Wednesday, February 26, 2025 

Check out a new relaxation room; learn from an English professor how language shapes the world; and more.

If you’re an experienced dancer who loves performing, the IUP Dance Team may be for you. To learn more about this student organization that performs at football and basketball games and in parades and competitions, watch this IUP Dance Team video profile.

DO YOU USE THE IUP VPN (VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK) TO CONNECT TO THE UNIVERSITY’S NETWORK FROM OFF CAMPUS? THE CONNECTION METHOD IS CHANGING. FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

For Matthew Vetter, reading and writing are about more than the words on the page. They’re about the impact those words have on our lives and our world. As an English professor, he shares that passion with his students every day. Learn more in this week’s Meet Our Faculty feature.

The Doctor of Psychology Graduate Student Organization recently used grant funding to create a relaxation room in Uhler Hall. The group received the PA MASLOW grant (recognizing psychologist Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory) to support student mental health. Find out how to use the room.

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