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IUP Graduate from Harrisburg Gifts $50,000 to IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

John Ninosky, a 1993 criminology graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania from Harrisburg, has gifted $50,000 to IUP for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine in honor of his late wife, Tammy Beale Ninosky, a 1993 IUP child development and family relations graduate.

IUP Adds Master’s Degree Program in Information Systems and Management

Applications are now being accepted for IUP’s master of science degree in Information Systems and Management program, with classes starting in January 2026. The program provides flexibility for students to take classes through either face-to-face or two-way synchronous instruction on video.

Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Credits IUP Team with Assisting in World War II Pilot Identification

On July 11, the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency distributed a news release about the identification of a World War II soldier who died in December 1944, crediting the work of an Indiana University of Pennsylvania field school in assisting in identifying the late soldier’s remains.

IUP, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, Wayne Memorial Hospital Sign Clinical Training Affiliation Agreement for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

On July 8, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, and Wayne Memorial Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for future students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

IUP Hosts Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Workshop for High School Teachers

For the second year, Indiana University of Pennsylvania is helping area high school teachers learn new ways to help their students fly—both literally and figuratively. From June 23 to 25, IUP hosted a workshop on uncrewed aircraft (drones) for 18 teachers in 16 Pennsylvania school districts and educational organizations

IUP Alumna Selected for Fulbright Award

Kayla Anthony, a recent graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, originally from Johnstown, has been selected for a Fulbright post-graduate study award.

IUP, Indiana Regional Medical Center Continue Season Three of “Rural Health Pulse” Podcast with IRMC Trauma Program Manager

Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues its third season with an episode featuring IRMC Trauma Program Manager Emilea Rippin for “Lifelines in the Region: Inside the IRMC Trauma Program.”

IUP Council of Trustees Approve Academic Affairs Committee Recommendations

On Wednesday, June 25, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Council of Trustees approved recommendations from the Academic Affairs Committee, including a new Career and Technical Teacher Education post-baccalaureate certification.

IUP Graduate from Blair County Gifts $50,000 to IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Thomas R. Smith, an Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate who had an almost 40-year career in education and supporting high school students, has gifted $50,000 to IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. 

Council of Trustees’ Special Public Meeting, June 25

President Driscoll invites the IUP community to attend a special public meeting of the IUP Council of Trustees on Wednesday, June 25, at 1:45 p.m. via Zoom to approve curriculum items for the fall semester. The public may participate by registering in advance.

IUP Vice President for Student Affairs Is Invited Presenter for HBCU Criminal Justice Collective Chairs’ Workshop

IUP Vice President for Student Affairs Thomas C. Segar was an invited presenter for a national conference sponsored by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Criminal Justice Collective Chairs’ Workshop.

IUP, Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Sign Clinical Training Affiliation Agreement for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

On June 16, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for future students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

IUP Anthropologists Conducting Field School in Germany at Site of WWII Plane Crash

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been selected by the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc. to continue its field study in Germany at the site of a December 1944 crash of a World War II B-17 airplane.

IUP Graduates from Indiana Create Kubala Athletic Fund for IUP Golf, Football Programs

Larry and Barb Kubala, of Indiana, graduates of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, are continuing their support of IUP with a gift of $25,000 to establish the Kubala Athletic Fund.

IUP Part of Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways Event for Area High School Students

Indiana University of Pennsylvania hosted 22 area high school students and 14 of their teachers for the collaborative Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways (HELP) Summer Experience on June 2 and 3.

IUP, IRMC Continues Season Three of Rural Health Pulse Podcast With the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania President and CEO

Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s (IRMC) joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse, continues its third season with an episode featuring Nicole Stallings, President and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), “Inside Pennsylvania’s Healthcare Pulse: A Conversation with HAP President Nicole Stallings.”