Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The University

University Organization

 The university's administration comprises five divisions: Academic Affairs, Administration, Finance, Institutional Advancement, and Student Affairs. Information about Academic Affairs and Student Affairs appears in this catalog's sections called, respectively, Academic Affairs Division Areas and Student Programs and Services. Information about the other three divisions appears below.

Administrative Division: The Division of Administration ensures the effective operation of the "services/support" division of the entire university's physical plant, which encompasses 341 acres of land and seventy-five buildings on the main campus in Indiana and two branch campuses located in Punxsutawney and Kittanning.

The division includes the following areas of responsibility: facilities management (engineering and construction, maintenance, services, and utilities' group), safety and campus police, human resources, the post office, and the printing center.

At the direction of President Lawrence K. Pettit in September of 1993, the Administrative Division developed, directed, coordinated, and is in the process of implementing IUP's Long-Range Campus Development Plan, which was published in February, 1996. This plan is a design by which the physical plant and facilities can be maintained and expanded in support of IUP's academic goals and aspirations for its future. This plan will guide the university as it prepares an effective and orderly financial plan for implementing the proposed changes in physical facilities.

The Administrative Division provides assistance to all areas of the IUP community. These efforts permit the educational process and other associated activities of our students, faculty, and staff to function with a minimum of inconvenience. Major emphasis is always placed on making the educational environment conducive to learning by upgrading older facilities and converting existing facilities to better serve new programs.

Finance Division: The mission of the Finance Division is to address financial service needs of students, faculty, staff, and other constituencies of IUP and to provide direction and support to achieve financial integrity and stability for the university.

The major offices within the Finance Division are as follows:

Institutional Advancement Division: The advancement arm of the university community, the Institutional Advancement Division brings together five functional areas. The publications department, public relations department, governmental relations, alumni affairs program, and development function help to stimulate positive regard for the university on the part of a variety of publics. The departments feature the excellence and achievement of faculty, students, staff, and alumni and engage people in the life of the university. Staff and volunteers raise private resources that can influence the quality of the academic environment and of student and alumni life.

The Foundation for IUP is the nonprofit charitable vehicle steered by a distinguished Board of Directors through which the charitable dollars raised by the volunteers and staff members are passed to the university to improve the educational and learning environment.

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