Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Indiana University or University of Pennsylvania.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a public research university in Indiana, Pennsylvania. As of fall 2021, the university enrolled 7,044 undergraduates and 1,865 postgraduates, for a total enrollment of 9,009 students.^[3] The university is 55 miles (89 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. It is governed by a local Council of Trustees and the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.^[4] IUP has branch campuses at Punxsutawney, Northpointe, and Monroeville. IUP is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Former name	Indiana Normal School (1875–1927) State Teachers College at Indiana (1927–1959) Indiana State College (1959–1965)
Type	Public research university
Established	1875; 148 years ago (1875)
Parent institution	Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Academic affiliations	Keystone Library Network
Endowment	$60.6 million (2020)^[1]
President	Michael Driscoll
Provost	Lara Luetkehans (interim)
Academic staff	700 (Fall 2009)
Students	9,308
Location	Indiana , Pennsylvania , United States
Campus	Rural, small town, 350 acres (1.4 km^2)
Colors	Crimson and Slate^[2]
Nickname	Crimson Hawks
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – PSAC
Mascot	Norm
Website	www.iup.edu

History

IUP was conceived as Indiana Normal School, first chartered in 1871 by Indiana County investors. The school was created under the Normal School Act, which passed the Pennsylvania General Assembly on May 20, 1875.^[5] Normal schools established under the act were to be private corporations in no way dependent upon the state treasury. They were to be "state" normal schools only in the sense of being officially recognized by the commonwealth.^[6]

The school opened its doors in 1875 following the mold of the French École Normale. It enrolled just 225 students. All normal school events were held within a single building which also contained a laboratory school for model teaching. Control and ownership of the institution passed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1920. In 1927, by authority of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, it became State Teachers College at Indiana, with the right to grant degrees. As its mission expanded, the name was changed in 1959 to Indiana State College. In 1965, the institution achieved university status and became Indiana University of Pennsylvania, or IUP.^[7]

 

Sutton Hall

2013-present

 

Protestors demonstrating against retrenchment (lay-offs) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in fall of 2020

IUP total enrollment peaked in the Fall of 2012 at 15,379 and has declined steadily since. This enrollment decline caused financial difficulties for the university which struggled to cover costs for its 2010 dormitory expansion.^[8] In October 2020, IUP President Michael Driscoll announced restructuring and retrenchment plans related to leadership's NextGen proposal.^[9] Retrenchment or lay-off notices were issued to 81 tenured or tenure-track faculty on October 30, 2020, with another 47 expected before the end of the academic year.^[10] Fall 2021 enrollment was 9,009.^[11] In the fall of 2022, enrollment was 8,832.^[12]

Academics

IUP offers over 140 undergraduate degree programs, over 70 minors, over 35 certificate programs^[13] and 70 graduate degree programs under the direction of eight colleges and schools:

• Eberly College of Business
• College of Education and Communications
• College of Health and Human Services
• School of Graduate Studies and Research
• College of Arts and Humanities
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• University College^[14]

Robert E. Cook Honors College was founded to offer a seminar style, discourse-based liberal studies curriculum.^[15]

Accolades

IUP faculty has won nearly 60 Fulbright Exchange Awards since 1959, enabling them to study and conduct research in 27 countries. Two faculty members have been awarded the Rome Prize.^[16]

IUP students have earned accolades including: Fulbright Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi grants, Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Gilman Scholar, Finnegan Fellow, and the PaSSHE Ali-Zaidi award.^[17]

The Penn

Founded in 1924, The Penn is IUP student body's official newspaper. It has won 3 Student Keystone Media Awards in 2018 and one nomination in 2019.

