Date Change for 亚色影库 Into the Streets Day of Service
Due to forecasted inclement weather, four projects planned for 亚色影库鈥檚 Into the Streets event on April 5 have been postponed until April 12.
Due to forecasted inclement weather, four projects planned for 亚色影库鈥檚 Into the Streets event on April 5 have been postponed until April 12.
The Haven Project at 亚色影库 will host the annual Take Back the Night event on April 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the 亚色影库 campus. Take Back the Night is designed to raise awareness and support survivors of sexual violence, domestic and dating violence, and stalking.
An anonymous donor has gifted $25,000 to 亚色影库 for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
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.
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.
Riley Sullivan, an undergraduate researcher, presented his study on sustainable activated carbon biochar at Pittcon 2025, showcasing its potential for wastewater treatment.
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.
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.
亚色影库鈥檚 Theater-by-the-Grove and Music Theater, student performance organizations in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, will present a whimsical production of 鈥淟ittle Women, the Broadway Musical,鈥 April 3鈥6 in Waller Hall.聽
On March 25, 亚色影库 and Torrance State Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
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.
亚色影库鈥檚 Indiana County Highway Safety Project and the 亚色影库 Public Health Program in the Department of Allied and Public Health are sponsoring a car seat 鈥渢ake back鈥 on April 3 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at 亚色影库鈥檚 Zink Hall parking lot. The event is designed to collect unsafe car seats.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 joint podcast, 鈥淩ural Health Pulse,鈥 continues its third season with an episode featuring Theresa Gropelli, professor and chair of the 亚色影库 Department of Nursing and Allied Health.
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.
亚色影库鈥檚 Lively Arts will present The Peking Acrobats for one night only on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. Their performance will take place on the campus of 亚色影库 in Fisher Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now by phone and online.
亚色影库 will celebrate 150 years of excellence and impact during the 2025鈥26 academic year as it marks its sesquicentennial.
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.
The 亚色影库 Physics and Pre-Engineering Clubs will host the annual Physics Olympics on April 4, providing local high school students with a hands-on competition featuring physics challenges, faculty interactions, and campus lab tours鈥攃ontinuing a tradition that has promoted STEM education since 1975!
The Center is funding the distribution of the state-wide research study 鈥淯nderstanding Physician Retention in Rural Pennsylvania: A Collaborative Research Study by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 亚色影库, and AHEC (Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center)鈥 to more than 6,500 physicians in rural practices in the Commonwealth.
亚色影库 plans to honor Lt. Col. Barry D. Gasdek, US Army retired, a 1964 graduate and 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, with the award of a Doctor of Public Service honorary degree at its May 10 commencement ceremonies.
亚色影库鈥檚 College of Health Sciences is sponsoring the first 鈥淩un for the Health of It鈥 5K race on April 5. The event, planned to be held annually, will raise funds to directly support students in the 亚色影库 College of Health Sciences programs, with a different fundraising focus each year.
亚色影库 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Col. Stephen G. Abel, US Army (retired), is continuing a 29-year tradition of supporting 亚色影库 students by gifting $32,500 to 亚色影库; to date, he has provided more than $200,000 in financial support to 亚色影库.
Daylight saving time will begin on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2:00 a.m.
鈥淧oints of Pride鈥 highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.
亚色影库鈥檚 Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies; the 亚色影库 Free Speech Project; and the Social Equity and Title IX Office will present 鈥淚鈥檓 Just a Bill: The Constitution, Executive Orders, and Separation of Powers鈥 on March 17 at 3:30 p.m. in Stouffer Auditorium. The program is free and open to the community.
President Driscoll invites the 亚色影库 community to attend the public meeting of the 亚色影库 Council of Trustees on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Phi Sigma Kappa Rooms 6&7.
Today, 亚色影库 Conemaugh Nason Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics at 亚色影库 has organized a smoothie sale, a mac and cheese crockpot charity cook-off, and a program with a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer with experience in functional health training to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March.
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.
Members of 亚色影库鈥檚 Army ROTC program will conduct a training event on Saturday, February 22, from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Cadets and members of the ROTC faculty will be carrying unloaded weapons, including rifles and machine guns, during this training exercise. The weapons will not have ammunition or blanks.
