Wednesday, April 24 2024 

Learn about IUP’s 75th faculty Fulbright; meet a faculty member who’s a clinician, too; and more

IUP recently honored three alumni and a graduating senior for volunteer excellence. The alumni include a longtime donor and mentor, a leader in connecting Black alumni and students, and a frequent host of alumni events who has inspired others to do the same. The student is a former president of the IUP Ambassadors and a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn more about them.

GET AN UPDATE ON IUP’S FINANCIAL SITUATION FROM VICE PRESIDENT DEBRA FITZSIMONS ON MONDAY AT 11:30 A.M. IN SUTTON’S BLUE ROOM. FIND HOW TO JOIN VIA ZOOM, HOW TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS, AND MORE.

Distinguished University Professor and Anthropology chair Ben Ford has been selected for a Fulbright to do research in Portugal next spring. Learn more about his project, aimed at improving the understanding of human interactions with coastal landscapes.

As a speech-language pathologist, Kacey Cowburn knew she could help people. But by becoming a faculty member, she extended her reach well beyond what it was before. Learn more about her in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.

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