Chemistry junior Parker Bradley presented his research on anticancer ruthenium-platinum bimetallic complexes at the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol 鈥 Pennsylvania event on March 25, 2025, engaging with legislators and showcasing his work conducted under Avijita Jain in the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics.
亚色影库鈥檚 Criminal Justice Training Center has received Training Academy Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
Mimi Benjamin and John Wesley Lowery presented at the 2025 NASPA Conference in New Orleans. Benjamin shared research on peer mentoring for underrepresented students and co-lead a session on research-to practice in student affairs. Lowery copresented on the 75-year partnership between HBCUs and NASPA, highlighting their historical contributions.
亚色影库 will celebrate innovation, student and faculty research, and alumni success during 亚色影库鈥檚 2025 Research Appreciation Week, planned for April 7 to 11.
亚色影库 students, including advanced undergraduate and graduate students, joined Dr. Palmiotto in the field with their archaeological colleagues from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Heritage Trust Program. There the team conducted investigations of sites within Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve in Charleston County, visited the iconic Fig Island Shell Ring complex, and met with representatives of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN).
Riley Sullivan, an undergraduate researcher, presented his study on sustainable activated carbon biochar at Pittcon 2025, showcasing its potential for wastewater treatment.
H. M. (Skip) Kingston, a distinguished chemist and 亚色影库 alumnus, has returned to his alma mater as a scholar in residence. His pioneering research, philanthropic contributions, and mentorship are advancing scientific innovation at 亚色影库, particularly in healthcare diagnostics and rural medicine, while equipping students with hands-on experience in cutting-edge analytical techniques.
亚色影库鈥檚 Applied Research Lab, a research consulting center that assists the 亚色影库 research community as part of 亚色影库鈥檚 Research and Innovation, was approached by the Altoona Curve鈥檚 management team for a research project to analyze attendance rates for Altoona Curve games.
Rosemary Engelstad (clarinet professor, 亚色影库) and Amanda Morrison (clarinet professor, Slippery Rock University) were selected to perform a recital at the SHE: Festival of Women in Music. At the festival, they performed a recital of music compositions for two clarinets by Theresa Martin (Appleton, WI), including Paradigm Shift, a work commissioned by Morrison (lead commissioner) and Engelstad in 2024.
In celebration of the hard work and dedication of its employees, 亚色影库 presented the first 鈥淥ne 亚色影库鈥 Award to the Office of Financial Aid during 亚色影库鈥檚 annual Employee Service and Leadership Awards event held March 26, which also celebrated employees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service.
A record-breaking dozen PhD students from 亚色影库鈥檚 Literature and Criticism program took center stage at the fifty-sixth annual Northeastern Modern Language Association (NeMLA) conference, held in Philadelphia March 6鈥9.
Robert Orth, managing director of 亚色影库鈥檚 Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center, is the 2025 Social Sciences Career Pathways Speaker.
Professor Emeritus John Taylor and colleagues published a new study based on faunal collections from a 50-meter interval of the Jones Ridge Limestone in easternmost Alaska. The study provided new, detailed faunal range data across the base of the North American Ibexian Series and geochemical data that confirm an associated shift in ocean chemistry.
Now a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University, Emma Bouchard 鈥22 focuses on leveraging machine learning to design chemical probes for studying enzyme catalysis, with an emphasis on automation and AI-driven solutions.
亚色影库 piano professor Henry Wong Doe presented a session during the Pedagogy Saturdays portion of the Music Teachers National Association annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 15, 2025.
Professor Emeritus John Taylor published a new study on the taxonomy and stratigraphic distribution of Lotagnostus (Agnostida: Agnostidae) and associated trilobites and conodonts with 亚色影库 alumni James D. Loch 鈥83 and John E. Repetski 鈥69.
Two professors published a study on using a Facebook group to connect college students from the US and Israel. The group helped students have cross-cultural conversations, learn from each other, and grow professionally. The study shows that social media can be a useful tool for learning beyond the classroom.
At the 2025 Eastern Educational Research Association Conference, Chin-Yi Huang, a doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction program at 亚色影库, presented their research on 鈥淎 Bibliometric Analysis of TPACK Research in Higher Education: Mapping Trends, Themes, and Applications (2014鈥2024).鈥澛
The National Hispanic Institute has recognized 亚色影库 student Marisol Gonzalez Flores as one of its College Students of the Year 2024.
亚色影库 President Michael Driscoll and 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine Founding Dean Miko Rose are featured on 鈥淥ur Region鈥檚 Business,鈥 a news show jointly produced by the Allegheny Conference and Pittsburgh鈥檚 WPXI-TV.
