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Your Voice Matters: Take the Basic Needs Survey

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.

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Featured on Podcast

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Thomas Barnes is featured on episode 103 of the CAFÉ Talks podcast.

IUP Office of International Education Celebrates the World With Unity Day, Oct. 24

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.

Important Details Regarding Upcoming Spring and Winter Class Registration

All students can register for winter session classes starting October 27. Registration begins October 27 for spring classes, with veterans registering first, and all other student groups in the following days.

IUP, Warren State Hospital Sign Clinical Training Affiliation Agreement for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Future Students

On October 9, 2025, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Warren State Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for future students at IUP’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

Impact 150: IUP Criminology Graduate to Gift More Than $3 Million to Support Education, Criminology Seniors at IUP

Arlene Eva Langley-Mendenhall, a 1978 criminology and sociology double major graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, will gift more than $3 million to establish the Arlene Eva Langley Memorial Scholarship at IUP.

IUP Sees Highest Retention on Record of New, First-Time, Bachelor’s Degree Seeking Students, Increase in Undergraduate Enrollment and New Students, Increase in Persistence Rate

For fall 2025, Indiana University of Pennsylvania achieved record-breaking retention for new, first-time, bachelor’s degree-seeking students; increases in both the number of undergraduate degree-seeking students and new, first-time, bachelor’s degree-seeking students; and an increase of 5 percentage points for continuing student persistence (students continuing for a third year of study).

Cybersecurity and You: Cybersecurity Awareness Month Presentation

IUP's senior security analyst, Jonathan Roumfort, will present “Cybersecurity and You” on Monday, October 6, from 11:30 to noon.

IUP Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Honored by Educational Policy Leadership Center

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lara Luetkehans has been recognized by the Educational Policy Leadership Center as a 2025 Educational Policy Leadership Program Alumni Award recipient.

IUP Homecoming Celebrating IUP Sesquicentennial: Special Fifth Quarter Concert With the Clarks, Chris Higbee

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s annual Homecoming celebration on October 4 is expected to draw thousands to Indiana, including for a special event in celebration of IUP’s sesquicentennial. IUP’s Homecoming celebration will feature a special “Fifth Quarter” concert, featuring Pittsburgh rock favorites—and IUP alumni—the Clarks and special guest Chris Higbee.

IUP Scholar in Residence, Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, Wins International R&D Award for Breakthrough in Mass Spectrometry; Proof of Technology Demonstrated at IUP

Howard M. “Skip” Kingston, a scholar in residence at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, IUP, and the IUP Research Institute has won a 2025 R&D 100 Award for a breakthrough that has the potential to advance precision medicine and rural healthcare.

IUP Computer Sciences/Languages and Systems Bachelor’s Degree Program Earns Full Reaccreditation by National Organization

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s bachelor’s degree program in Computer Sciences/Languages and Systems has earned full reaccreditation from ABET, the world’s leading accreditation body for programs in applied and natural science, engineering, and engineering technology.

IUP Selected for U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges Rankings

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been selected for U.S. News & World Report’s “2026 Best Colleges” national universities ranking, and the undergraduate business, computer science, psychology, and nursing programs were selected for listing of “Top Public Schools.”

IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Programs About Rubin Telescope, Recalling the Space Race

IUP’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host two programs during the fall semester: “A New Eye: The Rubin Telescope” on September 29 and “Recalling the Space Race” on October 29. Both programs will begin at 7:00 p.m. The presentations are free and open to the community.

Department of Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Chair Featured on “Building PA Podcast”

Tracey Cekada, chair of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering, is a guest for Building PA Podcast’s latest episode, “From Classroom to Career: The Path of Safety Professionals at IUP.”

IUP Alumni Donate $500,000 to Support IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates David and Becky Walzak’s appreciation of IUP “as the place it all started” has led them to a gift that will make an impact for the future of IUP and for rural Pennsylvania.