Rankings

The 2020 Washington Monthly College Rankings of National Universities ranks IUP 193rd out of 388 schools.^[18]

Campus

 

Postcard depicting John Sutton Hall at Indiana Normal School

 

Breezedale Hall

IUP's 374-acre (1.51 km²) main campus is a mix of 62 old and new red brick structures. Its original building, a Victorian structure named John Sutton Hall once housed the entire school. Today Sutton Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[19] It stands at the heart of campus—there was a fight to preserve it in 1974 when the administration scheduled it for demolition.^[20] Ironically, today it houses many administrative offices and reception areas. Breezedale Alumni Center is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Victorian mansion was once home to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice.^[21]

 

The Oak Grove looking towards Stapleton Library during summer

The campus boasts a planetarium, University Museum, black box theater, Hadley Union Building (HUB), extensive music library, and a newly remodeled Cogswell Hall for the university's music community. Stapleton Library boasts 900,000-plus bound volumes and over 2 million microform units.^[22] At the heart of campus is the Oak Grove. Many alumni recall this spot because of its centrality and the many events that occur there. In January 2000 former President Lawrence K. Pettit established a board to create the Allegheny Arboretum at IUP. This group works to furnish the Oak Grove with flora native to the region.^[23] The university also operates an academy of Culinary Arts in Punxsutawney and a police academy at its main campus.

The university's Student Cooperative Association also owns College Lodge several miles from campus. It provides skiing, biking, hiking, and disc golfing opportunities. Boat access is also made available through the Cooperative Association.

Over the last five years,^[when?] IUP has demolished most of the 1970 era dormitories on campus. Demolition began during summer 2006 and facilities are being replaced with modern suites. Construction is ongoing with seven new dormitories completed for Fall 2009. Two more suite-style buildings were completed by Fall 2010. That semester, the ribbon cutting ceremony at Stephenson Hall was considered to have finished the four-year-long "residence hall revival".^[24] These suite-style rooms are similar to those being built at other universities in PASSHE.^[25]

Greek organizations

Fraternities

Fraternities at IUP:^[26]

• Acacia
• Alpha Chi Sigma (Professional Chemistry Fraternity)
• Alpha Delta^[27]
• Alpha Phi Alpha
• Alpha Phi Omega (National Community Service Fraternity) (Inactive since 2017)
• Alpha Tau Delta (National Nursing Fraternity)
• Delta Omicron (Music)
• Delta Sigma Phi
• Delta Tau Delta
• Kappa Alpha Psi
• Kappa Delta Rho
• Kappa Sigma
• Iota Phi Theta
• IUPXC
• Men of God Christian Fraternity (MOG)
• Omega Psi Phi
• Phi Beta Sigma
• Phi Kappa Psi
• Phi Kappa Tau
• Phi Mu Alpha (Music)
• Phi Delta Theta
• Phi Mu Delta
• Phi Sigma Kappa
• Pi Lambda Phi
• Pi Kappa Phi
• Rho Tau Chi (Military/Community Service)
• Sigma Alpha Iota (Music)
• Sigma Alpha Lambda (Honor Organization, Community Service)
• Sigma Chi
• Sigma Pi
• Sigma Tau Gamma
• Theta Chi
• Phi Gamma Nu (Business)
• Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)

Sororities^[26]

• Alpha Gamma Delta
• Alpha Sigma Alpha
• Alpha Sigma Tau
• Alpha Xi Delta
• Delta Gamma
• Delta Phi Epsilon
• Delta Zeta
• Gamma Sigma Sigma (Service)
• Sigma Kappa
• Sigma Sigma Sigma
• Sigma Alpha Iota (Music)
• Theta Phi Alpha
• Zeta Tau Alpha

Honor Fraternities

• Phi Sigma Pi (Gender-inclusive National Honor Fraternity)
• Alpha Psi Omega (Theater)

Honor Societies

• Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography)
• Lambda Alpha (Anthropology)
• Phi Kappa Phi (All-discipline Honor Society)
• Rho Sigma Kappa (Safety Sciences Honor Society)
• Beta Gamma Sigma (Business)
• Kappa Delta Pi (Education)
• National Society of Leadership and Success
• Golden Key International
• Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)
• Psi Chi (Psychology)
• Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminology)
• Phi Alpha Theta (History)

Athletics

Main article: IUP Crimson Hawks

IUP's athletic department sponsors 19 varsity sports, including 8 for men and 11 for women. There are also club sports teams such as ice hockey and rugby. The Crimson Hawks, formerly known as the Indians, compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) of NCAA Division II.