For the past two summers, artist Sean Derry has lived on the south side of Kachemak Bay while carefully deconstructing a homesteading cabin dating from Alaska鈥檚 statehood. Sean鈥檚 exhibition 鈥淔rom Always Until Now鈥 opened at Bunnell Street Arts Center on March 7 and will remain on display until April 2.
亚色影库鈥檚 English Graduate Organization will offer its 2025 Conference, 鈥淟andscapes of Language and Literature,鈥 on March 21 and 22. The conference will be offered both in person in 亚色影库鈥檚 Sprowls Hall and via Zoom. It is free and open to the community.
亚色影库 will celebrate employees who have completed 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service to the university during the Employee Service Awards brunch in the Blue Room on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Matt Vetter, with co-authors Jialei Jiang and Zachary McDowell, recently published an article titled 鈥淎n Endangered Species: How LLMs Threaten Wikipedia鈥檚 Sustainability鈥 in the journal AI & Society.
The Associates for Student Development 2025 R茅sum茅 Project has officially wrapped up, and聽ASD has received all final submissions.
On February 15, 2025, the 亚色影库 Hackathon Team participated in the Nation Center of Academic Excellence 鈥 Northeast Cyber Competition. The team secured a first-place finish in the CTF section and ninth place overall against 12 other cyber teams from US colleges and universities.
亚色影库 has named Edel Reilly to the position of dean of the College of Education and Human Services. She transitioned to this role on February 8.
The Keystone Wind Ensemble received an invitation to perform at the 2025 Texas Bandmasters Association Conference, July 24鈥26 in San Antonio, Texas. It is anticipated that over 6,500 people will attend the conference, including 2,400 band directors and more than 600 industry-related exhibitors.
Jackson White, a political science and economics honors double major in the Cook Honors College at 亚色影库, was approved to serve as a student trustee on the 亚色影库 Council of Trustees by the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors at its meeting on February 6.
John Wesley Lowery presented legislative and public policy updates at the ASCA annual conference in Portland. He received the inaugural Legacy of Excellence Award for his significant contributions to student conduct. A long-time ASCA member, he has received multiple awards and presented policy updates over 20 times
David Wachob, professor and chair of the Department of Career and Wellness Education, recently visited the Robinson School in San Juan, PR, to secure a student teaching agreement for 亚色影库 students.
Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management students Jade Peffer, Sky Eakin-Irwin, Sarah Johnson, and Ben Salvo, with faculty member Stephen B. Shiring, volunteered to work the information booth on Gobbler鈥檚 Knob for Groundhog鈥檚 Day 2025.
Following an eight-year hiatus, the Keystone Wind Ensemble returned to 亚色影库 in November 2023 to present a reunion concert. Based on the success of that performance, the ensemble returned in November 2024 for a second performance. Approximately 60 musicians returned to 亚色影库 for a series of rehearsals that culminated in a performance on November 3, 2024.
The Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences congratulates our students named as Provost Scholars. To be named a Provost Scholar, students must have earned a minimum of 45 semester hours at 亚色影库 with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Provost Scholar recognition is given only once during a student鈥檚 time of study at 亚色影库.
The Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences congratulates our students for being named to the Dean鈥檚 List for fall 2024. Students receive this recognition for each semester in which they earn a GPA of 3.25 or higher while taking a minimum of 12 credits.
Mimi Benjamin, Claire Hamshire, and Alan Soong Swee Kit published a study in Teaching and Learning Inquiry on peer mentoring for underrepresented students in the UK, USA, and Singapore. They developed a model highlighting social connections, shared experiences, and trust as key to belonging
Ronnie Fleck and Evan Sala were the top performers in the聽fall 2024 CFA Society Pittsburgh Collegiate Stock Picker Challenge session, beating out 191 students from more than 15 local universities in the largest competition to date.
On January 11, Culinary Academy faculty Chef Thomas Barnes and Chef Erin Reed attended the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, PA, accompanied by select culinary and baking students.
亚色影库鈥檚 Academy of Culinary Arts Ice Carving Club will be creating its annual tribute to Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day with an ice carving of Phil on Gobbler鈥檚 Knob as part of the community Groundhog Day celebration.
Matt Vetter, with co-authors Jialei Jiang and Brent Lucia, published a new article titled 鈥淔rom Hype to Practice: Reinterpreting the Writing Process Through Technical Writing Students鈥 Engagement with ChatGPT鈥 in the journal Technical Communication Quarterly.
Following six years of 鈥渆xemplary service to 亚色影库,鈥 Vice President for Administration and Finance Debra L. Fitzsimons has accepted the position of chief financial officer at Allegheny College in Meadville, 亚色影库 President Michael Driscoll said.
A team of 亚色影库 students presented their research at the Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative (ACRI), a grant-funded program of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The 2024 ACRI conference, held December 6鈥7 in Washington, D.C., featured projects from students representing 15 colleges and universities. These projects addressed a range of pressing regional issues, from economic revitalization to environmental sustainability, showcasing innovative, community-centered solutions.
