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Driscoll: Seeking Ģ��tv success amid 'really disruptive times in higher education'

Longview News Journal, March 7, 2025

Driscoll: Seeking Ģ��tv success amid 'really disruptive times in higher education'

Ģ��tv’s concerns about its future took center stage at Thursday’s quarterly meeting of the Ģ��tv Council of Trustees. “I’ve often said that we are in the midst of really disruptive times in higher education,” President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll told the trustees. “We must act now to make sure we survive and thrive into this new normal for higher education, public higher education in particular.” That “new normal” includes declining populations in western Pennsylvania, “challenges with students not finding and seeing the value in attending college,” Driscoll told reporters after the meeting, “and some challenges in the political sector.”

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Indiana Gazette, March 7, 2025

Ģ��tv PRESIDENT LOOKING TO NAVIGATE “DISRUPTIVE TIMES”

On Thursday, Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael Driscoll told the Council of Trustees that they are continuing to navigate what called the most “disruptive times” in the history of higher education. Driscoll said that there are several challenges from declining populations to political challenges, and all the problems are coming to a head at the same time. He said that the university is designing forward about serving the needs of the students and the commonwealth.

Renda Broadcasting, March 6, 2025

'I just want art to be for everybody': Belmont artist builds business from watercolor painting

Kim McKendry first took art classes as a child. Her family is from the Netherlands, and art lessons would follow lessons in Dutch. McKendry, who lives in Belmont but is originally from Pennsylvania, went on to study art in high school, but her trajectory stopped there. She initially wanted to major in fashion, but when she went on to Ģ��tv, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing and Economics.

Gaston Gazette, (North Carolina), March 6, 2025

OP-ED: Health care and Humpty Dumpty

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

As egg prices are still a lead story in this country, the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty jumped into my mind. But my version is about the U.S. health care system. According to my observations, the “system” is precariously sitting on that same potentially crumbling wall where Humpty Dumpty sat. Escalating costs, care fragmentation, and a lack of preventative care have eroded Humpty’s wall for decades. The even worse news is if we continue on our current trajectory, just like Mr. Dumpty, we risk a catastrophic fall. The potential collapse of our make-believe wall would leave millions without adequate care. This would then create significant economic and social consequences for our nation. Ģ��tv has taken a significant step toward addressing these issues by creating a College of Osteopathic Medicine directed toward graduating primary care physicians trained in techniques for helping patients achieve wellness and prevention. Simultaneously, by working cooperatively with Ģ��tv’s COM, Indiana Regional Medical Center, and the PA Mountain Care Network could become a model for these changes. They have summoned up the courage to act before Humpty Dumpty’s fate becomes our own. As the U.S. health care system faces treacherous whitewater, let’s applaud Indiana as they seek to implement preventative care, value-based models, and technological investments.

Washington Observer-Reporter, March 6, 2025

Ģ��tv Planetarium presenting shows on Venus, planetariums, telescopes

Ģ��tv’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will present three programs during the spring semester: “Back to Venus” today, Telescope Display and Full Moon Star Party on April 12, and “Centennial of the Planetarium!” on May 7. All three programs begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the community.

Latrobe Bulletin, March 6, 2025

Ģ��tv Planetarium presenting shows on Venus, planetariums, telescopes

Indiana Gazette, March 6, 2025

Ģ��tv and Nason Sign Clinical Training Affiliation Agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

On Tuesday, February 25, Ģ��tv Conemaugh and Nason Medical Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv's proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv's Council of Trustees endorsed the exploration of a possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps towards accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three- to five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits.

Morrisons Cove Herald, March 5, 2025

Ģ��tv hosting educational session on government actions

The United States Constitution, presidential executive orders and the separation of powers will be examined during Ģ��tv’s upcoming educational session on government actions. The free program will take place at 3:30 p.m. March 17 at Stouffer Auditorium. “I’m Just a Bill: The Constitution, Executive Orders and Separation of Powers” is presented by the school’s department of history, philosophy, political science and religious studies; the Ģ��tv Free Speech Project; and the Social Equity and Title IX Office. Melanie Duncan, Ģ��tv assistant diversity and inclusion officer and deputy Title IX coordinator, will present alongside political science faculty Aleea Perry and Gwen Torges. “I’m looking forward to this presentation as a great opportunity to step back from the headlines and take a deeper dive into how presidential power actually works and why understanding the Constitution makes these moments far less alarming and much more interesting,” Torges said in a release.

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, March 5, 2025

Somebody to Love, Ģ��tv music department collaborate in Classic Meets Rock 2 concert

Local classic rock cover band Somebody to Love sold out the Ģ��tv Fisher Auditorium with its Classic Meets Rock 2 concert Tuesday. The collaborative performance between Somebody to Love and Ģ��tv’s chorus and string ensemble featured an array of classic hits, with covers ranging from the Rolling Stones and Moody Blues to Elton John and Michael Jackson.

Indiana Gazette, March 4, 2025

Ģ��tv takes part in PASSHE-PA Bankers-DLI collaboration

A collaboration among universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, including Indiana, and the Pennsylvania Bankers Association will double in size this year. The PASSHE Foundation was awarded a $250,000 Industry Partnership grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry to expand the Career and Leadership Skills Academy from 75 students to 150 students in the summer of 2025. “Ģ��tv is excited to be part of this initiative to provide additional skills to interns and new hires in the banking industry,” said Kristen A. O’Hara, director of workforce development at Ģ��tv. “We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this program alongside Commonwealth, Kutztown and Shippensburg universities.”

Indiana Gazette, March 4, 2025

'Young and Punk' photo show is part of vintage punk weekend in Pittsburgh

When the punks busted down the doors in the late ‘70s, there were new bands popping up every week — even in Pittsburgh. “It was a really interesting and magical time,” says photographer Larry Rippel, who captured a lot of the era in black-and-white stills. Eighteen of his photos will be on display in “Young and Punk in Pittsburgh,” a show opening Friday at in Garfield. Among them are pics of The Puke, whose album “This Kind of Experience: Live 1978/1979,” will be released with live performances at on Saturday. Rippel, who grew up in the Mon Valley, moved here in 1978 and taught at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Mt. Lebanon. He’d been reading Creem magazine and one of the first records he ever bought, while at Ģ��tv, was “Neat Neat Neat” by The Damned in 1977, so he was ready for the punk invasion in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 4, 2025

Ģ��tv, Conemaugh Nason sign training agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv has signed another clinical training affiliation agreement, adding to the school’s growing list of partners for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine. The university and Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring signed documents at the end of February for the 11th such partnership for Ģ��tv.

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, March 4, 2025

Ģ��tv, Clarion Psychiatric Center sign clinical training agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv (Ģ��tv) and Clarion Psychiatric Cener formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

The Clarion News, March 4, 2025

Ģ��tv gets $99,330 share of latest state teacher training grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced a second round of awards for the Accelerated Special Educator Certification Program, with more than $1 million in funding to 14 postsecondary institutions. Ģ��tv is getting $99,330 in this round of funding aimed at expanding accelerated certification programming to prospective special educators. Ģ��tv is a newcomer to the program, as are eight other institutions, while six are getting a second award of funds from that program. “Ģ��tv continues to be extremely proud of its teacher preparation programs and we appreciate the support that this grant will provide to our students entering the field of special education,” said university Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Lara Luetkehans.

Latrobe Bulletin, March 4, 2025

Ģ��tv awarded funding to accelerate special education certifications

Yahoo News, Feb. 28, 2025

Ģ��tv awarded funding to accelerate special education certifications

Ģ��tv is one of 14 post-secondary institutions receiving funding to boost special education teaching certifications, the state Department of Education announced Friday. Ģ��tv was awarded $99,330 as part of a $1 million aid package from Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration. "Pennsylvania's educator workforce shortage will take flexibility, innovation and creativity to solve," acting state Secretary of Education Carrie Rowe said in a release, "and initiatives like the Accelerated Special Educator Certification Program demonstrate how thinking outside the box can produce critical and much-needed results for the commonwealth." The accelerated offering makes grants available to college and universities with approved pre-K through 12th grade special education certification programs to partner with one school district, at least, career and technical centers, private school, charter and cyber charter schools, as well as intermediate units. Those partnerships are then used to provide students with summer field experiences, coaching and mentoring during the school year, and deliver a post-baccalaureate program for pre-K through 12th grade special education teacher certification within 18 months.

