On June 16, Ģtv and Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for future students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Ģtv has been selected by the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc. to continue its field study in Germany at the site of a December 1944 crash of a World War II B-17 airplane.
Larry and Barb Kubala, of Indiana, graduates of Ģtv, are continuing their support of Ģtv with a gift of $25,000 to establish the Kubala Athletic Fund.
Ģtv hosted 22 area high school students and 14 of their teachers for the collaborative Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways (HELP) Summer Experience on June 2 and 3.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s (IRMC) joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse, continues its third season with an episode featuring Nicole Stallings, President and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), “Inside Pennsylvania’s Healthcare Pulse: A Conversation with HAP President Nicole Stallings.”
Miko Rose, the founding dean of Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, will be a panelist during the Rural Economic Development Summit on June 3, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Dennis Popovec, a 1977 business and accounting graduate of Ģtv, originally from Westmoreland County, has continued his support to Ģtv through the Popovec Outstanding Student Athlete Scholarship.
On May 21, Ģtv and Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s (IRMC) joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse, continues its third season with an episode featuring Indiana County Commissioner Sherene Hess.
On May 8, Ģtv’s Council of Trustees presented a resolution of appreciation to Jerry Pickering for his 25 years of service to and leadership of the Allegheny Arboretum.
On May 8, members of Ģtv’s Council of Trustees heard a presentation about a new dual enrollment program designed to support pathways to high-priority occupations in a health-related field.
On May 8, Ģtv’s Council of Trustees honored Shagufta Haque for her service on the Council with a resolution of appreciation and the naming of a seat in Ģtv’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in her honor “for extraordinary service as a university citizen and student trustee.”
On May 8, Ģtv’s Council of Trustees approved a proposal to shift Ģtv’s Academy of Culinary Arts and the Academy’s Baking and Pastry Arts programs from clock-hour to credit-bearing programs. This approval allows students who successfully complete the Culinary Arts or the Baking and Pastry Arts program to receive an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree.
International student and American Language Institute instructor Alexandra Krasova spoke at commencement and is the recipient of the Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award, the Ģtv Outstanding Leader Award, the Promising Future Interdisciplinary Researcher Award, and the Teaching Associate Faculty Recognition Award.
Daniel Alex Heckert, Ģtv professor of sociology, has been selected as Ģtv’s 2025–26 Distinguished University Professor.
“Points of Pride” highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.
Ģtv will honor 1,457 graduates during commencement ceremonies on May 10 at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. and will honor Lt. Col. Barry Gasdek, a 1964 graduate of Ģtv and 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, with an honorary Doctor of Public Services degree.
Ģtv is expanding its popular Day of Giving into a Week of Giving, set for May 12 to 17. This online event brings together alumni, parents, friends, and the entire Ģtv family to support students and celebrate philanthropy. The 2025 Week of Giving concludes on the university’s official 150th birthday, May 17.
President Driscoll invites the Ģtv community to attend the public meeting of the Ģtv Council of Trustees on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Phi Sigma Kappa Rooms 6&7.
An Ģtv graduate is continuing his decades of support to the university and a lifetime of service to others with a gift to Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Lt. Col. Barry Gasdek, US Army (retired), a 1964 education and distinguished military graduate of Ģtv, has donated $50,000 to the project.
Ģtv has announced recipients of the University Senate Awards and the list of new faculty emeriti for 2025.
Are you in a leadership role for a student organization on campus? Step right up! Sign up your club today for the Ģtv 150 carnival fundraiser—spots are limited, so don’t miss the fun and the chance to generate funding for your club.
Ģtv’s Council on Spiritual and Religious Life will host the annual Healing Garden Memorial Service at the Healing Garden on May 5 at 11:30 a.m. The event is open to all, regardless of religious affiliation.
Dakota Dickerson, a student in the applied anthropology master’s program, won the judge’s award, and Ashley Moll, a student in the biology master’s program, won the people’s award during Ģtv’s Three Minute Thesis event held during Ģtv’s annual Research Appreciation Week.
The annual Ģtv Sidewalk Commentary Contest, also known as “Chalk the Walk,” will be held on Wednesday, April 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Ģtv Oak Grove. The contest offers students or student groups the opportunity to express their political and social views through chalk drawings across the Oak Grove.
Ģtv graduates are earning higher salaries than their peers, according to the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education.
Gwen Miller, a 1960 elementary education graduate who was raised in Torrance, Westmoreland County, has established a scholarship for Ģtv students to honor her late mother.