Dr. Amanda Poole, Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, recently participated in the 66th African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, Illinois, from December 12鈥14, 2024. The ASA Annual Meeting, the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world, is the flagship event of the association and brought together over 2,000 scholars and professionals under the theme Global Africa.
The Student Managed Investment Portfolio organization just wrapped up another successful semester in fall 2024. The club welcomed numerous new members as analysts, many of them first-semester freshmen, who brought renewed energy to the organization.
The 亚色影库 Economics Club wishes to thank the alumni and other guest speakers who met with students during the fall 2024 semester! From each one, students learned valuable insights about career pathways, tips for greater academic success, and networking suggestions.
亚色影库鈥檚 Criminal Justice Training Center has finalized an agreement with CNX Resources in Canonsburg to serve as the Pittsburgh region鈥檚 satellite site for the Center鈥檚 municipal police academy (Act 120) training.
亚色影库 alumnus Dominic Rocco 鈥23 and Department of Finance and Economics student Gabe Kengersky presented breakout sessions as part of the Future Business Leaders of America Region 3 Leadership Conference held at 亚色影库 for high school students on December 16, 2024.
Treylor Shirley 鈥21 successfully concluded the 12-week NMT Capstone Semester at Penn State while he was at 亚色影库. This life-altering experience kindled his enthusiasm for nanotechnology, prompting him to strive for a master鈥檚 degree and presently a PhD at Penn State.
John A. Mueller, SAHE professor emeritus, will receive ACPA鈥檚 2025 Esther Lloyd-Jones Professional Service Award at the association鈥檚 annual convention in February 2025.
Officer Brayden Bumgardner was recently sworn into service by Indiana County Magisterial District Judge Anthony Sottile III.
Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean鈥檚 List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA based on at least 12 credits of graded (not P/F) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of graded graduate and undergraduate coursework.聽
Bryna Siegel Finer, Department of Language, Literature, and Writing, has been selected as the incoming co-editor of the journal聽鈥淧eitho.鈥
Bryna Siegel Finer, Department of Language, Literature, and Writing, published a new book with Peter Lang, 鈥淐onfronting Toxic Rhetoric: Writing Teachers鈥 Experiences of Rupture, Resistance, and Resilience.鈥
The 亚色影库 Men鈥檚 Rugby Club, a significant part of 亚色影库鈥檚 sports legacy, recently added another feather to its cap by winning its fourth national championship. Head Coach Seth Erwin was asked about the sport, its history at 亚色影库, and the team.
Celebrate the achievements of our graduates with a photo gallery capturing memorable moments from our Winter 2024 Commencement Ceremony. Relive the joy, pride, and excitement of this special day!
The Pennsylvania Drone Association selected 亚色影库 for its 2024 Ellie Education Award, recognizing 亚色影库 as 鈥渁n educational institution that has helped to elevate the drone industry in our commonwealth in a meaningful and significant way. 鈥
Caleb Rokosky and Jessica Delaney shared their experiences from the Kopchick Summer Internship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at a November 1 presentation, highlighting how it boosted their academic and professional development. Funded by John and Char Kopchick, the internship offers valuable research opportunities for 亚色影库 students in relevant programs.
Kristopher Marinas, 32, will be honored during 亚色影库鈥檚 December commencement for graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average鈥攁ll while working as a full-time night shift custodian in the university鈥檚 Administration and Finance Division.
亚色影库 will hold a commencement ceremony on December 14 for 563 graduates who have completed academic requirements for their degrees in December and January 2025.
Three students at 亚色影库 have been selected for 亚色影库鈥檚 Justice Research Fellowship program offered through the 亚色影库 Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center.
In conjunction with 亚色影库鈥檚 Giving Tuesday/Month of Giving initiative, 亚色影库 Ambassadors donated $800 from the group鈥檚 Homecoming parade first-place float prize to the 亚色影库 Food Pantry and Help Center.
Students who were recognized as 亚色影库 Provost Scholars for fall 2024.
亚色影库鈥檚 Office of International Education has been successful in helping a fifteenth international student鈥擲ylvia Mukasa, from Nairobi, Kenya鈥攕ecure an Emergency Student Fund Award from the Institute of International Education Emergency Fund.
亚色影库鈥檚 Director of Strategic Partnerships Christina Koren has been selected for the Pennsylvania Business Central鈥檚 鈥淔oremost Under 40 2024.鈥
Edited by Andrew Zhou and his colleague, the newly published book 鈥1D and 2D Nanomaterials for Sensor Applications鈥 showcases breakthroughs in the use of advanced one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials for sensor technologies.
