MONDAY: ACHIEVEMENTS

Check the registration schedule for summer and fall classes; see the latest tuition reduction to be approved; find out how some honors college students spent Spring Break; and more

Rachel Pettiford was a master’s student when she met Malaika Turner, IUP’s assistant vice president for Student Affairs. She knew then she had found someone who would change her life. See how their relationship grew from mentor and mentee to colleagues in A Mentor for Life, from the Connections video series.

REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY FOR SUMMER CLASSES AND THIS WEEK AND NEXT FOR FALL CLASSES. CHECK THE REGISTRATION SCHEDULE.

STARTING NEXT FALL, IUP WILL REDUCE TUITION BY 20 PERCENT FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATES TAKING 12 TO 18 CREDITS. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LATEST TUITION REDUCTION.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Cook Honors College Students Sail through Spring Break

Over the break, five CHC students were part of Journey by Sail, an experiential learning opportunity that involved working with peers to operate and live aboard a sailboat and to immerse themselves in the maritime history and ecology of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Sailing Club advisor Kenneth Sherwood organized the trip.

Undergraduates Present Research at State Capitol

See which students from the Eberly College of Business and the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics presented their original research to legislators as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol event in Harrisburg.

Pre-med Student Selected for Prestigious Program

Victoria Alao, a student in the Biology/Pre-medical program, has been accepted into the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Summer Premedical Academic Enrichment Program. This seven-week experience helps students from across the country strengthen their academic, scientific writing, and public speaking skills.

Faculty Recognized for Saving Students Money

See which faculty members were recognized by the Center for Teaching Excellence for creating open educational resources that saved students more than $125,000 a year in textbook costs. The OER/Affordable Learning Solutions Teaching Excellence Award is sponsored by the IUP Libraries.

New Investigator Award Goes to Clouser

Chris Clouser, collection development librarian, will receive the IUP Research Institute’s New Investigator Award as principal investigator for the Pennsylvania Grant for Open and Affordable Learning. Coauthored by the library’s Kelly Heider and Theresa McDevitt, this grant saved students more than $30,000 in textbook costs.

Counseling Faculty Member Wins Research, Social Justice Awards

Brittany Pollard-Kosidowski recently earned two honors: the IUP College of Education and Communications’ Research Award and the Counselors for Social Justice’s Ohana Award, which she’ll receive at the American Counseling Association Conference in April.

High School Musical Features IUP Alumni Talent

The IUP Music Department was well represented by current and former students—including retired professor Kevin Eisensmith ’78—in the pit orchestra of Conemaugh Township High School’s recent production of Footloose. See a group photo.

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