The Social Equity and Title IX Office is pleased to share its latest newsletter, which highlights the important programming offered by campus colleagues this semester.
During the Western Pennsylvania Regional Rural Health Summit on April 16, hosted by Ģtv, Ģtv President Michael Driscoll announced that an anonymous donor who is a first-generation college graduate of Ģtv from Indiana County has gifted $1 million to Ģtv for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Our finals week resources provide students with essential tools and support to succeed during finals week, including study methods, tutoring, and stress-relief activities. Take a look at our resources to find new tips and tricks to surviving finals week! Good luck, Hawks!
Four Ģtv Women’s Leadership Awards were presented to six women staff, administrators, and faculty at the Reception to Celebrate Women and the Women’s Leadership Award Ceremony on April 2, 2025. These awards celebrate the outstanding leadership and accomplishments of women employees to advance gender, sexual, and cultural inclusive excellence at Ģtv, in the communities, and in their professions.
Anna Cutshall, a biology major and business administration minor from Homer City, was selected for the 2025 Patricia Hilliard Robertson Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Female Science Student.
Two standout undergraduate student researchers at Ģtv, Parker Bradley and Symia Taimuty-Loomis, were selected to participate in the 2025 Undergraduate Research at the Capitol event.
Due to forecasted inclement weather, four projects planned for Ģtv’s Into the Streets event on April 5 have been postponed until April 12.
The Haven Project at Ģtv will host the annual Take Back the Night event on April 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the Ģtv campus. Take Back the Night is designed to raise awareness and support survivors of sexual violence, domestic and dating violence, and stalking.
An anonymous donor has gifted $25,000 to Ģtv for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Ģtv’s Criminal Justice Training Center has received Training Academy Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
Ģtv will celebrate innovation, student and faculty research, and alumni success during Ģtv’s 2025 Research Appreciation Week, planned for April 7 to 11.
Riley Sullivan, an undergraduate researcher, presented his study on sustainable activated carbon biochar at Pittcon 2025, showcasing its potential for wastewater treatment.
Ģtv’s Applied Research Lab, a research consulting center that assists the Ģtv research community as part of Ģtv’s Research and Innovation, was approached by the Altoona Curve’s management team for a research project to analyze attendance rates for Altoona Curve games.
In celebration of the hard work and dedication of its employees, Ģtv presented the first “One Ģtv” Award to the Office of Financial Aid during Ģtv’s annual Employee Service and Leadership Awards event held March 26, which also celebrated employees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service.
Ģtv’s Theater-by-the-Grove and Music Theater, student performance organizations in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, will present a whimsical production of “Little Women, the Broadway Musical,” April 3–6 in Waller Hall.
On March 25, Ģtv and Torrance State Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Robert Orth, managing director of Ģtv’s Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center, is the 2025 Social Sciences Career Pathways Speaker.
Ģtv’s Indiana County Highway Safety Project and the Ģtv Public Health Program in the Department of Allied and Public Health are sponsoring a car seat “take back” on April 3 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Ģtv’s Zink Hall parking lot. The event is designed to collect unsafe car seats.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues its third season with an episode featuring Theresa Gropelli, professor and chair of the Ģtv Department of Nursing and Allied Health.
Ģtv President Michael Driscoll and Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine Founding Dean Miko Rose are featured on “Our Region’s Business,” a news show jointly produced by the Allegheny Conference and Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV.
Ģtv’s Lively Arts will present The Peking Acrobats for one night only on Friday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. Their performance will take place on the campus of Ģtv in Fisher Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now by phone and online.
Ģtv will celebrate 150 years of excellence and impact during the 2025–26 academic year as it marks its sesquicentennial.
Ģtv’s English Graduate Organization will offer its 2025 Conference, “Landscapes of Language and Literature,” on March 21 and 22. The conference will be offered both in person in Ģtv’s Sprowls Hall and via Zoom. It is free and open to the community.
Ģtv will celebrate employees who have completed 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service to the university during the Employee Service Awards brunch in the Blue Room on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
The Ģtv Physics and Pre-Engineering Clubs will host the annual Physics Olympics on April 4, providing local high school students with a hands-on competition featuring physics challenges, faculty interactions, and campus lab tours—continuing a tradition that has promoted STEM education since 1975!