Miko Rose, the founding dean of 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine, will join KDKA Newsradio host Larry Richert and Rich Fitzgerald on The Big K Morning Show on Wednesday, November 27.
John Lattanzio, Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, published a mathematical text titled "Essential Linear Algebra." The 824-page textbook is adaptable for use in both introductory and advanced courses and serves as an invaluable resource for the fundamental aspects of linear algebra.
亚色影库 has been recognized by the All In Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 All In Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
Mattie Updyke, a second-year Student Affairs in Higher Education student, received the 2024 Nancy Newkerk Scholarship for outstanding contributions to student advocacy, especially supporting LGBTQIA students. The award was presented during the annual SAHE Thanksgiving celebration, recognizing Mattie鈥檚 commitment to student growth, inclusion, and collaboration in higher education
Parker Bradley, an undergraduate from the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, earned recognition as one of the Top 10 Undergraduate Poster Presenters at the American Chemical Society's Central Regional Meeting.
Francis Allard has been awarded a Research Grant for Foreign Scholars by the Center for Chinese Studies in Taiwan.
Kalynne Ziegler, a senior undergraduate student in the Health and Physical Education Teacher Education program, was recognized as the 2024 recipient of the Outstanding Future Professional Award.
Asher Skiles '24 presented his innovative research on chiral active matter, using hexbug chains to model microtubule dynamics, and shared insights on REU applications and his transfer experience to the University of Pittsburgh at a recent event hosted by the Pre-Engineering and Physics Clubs.
Mike Sell shared his thoughts on the role of intertextual reference, collaborative dramaturgy, and tabletop roleplaying games on the most recent聽"Dungeons + Drama Nerds"聽podcast.
A local performance of "Fiddler on the Roof," produced by the聽Hope Springs Eternal Holocaust Project, featured several people with 亚色影库 connections.
亚色影库 students Erika Jackson and Monserrat Lopez Villagomez, president of the 亚色影库 Latino Student Organization, presented 鈥淯niting Through Culture: How Student-Led Programming Led to 200+ Attendees鈥 at the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.
Dana Driscoll (professor of writing, Department of Language, Literatures, and Writing; director of the Center for Scholarly Communication) and Islam Farag (doctoral candidate, Composition and Applied Linguistics PhD program) published about the Jones White Writing Center's Graduate Editing Service聽in the latest issue of聽The Peer Review.聽聽
Erin Reed, a chef instructor at 亚色影库's Academy of Culinary Arts, recently took top honors at the American Culinary Federation's Pastry Chef of the Year competition, in Phoenix, Arizona. Each of the three finalists were tasked with entering two plated desserts in the competition, and the judges picked Reed's as the best. Learn more about Chef Reed and her big win in this video.
Recently retired biology professor and university volunteer Tom Simmons moderated a session and gave two talks at the fiftieth anniversary Pennsylvania Vector Control Association meeting.
The 亚色影库 Literature and Criticism program was well-represented at the recent Festival of Monsters conference hosted by the University of California Santa Cruz鈥檚 Center for Monster Studies, October 16鈥18.
Miko Rose, founding dean of 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine, has been named one of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Fifty Over 50 by "City & State Pennsylvania."
亚色影库 piano professor Henry Wong Doe performed a solo recital at the Beckwith Recital Series, University of North Carolina Wilmington, on Friday, October 25, 2024.
Twelve 亚色影库 archeologists participated in service events at Historic Hanna鈥檚 Town in Westmoreland County and at the historic Lebanon Cemetery in York, PA, on Saturday, October 26.
Abigail Hancox, a first-year student in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, has been appointed to the PASSHE Chancellor Search Committee. She also serves on the Board of Governors and studies public affairs at the master's level.
A pair of communications media majors, Emily Marines and Riley Yonchiuk, joined a rare club when they handled the play-by-play and color commentary duties for the streaming broadcast of the 亚色影库 vs. Clarion football game at Miller Stadium.
"Untold Stories of Pennsylvania Parks and Forests" launched with a new website and presentations at the Pennsylvania Historical Association annual meeting.
Amanda Poole, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, joined colleagues around the world for a virtual panel discussion on October 16 focused on her cowritten ethnography, "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence."
An 亚色影库 student has been named to the Pennsylvania鈥檚 State System of Higher Education Board of Governors, the chairman of the 亚色影库 Council of Trustees has been reappointed to the Board, and an 亚色影库 alumnus has been appointed to complete an unexpired term on the Board.
The following message was shared with all students on October 21, 2024:
The latest research from Devki Talwar,聽Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, explores the thermal and vibrational behavior of carbon-based superlattices composed of binary materials.
亚色影库鈥檚 Miko Rose, the founding dean of 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine, was an invited presenter for the 2024 Osteopathic Medical Education Conference, the world鈥檚 largest gathering of osteopathic physicians.