亚色影库鈥檚 PsyD (doctoral psychology program) Graduate Student Organization is using funding received from a Pennsylvania Department of Education MASLOW grant of $1,000 to support student mental health.
亚色影库 and Penn Highlands Healthcare formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
In recognition of 亚色影库鈥檚 ongoing research commitment and doctoral student success, 亚色影库 has earned an R2 Doctoral University鈥揌igh Spending and Doctorate Production classification from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in its 2025 Research Activity designations.
The Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois has gifted $250,000 to 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
亚色影库 President Michael Driscoll issued a statement in response to Russia鈥檚 release of 1984 亚色影库 graduate Marc Fogel, who had been jailed in the country since 2021.
On February 11, 亚色影库 and Clarion Psychiatric Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
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.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 joint podcast, 鈥淩ural Health Pulse,鈥 continues its third season with an episode featuring Byron Stauffer, executive director of the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations. The episode is a discussion about the intersection of economic and workforce development with rural health in Indiana County.
The 亚色影库 community is invited to celebrate donor generosity during Thank a Donor Week, February 24鈥28. You will have the opportunity to write a thank-you note to an 亚色影库 donor and tell them what their generosity means to you and our students.
亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine has received a $250,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
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.
Join Sam Anderson from Optum Financial as he presents on Preventing Burnout.
Today, 亚色影库 and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
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.
亚色影库鈥檚 Police Academy, part of the 亚色影库鈥檚 Criminal Justice Training Academy, has partnered with Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to develop and offer Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.
The following was shared with all students on January 28, 2025:
亚色影库鈥檚 computer science program has been ranked in the top 25 programs in the nation as a 鈥渂est computer science with cybersecurity emphasis鈥 program by Cybersecurity Guide.
The following was shared with all students on January 23, 2025:
亚色影库 graduates Primo and P. Suzanne (Sue) Kurtz Toccafondi and 亚色影库 graduate Rolando Toccafondi and his wife, Barbara Micks Toccafondi, have made a donation to 亚色影库 to establish a scholarship for full-time students pursuing an education degree or teaching certificate.
亚色影库鈥檚 online master鈥檚 program in criminal justice is ranked in the top 21 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
The following was shared with all students on January 16, 2025:
Carly Padasak, a safety professional experienced in both the private and education sectors, has been selected to serve as 亚色影库鈥檚 environmental health and safety director.
亚色影库鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 degree in safety, health, and environmental applied sciences has been ranked first in Pennsylvania and second in the nation by Universities.com.
Theodore A. Lazzaro, owner and founder of Aestique Plastic Surgery of Greensburg, Shadyside, and Wexford, has gifted $50,000 to 亚色影库 to establish the Dr. Theodore A. Lazzaro Scholarship for students pursuing a degree in a healthcare field.
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.
Michele Norwood, a retired administrator from 亚色影库 who focused her nearly three-decades-long career fostering student success, has gifted $30,000 to 亚色影库 for its ongoing student success initiatives.
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
In this episode, we explore the mental and behavioral health challenges faced by rural communities with guest Tammy Calderone, administrator for the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program. Together, we discuss the growing demand for services, barriers to accessing care, and the collaborative efforts of agencies and organizations working to address these critical needs.
Thomas Baker 鈥05, a graduate of 亚色影库鈥檚 Cook Honors College and the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, and his wife have committed $100,000 to 亚色影库 to establish a scholarship to support students in chemistry or biochemistry research programs.
Rita Johnson, who retired from 亚色影库 in 2019 after 36 years of teaching, has established a scholarship for students studying food and nutrition at 亚色影库.
Members of 亚色影库鈥檚 Police Department raised $250 for the 亚色影库 Food Pantry and Help Center during the months of November and December鈥攕imply by putting away their razors.
亚色影库 has received $40,000 through Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro鈥檚 It鈥檚 On Us PA initiative to continue the university鈥檚 work to combat campus sexual assault.
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
亚色影库鈥檚 ongoing work to meet the changing needs of students and to ensure a sustainable future has involved intense planning over the last two years.
