Wednesday, December 17, 2025 

Read about the radio crew’s top honors; learn about a graduate’s four-decade journey to her degree; and more.

Nearly 460 new graduates were honored at Winter Commencement on Saturday at the Kovalchick Complex before entering the next phase of their lives. Check out the moments—captured by photographer Brian Henry—that make this ceremony special.

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Find out which students from radio station WIUP-FM were recognized at the fall National Student Media Convention in Denver. Their honors included wins in the Best DJ category and selection for the College Broadcasting, Inc., Board of Directors.

Aretha Swift was among the new graduates honored at Winter Commencement on Saturday. Learn about her winding path to receiving her bachelor’s degree—more than four decades after she started at IUP—in this pre-Commencement story.

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