Centre Daily Times, March 1, 2025

Ģ��tv gets $99,330 share of latest state teacher training grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced a second round of awards for the Accelerated Special Educator Certification Program, with more than $1 million in funding to 14 postsecondary institutions. Ģ��tv is getting $99,330 in this round of funding aimed at expanding accelerated certification programming to prospective special educators. “Ģ��tv continues to be extremely proud of its teacher preparation programs and we appreciate the support that this grant will provide to our students entering the field of special education,” said university Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Lara Luetkehans.

Indiana Gazette, March 1, 2025

Local grads appear on Dean’s List

The following students have been named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Ģ��tv. Students achieve dean’s list status when they are full-time students with a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher. The full list of dean’s list students is available at www.iup.edu.

Republican Herald, March 1, 2025

State adds another $1 million to accelerate teacher education, seeking end to shortage

 HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Education has announced that the second round of awards for the Accelerated Special Educator Certification Program will provide more than $1 million in funding to 14 postsecondary institutions, six of them returning and eight new, to expand accelerated certification programming to prospective special educators – helping Pennsylvania schools train more qualified special educators, faster. Grant funding has been awarded to Alvernia University, $99,646; Carlow University, $100,000; Delaware Valley University, $99,161; DeSales University, $100,000; East Stroudsburg University, $50,000; Gannon University, $50,000; Ģ��tv, $99,330.

Local News 1 (Waynesboro), March 1, 2025

Ģ��tv awarded funding to accelerate special education certifications

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 28, 2025

Ģ��tv Planetarium plans several shows

Ģ��tv’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will present three programs during the spring semester: “Back to Venus” on March 6, Telescope Display and Full Moon Star Party on April 12, and “Centennial of the Planetarium!” on May 7. All three programs begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the community.

Leader Vindicator, Feb. 28, 2025

Ģ��tv planetarium Presenting shows on Venus, telescopes

Punxsutawney Spirit, Feb. 27, 2025

South Schuylkill News College Notes

Students at Ģ��tv achieving dean's list status for the fall of 2024. Ģ��tv: Isabella Korell, Auburn; Courtney Mease, Cressona; Alaina Weachock, Orwigsburg; Amara Bender, Pine Grove; Abigail Rugh, Schuylkill Haven; Jacqueline Chamberlain, Jacob Herman and Jackson Yoder, Tower City.

Reading Eagle, Feb. 27, 2025

Lively Arts at Ģ��tv announces artist talk, classical-rock music concert

Somebody to Love, the Ģ��tv String Ensemble and the University Chorus rehearsed Sunday for the upcoming Classic Meets Rock 2 in March. Top of FormBottom of FormThe Lively Arts at Ģ��tv announced Monday two events that will close out February and ring in March, celebrating alumni artists and musicians. Today at 7 p.m. in the University Museum, Sutton Hall, Room 111, Trish Dodson, Lauren Scavo-Fulk and Rhonda Yeager will be featured in Reflections: An Alumni Discussion, a free event where the trio will discuss their artistic processes, inspirations and experienc1es that have shaped their work. The event is open to any member of the public.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 26, 2025

Classic Meets Rock returning to the Fisher Stage

Classical music once again meets rock music when Indiana university of Pennsylvania’s String Ensemble, directed by Kaleigh Accord, collaborates with the local rock band, Somebody to Love, for a concert entitled “Classic Meets Rock 2.”

Punxsutawney Spirit, Feb. 26, 2025

Ģ��tv, CONEMAUGH NASON SIGN CLINICAL TRAINING AFFILIATION AGREEMENT

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Another agreement was signed yesterday between a medical institution and Ģ��tv for the proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ceremonies were held yesterday at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring to sign the clinical training affiliation agreement for students of the proposed college. This will allow students in their third and fourth year to complete their studies at a community clinical site after doing two years of classroom-based studies. The new program is meant to help address the healthcare problem in Pennsylvania, especially in the rural areas.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 26, 2025

Ģ��tv signs clinical training agreement with Blair County hospital

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

ROARING SPRING — Ģ��tv has reached a clinical training affiliation agreement for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine with a second hospital in the Duke LifePoint Healthcare Conemaugh Health System. In a ceremony Tuesday in Roaring Spring, Blair County, Ģ��tv and Conemaugh Nason Medical Center formalized an agreement, following in the footpath of Nason sibling Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. “Establishing a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv is part of our call to action to address the healthcare crisis in Pennsylvania, especially rural Pennsylvania,” Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll said. “Formalizing clinical training affiliation agreements with community hospitals like Conemaugh Nason Medical Center are at the center of our work to educate talented and promising physicians who are committed to rural healthcare.”

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 25, 2025

Ģ��tv partners with another medical facility to eliminate rural healthcare crisis

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

ROARING SPRING, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Ģ��tv said it’s working to address the healthcare crisis that rural communities face. On Tuesday, Ģ��tv’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine signed a clinical training affiliation agreement with Conemaugh Nason Medical Center for students. “Part of having a medical school is clinical sites for medical students to rotate and get that clinical experience. And having a clinical site at a hospital like Nason, which is a very vibrant community hospital, provides that experience in rural health care, with the goal being as students are trained in rural health care, they will feel comfortable and inspired to return to a career in rural medicine and work in the communities that they grew up in,” Elizabeth Dunmore M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Conemaugh Health Systems said.

WTAJ-TV, Feb. 25, 2025

Lenape Technical School hosts health sector career pathways event for students

Students from 10 different schools attended to hear about careers and speak with representatives The event was put together by Armstrong Indiana Career Pathway Partnership (AICPP), who worked together with LTS, Indiana County Technology Center, ARIN IU28, Armstrong Center for Community Learning, Butler County Community College, Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC), and Ģ��tv (Ģ��tv) to strengthen career pathways for students interested in careers in the health sector.

Kittanning Leader-Times, Feb. 25, 2025

Ģ��tv student organization prepares for March as National Nutrition Month

The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics at Ģ��tv has organized a smoothie sale, mac and cheese crockpot charity cook off, and a program with a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer with experience in functional health training, to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March. This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month is “Food Connects Us.”

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 26, 2025

College news

The following local students have been named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Ģ��tv.

The Citizen Standard, Feb. 25, 2025

Ģ��tv, Penn Highlands Healthcare Sign Clinical Training Agreement for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv chose to explore a proposed college of osteopathic medicine based on several factors, including the critical need for rural health care.

Ģ��tv and Penn Highlands Healthcare have formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine.

Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees endorsed the exploration of a possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps towards accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three- to five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits.

Securing clinical training sites for students is part of the successful accreditation process. Typically, students in colleges of osteopathic medicine spend the first two years of their education in the classroom; during the third and fourth years, students are based in the community at clinical sites.

exploreClarion, Feb. 22, 2025

Clarion Psychiatric Center Offers Medical Health Education

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – The Clarion Psychiatric Center in Monroe Township has quietly built a stellar reputation in mental health services. It has two child and adolescent units, two adult units, 212 beds, and 264 staff members. Ģ��tv recently recognized its value and formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement with Clarion Psychiatric Center for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine.

exploreClarion, Feb. 21, 2025

Ģ��tv signs two articulation agreements for proposed medical school Ģ��tv signs two articulation agreements for proposed medical school

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv signed two more clinical training affiliation agreements this month for its proposed college of osteopathic medicine. The first partnership came Feb. 11 with Clarion Psychiatric Center and the second was signed Wednesday with Penn Highlands Healthcare. “Because every community and its health care needs are very different, every clinical training site offers a unique perspective and learning opportunity for our students,” founding medical school Dean Dr. Miko Rose said in a release. “We are very proud and grateful for each and every clinical training affiliation agreement and for what they will offer to our students.”