IUP annually produces teams and individuals that compete for championships on the conference, regional and national levels. The 2004–05 school year saw 12 sports either send their teams or individuals to NCAA postseason competition.

The IUP football team has been to the NCAA Division II national title game twice (1990 and 1993).^[28] In both cases, IUP came up short, finishing the season as runner-up. While Division II teams rarely appear on television, IUP has appeared on regional telecasts in 1968 at the Boardwalk Bowl and 2006 against California University of PA. The team has also been on national TV while playing in those Division II national title games from 1990 and 1993. On November 2, 2006, a game against Slippery Rock was nationally televised on the TV channel, CSTV. Additionally, on September 15, 2011, a game against Bloomsburg was nationally televised on the TV channel CBS Sports Network as the NCAA Division II game of the week.^[29]

The IUP men's basketball team likewise lost the NCAA Division II national title game twice in 2010 and 2015.^[30]

The IUP rugby team finished 3rd in the Division I national championship in 2000, finishing behind California and Wyoming and ahead of fourth-place Army.

The IUP Men's Ice Hockey (ACHA Division 1) team won the CHMA season championship in 2018–2019, the CHMA playoff in 2019-2020 awarded a bid to the ACHA National Tournament as the 19th seed,^[31] but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2022-2023 season, IUP Men's Ice Hockey won the CHMA season and playoff championship^[32][33][34] and awarded a bid to the ACHA National Tournament as the 18th seed.^[35][36][37] Team captain Dominick Glavach was awarded the 2023 CHMA playoff MVP award^[34] and Head Coach Joe Honzo was awarded the CHMA Coach of the year.^[38]

 

McElhaney Hall

 

Northern Suites

The IUP Men's Lacrosse Team were the 2018 and 2019 Three Rivers Conference Champions and are currently ranked number 13 in the nation in division two by the NCLL for the 2020 season.

People

For a full list of notable alumni, faculty, and other associated individuals, see List of Indiana University of Pennsylvania people.

• Gawdat Bahgat; political scientist, author, professor
• Duncan Black ("Atrios"); blogger
• Nellie Bly (1879); journalist^[39]
• Tim Burns (1990); businessman, politician^[40]
• Mark Critz (1987); United States House of Representatives (2010–2012)^[40]
• Dana D. Nelson (1984); literature professor, author, advocate for citizenship and democracy
• John Stuchell Fisher (1886); Governor of Pennsylvania (1927–1931)
• Chad Hurley (1999); Co-founder and CEO, YouTube^[41]
• Summers Melville Jack; United States House of Representatives (1899–1903)
• Matthew Knisely; photojournalist
• John Murtha; United States House of Representatives (1974–2010)
• Farah Quinn; Indonesian celebrity chef^[42]
• Patricia Robertson (1985); NASA Astronaut^[43]
• Art Rooney (1920); founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers^[44]
• Jimmy Stewart (Keith Laboratory School); actor
• Jack Wagner (1974); Pittsburgh City Council (1984–1994), Pennsylvania Senate (1994–2005), Pennsylvania Auditor General (2005–2013)^[45]
• Jim Haslett (1979); National Football League player (Buffalo Bills) and coach (New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams); member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Steve Wolfe (Johnny Sins); male adult film star^[46][47]