The Center is funding the distribution of the state-wide research study “Understanding Physician Retention in Rural Pennsylvania: A Collaborative Research Study by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Ģtv, and AHEC (Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center)” to more than 6,500 physicians in rural practices in the Commonwealth.
Ģtv plans to honor Lt. Col. Barry D. Gasdek, US Army retired, a 1964 graduate and 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, with the award of a Doctor of Public Service honorary degree at its May 10 commencement ceremonies.
Ģtv’s College of Health Sciences is sponsoring the first “Run for the Health of It” 5K race on April 5. The event, planned to be held annually, will raise funds to directly support students in the Ģtv College of Health Sciences programs, with a different fundraising focus each year.
Ģtv 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Col. Stephen G. Abel, US Army (retired), is continuing a 29-year tradition of supporting Ģtv students by gifting $32,500 to Ģtv; to date, he has provided more than $200,000 in financial support to Ģtv.
Daylight saving time will begin on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2:00 a.m.
“Points of Pride” highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.
Ģtv’s Department of History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies; the Ģtv Free Speech Project; and the Social Equity and Title IX Office will present “I’m Just a Bill: The Constitution, Executive Orders, and Separation of Powers” on March 17 at 3:30 p.m. in Stouffer Auditorium. The program is free and open to the community.
President Driscoll invites the Ģtv community to attend the public meeting of the Ģtv Council of Trustees on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Phi Sigma Kappa Rooms 6&7.
Today, Ģtv Conemaugh Nason Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics at Ģtv has organized a smoothie sale, a mac and cheese crockpot charity cook-off, and a program with a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer with experience in functional health training to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March.
Ģtv has named Edel Reilly to the position of dean of the College of Education and Human Services. She transitioned to this role on February 8.
Members of Ģtv’s Army ROTC program will conduct a training event on Saturday, February 22, from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Cadets and members of the ROTC faculty will be carrying unloaded weapons, including rifles and machine guns, during this training exercise. The weapons will not have ammunition or blanks.
Ģtv’s PsyD (doctoral psychology program) Graduate Student Organization is using funding received from a Pennsylvania Department of Education MASLOW grant of $1,000 to support student mental health.
Ģtv and Penn Highlands Healthcare formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
In recognition of Ģtv’s ongoing research commitment and doctoral student success, Ģtv has earned an R2 Doctoral University–High Spending and Doctorate Production classification from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in its 2025 Research Activity designations.
The Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois has gifted $250,000 to Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Ģtv President Michael Driscoll issued a statement in response to Russia’s release of 1984 Ģtv graduate Marc Fogel, who had been jailed in the country since 2021.
On February 11, Ģtv and Clarion Psychiatric Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Jackson White, a political science and economics honors double major in the Cook Honors College at Ģtv, was approved to serve as a student trustee on the Ģtv Council of Trustees by the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors at its meeting on February 6.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues its third season with an episode featuring Byron Stauffer, executive director of the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations. The episode is a discussion about the intersection of economic and workforce development with rural health in Indiana County.
The Ģtv community is invited to celebrate donor generosity during Thank a Donor Week, February 24–28. You will have the opportunity to write a thank-you note to an Ģtv donor and tell them what their generosity means to you and our students.
Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine has received a $250,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
Ģtv’s Academy of Culinary Arts Ice Carving Club will be creating its annual tribute to Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day with an ice carving of Phil on Gobbler’s Knob as part of the community Groundhog Day celebration.
Join Sam Anderson from Optum Financial as he presents on Preventing Burnout.
Today, Ģtv and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Following six years of “exemplary service to Ģtv,” Vice President for Administration and Finance Debra L. Fitzsimons has accepted the position of chief financial officer at Allegheny College in Meadville, Ģtv President Michael Driscoll said.
Ģtv’s Police Academy, part of the Ģtv’s Criminal Justice Training Academy, has partnered with Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to develop and offer Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.
The following was shared with all students on January 28, 2025:
Ģtv’s computer science program has been ranked in the top 25 programs in the nation as a “best computer science with cybersecurity emphasis” program by Cybersecurity Guide.
The following was shared with all students on January 23, 2025:
Ģtv graduates Primo and P. Suzanne (Sue) Kurtz Toccafondi and Ģtv graduate Rolando Toccafondi and his wife, Barbara Micks Toccafondi, have made a donation to Ģtv to establish a scholarship for full-time students pursuing an education degree or teaching certificate.
