Wednesday, September 16, 2026 

Join moon observers worldwide; get a taste of College of Osteopathic Medicine student interviews; and more. 

Kicking off the Meet Our Faculty series this fall is IUP’s 2024–25 Distinguished University Professor, Lorraine Guth. While she teaches counseling, not math, Guth fully appreciates the “geometric good” of preparing future counselors—each of whom will go on to improve hundreds of lives over the course of their careers. Learn more about her in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.

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If you missed yesterday’s “Life Cycles of Stars,” you have another chance this week to see the night sky up close. Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday by joining Nick Deardorff, Cejka Planetarium director, to view the moon by telescope from the lawn behind Kopchick Hall. Learn more about this celebration of the moon.

What’s it like to interview for a spot in the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s first class? Find out in this recap of the first day of interviews, which welcomed prospective students from as far away as California.

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