At its meeting today, 亚色影库鈥檚 Council of Trustees approved a recommendation to revise dining plan rates.
At its meeting today, 亚色影库鈥檚 Council of Trustees endorsed a tiered residential housing scholarship for students choosing to live in on-campus housing, increasing the housing scholarship for some students by $1,000.
鈥淧oints of Pride鈥 highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.
Join us in celebrating the spirit of the season with a special holiday from 亚色影库, featuring the 亚色影库 Marching Band.
亚色影库鈥檚 Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host the final show for the fall semester on December 16 at 7:00 p.m., 鈥淗ow Many Are There? Planet Nine.鈥 The program is free and open to the community.
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.
President Driscoll invites the 亚色影库 community to attend the public meeting of the 亚色影库 Council of Trustees on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Phi Sigma Kappa Rooms 6&7.
On December 4, 2024, 亚色影库 and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
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
The 亚色影库 community is joining together for the 2024 Month of Giving, which culminates during the global fundraising Giving Tuesday campaign on Tuesday, December 3.
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.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 joint podcast, 鈥淩ural Health Pulse,鈥 begins its third season with the episode 鈥淎 Conversation with Dr. Miko Rose, the Founding Dean of the 亚色影库 Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine.鈥
Four Pennsylvania-based health providers formalized clinical training affiliation agreements for students at 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Four members of the community were recognized with the inaugural Rural Health Impact Awards during 亚色影库-Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 third annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference, 鈥淐ultivating Wellness鈥擜dvancing Rural Mental Health Awareness, Research, Services, and Careers.鈥
亚色影库鈥檚 Police Academy, part of the 亚色影库 Criminal Justice Training Center, has partnered with the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to provide Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.
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.
The Indiana County Highway Safety Project, part of 亚色影库鈥檚 Institute for Rural Health and Safety, is working with Jefferson County officials on an awareness campaign about safe driving during the Thanksgiving and holiday seasons.
亚色影库 has earned the Open Doors 75 Seal of Excellence for its 75 years of collaboration with the international Open Doors program.
Spots are still available for 亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 third annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference on November 21. The day-long conference will be held at 亚色影库鈥檚 Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Breakfast and lunch are included as part of the conference registration.
Four graduates of 亚色影库 have been selected for the 2024 亚色影库 Young Alumni Achievement Award: Brianne Lenhart, Donte Palmer, Casey Ryan, and Mark Smith.
Pennsylvania鈥檚 Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh will present the keynote address for 亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center鈥檚 third annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference on November 21.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC)鈥檚 joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse, continues with part two of the three-part series highlighting the 2023 亚色影库 and IRMC Second Annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference.
亚色影库 is making a 鈥渟uite鈥 deal even more 鈥渟uite鈥 for degree-seeking students choosing to live in university housing on the Indiana campus.聽
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."
Kevin W. Bailey, an 亚色影库 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC Charlotte, was honored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education with the Keepers of the Flame Award for his longstanding contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts during the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.
亚色影库鈥檚 Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host two programs during the fall semester: 鈥淢agical Lights: Stars鈥 and 鈥淗ow Many Are There? Planet Nine.鈥 These programs are free and open to the community.
亚色影库鈥檚 Institute for Cyber Security, in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center, will host the seventeenth annual Cyber Security Day on October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the 亚色影库 Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.
亚色影库鈥檚 Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomed three new members to the Board during its October meeting: Morgan Huey, Stephen Mihalacki, and Valerie Sutton.
Have you identified a process, form, rule, procedure, or something else that may be a barrier for student success? Submit it to the Barriers and Innovation Subcommittee of the University Planning Council (UPC).
The Office of International Education at 亚色影库 will hold its annual International Unity Day on October 25 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in 亚色影库鈥檚 Hadley Union Building. This event is free and open to the community.
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.
Concurrent Technologies Corporation has donated analytical chemistry equipment valued at more than $142,000 to 亚色影库鈥檚 Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics.