Ģtv’s online master’s program in criminal justice is ranked in the top 21 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
The following was shared with all students on January 16, 2025:
Carly Padasak, a safety professional experienced in both the private and education sectors, has been selected to serve as Ģtv’s environmental health and safety director.
Ģtv’s bachelor’s degree in safety, health, and environmental applied sciences has been ranked first in Pennsylvania and second in the nation by Universities.com.
Theodore A. Lazzaro, owner and founder of Aestique Plastic Surgery of Greensburg, Shadyside, and Wexford, has gifted $50,000 to Ģtv to establish the Dr. Theodore A. Lazzaro Scholarship for students pursuing a degree in a healthcare field.
Ģtv’s Criminal Justice Training Center has finalized an agreement with CNX Resources in Canonsburg to serve as the Pittsburgh region’s satellite site for the Center’s municipal police academy (Act 120) training.
Michele Norwood, a retired administrator from Ģtv who focused her nearly three-decades-long career fostering student success, has gifted $30,000 to Ģtv for its ongoing student success initiatives.
Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean’s List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA based on at least 12 credits of graded (not P/F) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of graded graduate and undergraduate coursework.
In this episode, we explore the mental and behavioral health challenges faced by rural communities with guest Tammy Calderone, administrator for the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program. Together, we discuss the growing demand for services, barriers to accessing care, and the collaborative efforts of agencies and organizations working to address these critical needs.
Thomas Baker ’05, a graduate of Ģtv’s Cook Honors College and the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, and his wife have committed $100,000 to Ģtv to establish a scholarship to support students in chemistry or biochemistry research programs.
Rita Johnson, who retired from Ģtv in 2019 after 36 years of teaching, has established a scholarship for students studying food and nutrition at Ģtv.
Members of Ģtv’s Police Department raised $250 for the Ģtv Food Pantry and Help Center during the months of November and December—simply by putting away their razors.
Ģtv has received $40,000 through Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s It’s On Us PA initiative to continue the university’s work to combat campus sexual assault.
The Pennsylvania Drone Association selected Ģtv for its 2024 Ellie Education Award, recognizing Ģtv as “an educational institution that has helped to elevate the drone industry in our commonwealth in a meaningful and significant way. “
Ģtv’s ongoing work to meet the changing needs of students and to ensure a sustainable future has involved intense planning over the last two years.
At its meeting today, Ģtv’s Council of Trustees approved a recommendation to revise dining plan rates.
At its meeting today, Ģtv’s Council of Trustees endorsed a tiered residential housing scholarship for students choosing to live in on-campus housing, increasing the housing scholarship for some students by $1,000.
“Points of Pride” highlights achievements in academics, athletics, scholarships and grant awards, community services, and other areas.
Join us in celebrating the spirit of the season with a special holiday from Ģtv, featuring the Ģtv Marching Band.
Ģtv’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host the final show for the fall semester on December 16 at 7:00 p.m., “How Many Are There? Planet Nine.” The program is free and open to the community.
Kristopher Marinas, 32, will be honored during Ģtv’s December commencement for graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average—all while working as a full-time night shift custodian in the university’s Administration and Finance Division.
Ģtv will hold a commencement ceremony on December 14 for 563 graduates who have completed academic requirements for their degrees in December and January 2025.
Three students at Ģtv have been selected for Ģtv’s Justice Research Fellowship program offered through the Ģtv Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center.
President Driscoll invites the Ģtv community to attend the public meeting of the Ģtv Council of Trustees on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Phi Sigma Kappa Rooms 6&7.
On December 4, 2024, Ģtv and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
In conjunction with Ģtv’s Giving Tuesday/Month of Giving initiative, Ģtv Ambassadors donated $800 from the group’s Homecoming parade first-place float prize to the Ģtv Food Pantry and Help Center.
Students who were recognized as Ģtv Provost Scholars for fall 2024.
Ģtv’s Office of International Education has been successful in helping a fifteenth international student—Sylvia Mukasa, from Nairobi, Kenya—secure an Emergency Student Fund Award from the Institute of International Education Emergency Fund.
Ģtv’s Director of Strategic Partnerships Christina Koren has been selected for the Pennsylvania Business Central’s “Foremost Under 40 2024.”
The Ģtv community is joining together for the 2024 Month of Giving, which culminates during the global fundraising Giving Tuesday campaign on Tuesday, December 3.
Miko Rose, the founding dean of Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, will join KDKA Newsradio host Larry Richert and Rich Fitzgerald on The Big K Morning Show on Wednesday, November 27.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” begins its third season with the episode “A Conversation with Dr. Miko Rose, the Founding Dean of the Ģtv Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine.”