亚色影库's "The Pathfinder" has debuted a new website that will house recent issues of the publication, in case you missed your weekly email.
Chauna Craig (Department of Language, Literature, and Writing) was recently awarded a competitive arts residency this past September at Craigardan, an interdisciplinary residency program located in Elizabethtown, New York.
Mimi Benjamin, professor of Student Affairs in Higher Education, served as a keynote speaker for the Association of College and University Housing Officers 鈥 International/Residential College Society鈥檚 joint conference in Portland, Oregon, on October 8, 2024.
亚色影库 Anthropology faculty recently published research about the resolution of skeletal commingling in an invited issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Francis Allard and Ben Ford, both anthropologists in the Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, recently presented their research as public lectures.
Family and consumer sciences education senior, Trinity Boland, won first place at the Salvation Army鈥檚 Runway Repurposed fashion show in Pittsburgh on May 22, 2024. Trinity submitted an original design and participated in the runway event.
Alexis Shirk, a family and consumer sciences education undergraduate student, received the 2024 Pennsylvania Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship award.
Michelle Tweardy, Family and Consumer Sciences Education program coordinator and faculty member, represented the Pennsylvania Association of Family and Consumer Sciences at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences National Leadership Summit.
亚色影库 music alumni Dennis ('75 MA '82) and Elizabeth Cramer ('76) and David Earnest ('23) recently performed for "Last Fridays at the Museum," sponsored by the Pennsylvania聽Trolley Museum in Washington, PA.
Luke Nicosia M'24 published his thesis research in Westmoreland History. The research focused on an archaeological investigation of New Alexandria, PA, to understand how the damming of the Loyalhanna River affected the town.
Shijuan Liu gave an invited keynote speech at the聽2024 ChinaCALL Conference聽and International Congress on English Language Education and Applied Linguistics, held in Beijing, China, August 23鈥25.
What if your internship could take you from the classroom to the White House? For Kiyana Tucker, it did! Her internship quickly became more than just an addition to her r茅sum茅, developing into an experience filled with professional growth, hands-on experience, networking opportunities, and personal enrichment.
Todd Cunningham, who has nearly three decades of experience in higher education information technology, most recently as executive director of Information Technology Services at 亚色影库, has been named 亚色影库鈥檚 chief information officer.
Anthropology faculty members聽William Chadwick and Andrea Palmiotto from 亚色影库, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, were honored to be invited by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to the National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on September 20, 2024.
The PA Community College Consortium Cooperative Agreement (PC4A) has awarded scholarships to five community college transfer students, providing one year of free tuition in AY 2024鈥25.
亚色影库鈥檚 Associate Vice President for International Education and Global Engagement and Executive Director of the American Language Institute Michele Petrucci has been honored for excellence by the Pennsylvania Council for International Education.
Francisco Alarc贸n of the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences has been selected to serve a four-year term on the Haimo Teaching Award by the Mathematical Association of America.
Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, has been appointed to the NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education 2026 National Conference Leadership Committee.
The Office of the Provost has announced the promotion of several faculty members to full professor effect the fall 2024 semester.
The Force is definitely with 亚色影库鈥檚 Thomas Oraskovich, a senior sociology and political science major from Homer City. Oraskovich completed his second year in 亚色影库鈥檚 Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (USOAR) program with his research project, 鈥淩ebels vs. Terrorists: Star Wars Rebels and Political Implications.鈥
A social studies education major and political science minor from Pittsburgh had the experience of a lifetime this summer as an intern in the office of Senator John Fetterman in Washington, DC.
Silas Gesser, a senior in 亚色影库鈥檚 Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management bachelor鈥檚 degree program from Westmoreland County, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation鈥檚 Scholarship of Excellence.
Cellist Linda Jennings and pianist Chindarat Charoenwongse will present the first recital of the 亚色影库 season in Gorell Hall on Tuesday evening, September 3, at 7:00 p.m. The program will present traditional works alongside newer works, including Claude Debussy鈥檚 sonata, the slow movement of the Rachmaninoff sonata, and works by David Maslanka, Chen Yi, and Samuel Magrill. The recital is open and free to the public.
Mike Driscoll is not a university president by design. In high school, he took an interest in engineering and computers, so he went off to college to be an electrical engineer. But as it often does, life took another turn.
Mike Sell (Department of Language, Literature, and Writing) and co-editor Megan Amber Condis (Communication Studies, Texas Tech University) have published a collection of scholarly essays about the stories we tell with, about, and around video games.
亚色影库 was well-represented at the thirty-eighth annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference held in Slippery Rock, PA, from May 30 to June 1, 2024.聽
Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean鈥檚 List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA based on at least 12 credits of graded (not P/F) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of graded graduate and undergraduate coursework.