亚色影库鈥檚 Holistic Health Club is hosting former Pittsburgh Steeler and Vietnam veteran Rocky Bleier for a program on October 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Jane Leonard Hall 126. The program, 鈥淥vercoming Obstacles and Becoming Your Best Self,鈥 is free and open to the community.
The 亚色影库 Business Golf Classic was held on September 9, 2024, at the beautiful Long Vue Club in Verona. View the photo gallery.聽
The father of a late 亚色影库 2020 Cook Honors College graduate will be at 亚色影库 on October 23 to talk about his book, "What鈥檚 Good About TODAY? A Purpose Driven Life," written to honor his son, Christian Cochran.
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.
Five 亚色影库 graduate programs have been ranked as best in the nation by Intelligent.com, an independent, national platform designed to provide students with informed resources on rankings and career guides.
亚色影库 will receive $2.5 million in funding for two capital projects as part of the 2024鈥25 State System of Higher Education capital allocations budget, approved on October 10 by the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors.
Col. Stephen G. Abel, a 1973 graduate of 亚色影库 and 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has continued his financial support to 亚色影库 with a recent gift of more than $30,000.
A total of 100 new American citizens will be welcomed during an October 11 naturalization ceremony at 亚色影库.
The Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences at 亚色影库 will hold its annual Community Archaeology Day on October 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in celebration of International Archaeology Day. All Archaeology Day events are free and open to the community.
亚色影库 will continue its Six O鈥機lock Series on October 7 with Scott Rhoades, an Indiana County native, discussing 鈥淎erospace Nursing: Preserving Our Past, Advancing Our Future.鈥 The Six O鈥機lock Series is free and open to the community.
Following a nearly five percent increase in overall student enrollment for fall 2023 at 亚色影库, retention of new, first-time, full-time, bachelor鈥檚 degree seeking students from fall 2023 to fall 2024 has climbed to 75.3 percent, a more than four percentage point increase from fall 2022 to fall 2023 retention of that group.
A message from the Indiana Area Collaborative Team
Jay Althouse, who earned both a bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree in music education from 亚色影库 (1973 and 1975, respectively), has gifted $25,000 to 亚色影库 to support the music program and students planning for a career in music education.
亚色影库鈥檚 annual Homecoming celebration on October 5 is expected to draw thousands to Indiana for alumni reunions and events for the entire community, including the annual parade and football game.
Applications are now being accepted for the student seat on the 亚色影库 亚色影库 Council of Trustees. A candidate must have an expected graduation date not earlier than May 2027. The successful applicant must be in good academic and student conduct standing and must have leadership experience and strong communication skills.
The following message was sent to all students on September 27, 2024:
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.
亚色影库 will continue its Six O鈥機lock Series on September 30 with a presentation by Miko Rose, the founding dean of 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine. The Six O鈥機lock Series is free and open to the community.
亚色影库 has been selected for U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 鈥2025 Best Colleges鈥 ranking and for the magazine鈥檚 鈥淭op Public Schools鈥 listing. 亚色影库 has been included in the ranking for more than 25 years.
亚色影库 and the Indiana community will welcome hundreds of families for the 2024 Family Weekend celebration on September 27 and 28. The weekend鈥檚 programming is designed to appeal to all ages.
Off-campus visitors of up to 5,000 people are expected on Monday, September 23, for a private, ticketed, non-university event at The Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.聽
On September 21, 亚色影库 students will provide volunteer service for six nonprofit community agencies and organizations for 亚色影库鈥檚 fall Into the Streets event.
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.
亚色影库 has been recognized by a national nonpartisan organization for its campus voting rate.
亚色影库 and Indiana Area Regional Medical Center (IRMC) signed a clinical training affiliation agreement on September 10, 2024, for students in 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
亚色影库 will celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 with two events free and open to the community.
The Wall Street Journal and College Pulse have selected 亚色影库 as one of America鈥檚 Best Colleges 2025.
亚色影库 will continue its Six O鈥機lock Series this fall with a film about northwestern Pennsylvania, a presentation by the founding dean of 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine, a program by a former local man about aerospace nursing, a 鈥淰oices of Pride鈥 event during National Coming Out Week, a panel on voting, and a program on the 亚色影库 Archives and its rare books.