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 20, 2025

State grant funds new Ģ��tv boost to student mental health

Ģ��tv said its PsyD (doctoral psychology program) Graduate Student Organization is using funding received in a Pennsylvania Department of Education MASLOW grant of $1,000 to support student mental health. Corinne Orr, a third-year student in Ģ��tv’s PsyD program and president of PGSO, authored the grant application. The student group decided to use the funds to establish a relaxation room at G-18 in Uhler Hall, which was opened for use on Feb. 17.

Kittanning Leader Times, Feb. 26, 2025

BTAMC signs agreement with Ģ��tv

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Officials from Broad Top Area Medical Center are looking to the future of healthcare in Huntingdon County, and they hope to do that by partnering with other groups to bring medical students to the area. One way they are doing that is through an clinical training affiliation agreement with Ģ��tv with their prospective college of osteopathic medicine. The agreement was signed with BTAMC in November 2024, but officials are spending time in the county to learn more about where students would be practicing in the county in recent days.

The Daily News, Feb. 25, 2025

A former Ģ��tv director of development is named to oversee Independence's foundations

A former executive director of development at Ģ��tv has been named chief development officer for four hospital foundations under the umbrella of Independence Health System. Anthony Cancro, a western Pennsylvania native, will oversee development of Butler Memorial Hospital Foundation, Clarion Hospital Foundation, Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation and Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation. Cancro was a development officer in the Ģ��tv’s Division of University Advancement for more than five years, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategic Management there.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 24, 2025

Reilly chosen as full-time dean of Ģ��tv College of Education

On Monday, Ģ��tv officials said, Reilly was named effective Feb. 8 as permanent dean of what now, after a recent academic restructuring, is the College of Education and Human Services. Reilly has served in Ģ��tv’s Division of Academic Affairs since 2007. She was as a professor in the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences and as assistant and interim chair of the department. She was the director of Liberal Studies from 2017 to 2022 and Provost’s Associate for Academic Planning from 2022 to 2023.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 24, 2025

REILLY NAMED FULL-TIME DEAN OF Ģ��tv’S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

Ģ��tv on Monday named Dr. Edel Reilly as the new dean of the College of Education and Human Services. Reilly was appointed interim dean in July 2023 but was promoted to the full-time position on February 8. Along with serving in her role as dean, Reilly assisted Ģ��tv in many roles. She was a member of the Division of Academic Affairs since 2007, the director of Liberal Studies from 2017 to 2022, the Provost’s Associate for Academic Planning from 2022 to 2023, and she also served the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences as a professor and as assistant and interim department chair.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 24, 2025

VISION 2025 | Energy-saving projects heating up at regional schools|

In the post-secondary realm, Ģ��tv made a winter and summer utility savings program school policy because of its effectiveness at saving on energy costs. “This decision was made following analysis of our ability to serve our students and families through mostly remote work; the impact on employee productivity; and invited feedback,” Ģ��tv Vice President for Administration and Finance Debra L. Fitzsimons said in a statement. “This decision also reflects the financial success of the ongoing Utilities Savings Programs. Since the programs were introduced in the 2022-23 academic year, the initiative has resulted in $1.5 million in savings for the university, or approximately $500,000 in annual savings.”

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Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 24, 2025

FIORENTINO: RAZING BUILDINGS SAVES MONEY FOR STATE SYSTEM SCHOOLS

At last week’s state budget hearings, State System of Higher Education Interim Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino was grilled on a number of subjects, among them a question from Representative Jim Struzzi about the practice of removing buildings to save money. Ģ��tv is in the midst of an extensive program of campus redesign, including the demolition of a number of buildings. According to the State System, their analysis “confirms” that removing buildings saves money.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 23, 2025

Ģ��tv ROTC holding training drills on campus today

Members of Ģ��tv’s Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program are conducting a training event today from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. An Ģ��tv spokeswoman said cadets and members of the ROTC faculty will be carrying unloaded weapons, including rifles and machine guns, during this training exercise. She said weapons will not have ammunition or blanks. The exercise will be conducted on campus around Pierce Hall, at the Ģ��tv rugby and baseball fields, and at the National Guard farm training area.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 23, 2025

Fairman Family Foundation gifts $250,000 to Ģ��tv's proposed college of osteopathic medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois has gifted $250,000 to Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. “On behalf of the Fairman Foundation, we are proud to support this courageous initiative that will benefit countless generations to come,” Fairman Family Foundation President Joyce Ritenour Fairman said. “My son, Derek, and I are both very proud Ģ��tv graduates and are fully supportive of the commitment Ģ��tv has made to community health and wellness,” she said. “My daughter, Lisa, as a dermatologist practicing in rural Pennsylvania, sees the effects of the shortage of primary health care physicians. Private gifts to the prospective college of osteopathic medicine are crucial to helping to address the health care crisis in our commonwealth and especially in our rural communities.” Derek Fairman is a 2003 Ģ��tv computer science graduate.

DuBois Courier Express, Feb. 22, 2025

State grant funds new Ģ��tv boost to student mental health

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 22, 2025

Ģ��tv students named to fall 2024 Dean’s List

The following students have been named to the fall 2024 Dean’s List at Ģ��tv. Students achieve dean’s list status when they are full-time (12 or more credits) students with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.

Pike County Courier, Feb. 22, 2025

Ģ��tv, Penn Highlands Healthcare Sign Clinical Training Agreement for Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

IĢ��tv and Penn Highlands Healthcare have formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees endorsed the exploration of a possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps towards accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three- to five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits.

exploreClarion, Feb. 22, 2025

Ģ��tv receives $250,000 for proposed college of osteopathic medicine from Fairman Family Foundation

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois has gifted $250,000 to Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. “On behalf of the Fairman Foundation, we are proud to support this courageous initiative that will benefit countless generations to come,” Fairman Family Foundation President Joyce Ritenour Fairman said. “My son, Derek, and I are both very proud Ģ��tv graduates and are fully supportive of the commitment Ģ��tv has made to community health and wellness,” she said. “My daughter, Lisa, as a dermatologist practicing in rural Pennsylvania, sees the effects of the shortage of primary health care physicians. Private gifts to the prospective college of osteopathic medicine are crucial to helping to address the healthcare crisis in our commonwealth and especially in our rural communities.”

Punxsutawney Spirit, Feb. 21, 2025

Ģ��tv ROTC TO PERFORM DRILLS TOMORROW

Ģ��tv is warning the public about some training exercises going on tomorrow. The school’s ROTC cadets and faculty will conduct training exercises from 6 AM to 7 PM tomorrow around Pierce Hall, along with the Ģ��tv Rugby and baseball fields and the National Guard farm training area. Those taking part will carry unloaded weapons, including rifles and machine guns. The exercises are meant to familiarize cadets with operating in cold weather environments and various weapons styles and tactics. The cadets have been directed to keep weapons pointed away from civilians and buildings during the exercise.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 21, 2025

Ģ��tv, Penn Highlands Healthcare sign clinical training affiliation agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

This week, Ģ��tv and Penn Highlands Healthcare formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees endorsed the exploration of a possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps toward accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three- to five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits.

Punxsutawney Spirit, Feb. 21, 2025

Ģ��tv inks deal with DuBois-based hospital chain

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

DuBOIS — Ģ��tv and Penn Highlands Healthcare System have formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. A signing ceremony was held at Penn Highlands’ corporate headquarters in DuBois with Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll and college Founding Dean Dr. Miko Rose; and Penn Highlands Chief Medical Officer Dr. Trina Abla and Chief Medical Information Officer and Designated Institutional Official Dr. Russell Cameron. “The new Ģ��tv College of Osteopathic Medicine is going to present wonderful opportunities for the students and be beneficial to both the university as well as the patients we care for at Penn Highlands Healthcare, but most importantly to the rural communities we serve,” Abla said.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 20, 2025

Ģ��tv, PENN HIGHLANDS SIGN CLINICAL TRAINING AGREEMENT

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Yesterday, Penn Highlands Healthcare and Ģ��tv held a signing ceremony at the facility in DuBois to formalize the agreement. This will give students another location for clinical training in the third and fourth years of their education. This marks the tenth agreement for the school, and is similar to ones signed for IRMC, Punxsutawney Area Hospital, Clarion Psychiatric Center and other locations in the region.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 20, 2025

PHH, Ģ��tv ink clinical training affiliation agreement for proposed college of osteopathic medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

DuBOIS — Ģ��tv and Penn Highlands Healthcare, on Wednesday, formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine — a collaboration aimed to address the shortage of health care providers in rural Pennsylvania by creating training opportunities for future physicians.

