Council of Trustees Public Meeting, December 15
The IUP community is invited to attend the public meeting of the IUP Council of Trustees on Thursday, December 15, at 5:00 p.m. in the PNC Room, Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
The IUP community is invited to attend the public meeting of the IUP Council of Trustees on Thursday, December 15, at 5:00 p.m. in the PNC Room, Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
President Driscoll’s next Open Forum to take questions from IUP faculty, staff, and students on issues of their choosing will be on Friday, December 9, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, located on the second floor of Sutton Hall.
You are invited to the Holiday Open House in honor of IUP employees and retirees on Friday, December 2, 2016, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the University Museum, Sutton Hall.
President Driscoll’s next Open Forum to take questions from IUP faculty, staff, and students on issues of their choosing will be on Tuesday, November 15, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, located on the second floor of Sutton Hall.
President Driscoll will offer a mid-semester briefing on important university matters on Friday, November 11, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, located on the second floor of Sutton Hall.
The creation of the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion is a step toward achieving our vision of a diverse and welcoming community of students, faculty, and staff at IUP.
With the announcement of a tentative agreement with the faculty union, we can return our focus to this core mission: providing the highest quality education to our students.
President Driscoll’s next Open Forum, where he will take questions from IUP faculty, staff, and students on issues of their choosing, will be on Tuesday, October 18, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Gorell Recital Hall.
President Michael Driscoll offers condolences on the death of Casey Barrett, 21, a sophomore management major from Shavertown, on Thursday, October 6, 2016.
Applications are now being accepted for the student seat on the Council of Trustees. Completed applications must be returned to the President’s Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on November 8, 2016.
Applications are now being accepted for the student seat on the Council of Trustees. Completed applications must be returned to the President’s Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on November 8, 2016.
President Driscoll’s next Open Forum, where he will take questions from IUP faculty, staff, and students on issues of their choosing, will be on Wednesday, September 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., in Gorell Recital Hall.
The IUP community is invited to attend the public meeting of the IUP Council of Trustees on Thursday, September 15, at 5:00 p.m. in the PNC Room, Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
President Michael Driscoll offers condolences on the death of Mason Cunningham, 20, a sophomore geology major from Punxsutawney, on Saturday, September 10, 2016.
IUP will host a 15-year anniversary remembrance program September 11, 2016, between 8:30 a.m. and noon to reflect on the 2001 attacks on the United States. A tent will be set up in the Oak Grove with a display honoring the three IUP alumni lost in the fall of the World Trade Center. Music will be presented by student members of the IUP Wind Ensemble between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m.
The president invites the university community to attend Freshman Convocation on August 28, 2016.
As we look to begin a new academic year, Frank Brogan, chancellor of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s State System of Higher Education, has a message to share with students and employees.
President Michael Driscoll invites faculty, students, staff, and the Indiana community to the Opening of the Academic Year 2016–17 on Friday, August 26, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in Fisher Auditorium.
IUP will begin the fall semester with a Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement, accomplished in great part through a reorganization of several units within the Student Affairs division. The center will eventually make its home in a $2.7-million renovated space on the first floor of Elkin Hall.
President Michael Driscoll offers condolences on the death of Patrick McCreary, a faculty member in the Department of Theater and Dance, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
The IUP community is invited to attend the public meeting of the IUP Council of Trustees on Thursday, May 5, at 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room 6/7, in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
President Driscoll’s next Open Forum to take questions from IUP faculty, staff, and students on issues of their choosing will be on Friday, April 29, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall.
President Michael Driscoll invites you to attend the North Dining Groundbreaking Ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. in the Blue Room of John Sutton Hall, followed by the unveiling of the Sutton Bench and a reception.
Once the team has finalized its report, a copy will be sent to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
President Driscoll expresses his appreciation to those who have been working diligently to develop programs on inclusion, including the IUP Diversity and Inclusion Symposium on April 26, at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
The Middle States Site Team will be on campus starting Sunday, April 10 until Wednesday, April 13. Please plan on attending an open session as your schedule allows.
President Michael Driscoll provides an update of the university’s budget status going into the next fiscal year and beyond.
The schedule for our upcoming April 10–13 Middle States Site Team visit is now available for download from the Middle States Accreditation website. The schedule was developed by our visiting team, and it has requested various meetings with many constituents during its visit.
Participating in the University Family Drive is another way to follow the IUP Way.Â
Erika Fenstermacher, a junior psychology major with a sociology minor and a concentration in gerontology at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, has been appointed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Gov. Tom Wolf as the student trustee on the IUP Council of Trustees. Her appointment was finalized on March 17, 2016. She will serve in the role of student trustee until her graduation in 2017.
The President’s Medal of Distinction is the highest nondegree award the university presents. It was established in 1985 to honor citizens of the state and region whose professional achievement or public service is of national significance or special significance to the university.
The IUP community is invited to attend the public meeting of the IUP Council of Trustees on Thursday, March 17, at 5:00 p.m. in the PNC Room, Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
On April 26, IUP will host the universitywide Diversity and Inclusion Symposium from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Symposium events are free and open to the community. The keynote speaker is Peggy McIntosh, anti-racism activist; associate director of the Wellesley Centers for Women; speaker, founder, and codirector of the National SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum; and author of the 1989 essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.â€Â
As your schedules permit, please join IUP President Mike Driscoll for a mid-semester briefing on important university topics on Friday, March 4 at 11:00 a.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, second floor of Sutton Hall.
President Michael Driscoll’s next monthly Open Forum to take questions from IUP faculty and staff members on issues of their choosing will be Monday, February 29, from 3:00 to 4 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall.
President Michael Driscoll has authored a chapter in a monograph coordinated by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Grants Resource Center. The monograph is titled “Stewards of Place: Implementing Regional Engagement and Economic Development Strategies.†Driscoll’s chapter, “Regional Engagement: A President’s Perspective,†offers advice on how to move institutions forward in leading economic, workforce, community, and social development.
Open Forum to take questions from IUP faculty and staff members on issues of their choosing will be Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Gorell Recital Hall.Â
President Driscoll outlines steps IUP will take as a community to work for inclusion and tolerance.
In the latest edition of IUP Magazine, President Michael Driscoll provides his view on the importance of liberal arts and humanities in education and in life.
President Driscoll offers condolences on the death of Mary Jo Lyttle, director of the Office of Alumni Relations.