September represents National Preparedness Month, which serves as the yearly initiative to reinforce the importance of getting ready for emergencies and disasters to ensure the safety of individuals, families, and communities.
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.
亚色影库 will mark the twenty-third anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on September 11 starting at 11:10 a.m. in front of the 9/11 memorial in the 亚色影库 Oak Grove. The program is open to the community.
亚色影库 and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC)鈥檚 joint podcast, "Rural Health Pulse," continues with an episode featuring 亚色影库 biology faculty member David Janetski discussing the critical role that freshwater ecosystems play in every community.
Thomas and Virginia Schott of DuBois, first-generation college graduates and alumni of 亚色影库 and Clarion University of Pennsylvania (now PennWest Clarion), respectively, have gifted 亚色影库 $25,000 to establish the Thomas and Virginia Schott Social Studies Scholarship at 亚色影库.
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.
Based on surveys by students at 亚色影库鈥攚hich recognized the university for 鈥渉ighly personalized attention and support鈥濃斞巧翱 has been selected for The Princeton Review鈥檚 鈥2025 Best Colleges鈥 guidebook. 亚色影库 has been included in the guidebook for more than two decades.
亚色影库 welcomed 21 educators from 14 countries, who will complete professional development coursework at 亚色影库 and be guest teachers in the Indiana Area School District and in the Pittsburgh Public School system, as part of the university鈥檚 selection as a host for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers.
C. Edward Keller of Beaumont, TX, a 2019 亚色影库 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has been honored by the Beaumont Foundation of America with an additional $60,000 gift for a scholarship at 亚色影库 named in Keller鈥檚 honor.
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.
Cassidy Nalepa, a 2003 亚色影库 music education graduate, has been selected to serve as the interim director of 鈥淭he Legend,鈥 the 亚色影库 Marching Band, and as interim associate director of Bands in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
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.
亚色影库 welcomes students for the 2024鈥25 academic year with a number of events in August, including an Early Immersion Experience for students in the Crimson Scholars Circle August 10 through August 16; on-campus 鈥渕ove-in鈥 for new students on August 17 and 18; and Welcome Week events for new students August 18 to 23.
President Michael A. Driscoll invites the 亚色影库 community to the Opening of the Academic Year.
Luke H. Mortensen, a nationally known leader in osteopathic medical education with more than three decades of experience, has been selected as the founding associate dean of pre-clinical affairs for 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
A graduate of 亚色影库, originally from the Johnstown area, has gifted 亚色影库 $1 million to establish a scholarship for 亚色影库 education students.
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.
Following a national search, Ryan Smith, an experienced psychiatrist, leader in medical education, and national expert in psychiatry and mental health, has been selected as the founding associate dean of clinical affairs for 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor recently recognized 亚色影库 graduate and Homer City native Mallory Galinac as the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General鈥檚 newest auditor 1 from the Department鈥檚 Intern-to-Hire program.
亚色影库鈥檚 Eberly College of Business Master of Business Administration on-campus program has been selected as one of the top programs in the nation by the Princeton Review.
An Indiana County couple who are 亚色影库 graduates has established a scholarship for music majors at 亚色影库 in honor of two late local women, Eleanora Miconi Dellafiora and Sandra E. Dellafiora.
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.
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.
Footlight Players, 亚色影库鈥檚 theater for youth, will present a festival of two plays and two musicals on the main stage at Theatre-by-the-Grove in 亚色影库鈥檚 Performing Arts Center on July 12, 13, and 14.
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.
Recognizing 鈥渢he good that it will do and the lives it will save,鈥 亚色影库 graduates Tim and Debra Phillips Cejka have gifted $2 million to 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
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.
A $217,997 grant from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to 亚色影库 is designed to help address the nation鈥檚 nursing shortage by providing financial support to students who commit to serving as nurse educators.
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
Retired Rear Admiral CJ Jaynes has made a donation to establish an endowed scholarship for full-time students at 亚色影库 who are veterans studying in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field.
亚色影库 and Punxsutawney Area Hospital signed a clinical training affiliation agreement for students in 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine. This is the first clinical training affiliation agreement between 亚色影库 and a hospital or medical center.