亚色影库 doctoral candidate Kristie Frederick Daugherty鈥檚 鈥渇lash鈥 on the night of the 2024 Grammy Awards has resulted in 113 contemporary and nationally acclaimed poets鈥攊ncluding six Pulitzer Prize writers鈥攃oming together for an anthology of poems based on songs by musician Taylor Swift.
Dean of Students Adam Jones answers questions about his position, his experience, and why a student may reach out to him. He also provides valuable advice to students about getting the most out of their college experience.
Zach Collins, professor of tuba and euphonium at 亚色影库, recently published four new compositions with Cimarron Music Press.
亚色影库 piano professor Henry Wong Doe recently completed a three-concert tour of New Zealand, performing on July 20, 21, and August 3. He performed two separate programs at three cities in the North Island: Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, the capital city of Wellington, and Warkworth (one hour north of Auckland).
Summer-long research projects undertaken by students participating in the Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (U-SOAR) program will be on display at this free event.
Jonathan Lewis, professor of Geosciences, was granted a National Science Foundation award for a third STEM Student Experiences Aboard Ships (STEMSEAS) project.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 joint podcast, "Rural Health Pulse," continues with an episode on Pennsylvania's evolution and current state of emergency medical services with B.J. Pino and Reba Johnson of Citizens' Ambulance.
Donovan Daniel, of Indiana, 亚色影库 director of student leadership and a two-time 亚色影库 graduate, has been selected to present through the TEDx program.
A year-long program developed by a team at 亚色影库 to recruit and retain talented teachers was selected for recognition by PA Needs Teachers in its Solutions Playbook, published recently by Teach Plus Pennsylvania and the National Center on Education and the Economy.
亚色影库鈥檚 Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Instructor Erin Reed is the American Culinary Federation 2024 Pastry Chef of the Year.
Zach Collins, professor of tuba and euphonium at 亚色影库, released an album of hymn arrangements for five-part tuba ensemble on Summit Records, titled "Firm Foundation."
亚色影库 has received $20,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) for a new initiative to inspire the next generation of special education teachers.
The renowned River City Brass Band of Pittsburgh, the only full-time professional brass ensemble in the United States, recently released an album featuring the music of 1965 亚色影库 alumnus, Jim Self.
亚色影库 music alumni,聽George Alberti '11, Mike Waddell '12, Zack Grass '14, and Logan Carnes '19, released album聽Keystone Kitchen, an album of new works for tuba-euphonium quartet,聽in June 2024.
This past May, Rosemary Engelstad was an artist-in-residence at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen, NH. During her residency, she collaborated with Slippery Rock clarinet professor, Amanda Morrison, on their new project, the Grant Avenue EFX Clarinet Duo.
This summer, the 亚色影库 Music Department hosted 118 campers for the third annual Summer Music Camp.
In June, 亚色影库 hosted a workshop on uncrewed aircraft (drones) for teachers in eight area high schools who are teaching the aviation curriculum in their schools. The workshop focused on how teachers can integrate drone education into the curriculum. Teachers represented districts in Allegheny, Clearfield, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties.
Alida Merlo, 亚色影库 Distinguished University Professor and professor of criminology and criminal justice, is the 2024 recipient of the Bruce Smith, Sr. Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Science.
Here is an alphabetic list of students who graduated from 亚色影库 in May 2024.
亚色影库鈥檚 Anthropology faculty have 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 near Frankfurt, Germany, at the site of a crash of a World War II B-17 airplane.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 joint podcast, 鈥淩ural Health Pulse,鈥 continues with an episode on genomics research and rural health with 亚色影库 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Nick Jacobs
On June 10,聽Abigail Adams participated in a "Fireside Chat" to commemorate Pride Month for Anthology, a multinational company that encompasses Blackboard, Campus Management, Campus Labs, and iModules.
Associate Professor Diane Shinberg presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America in Columbus, OH, on April 18, 2024.
The 2024 Ricupero scholarship recipients are Baking and Pastry Arts students Myia Page from Emlenton, PA, and Kelsey Young from Tionesta, PA.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 joint podcast, 鈥淩ural Health Pulse,鈥 continues with 鈥淟yme and Other Tickborne Diseases鈥 with 亚色影库 biology professor Thomas Simmons.
亚色影库鈥檚 Miko Rose, the founding dean of 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine, has been elected as a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists by the Fellows of the American College of Neuropsychiatrists/American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists.
Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean鈥檚 List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA based on at least 12 credits of graded (not P/F) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of graded graduate and undergraduate coursework.
John Benhart, professor of regional planning in 亚色影库鈥檚 Department of Geography, Geology, Environment, and Planning and director of 亚色影库鈥檚 Geospatial Intelligence Certificate programs and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Certificate programs, is an invited panelist for the second annual Aerium Summit and will be a panelist for a program at the thirty-third annual Showcase for Commerce.
