1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The University

A University Education
Through undergraduate and graduate programs, IUP serves students from across the nation and around the world by introducing them to and sustaining them in a culture of high aspiration and achievement so they may lead productive and meaningful lives. Singly and through collaboration within the State System of Higher Education, with other educational institutions, and with business, government, human services, and professional organizations, IUP contributes to the economic and cultural strength of the region, the commonwealth, and the nation through education, scholarship, and service.

As the university continually evolves to higher levels of excellence, IUP will be:

An institution of higher and continuing learning committed to the teacher-scholar model and the learning-centered environment and a university where master's and doctoral education is targeted to the education of competent practitioners, the production of practical knowledge, and the enrichment of undergraduate life.
A learning-centered environment in which students enjoy traditional and nontraditional classroom experiences, engage in research and service activities with their faculty mentors, become lifelong learners equipped to adapt to the changing needs of their professional lives, and develop leadership skills for effective citizenship.
An institution guided by its heritage, maintaining an environment of inquiry that combines a thorough examination of cultural traditions and intellectual roots with scientific and technological currency and the best of the liberal arts with superior career preparation.
A learning community in touch with the main currents of politics, economics, and cultural life throughout the world; a community enriched by the presence of a significant number of international students and by opportunities for study abroad; and a community supported by technology that facilitates active participation in the creation and use of information and knowledge on a global scale.
A center of lively intellectual discourse and affection for the arts.
A community that is diverse in composition, with a clear commitment to tolerance, compassion, and service.

Approved by the University Senate in May, 1979.

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