickleball scene and continues to inspire others to stay active, connected, and lifelong learners.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Thomas Barnes is featured on episode 103 of the CAFÉ Talks podcast.
The Office of International Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will hold International Unity Day on October 24 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Hadley Union Building at IUP. This event is free and open to all.
John Wesley Lowery, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, was the opening keynote speaker at the Association of Title IX Administrators and the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment joint annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, October 14.