Christian Vaccaro, professor in the Department of Sociology, co-authored "Exploring Humor in Child Welfare Casework: Laugh to Get Through It or Cry Forever" with Lisa Landram, alumna of the Administration and Leadership Studies in Nonprofit and Public Sectors program (PhD 鈥20). Landram is an incoming assistant professor of social work at Mary Baldwin University.
Mimi Benjamin was a guest on this week鈥檚 episode of the "Student Affairs NOW" podcast. She and her co-authors discussed their new book, "Living-Learning Communities in Practice."
Matthew Vetter (Department of English) has been awarded a research grant from the Wikimedia Foundation (the nonprofit behind Wikipedia) as part of an international team that includes Brett Buttliere (University of Warsaw) and Sage Ross (Wiki Education Foundation).聽聽
亚色影库 has announced recipients of the鈥疷niversity Senate Awards鈥痑nd the list of new faculty emeriti.
At the May 9 University Faculty Achievement Awards Dinner, Mimi Benjamin received the University Senate鈥檚 Distinguished Faculty Service Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the university community or to the recipient鈥檚 professional community at large. Benjamin joined the faculty in 2013.
The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates our students who are graduating with a certificate, minor, or major in one of the languages we are offering.
Comm Media faculty member Rachel Fox won a spot at聽Delectable, a juried national聽exhibition of food-themed artworks held聽at the聽d'Art Center聽in Norfolk, VA.聽
Comm Media PhD candidate Lori Smith Roles recently published a聽book review in聽"Popular Culture Studies Journal."
The聽Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education honored graduating students and recognized two graduates for exceptional accomplishments and contributions as part of the department's annual banquet on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
Comm Media faculty member Zack Stiegler has been awarded the 2024 Faculty Scholar Award.
Comm Media faculty member Mark Piwinsky has been working with different student teams on various projects in the Indiana community.
For the second year in a row, Comm Media's doctoral student Nafisah Sulaiman has won the Dean's Award for Excellence for a paper presented at this year's 亚色影库 Scholars Forum.
As 亚色影库 honors its 1,100 students receiving bachelor鈥檚 degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 11, it will celebrate a total of 48 students who completed those degrees with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Winners of the 2024 Scholars Forum were celebrated at a recent reception held in the Blue Room of Sutton Hall.
亚色影库 will honor 1,566 graduates during commencement ceremonies on May 10 and 11 at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex and will honor Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Indiana resident Ellen Sylves Ruddock, a 1966 graduate of 亚色影库, with honorary Doctor of Public Services degrees.
Lorraine J. Guth, 亚色影库 professor of counseling, has been selected as 亚色影库鈥檚 2024鈥25 Distinguished University Professor.
From 亚色影库's first Black professor to alumni working in the outdoors and faculty and students digging for dinosaur bones, here's a look back at some of the stories that show some of the many great things鈥撯揳nd great people鈥撯揳t 亚色影库.
In fall 2023, nine 亚色影库 students interpreted for 20 new employees at Indiana factory Specialty Tires of America, hired directly from Mexico through the company's participation in an H-2B work visa program.
James Jozefowicz has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics. Generous donations from Distinguished Alumni Award recipient John Kort 鈥74 and the late Alexander Garvin, economics faculty 1969鈥98, provided support for faculty research.
Erika Jackson, a senior psychology honors program major in 亚色影库鈥檚 Cook Honors College and 亚色影库鈥檚 nominee for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education鈥檚 Ali-Zaidi Award, has been selected for a scholarship as 亚色影库鈥檚 nominee by 亚色影库 Provost Lara Luetkehans.
Four undergraduate students recently represented 亚色影库 at the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol (URC-PA) symposium on Tuesday, March 19, in Harrisburg, PA.
Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education, co-authored "Living-Learning Communities in Practice: A Guide for Creating, Maintaining, and Sustaining Effective Programs in Higher Education," with Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas and Jody Jessup-Anger.
Stephanie Onkst was selected as one of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education Foundation Scholarship recipients for the spring 2024 semester.
This fall, Caio Gomes, who will graduate from 亚色影库 next week, will head to law school at Yale University. If you ask him the secret to his success, he will say 亚色影库 played a key part in it.
Students in 亚色影库 Art and Design faculty Sharon Massey and Sean Derry鈥檚 3D Design and Digital Fabrication class will compete in the eighth annual Design Stars of 亚色影库 on May 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Waller Hall theater at 亚色影库.
On April 11-23, the new 亚色影库 Graphic Design and Illustration program hosted the first Slenkfest, named after 亚色影库鈥檚 first graphic design professor, Robert Slenker. Slenkfest combined current 亚色影库 students and alumni working in the field of visual design.
