Wednesday, November 06, 2024 

Find out why Waleed Farag said he wanted the job at IUP; learn about housing scholarships that grow each year; and more

Erin Reed, a chef instructor in the Academy of Culinary Arts, took top honors at the American Culinary Federation’s recent Pastry Chef of the Year competition in Phoenix. Learn more in the video Reed’s Desserts Chosen as Best in National Competition.

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” That quote attributed to Mark Twain sums up Waleed Farag’s career. He enjoys every aspect of being a computer science professor. Learn more about him in this week’s installment of Meet Our Faculty.

In addition to the $1,000 scholarship students get for their first year living on campus, starting next fall, housing scholarships will increase to $1,500 for students’ second year and to $2,000 for their third and fourth years. Learn more about the new housing scholarship plan.

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