DuBois Courier Express, Feb. 20, 2025

Ģ��tv receives additional boost to proposed college of medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Fairman Family Foundation has announced its financial support of $250,000 to Ģ��tv’s “courageous initiative” of a proposed college of osteopathic medicine. “My son, Derek, and I are both very proud Ģ��tv graduates and are fully supportive of the commitment Ģ��tv has made to community health and wellness,” foundation President Joyce Ritenour Fairman said in a release. “Private gifts to the prospective college of osteopathic medicine are crucial to helping to address the health care crisis in our commonwealth and especially in our rural communities.” Fairman is an Ģ��tv Council of Trustees member and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the school. Additionally, the Fairman foundation has long supported the mission of Ģ��tv as well as many activities to promote physical and mental health of young people in the local communities.

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 20, 2025

Penn Highlands/Ģ��tv Proposing Educational Partnership

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

DUBOIS – A historic clinical agreement between Penn Highlands and the Ģ��tv will begin the steps to establish a College of Osteopathic Medicine locally. According to those with Ģ��tv, a majority of the state is in a healthcare drought, without enough primary care physicians to deal with everyone’s daily needs. To combat this, the two facilities are partnering to establish a College of Osteopathic Medicine to train future doctors for rural Pennsylvania. “We are in the process of accreditation of a three phase process, we are in phase one,” explained Miko Rose, Founding Dean of Ģ��tv. “We are working on our applications for phase two, so in the next couple months stay tuned. We will hopefully be moseying from the first to second phase.”

Priority Media/Connect FM/Tri-County Media, Feb. 19, 2025

Penn Highlands and Ģ��tv sign clinical training agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

CLEARFIELD COUNTY (WTAJ) – Penn Highlands Healthcare is teaming up with Ģ��tv’s College of Osteopathic Medicine for a clinical training affiliation. “The new Ģ��tv College of Osteopathic Medicine is going to present wonderful opportunities for the students to be beneficial to both the university as well as patients we care for at Penn Highlands Healthcare but most importantly the rural communities that we serve,” Dr. Trina Abla said.

WTAJ-TV (Altoona/State College), Feb. 19, 2025

Honoring history with bronze statue

Emmanuel Gillespie, a former student at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is leaving a lasting impact on the school as a current visual arts teacher and a professional artist. Before he became a teacher at his former high school, he was commissioned to create a sculpture of Ernie Banks, a Booker T. alumnus and baseball hall of fame legend who played for the Chicago Cubs. Gillespie crafted the bronze statue, which was unveiled in 2018, to honor the sports icon and Dallas native. Gillespie began his artistic journey as a student at Booker T. in the 1980’s. He then received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas and then went on to receive a Master of Arts from Ģ��tv.

Dallas News Hub, Feb. 21, 2025

A greeting from the new guy

As the third editor-in-chief in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s history, the pleasure is all mine. If you would have told me four months ago that I would be leading a three-person team covering politics and policy in Pennsylvania, I would have said you were nuts. A lifelong Pennsylvanian and son of a steel worker, I grew up in Aliquippa in Beaver County, graduated from Hopewell High School and The Ģ��tv, and have worked/survived in radio/journalism for 32 years. Besides Hopewell and Indiana, Pa., I’ve lived my entire life in this great commonwealth – including stops in Lewistown, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Millersville and my last one (knock on wood), New Cumberland.

Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Feb. 20, 2205

Local students named to Ģ��tv dean's list

The following local students have been named to the fall 2024 dean’s list at Ģ��tv.

Leader-Vindicator, Feb. 20, 2025

Ģ��tv signs two articulation agreements for proposed medical school

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 20, 2025

Clarion Psychiatric Center Offers Medical Health EducationClarion Psychiatric Center Offers Medical Health Education

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – The Clarion Psychiatric Center in Monroe Township has quietly built a stellar reputation in mental health services. It has two child and adolescent units, two adult units, 212 beds, and 264 staff members. While out of sight and out of mind for some people, the Psychiatric Center is an oasis for those in need. Ģ��tv recently recognized its value and formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement with Clarion Psychiatric Center for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine.

exploreClarion, Feb. 21, 2025

Ģ��tv RECEIVES R2 RANKING FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES

Ģ��tv has announced they have received a high ranking from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The college maintains its R2 Doctoral University ranking first earned in 2022. The ranking, according to Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael Driscoll, “reaffirms our institutional commitment to research and our role as a public, doctoral research university.” An R2 designation is limited to universities that award at least 20 research-scholarship doctoral degrees and have at least $5 million in qualifying research expenditures over a designated period. Only six universities in Pennsylvania hold the R2 status, and only 139 universities in the United States have this status.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 18, 2025

Ģ��tv RECEIVES $250,000 GIFT FOR COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE FROM FAIRMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv has received another quarter-million-dollar gift for the proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. The $250,000 comes from the Fairman Family Foundation of Dubois. Foundation president and Council of Trustees member Joyce Fairman said that they are fully supportive of the commitment the university has made to community health and wellness. She said that her daughter, a practicing dermatologist, has seen the effect of the lack of primary health care physicians has had in rural areas. The main goal of the College of Osteopathic Medicine is to increase the number of community physicians in rural and underserved areas of Pennsylvania and beyond.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 15, 2025

Ģ��tv trustee's foundation donates $250,000 toward college of osteopathic medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

A foundation established by a longtime Ģ��tv trustee provided the latest gift for Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, $250,000. “We are proud to support this courageous initiative that will benefit countless generations to come,” said Joyce Ritenour Fairman, president of the Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 15, 2025

Uniontown student to serve in Ģ��tv trustee position

Jackson White, a political science and economics honors double major in the Cook Honors College at Ģ��tv, was approved to serve as a student trustee on the Ģ��tv Council of Trustees by the Pennsylvania State System Board of Governors at its meeting on Feb. 6. His term will begin when the current student trustee, Shagufta Haque, graduates in May. White will serve in the role of student trustee until his graduation.

Connellsville Daily Courier, Feb. 14, 2025

Fairman Family Foundation donates $250,000 to Ģ��tv's proposed osteopathic medical school

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

A nonprofit family foundation is giving a big boost to the proposed college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv. The Fairman Family Foundation in Dubois will give $250,000 to support the development of the college of osteopathic medicine, which has been under development for several years at the university. , either governmental or private, for an osteopathic medical school.

Pittsburgh Business Times, Feb. 14, 2025

Ģ��tv, CLARION PSYCHIATRIC SIGN CLINICAL TRAINING AGREEMENT

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv has another agreement in place concerning the proposed College for Osteopathic Medicine. That clinical training agreement was signed this week with the Clarion Psychiatric Center. The agreements are similar to ones signed with IRMC, Punxsutawney Area Hospital and others, which will help provide hands-on medical experience for students, which usually happens in the third and fourth years of study. In a statement, University President Dr. Michael Driscoll said that the agreement will provide the experience in mental and behavioral health needs for patients, and that the school is continuing to get support and enthusiasm from legislators, policy makers, alumni and friends. Clarion Psychiatric CEO Jessica Hansford said that they look forward to the collaboration, which will further strengthen their commitment to quality health care. This marks the ninth clinical training agreement Ģ��tv has signed with area medical providers.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 14, 2025

Stauffer featured on this month's 'Rural Health Pulse'

Byron G. Stauffer Jr., who directs Indiana County’s planning offices as well as the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations, is this month’s guest as Ģ��tv and Indiana Regional Medical Center continue the third season of their joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse. Ģ��tv and IRMC officials said the episode is a discussion about the intersection of economic and workforce development with rural health in Indiana County.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 14, 2025

Ģ��tv, Clarion Psychiatric Center sign clinical training affiliation agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

On Tuesday, Ģ��tv and Clarion Psychiatric Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees endorsed the exploration of a possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps towards accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a threeto five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits.