In mid April students and faculty from 亚色影库 and Commonwealth University 鈥 Bloomsburg gathered in Carlisle for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Undergraduate Anthropology Conference.
The Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics and Engineering presents its 56th Annual Academic Achievement Awards.
Zeeshan Siddique and co-authors Mehebub Sahana, lecturer of geography and environmental planning, University of Manchester (UK), and Sanjida Parveen (PhD), postdoctoral candidate in the Department of English at the University of Manchester, published a book chapter in the scholarly collection "COVID-19 in South Asia: Society, Economy, and Politics."
Matt Vetter and co-authors Jialei聽Jiang, Mahmoud Othman, and Mercy Muguimi, all former or current 亚色影库 doctoral students in English, have published 鈥淣avigating the Emotional Terrain of Wikipedia Writing: A Feminist Affective Analysis of Student Writers鈥 Engagement with the 鈥楤e Bold鈥 Guideline鈥 in the journal聽Computers and Composition.聽
Andrea Palmiotto was recently awarded a post-PhD research grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to explore social prescriptions and communal learning in the production of ancient bone tools on the South Carolina coast between 3,000 and 6,000 years ago.聽
The Kathleen Jones White Writing Center is proud to announce that two of our graduate tutors received graduate awards for their poster presentations at 亚色影库鈥檚 spring 2024 Scholar鈥檚 Forum.
Department of Finance and Economics student research completed under the direction of several department faculty members was recognized at an awards luncheon held in the Blue Room on April 22, 2024. Volunteer faculty, alumni, and friends-of-the-university judges attended oral and poster presentation sessions during the annual Scholars Forum event held earlier in April, and based on their rubric scoring and comments, results were determined for the four award categories.
Philosophy students Gavin Yoder and Jordan Thomas presented posters at the 2024 亚色影库 Scholars Forum on April 10, 2024.
The Department of Foreign Languages held the annual 亚色影库 Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Hans Pedersen, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, recently published "The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Existentialism" (co-edited with Kevin Aho and Megan Altman).
Twelve anthropology students presented a wide range of papers and posters at the 亚色影库 Scholars Forum on April 10. Topics ranged from AI to shipwrecks and from equality to animal bones. The faculty, staff, and alumni judges recognized six anthropology students with awards.
Three Applied Archaeology MA students presented research and won awards at the ninety-third annual meeting of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, held in Carlisle, PA, April 12鈥14, 2024. They were joined by alumni and faculty in representing 亚色影库 Anthropology.
亚色影库 honored three alumni and a graduating student for outstanding volunteerism through the Award of Excellence in Volunteer Leadership program, held during the annual Volunteer Recognition Breakfast on April 13.
The Department of Finance and Economics is very pleased that numerous students participated in the nineteenth annual Scholars Forum held at the 亚色影库 KCAC on April 10, 2024. We wish to thank volunteer judges, faculty mentors, and the Scholars Forum planning committee who organized this event and gave of their own time and talent to afford our students this exceptional opportunity to participate in a professional conference atmosphere.
The Department of Finance and Economics is pleased to recognize two economics majors who shared the results of their research completed as part of the econometrics course sequence in economics at the 2024 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference, 鈥淐reating the Gold Standard,鈥 on the 亚色影库 main campus on Friday, April 12.
Ammar Mahmoud, a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, won the Dean鈥檚 Award for his project 鈥淒eveloping a Plan to Handle Any College-level Writing Assignment鈥 at the 2024 亚色影库 Scholars Forum.
亚色影库 anthropology professor Ben Ford, 亚色影库鈥檚 2023鈥24 Distinguished University Professor and chair of 亚色影库鈥檚 Department of Anthropology, has been selected as a Fulbright US Scholar for 2024鈥25.
As assistant director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development, Donovan Daniel guides students and organizations, he leads workshops and conferences鈥攁ll to help students get involved and grow as leaders. Find out where he gets his inspiration in this Q&A.
Chi Sigma Iota held its initiation ceremony on Friday, April 5th!
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Nice, who was awarded today as this year's Outstanding Researcher for the College of Education and Communications!
亚色影库鈥檚 Department of Counseling program, along with Counselors for Social Justice, hosted its second in-house Social Justice Conference at 亚色影库 Pittsburgh East! Dr. Deborah Duenyas was the keynote speaker.
Abigail Hancox, of Albion, a senior political science major with a minor in homeland security in the Cook Honors College at 亚色影库, has been selected for a competitive James A. Finnegan Foundation Fellowship.
Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Department, presented at the ACPA convention on the findings of an international research project on peer mentoring, focusing on establishing belonging through peer support programs for underrepresented students.
John Wesley Lowery authored a chapter on student conduct administration in Rentz's "Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education" (6th edition).