Four Pennsylvania-based health providers formalized clinical training affiliation agreements for students at Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Four members of the community were recognized with the inaugural Rural Health Impact Awards during Ģtv-Indiana Regional Medical Center’s third annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference, “Cultivating Wellness—Advancing Rural Mental Health Awareness, Research, Services, and Careers.”
Ģtv’s Police Academy, part of the Ģtv Criminal Justice Training Center, has partnered with the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to provide Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.
Ģtv has been recognized by the All In Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 All In Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting.
The Indiana County Highway Safety Project, part of Ģtv’s Institute for Rural Health and Safety, is working with Jefferson County officials on an awareness campaign about safe driving during the Thanksgiving and holiday seasons.
Ģtv has earned the Open Doors 75 Seal of Excellence for its 75 years of collaboration with the international Open Doors program.
Spots are still available for Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s third annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference on November 21. The day-long conference will be held at Ģtv’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Breakfast and lunch are included as part of the conference registration.
Four graduates of Ģtv have been selected for the 2024 Ģtv Young Alumni Achievement Award: Brianne Lenhart, Donte Palmer, Casey Ryan, and Mark Smith.
Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh will present the keynote address for Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s third annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference on November 21.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC)’s joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse, continues with part two of the three-part series highlighting the 2023 Ģtv and IRMC Second Annual Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference.
Ģtv is making a “suite” deal even more “suite” for degree-seeking students choosing to live in university housing on the Indiana campus.
Miko Rose, founding dean of Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, has been named one of Pennsylvania’s Fifty Over 50 by "City & State Pennsylvania."
Kevin W. Bailey, an Ģtv 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and vice chancellor for student affairs at UNC Charlotte, was honored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education with the Keepers of the Flame Award for his longstanding contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts during the 2024 PASSHE Summit: Uniting for Inclusive Student Success.
Ģtv’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host two programs during the fall semester: “Magical Lights: Stars” and “How Many Are There? Planet Nine.” These programs are free and open to the community.
Ģtv’s Institute for Cyber Security, in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center, will host the seventeenth annual Cyber Security Day on October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ģtv Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.
Ģtv’s Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomed three new members to the Board during its October meeting: Morgan Huey, Stephen Mihalacki, and Valerie Sutton.
Have you identified a process, form, rule, procedure, or something else that may be a barrier for student success? Submit it to the Barriers and Innovation Subcommittee of the University Planning Council (UPC).
The Office of International Education at Ģtv will hold its annual International Unity Day on October 25 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Ģtv’s Hadley Union Building. This event is free and open to the community.
An Ģtv student has been named to the Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Board of Governors, the chairman of the Ģtv Council of Trustees has been reappointed to the Board, and an Ģtv alumnus has been appointed to complete an unexpired term on the Board.
Concurrent Technologies Corporation has donated analytical chemistry equipment valued at more than $142,000 to Ģtv’s Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics.
Ģtv’s Holistic Health Club is hosting former Pittsburgh Steeler and Vietnam veteran Rocky Bleier for a program on October 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Jane Leonard Hall 126. The program, “Overcoming Obstacles and Becoming Your Best Self,” is free and open to the community.
The Ģtv Business Golf Classic was held on September 9, 2024, at the beautiful Long Vue Club in Verona. View the photo gallery.
The father of a late Ģtv 2020 Cook Honors College graduate will be at Ģtv on October 23 to talk about his book, "What’s Good About TODAY? A Purpose Driven Life," written to honor his son, Christian Cochran.
Ģtv’s Miko Rose, the founding dean of Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, was an invited presenter for the 2024 Osteopathic Medical Education Conference, the world’s largest gathering of osteopathic physicians.
Five Ģtv graduate programs have been ranked as best in the nation by Intelligent.com, an independent, national platform designed to provide students with informed resources on rankings and career guides.
Ģtv will receive $2.5 million in funding for two capital projects as part of the 2024–25 State System of Higher Education capital allocations budget, approved on October 10 by the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors.
Col. Stephen G. Abel, a 1973 graduate of Ģtv and 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has continued his financial support to Ģtv with a recent gift of more than $30,000.
A total of 100 new American citizens will be welcomed during an October 11 naturalization ceremony at Ģtv.
The Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences at Ģtv will hold its annual Community Archaeology Day on October 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in celebration of International Archaeology Day. All Archaeology Day events are free and open to the community.
Ģtv will continue its Six O’Clock Series on October 7 with Scott Rhoades, an Indiana County native, discussing “Aerospace Nursing: Preserving Our Past, Advancing Our Future.” The Six O’Clock Series is free and open to the community.
Following a nearly five percent increase in overall student enrollment for fall 2023 at Ģtv, retention of new, first-time, full-time, bachelor’s degree seeking students from fall 2023 to fall 2024 has climbed to 75.3 percent, a more than four percentage point increase from fall 2022 to fall 2023 retention of that group.
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Jay Althouse, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music education from Ģtv (1973 and 1975, respectively), has gifted $25,000 to Ģtv to support the music program and students planning for a career in music education.
Ģtv’s annual Homecoming celebration on October 5 is expected to draw thousands to Indiana for alumni reunions and events for the entire community, including the annual parade and football game.
Applications are now being accepted for the student seat on the Ģtv Ģtv Council of Trustees. A candidate must have an expected graduation date not earlier than May 2027. The successful applicant must be in good academic and student conduct standing and must have leadership experience and strong communication skills.
The following message was sent to all students on September 27, 2024:
Todd Cunningham, who has nearly three decades of experience in higher education information technology, most recently as executive director of Information Technology Services at Ģtv, has been named Ģtv’s chief information officer.
Ģtv will continue its Six O’Clock Series on September 30 with a presentation by Miko Rose, the founding dean of Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. The Six O’Clock Series is free and open to the community.
Ģtv has been selected for U.S. News & World Report’s “2025 Best Colleges” ranking and for the magazine’s “Top Public Schools” listing. Ģtv has been included in the ranking for more than 25 years.
Ģtv and the Indiana community will welcome hundreds of families for the 2024 Family Weekend celebration on September 27 and 28. The weekend’s programming is designed to appeal to all ages.
Off-campus visitors of up to 5,000 people are expected on Monday, September 23, for a private, ticketed, non-university event at The Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
On September 21, Ģtv students will provide volunteer service for six nonprofit community agencies and organizations for Ģtv’s fall Into the Streets event.
Ģtv’s Associate Vice President for International Education and Global Engagement and Executive Director of the American Language Institute Michele Petrucci has been honored for excellence by the Pennsylvania Council for International Education.
Ģtv has been recognized by a national nonpartisan organization for its campus voting rate.
Ģtv and Indiana Area Regional Medical Center (IRMC) signed a clinical training affiliation agreement on September 10, 2024, for students in Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Ģtv will celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 with two events free and open to the community.
The Wall Street Journal and College Pulse have selected Ģtv as one of America’s Best Colleges 2025.
Ģtv will continue its Six O’Clock Series this fall with a film about northwestern Pennsylvania, a presentation by the founding dean of Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, a program by a former local man about aerospace nursing, a “Voices of Pride” event during National Coming Out Week, a panel on voting, and a program on the Ģtv Archives and its rare books.
September represents National Preparedness Month, which serves as the yearly initiative to reinforce the importance of getting ready for emergencies and disasters to ensure the safety of individuals, families, and communities.
The Office of the Provost has announced the promotion of several faculty members to full professor effect the fall 2024 semester.
The Force is definitely with Ģtv’s Thomas Oraskovich, a senior sociology and political science major from Homer City. Oraskovich completed his second year in Ģtv’s Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (USOAR) program with his research project, “Rebels vs. Terrorists: Star Wars Rebels and Political Implications.”
A social studies education major and political science minor from Pittsburgh had the experience of a lifetime this summer as an intern in the office of Senator John Fetterman in Washington, DC.
Ģtv will mark the twenty-third anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on September 11 starting at 11:10 a.m. in front of the 9/11 memorial in the Ģtv Oak Grove. The program is open to the community.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC)’s joint podcast, "Rural Health Pulse," continues with an episode featuring Ģtv biology faculty member David Janetski discussing the critical role that freshwater ecosystems play in every community.
Thomas and Virginia Schott of DuBois, first-generation college graduates and alumni of Ģtv and Clarion University of Pennsylvania (now PennWest Clarion), respectively, have gifted Ģtv $25,000 to establish the Thomas and Virginia Schott Social Studies Scholarship at Ģtv.
Silas Gesser, a senior in Ģtv’s Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management bachelor’s degree program from Westmoreland County, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.