The Punxsutawney Spirit, Feb. 13, 2025

Ģ��tv student to serve as member of Ģ��tv Council of Trustees

Punxsutawney Spirit, Feb. 11, 2025

Ģ��tv signs agreement with Clarion Psychiatric Center

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

CLARION – A couple weeks after announcing a clinical training affiliation agreement with Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Ģ��tv on Tuesday signed a similar agreement with the Clarion Psychiatric Center for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees endorsed the exploration of a possible development of a college of osteopathic medicine at Ģ��tv in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps towards accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three- to five-year process.

Dubois Courier Express, Feb. 13, 2025

Clarion Psychiatric Center signs training pact with Ģ��tv's proposed college

CLARION — The latest clinical training affiliation agreement for Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine was signed Tuesday with Clarion Psychiatric Center. “This training agreement with Clarion Psychiatric Center provides a first-hand experience for our students on the critical role that a community health care provider focused on mental and behavioral health care provides for patients, including patients in rural areas,” Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll said. “For over 35 years, Clarion Psychiatric Center has proudly served this community,” center CEO Jessica Hansford said. “We look forward to this collaboration, further strengthening our commitment to quality care in this region.”

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 13, 2025

Ģ��tv and Clarion Psychiatric Sign Clinical Training Pact

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – On Tuesday, February 11, Ģ��tv and Clarion Psychiatric Center formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees endorsed exploring the possibility of developing a college of osteopathic medicine in December 2022. Ģ��tv has formally initiated steps towards accreditation of its proposed college of osteopathic medicine from the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, a three—to five-year process that includes submission of self-studies and a feasibility study, along with site visits.

Explore Clarion, Feb. 12, 2025

Pamela Wilkes Named Provost of Paine College in Georgia

Pamela Wilkes has been appointed provost of Paine College, a historically Black educational institution in Augusta, Georgia. According to the U.S Department of Education, Paine College enrolls about 344 students. African Americans make up 86 percent of the student body. Dr. Wilkes received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in English from North Carolina A&T State University. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Ģ��tv.

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Feb. 10, 2025

More Pittsburgh-area school districts are eliminating class rank

Ģ��tv and Slippery Rock University do not use class rank in admissions, a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education spokesperson confirmed. At Ģ��tv, officials found that cumulative high school GPA is the best predictor of student success while Slippery Rock looks at GPA and coursework rigor, a shift that came as fewer high schools ranked their students.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 9, 2025

STATE SYSTEM APPROVES ENHANCED SICK LEAVE RETIREMENT INCENTIVE

The governors also appointed sophomore Jackson White as the student member of the Ģ��tv Council of Trustees. In his remarks to the State System Board of Governors, APSCUF President Dr. Kenneth Mash thanked the board for initiating an audit of university practices in the treatment of faculty members and university employees in relation to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mash had been critical of those practices and a lack of fair treatment after some faculty members spoke before the board at its October meeting. He also urged quick action by the State System should the board approve Ģ��tv’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 9, 2025

Area students complete graduation requirements from Ģ��tv Academy of Culinary Arts

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Area students have completed requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, including a four-month paid externship. The academy, located in Punxsutawney, is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States.

Clearfield Progress, Feb. 8, 2025

Ģ��tv receives another boost to proposed medical school

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

An anonymous donor has provided an sizable contribution to Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. The $250,000 donation is now part of more than $31 million in private and governmental funding secured to start the school being led by founding Dean Dr. Miko Rose and her team.

Yahoo News, Feb. 7, 2025

Ģ��tv RECEIVES $250,000 FOR PROPOSED COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Another large financial gift has been donated to the Ģ��tv Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. An anonymous donor has stepped forward and presented Ģ��tv with a $250,000 gift to the school. With this donation, the school has received over $31 million in private and government funding for school.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb. 6, 2025

Ģ��tv reports anonymous $250,000 grant toward college of osteopathic medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv announced this week that its proposed college of osteopathic medicine has received a $250,000 gift from an anonymous donor. “Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine has met with incredible support from alumni, friends, legislators and our faculty and staff from the very beginning of our discussions,” Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll said. “We are very grateful to this donor and to everyone who continues to play a part in advancing this important initiative.”

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 6, 2025

CMHS grad completes requirements for graduation at Ģ��tv Academy of Culinary Arts

PUNXSUTAWNEY — A Central Mountain High School graduate has completed requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, including a four-month paid externship.

The Academy, located in Punxsutawney, is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States. Ģ��tv’s 16-month accelerated program includes study for 12 months and a paid externship during the final semester. Ģ��tv has a 100 percent externship placement record, with more than 85 percent of students placed in four- and five-star and diamond properties for the externship experience.

The Express, Feb. 6, 2025

Campus Chatter

Kelli May Waltz, Williamson Road, Blossburg, daughter of Roxanne and Ernest Waltz Jr., completed the culinary arts program requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, including a four-month paid externship. She is a graduate of North Penn-Liberty High School. She completed her externship at Penn State University.

Wellsboro Gazette, Feb. 6, 2025

Ģ��tv receives $250K donation for upcoming osteopathic medicine college

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv has received a gift of $250,000 from an anonymous donor for its upcoming college of osteopathic medicine. The college plans to open its doors in 2027 and graduate its first class of students in 2031. According to a release from the university, the osteopathic medicine college has now received over $31 million in public and private funding. “We are very grateful to this donor and to everyone who continues to play a part in advancing this important initiative,” said Ģ��tv president Michael Driscoll.

Butler Eagle, Feb. 4, 2025

PASSHE governors confirm White as new Ģ��tv student trustee

Jackson White, an Ģ��tv undergraduate from Uniontown, Fayette County, has been confirmed as an Ģ��tv student trustee by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors. “An Ģ��tv sophomore, Mr. White was selected as the nominee in a process consistent with established procedure,” Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll wrote to Interim PASSHE Chancellor Dr. Christopher M. Fiorentino four days after a unanimous vote on Dec. 12, 2024, by the Ģ��tv Council of Trustees.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 8, 2025

Ģ��tv NAMES NEW STUDENT TRUSTEE

At the quarterly meeting of the PASSHE Board of Governors this morning, Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael Driscoll recommended Jackson White as the new student trustee to the university.

Renda Broadcasting, Feb 6, 2025

Enrollment challenges loom

In 2023, Ģ��tv President Michael Driscoll created a comprehensive student success infrastructure designed to meet the principal goal of the Ģ��tv Strategic Plan: Keep every student who comes to Ģ��tv to help them meet their academic and personal goals. In addition to the administrative leadership and data team, 17 full-time navigators were hired and trained and offer direct, data-driven, proactive support to every student. Ģ��tv has already seen increases in student retention and persistence.

Pittsburgh Business Times, Feb. 7, 2025

Bias is all over your social feed. We need media literacy to help us navigate it

Now that I’m studying journalism at Ģ��tv, I wish everybody had these lessons before heading to college. Young people would be exposed to different points of view that could help them make better decisions. In my media wellness class this semester, I saw how my peers struggled on an assignment to . Being so online has made news literacy more critical for teens.

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USA Today, Feb. 7, 2025

Ģ��tv Panhellenic Association makes donation

The IRMC Healthcare Foundation recently received a donation from the Ģ��tv Panhellenic Association. The students made Jared Boxes to be distributed to pediatric patients receiving care at IRMC. Pictured, from left, are Emma Cramer; Heather Reed, executive director of IRMC Healthcare Foundation; and Kennedy Rogal from the Ģ��tv Panhellenic Association.

