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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 

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Find photos from Welcome Week; learn how Josiah Townsend turned his curiosity into a biology career; and more

Michael Driscoll smiles and holds his hands together, as if clapping, while standing behind a podium.

Q&A: President Michael Driscoll

Mike Driscoll is not a university president by design. In high school, he took an interest in engineering and computers, so he went off to college to be an electrical engineer. But as it often does, life took another turn. Learn more about him in this Q&A.

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Students gather in the Oak Grove, a park-like area between buildings. Some play volleyball, and other yard games are set up on the grass.

Welcome Week: Caught on Camera

Did you attend last week’s Welcome Week? IUP photographer Brian Henry did. See his photos from move-in, Playfair in Miller Stadium, Folger Late Night, the University Welcome and Community Dinner, Chalking the Grove, the outdoor movie, Saturday’s carnival, and other activities to welcome new students.

Josiah Townsend in a head-and-shoulders portrait with trees behind him. A red wood-grain graphic is on either side of the portrait.

Josiah Townsend on Learning about Life—Meet Our Faculty

Since he was a child, Josiah Townsend has been curious about anything that lives and breathes. He took that curiosity and made a career for himself as a biology professor. Learn more about him in this week’s Meet Our Faculty feature.

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