Based on surveys by students at Ģtv—which recognized the university for “highly personalized attention and support”—Ģtv has been selected for The Princeton Review’s “2025 Best Colleges” guidebook. Ģtv has been included in the guidebook for more than two decades.
Ģtv welcomed 21 educators from 14 countries, who will complete professional development coursework at Ģtv and be guest teachers in the Indiana Area School District and in the Pittsburgh Public School system, as part of the university’s selection as a host for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers.
C. Edward Keller of Beaumont, TX, a 2019 Ģtv Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has been honored by the Beaumont Foundation of America with an additional $60,000 gift for a scholarship at Ģtv named in Keller’s honor.
Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean’s List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA based on at least 12 credits of graded (not P/F) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of graded graduate and undergraduate coursework.
Cassidy Nalepa, a 2003 Ģtv music education graduate, has been selected to serve as the interim director of “The Legend,” the Ģtv Marching Band, and as interim associate director of Bands in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
Ģtv doctoral candidate Kristie Frederick Daugherty’s “flash” on the night of the 2024 Grammy Awards has resulted in 113 contemporary and nationally acclaimed poets—including six Pulitzer Prize writers—coming together for an anthology of poems based on songs by musician Taylor Swift.
Ģtv welcomes students for the 2024–25 academic year with a number of events in August, including an Early Immersion Experience for students in the Crimson Scholars Circle August 10 through August 16; on-campus “move-in” for new students on August 17 and 18; and Welcome Week events for new students August 18 to 23.
President Michael A. Driscoll invites the Ģtv community to the Opening of the Academic Year.
Luke H. Mortensen, a nationally known leader in osteopathic medical education with more than three decades of experience, has been selected as the founding associate dean of pre-clinical affairs for Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
A graduate of Ģtv, originally from the Johnstown area, has gifted Ģtv $1 million to establish a scholarship for Ģtv education students.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, "Rural Health Pulse," continues with an episode on Pennsylvania's evolution and current state of emergency medical services with B.J. Pino and Reba Johnson of Citizens' Ambulance.
Donovan Daniel, of Indiana, Ģtv director of student leadership and a two-time Ģtv graduate, has been selected to present through the TEDx program.
Following a national search, Ryan Smith, an experienced psychiatrist, leader in medical education, and national expert in psychiatry and mental health, has been selected as the founding associate dean of clinical affairs for Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor recently recognized Ģtv graduate and Homer City native Mallory Galinac as the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General’s newest auditor 1 from the Department’s Intern-to-Hire program.
Ģtv’s Eberly College of Business Master of Business Administration on-campus program has been selected as one of the top programs in the nation by the Princeton Review.
An Indiana County couple who are Ģtv graduates has established a scholarship for music majors at Ģtv in honor of two late local women, Eleanora Miconi Dellafiora and Sandra E. Dellafiora.
A year-long program developed by a team at Ģtv to recruit and retain talented teachers was selected for recognition by PA Needs Teachers in its Solutions Playbook, published recently by Teach Plus Pennsylvania and the National Center on Education and the Economy.
Ģtv’s Academy of Culinary Arts Chef Instructor Erin Reed is the American Culinary Federation 2024 Pastry Chef of the Year.
Ģtv has received $20,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) for a new initiative to inspire the next generation of special education teachers.
Footlight Players, Ģtv’s theater for youth, will present a festival of two plays and two musicals on the main stage at Theatre-by-the-Grove in Ģtv’s Performing Arts Center on July 12, 13, and 14.
In June, Ģtv hosted a workshop on uncrewed aircraft (drones) for teachers in eight area high schools who are teaching the aviation curriculum in their schools. The workshop focused on how teachers can integrate drone education into the curriculum. Teachers represented districts in Allegheny, Clearfield, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties.
Recognizing “the good that it will do and the lives it will save,” Ģtv graduates Tim and Debra Phillips Cejka have gifted $2 million to Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.
Alida Merlo, Ģtv Distinguished University Professor and professor of criminology and criminal justice, is the 2024 recipient of the Bruce Smith, Sr. Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Science.
A $217,997 grant from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to Ģtv is designed to help address the nation’s nursing shortage by providing financial support to students who commit to serving as nurse educators.
Ģtv’s Anthropology faculty have been selected by the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., to continue its field study near Frankfurt, Germany, at the site of a crash of a World War II B-17 airplane.
Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues with an episode on genomics research and rural health with Ģtv Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Nick Jacobs