Indiana Gazette, Feb. 4, 2025

Ģ��tv gets high marks for its computer science and cybersecurity classes

Ģ��tv said it has received another high ranking, this time among the top 25 “best computer science with cybersecurity emphasis” programs in the nation by Cybersecurity Guide.Ģ��tv said it has received another high ranking, this time among the top 25 “best computer science with cybersecurity emphasis” programs in the nation by Cybersecurity Guide. Cybersecurity Guide is an international, independent resource, written by a team of professional cybersecurity writers. It states as its mission “to be the most comprehensive cybersecurity education website on the internet,” with a goal of providing “the most accurate and up-to-date information” regarding cybersecurity degrees, bootcamps, certifications, and online training programs. Ģ��tv officials said the university is one of only two in Pennsylvania selected for the ranking and the only public university in the commonwealth in the top 25.

Kittanning Leader Times, Feb. 3, 2025

Armstrong Hospital Teams Up With Ģ��tv

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Armstrong County Memorial Hospital and Ģ��tv have agreed to a new partnership that will give students real-world experience. The hospital formalized a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv in their proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv’s Council of Trustees first approved the new school in December 2022 and are in the process of ramping up operations. That includes a requirement to form clinical partnerships—which is what this agreement with Armstrong Hospital will do. Ģ��tv has also signed agreements with Punxsutawney Hospital and Indiana Regional Medical Center.

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ButlerRadio.com, Feb. 3, 2025

Rising Stars: Meet Eric Dillman

From the age of eight, I have nurtured a passion for architecture and design. My academic journey led me to Ģ��tv, where I studied Interior Design. Upon graduation, I secured a full-time position as an Interior Designer, thanks to my senior portfolio. Like any professional path, advancement required effort and initiative, which I found lacking in my early employment experiences. Consequently, I sought opportunities proactively.

CanvasRebel, Feb. 2, 2025

Campus notes

The following area students have completed requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts: Jacob Ramirez, Reading, culinary arts; D’Janique Thomas, Reading; Madison Stetler, Amity Township, baking and pastry arts.

Reading Eagle/Yahoo News, Feb. 2, 2025

Black Lens editor gives youth a voice

In January, April Eberhardt dropped "interim" from the title she had since July 2024. She is now officially editor of The Black Lens newspaper, while continuing the job she has held since August 2017 as college and career counselor at Shadle Park High School. With the new title, she builds on her roots while attending George Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh, Pa., when she wrote news, features, op eds and more for The New Pittsburgh Courier, a historic black newspaper. In 1995, April graduated from high school, where she met her husband, Eddie. She earned a bachelor's degree at Ģ��tv in 1999 with a major in English and a minor in journalism.

The Fig Tree, Feb. 1, 2025

Phil again gets his image cut into ice at Academy of Culinary Arts

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Phil is getting “iced” again this year. The Ice Carving Club at Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts again is creating an annual tribute to Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day with an ice carving on Gobbler’s Knob as part of the community Groundhog Day celebration. The ice carving event will take place Saturday in front of the ACA classroom on Gilpin Street, and will remain on display through Groundhog Day Sunday.

Kittanning Leader-Times, Feb. 1, 2025

Ģ��tv police, AIBDHP partner to develop crisis intervention training

Ģ��tv’s Police Academy, part of the Ģ��tv’s Criminal Justice Training Academy, has partnered with Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to develop and offer Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.

The 40-hour training prepares police, first responders, community providers and the behavioral health and criminal justice systems to better collaborate and communicate in order to promote an appropriate response to individuals during and after a mental health crisis, said Marcia Cole, director of Ģ��tv’s Criminal Justice Training Academy. Cole led the initiative for the program. The first CIT training will be offered April 7 to 11, free of charge to first responders because of the financial support from the Ģ��tv Police Academy and the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program. Persons who complete the training will be certified as a CIT member. Registration for the training is open and can be made by e mailing Marcia.cole@iup.edu or calling (724) 357-3987. There are limited seats available.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 31, 2025

Fitzsimons leaving Ģ��tv for Allegheny College

Following five years of what Ģ��tv called “exemplary service,” Vice President for Administration and Finance Dr. Debra L. Fitzsimons is moving on, effective Feb. 7, to the post of chief financial officer at Allegheny College in Meadville, Crawford County. “Dr. Fitzsimons has been a valued member of my leadership team,” Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll said. “She has worked tirelessly as a key member of university leadership to bring this university through challenging times, including recommending and implementing some very hard decisions necessary to improve the financial health of our university.”

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 31, 2025

Wayne County Wanderings: Kate Bryant is the first female president and CEO in HNB history

One of my favorite aspects of writing this column is the chance to exchange ideas with some of the best and brightest minds around. From talented athletes and legendary coaches, to gifted writers and even the occasional celebrity, Wayne County Wanderings gives me the opportunity to introduce you to some extraordinary people. Just last week, I had the pleasure of chatting with Kate Bryant, a rising star on the financial scene who recently etched her name in the local history books. A 1995 graduate of Honesdale High School, Kate attended Ģ��tv where she studied finance and economics. She then moved to Philadelphia where she entered the workplace and eventually earned her master's degree from Villanova.

Tri-County Independent, Jan. 30, 2025

Allegheny College appoints CFO

Allegheny College announced Wednesday it has appointed Debra L. Fitzsimons as its chief financial officer effective Saturday. Fitzsimons brings nearly three decades of experience in higher education finance and administration, the college said in making the announcement. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Fitzsimons to Allegheny College,” President Ron Cole said. “Her deep expertise, visionary leadership, and passion for higher education will undoubtedly play a key role in advancing our Strategic Pathway and ensuring a bright future for Allegheny.” Fitzsimons earned a doctorate in public policy, planning and evaluation, with a focus on educational finance and policy, from the University of Pittsburgh. Her career spans 29 years in senior executive roles, including vice chancellor for business services at South Orange County Community College District, vice chancellor of administrative affairs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and most recently as vice president for administration and finance at Ģ��tv. Fitzsimons succeeds Linda Wetsell, who has served Allegheny for more than 20 years. “I am thrilled to join Allegheny College during this exciting time of strategic planning and innovation,” Fitzsimons said. “This role offers an incredible opportunity to support the college in achieving all of its goals, continuing to empower students while ensuring financial sustainability and growth for the institution. I look forward to being part of the Allegheny College team.”

The Meadville Tribune, Jan. 30, 2025

Phil will be 'iced' at Academy of Culinary Arts

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Phil is getting “iced” again this year. The Ice Carving Club at Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts again is creating an annual tribute to Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day with an ice carving on Gobbler’s Knob as part of the community Groundhog Day celebration.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 31, 2025

ACMH teams with Ģ��tv for new medical college

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

KITTANNING – The leadership teams at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital (ACMH) and Ģ��tv (Ģ��tv) came together yesterday (Wednesday) to announce a clinical training agreement for Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. “We come here because the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is in a rural healthcare crisis,” Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael Driscoll said at a press conference held at ACMH Wednesday morning. “Too many rural residents need medical care, and there are too few medical professionals to provide it.”

The Leader-Vindicator (Dubois), Jan. 30, 2025

ACMH signs training affiliation agreement for Ģ��tv's proposed college of osteopathic medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Wednesday morning saw Armstrong County Memorial Hospital (ACMH) and the Ģ��tv (Ģ��tv) formalizing a clinical training affiliation agreement for Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. “This partnership marks an important step forward in addressing one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare today, the unique needs of rural health,” said Rachel Verdi, executive director — risk and quality management for Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network (PMCN). ACMH is part of PMCN, which shares Ģ��tv’s purposed college of osteopathic medicine’s commitment to educate the next generation of healthcare providers who are committed to practicing in rural communities.

