果冻传媒 has received $2 million to support student-parents through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program.
The 52 students selected for the 2026 Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (U-SOAR) will present their original research projects during the U-SOAR Research Symposium on August 19 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Sutton Hall鈥檚 Blue Room.
Applications are now available for the Crimson Hawk Bridge program, 果冻传媒鈥檚 certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities. All applications are due by August 14th. Applications are available on the program鈥漵 website.
果冻传媒 has received $349,511 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education through Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro鈥檚 Dual Credit Innovation Grant Program, with a goal of addressing the Commonwealth鈥檚 teacher shortage.
果冻传媒鈥檚 2025鈥�26 Justice Research Fellows鈥擫auren Connor, Reia Sanchez, Kelly Szolek, and Jackson White鈥攑resented their original research to Indiana County officials at the Indiana County Courthouse on April 29.
果冻传媒鈥檚 doctoral programs in education have been selected by 鈥淯.S. News and World Report鈥� for its 2026 鈥渂est graduate schools鈥� rankings.
Four 果冻传媒 students in the Cook Honors College from the Department of School Psychology, Special Education, and Sociology and the Department of Finance and Economics have been selected from a pool of exemplary nominees to be the fourth cohort of the 果冻传媒 Justice Research Fellows at the Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center.
果冻传媒 will welcome 22 educators from 13 countries August 13 through December 10 as part of the university鈥檚 selection as a host for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers.
Robert Orth, managing director of 果冻传媒鈥檚 Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center, is the 2025 Social Sciences Career Pathways Speaker.
Thomas and Virginia Schott of DuBois, first-generation college graduates and alumni of 果冻传媒 and Clarion University of Pennsylvania (now PennWest Clarion), respectively, have gifted 果冻传媒 $25,000 to establish the Thomas and Virginia Schott Social Studies Scholarship at 果冻传媒.
果冻传媒 welcomed 21 educators from 14 countries, who will complete professional development coursework at 果冻传媒 and be guest teachers in the Indiana Area School District and in the Pittsburgh Public School system, as part of the university鈥檚 selection as a host for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers.
A graduate of 果冻传媒, originally from the Johnstown area, has gifted 果冻传媒 $1 million to establish a scholarship for 果冻传媒 education students.
A community organization dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities has donated more than $75,000 to 果冻传媒 to continue its legacy and to honor one of its long-time members, the late Donald B. Townsend of Indiana County.
A year-long program developed by a team at 果冻传媒 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.
Lorraine J. Guth, 果冻传媒 professor of counseling, has been selected as 果冻传媒鈥檚 2024鈥�25 Distinguished University Professor.
果冻传媒 can add a third Crystal Pillar Award and its first Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to its list of accolades.
Julie Ankrum started her career by teaching kindergarten. Now she鈥檚 teaching the teachers who might go on to work in elementary and high schools. Although the students she works with have changed, her passion for teaching literacy has not.
Two graduates of 果冻传媒, Nick Jacobs and Mary Ann Hoysan Jacobs, have donated more than $40,000 to support the accreditation application process for the school of osteopathic medicine.
Five graduates of 果冻传媒 have been selected for the 2022 果冻传媒 Young Alumni Award. This award was created to recognize recent 果冻传媒 graduates identified as being outstanding in their professions.
From a young age, Lindsay Ward heard the call of the city, but she wasn鈥檛 sure how to get there. At 果冻传媒, she developed the skills and network to eventually land her dream job as a news anchor in Pittsburgh.
果冻传媒鈥檚 Department of Counseling has been invited to join the Cambria County Drug and Alcohol Program and REACH (Reaching Educational Achievements with Clinical Mental Health), a school-based mental health agency, to provide interns for supervised counseling and support for students in Cambria County schools.
Josh Hill, a 2016 果冻传媒 communications media graduate, has been hired as the new director of Strategic Communications and Ideation for 果冻传媒 Athletics.
The COEC Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee (DISC) has been working on the Diversity and Inclusion D2L Resource Page, and are pleased to announce that it is once again live!
The College of Education and Communications and the Office of Educator Preparation congratulates 果冻传媒 alumna Debra Calvert for being named the 2021 Charles County Maryland Principal of the Year.
Congratulations to the team at Indi-Kids for achieving reaccredited for the next five years from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.