References

1. As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
2. . Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
3. "Enrollment, IUP". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. Retrieved December 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "Indiana University of Pennsylvania". Peterson's. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
5. John Edward Merryman, "The Indiana Story 1875–1975: Pennsylvania's First State University..." Indiana Printing and Publishing Co., Indiana, Pennsylvania (1976), p. 18
6. Merryman, "The Indiana Story", p. 20.
7. "A Long Tradition" available at IUP.edu April 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (March 29, 2008).
8. "IUP, FIUP struggle with declining enrollments" available at [1] (March 13, 2017).
9. Division, Marketing and Communications; Sutton Hall, Room 3341011 South DriveIndiana; Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]. "Academic Restructuring Plans - News and Events - IUP". iup.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
10. "Grief, anger on IUP's Oak Grove as state university faces faculty, program cuts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
11. "Enrollment". iup.edu. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
12. "IUP Sees Increase in New Students for Fall 2022". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
13. Pennsylvania, Indiana University of; 1011 South Drive Indiana, PA 15705; Phone: [phone]. "Undergraduate Programs". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
14. "Colleges and Departments". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
15. Selingo, Jeffrey. "Mission Creep? More regional state colleges start honors programs to raise their profiles and attract better students." The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 31, 2002).
16. "Report from Rome". January 8, 2016.
17. Shannon, Joyce. "IUP President reflects on tenure", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (August 17, 2003).
18. "2020 National University Rankings". washingtonmonthly.com. Washington Monthly. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
19. "National Register Listed and NHL Properties", Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission Bureau for Historic Preservation (January 2, 2007), p. 75.
20. Himler, Jeff. "IUP has grown from its 'Normal' roots." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (January 28, 2005).
21. . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2011. Note: This includes Robert C. Wilburn (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Breezedale" (PDF). Retrieved December 4, 2011.
22. IUP Institutional Research, "IUP Trendbook, 2005–06." Table F-3 Library Holdings. IUP.edu August 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
23. Steback, Meredith Ann. "IUP to be site of area arboretum", The Penn (June 25, 2003).
24. . Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
25. Shackner, Bill. "IUP betting on upscale housing for students", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 10, 2007).
26. Engagement, Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and; 128 Elkin Hall 945 Oakland Avenue Indiana, PA 15705; Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; [e-mail]. "Fraternity/Sorority Life and Student Engagement". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
27. . alphadeltanationalfraternity.org. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.
28. "DII Football History | NCAA.com". Retrieved October 31, 2018.
29. "Crimson Hawks to Face No. 8/11 Bloomsburg on CBS Sports Network This Thursday". IUP Athletic Department. 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
30. "Men's Basketball DII History". Retrieved October 31, 2018.
31. "BRACKET | ACHA Nationals - Pointstreak Sites". achanationals.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
32. cperry. "IUP Wins CHMA Championship". www.achahockey.org. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
33. "League Champions | College Hockey Mid-America". collegehockeymidamerica.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
34. ROSS, CHAUNCEY. "Hawks take regional ice title". The Indiana Gazette Online. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
35. "American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA)". www.achahockey.org. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
36. "https://twitter.com/achamensd1/status/1630992495160033281/photo/1". Twitter. Retrieved March 11, 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
37. "IUP HOCKEY ADVANCES TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY". WCCS AM1160 & 101.1FM. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
38. "2022-23 | College Hockey Mid-America". collegehockeymidamerica.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
39. Englert, John; Houser, Regan (Fall 1994). "The New American Girl". IUP Magazine: 4–7 – via Archive.org.
40. . Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
41. "Distinguished Alumni Awards 2007". January 8, 2016.
42. Asrianti, Tifa. "Farah Quinn: A high passion for cooking." The Jakarta Post. March 29, 2009. Retrieved on January 18, 2013.
43. "Patricia Hilliard Robertson". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
44. Art Rooney
45. The Long Shot, IUP Magazine
46. @JohnnySins (December 23, 2014). "@JaeiLLonPoint yep, Pittsburgh native and IUP graduate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
47. "Johnny Sins - BiographON". biographon.com/. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

Further reading

• Juliette, Ron and Dale E. Landon. Our Homage and Our Love, 1991.
• Merriman, John Edward. The Indiana Story 1875–1975: Pennsylvania's First State University... 1976.
• Stewart, Grace. A History of the Indiana State Normal School.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

• Official website
• IUP athletics website

Coordinates: 40°37′01″N 79°09′36″W / 40.617°N 79.160°W / 40.617; -79.160