ACMH signs training affiliation agreement for Ģ��tv's proposed college of osteopathic medicine

Kittanning Leader-Times, Jan. 30, 2025

ACMH signs training affiliation agreement for Ģ��tv's proposed college of osteopathic medicine

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The proposed college has the aim to educate and train future osteopathic physicians committed to improving health outcomes in rural and undeserved communities. Present at the signing were Ģ��tv President Dr. Michael A. Driscoll; college of osteopathic medicine Founding Dean Dr. Miko Rose; ACMH President and CEO Nichole Geraci and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sarun Suwan; physician Dr. Chad Shaffer; and Armstrong County board of commissioners Chairman John Strate and Vice Chairman Anthony Shea. “Through this partnership, we at ACMH look forward to showcasing the exceptional care that is provided at our hospital and working to prepare our future physicians for a career in rural health care,” Geraci said.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 30, 2025

Armstrong County Memorial Hospital partners with Ģ��tv to sign clinical training agreement

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

KITTANNING, Pa. (KDKA) -- Ģ��tv's proposed college of osteopathic medicine and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital signed a clinical training agreement as there's a need for doctors in rural areas. "We all feel this need together and we're gonna solve this need together," said Ģ��tv President Michael Driscoll. "We will be sending medical students to do clinical rotations in the hospital here, so that they learn to be great docs in rural areas that's the key," said Driscoll. "We have to pass the knowledge along, I think it's important to educate tomorrow's doctors," said Dr. Sarun Sawan, ACMH General Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer.

KDKA-TV, Jan. 29, 2025

Ģ��tv, ACMH SIGN CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR PROPOSED COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv has another partnership in place with a hospital for the proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Renda Broadcasting, Jan. 29, 2025

ACMH Hospital strikes partnership with Ģ��tv

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Kittanning hospital will provide clinical training for the university’s planned college of osteopathic medicine via an affiliation agreement, the organizations announced at a news event Wednesday. “Together, we are laying the foundation to improve access, innovate care delivery, and prepare future medical leaders to meet the specific needs of rural populations,” Rachel Verdi, executive director of risk and quality management for ACMH, said. “Our shared vision is to ensure that no matter where someone lives, they have access to the quality care that they deserve.”

Butler Eagle, Jan. 29, 2025

Ģ��tv and ACMH sign agreement for Armstrong hospital to educate Ģ��tv medical students

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ģ��tv and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital have formed a clinical training affiliation agreement for students at Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine. Ģ��tv’s trustees began exploring developing a college of osteopathic medicine in December 2022 and hired Dr. Miko Rose as founding dean of the proposed college in November 2023. Securing clinical training sites for students is part of the accreditation process. Students in such colleges typically spend the first two years of their education in the classroom and during the third and fourth years they are based in the community at clinical sites.

Pittsburgh Business Times, Jan. 29, 2025

Business Indiana: Ģ��tv marks 150, works toward a COM, has other highlights

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

On May 17, 1875, as detained in an online history, Indiana Normal School began its first session in John Sutton Hall, now a nationally registered historic landmark, still at the heart of what is now the Ģ��tv campus. It was more than a decade in the making, starting in the 1860s when the Indiana Teacher Training Institute and prominent citizens of Indiana began discussing the need for improved teacher training, and continuing through 1871 when Pennsylvania’s General Assembly allocated money for the establishment of the Indiana Normal School, direct ancestor of what today is Ģ��tv.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 28, 2025

Mile-wide volcano could erupt off US West Coast this year, say scientists

An undersea located near the West Coast of the US is likely to erupt at some point this year, have said. Axial Seamount lies around 480km off the coast of Oregon and has previously erupted three times, in 1998, 2015 and 2011. Geophysicist William Chadwick, of the Ģ��tv, told a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington DC last month that activity at the volcano suggested an eruption would happen in 2025. He told KOIN 6 News: “Because it's had these three eruptions in the last 30 years, that's why we call it the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, because most of the ones on land aren't active that frequently, and they spend a lot of their time slumbering, whereas Axial has a pretty active magma supply.

The Standard/Yahoo News, Jan. 27, 2025

Ģ��tv plans all-day seminar on 'Shaping Tomorrow' on Tuesday

Ģ��tv employees are getting a chance to help the institution with “Shaping Tomorrow” during an all-day seminar Tuesday on “Detailing Ģ��tv’s Future.” Ģ��tv Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Lara Luetkehans extended an invitation to the event in a posting on the university’s website.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 26, 2025

Ģ��tv TO EXAMINE “FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY”

All daytime classes at Ģ��tv will be canceled on Tuesday as the university holds an event for faculty and staff entitled “Shaping Tomorrow: Detailing Ģ��tv’s Future.” It takes place between 8 AM and 4:30 PM at the KCAC and is designed to build on President Mike Driscoll’s recent presentations about the future of the university through breakout session, speakers, and presentations. According to a university release, participants can join in brainstorming, offer suggestions, and “discuss the key steps needed to solidify the direction Ģ��tv will travel in the near future amid difficult times for higher education.” Ģ��tv encourages attendees to provide input for “these critical conversations.” A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. The event is open only to Ģ��tv faculty and staff.

Renda Broadcasting, Jan. 26, 2025

2 Butler county residents graduate from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts

Two Butler County residents have graduated from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, which included experience with a four-month paid externship. Konrad Kozminski, of Prospect, completed the baking and pastry arts program. While at the academy, he received the Most Ambitious Complex Plate Award in the student hot food competition. He completed his externship at Penn Highlands in Dubois. Mason Peterson, of Chicora, completed the culinary arts program. He completed his externship at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Ģ��tv’s 16-month accelerated program includes study for 12 months and a paid externship during the final semester. Students at the Academy can also complete a 16-month baking and pastry arts program or choose to complete both programs. The academy, located in Punxsutawney, is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the U.S.

Butler Eagle, Jan. 23, 2025

On Campus --Culinary student completes externship

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Cameron Havens of Altoona has completed requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, including a four-month paid externship. Havens completed his externship at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. He is the son of Jaclyn Flick, Rob Boyes and Mike Havens and a 2020 graduate of Altoona Area High School. He completed the culinary arts program, where he was the recipient of the Linda Debenderfer Scholarship and won first place in the hot food competition. The academy is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the U.S.

Altoona Mirror, Jan.25, 2025

Aestique Plastic Surgery founder creates scholarship

The owner and founder of Aestique Plastic Surgery has gifted $50,000 to Ģ��tv to create a new scholarship for students pursuing degrees in the health care field. Theodore A. Lazzaro, Aestique chief, said the scholarship “presents a powerful commitment with Ģ��tv to support and advance development of programs and interventions that improve access to quality care by educating health care providers and improving the diagnosis and management of medical conditions.” The scholarship will be available to full-time students at the university who are pursuing degrees in health care, with preference given to those who graduated from high schools located within Indiana or Westmoreland counties. There are more than 2,400 Ģ��tv students in health care majors, according to the university.

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Jan. 23, 2025

Creekside natives and their spouses donate scholarship to Ģ��tv

Two brothers who grew up in Creekside and studied at Ģ��tv are giving back to their alma mater. The university announced that graduates Rolando and Dr. Primo Toccafondi as well as their spouses, Primo’s wife and fellow Ģ��tv graduate P. Suzanne Kurtz Toccafondi and Rolando’s wife and Allegheny College alumnus Barbara Micks Toccafondi, have made a donation to establish a scholarship for full-time students pursuing an education degree or teaching certificate at Ģ��tv. The Toccafondi-Kurtz Scholarship will be available for full-time students who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 24, 2025

How Conemaugh Health System's focus on training, expertise benefits local residents

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

JOHNSTOWN ― One of the biggest challenges that affects hospitals nationwide, especially in rural areas, is a shortage of nurses and physicians to provide medical care to patients, said Rodney Reider, market president of , at a public meeting in December. That’s why, Reider said, Conemaugh Health System strengthened its nursing school enrollment in 2024 and forged agreements with Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine and Bishop McCort Catholic High School in Johnstown: To help train a new generation of medical professionals and give local high school students an early look into a variety of careers in the medical field. “We need to continue to grow our own, we need to continue to invest in our healthcare, in our medical schools. That’s why we signed an agreement recently with Ģ��tv. In Pennsylvania specifically, there’s a projected shortage coming right now – that is not around the corner, that’s here.”

