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 Pennsylvania 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.

In 1875, the main campus consisted of 12 acres and one building, John Sutton Hall. Since then, with constant growth, the university now consists of 354 acres and seventy-five major buildings.

 
In addition to the main campus, IUP operates residential, educational facilities at the Punxsutawney Regional Campus in Jefferson County where approximately eight acres provide the real estate for the IUP Living and Learning Center and the Academy of Culinary Arts program.

 
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Northpointe Regional Campus in Armstrong County provides facilities for specialized electro-optics training along with various other undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Northpointe is a commuter-only campus.
 

The Monroeville Center Regional Facility is a graduate education center located in Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania, and provides various graduate-level programs for traditional and nontraditional students.
 

The Student Cooperative Association owns and operates the Hadley Union Building complex which is located adjacent to the main campus. The facility contains a large fitness center, several handball and racquetball courts, a food court and catering area, multiple computer lounges, meeting rooms, and the IUP Bookstore. In addition to the main campus facility, the Student Cooperative Association also owns and maintains a 280-acre outdoor recreational park that consists of nature trails, a meeting lodge, a ski hut, softball fields, and an exercise-station trail.
 

Indiana County was formed by act of the state legislature in 1803 and was fully organized in 1806. George Clymer of Philadelphia, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, owned more than three thousand acres in the area and presented 250 acres to the new county for a county seat. The town of Indiana was officially founded in 1816.

 
The county’s first major industry was the manufacture of salt, which began in 1813 about two miles above the town of Saltsburg. As early as 1797 bituminous coal was dug from exposed outcroppings. Mining soon rivaled agriculture as the backbone of the county’s economy. Its influence gradually diminished, though, and today IUP is the county’s largest employer. Indiana County now thrives with an economic base combining education, agriculture, energy production, and commerce into an outstanding quality of life for its nearly 90,000 residents.
 

Indiana has become known as the birthplace of film star Jimmy Stewart and as the Christmas Tree Capital of the World. Visitors and locals alike can relive Indiana County’s past by visiting its parks, covered bridges, fairs, and even the largest Amish settlement in Western Pennsylvania. As one of nine counties represented in America’s Industrial Heritage Project, Indiana County has a number of historical sites that are part of the project’s Path of Progress. The project’s archives are housed in the Special Collections section of IUP’s Stapleton Library.
 

With an alumni base that comprises more than 113,000 individuals, the university has come to rely on the support of its alumni in a variety of areas. These include career networking, student recruitment, and government relations, as well as fund-raising and service on the Council of Trustees, Alumni Association Board of Directors, Foundation for IUP Board of Directors, and a number of advisory committees.

 
Graduates automatically become members of the Alumni Association. They are encouraged to continue their connection with IUP through the Alumni Association and on-line services at www.iup.edu/alumni and through periodicals like IUP Magazine.

The university’s administration comprises four divisions: Academic Affairs, Administration and Finance, University Relations, 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 two divisions follows.
 

Administration and Finance Division

The Division of Administration and Finance (A/F) provides internal and external constituents of the university with the highest quality services in the most supportive and cost-effective manner. In contributing toward the fulfillment of IUP’s mission of teaching, research, and public service, the A/F Division is responsible for the development, stewardship, enhancement, integrity, and stability of the university’s fiscal, human, and physical resources.
 

Major responsibilities of the division are organized and operated from the departments of Facilities Operations, Engineering and Capital Planning, Finance and Budget, Human Resources, University Police and Public Safety, and Purchasing and Central Stores.
 

University Relations Division

The advancement arm of the university, the University Relations Division brings together several functional areas. The communications, governmental relations, alumni relations, university events, arts and entertainment, and development areas stimulate positive regard for the university and acquire new resources. The departments feature the excellence and achievement of faculty, students, staff, and alumni and engage people in the life of the university. Staff members 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 volunteers and staff members are passed to the university to improve the educational and learning environment.