亚色影库 President Michael Driscoll authored this editorial at the request of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Shanya Coshey, an Asian studies and anthropology double major from Manor, has been selected for a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, and Dilan Dybus, an Asian studies major from Cresson, has been selected for a Freeman Asia Award. The scholarships will fund the students鈥 year-long study at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata, Japan.
The University of Miyazaki, an 亚色影库 partner, has received $1 million from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology for a five-year collaboration that extends the current eight-week virtual English language instruction and an in-person experience at 亚色影库 for its students.
The National Weather Service In Pittsburgh has issued a Heat Advisory from 11:00 a.m. June 17 through 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 21, with extremely high temperatures over 90 degrees forecasted for much of Pennsylvania.
Senator John Fetterman has included 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine project on his Congressionally Directed Spending priorities list for the FY25 Community Project Funding process.
The Foundation for 亚色影库 has committed $20 million to support 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
The Pennsylvania Cable News Network will air 亚色影库鈥檚 May 11 2:00 p.m. undergraduate ceremony on PCN at 1:10 p.m. on June 6.
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.
Congressman Guy Reschenthaler has included 亚色影库鈥檚 proposed college of osteopathic medicine project among his FY25 requested community projects.
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.
Important dates and information for the coming year at 亚色影库
亚色影库鈥檚 Office of International Education and two members of the office have been recognized by the Institute of International Education with certificates of appreciation from the IIE鈥檚 Scholar Rescue Fund Alliance.
亚色影库 has announced recipients of the鈥疷niversity Senate Awards鈥痑nd the list of new faculty emeriti.
John 鈥淛ack鈥 Frank, a 1958 graduate of 亚色影库, has received the 2024 亚色影库 President鈥檚 Medal of Distinction. President Michael Driscoll presented Frank with the award on May 9 鈥渨ith pride and gratitude in recognition of outstanding professional achievement.鈥
亚色影库鈥檚 Council of Trustees honored the late Sam and Elaine Light and the Light family with the naming of the Sam and Elaine Light Library and Learning Center in the new Academy of Culinary Arts building planned for downtown Punxsutawney.
亚色影库 has received $149,998 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to continue its work to support undergraduate parenting students.
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.
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.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will present the commencement address at 亚色影库鈥檚 2 p.m. undergraduate ceremony on May 11 and will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from 亚色影库 during the ceremony.
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.
亚色影库鈥檚 Music Theater has announced the upcoming musical production, 鈥淪ongs for a New World.鈥 This production will take place in Gorell Recital Hall on the second floor of Sutton Hall May 1-2 at 8:00 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
亚色影库 will present the Distinguished Alumni Award to six outstanding members of the 亚色影库 community on April 13.
Cleo McMahan, a biology major from Indiana, received the 2024 Patricia Hilliard Robertson Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Female Science Student, presented April 8 during 亚色影库鈥檚 annual STEM Women鈥檚 Summit, highlighting current women scientists and alumnae working in the science fields.
Phillip Schnarrs, an 亚色影库 Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient who is an associate professor and associate chair for research in the Department of Population Health at Dell Medical School, University of Texas鈥揂ustin, will present 鈥淭he Importance of Sociologists in Medicine鈥 at 亚色影库 on April 17.
Consuela (Chela) G. Metzger, a nationally recognized and award-winning expert in the field of book conservation, will present 鈥淥ld Books, New Ideas鈥擳ransformations of a Rare Book Conservator鈥 on April 18 at 亚色影库. Metzger鈥檚 presentation at 亚色影库 is part of 亚色影库鈥檚 Big Ideas:聽Transformative Culture and the Professions.
Sixty students and three faculty in 亚色影库鈥檚 Department of Music were the invited local chorus to sing with THE Andrea Bocelli鈥攖he international superstar鈥攁t his concert in Pittsburgh, the first stop on his current tour schedule.
Join the School of Graduate Studies and Research and the 亚色影库 Research Institute at the nineteenth annual Scholars Forum, held at the KCAC. This event celebrates student research at 亚色影库 and includes the annual Three-Minute Thesis competition.