Somerset Daily American, Jan. 24, 2025

Area students complete graduation requirements from Ģ��tv Academy of Culinary Arts

Jeffersonian Democrat, Jan. 24, 2025

Ģ��tv Criminal Justice training program partnering with CNX Resources

Ģ��tv’s Criminal Justice Training Center (CJTC) has finalized an agreement with CNX Resources in Canonsburg to serve as the Pittsburgh region’s satellite site for the Center’s municipal police academy (Act 120) training.

Jeffersonian Democrat, Jan. 23, 2025

Local students graduate culinary school

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Area students have completed requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, including a four-month paid externship.

Leader-Vindicator, Jan. 23, 2025

Ģ��tv's University Museum prepares for 'Alumni Artistry' Exhibition

Ģ��tv's University Museum prepares for 'Alumni Artistry' Exhibition
“Alumni Artistry: The Aesthetic Legacy of Ģ��tv” celebrates 150 years of “creative excellence” at Ģ��tv. The works exhibited in this juried exhibition includes artists from across the nation, including Ann Flemings, a 1995 graphics design alumna specializing in abstract paintings operating out of her studio in Austin, Texas; Colleen Myers, an alumna and member of the Indiana Art Association featuring her landscape painting, “Nature’s Beauty,” which depicts a textured landscape of a beach; Charlotte Smith, a 2015 sociology alumna and owner of Capturing Yinz, an Indiana-based company that provides photography and spiritual services; and more.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 23, 2025

PNU engages visiting prof from Ethiopia

PHILIPPINE Normal University (PNU) has engaged Prof. Mekasha Kassaye Gobaw of the Addis Ababa University Center for Comparative Education and Policy Studies (AAU-CCEPS) in Ethiopia, as a visiting professor at the PNU College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) from January to July 2025, according to PNU President Bert Tuga. PNU officials welcomed Gobaw in a ceremony held at the Office of the President conference room on Jan. 10, 2025 where he received orientation and overview of the PNU academic culture. He previously served as an English as a Second Language (ESL) professor at Ohio State University, USA, and a research fellow at Ģ��tv, USA.

Manilla Times, Jan. 23, 2025

Local student completes requirements for graduation

An area student has completed requirements for graduation from Ģ��tv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, including a four-month paid externship. The Academy, located in Punxsutawney, is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States. Ģ��tv’s 16-month accelerated program includes study for 12 months and a paid externship during the final semester. Ģ��tv has a 100 percent externship placement record, with more than 85 percent of students placed in four- and five-star and diamond properties for the externship experience.

Daily Courier, Jan. 22, 2025

Ģ��tv online criminal justice master's program again gets national recognition

Ģ��tv’s online master’s program in criminal justice again has been ranked in the top 21 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. After the program was selected a year ago, it once again was chosen from among 1,752 programs for the publication’s “Best Online Programs 2025” ranking. An Ģ��tv spokeswoman said U.S. News editors drew upon data from Academic Insights to evaluate programs. The data covered strong traditional academic foundations based on student-instructor access, graduation rates and instructor credentials. This ranking follows a number of national accolades for Ģ��tv and specific Ģ��tv programs, including ’s 2025 recognition of Ģ��tv’s safety, health and environmental applied sciences bachelor’s degree program as No. 1 in Pennsylvania and No. 2 in the nation.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 22, 2025

LOCAL STUDENT COMPLETES REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION FROM Ģ��tv ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS

Ģ��tv’s 16-month accelerated program includes study for 12 months and a paid externship during the final semester. Ģ��tv has a 100 percent externship placement record, with more than 85 percent of students placed in four- and five-star and diamond properties for the externship experience. Students at the Academy can choose the culinary arts program or the 16-month baking and pastry arts program or can complete both programs.

Franklin County Free Press, January 21, 2025

Ģ��tv's bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences ranked by Universities.com

Ģ��tv’s (Ģ��tv) bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences has been ranked first in Pennsylvania and second in the nation by . In addition to the bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences, Ģ��tv offers a master’s degree and PhD in safety sciences and a minor in safety, health and environmental applied sciences. Graduates with this designation receive a waiver of the Safety Fundamentals Examination and the recognition they are proceeding toward the CSP safety certification, the most highly sought after certification for safety professionals.

Kittanning Leader Times, Jan. 20, 2025

City church to host discussion Tuesday

Examining LGBTQIA+ Scripture: A Conversation on Inclusion and Understanding will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church, 109 W. Third Ave. The discussion is the next in The Valued: Celebrating Our Differences speaker series and will feature the Rev. Tedd Cogar, an advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and support within faith communities. Cogar brings years of experience addressing topics such as freedom of speech, ethics, and LGBTQIA+ issues within faith communities. He serves as the Senior Assessment Coordinator & LGBTQIA Support at Ģ��tv, as well as a minister at Luther Chapel in Coral, Zion Lutheran Church in Indiana, Pa., and the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Ģ��tv.

Local News, Jan 13, 2025

These are the most selective colleges and universities in Pittsburgh

Ģ��tv also ranked in the top 500 nationally and was 24th in the state. Despite one of the highest acceptance rates among Pittsburgh-area colleges at 91.2% — only Point Park University (97.9%) and University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (95.9%) were higher — Ģ��tv's relatively high matriculation rate of 23.6%, which was third-highest among area schools, helped boost its ranking. Ģ��tv was in the top third among all examined colleges in the U.S. in matriculation rate, ranking 224th out of 832 in the analysis.

Pittsburgh Business Times, Jan. 10, 2025

Calderone featured on 'Rural Health Pulse' Calderone to discuss her work with Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program

Tammy Calderone, administrator for the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program, will be featured on this month’s edition of “Rural Health Pulse,” a podcast produced by Ģ��tv (Ģ��tv) and Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC). Calderone, an accounting graduate of Ģ��tv, has 38 years of experience working in the non-profit, governmental human services field in financial and management positions. She has been in her current role since May 2012, previously serving as CFO for the program.

Kittanning Leader Times, Jan. 13, 2025

Edinboro University hires former Ģ��tv lineman Matthew Scott as its new football coach

Matthew Scott is familiar with facing Edinboro University's football team. The West Allegheny graduate was a defensive lineman for Indiana (University) of Pennsylvania from 2004-07. Now, Scott will experience what it's like coaching the Crimson Hawks' PSAC West Division rival.

Erie Times-News, Jan. 15, 2025

Ģ��tv criminal justice training sets up a satellite shop in Southpointe

Ģ��tv’s Criminal Justice Training Center has finalized an agreement with CNX Resources for its Canonsburg area site in the Southpointe development to serve as the Pittsburgh region’s satellite site for the CJTC’s Act 120 municipal police training academy. CJTC training will start with part-time courses at the CNX site, 1000 Horizon Vue Drive, Cecil Township, Washington County, beginning May 10, with plans in the offing for a full-time class there come March 2026. Ģ��tv will continue to host academy programs starting in January and June at CJTC’s main location in the Robertshaw building on the Ģ��tv campus. Full-time training is taking place beginning this week, with the next full-time course to begin in June.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 14, 2025

Ģ��tv, CNX ENTER AGREEMENT TO HOLD MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY TRAINING AT SOUTHPOINTE FACILITY

Ģ��tv’s Criminal Justice Training Center has entered into an agreement with CNX Resources to serve as the Pittsburgh region’s satellite site for the Center’s municipal police academy training. Center Director Marcia Cole said in a news release that the CNX site is an excellent location as it provides easy access for interested students in the area. While the program in May will be a part-time program, she also said there are plans to host a full-time class in March of 2026.

Renda Broadcasting, Jan. 14, 2025

Lazzaro donates $50,000 toward Ģ��tv health care scholarship

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Theodore A. Lazzaro, owner and founder of Aestique Plastic Surgery of Greensburg, Shadyside, and Wexford, has gifted $50,000 to Ģ��tv to establish the Dr. Theodore A. Lazzaro Scholarship for students pursuing a degree in a healthcare field. Dr. Miko Rose, founding dean of Ģ��tv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine, was keynote speaker for Aestique’s 2024 Founders Day Ceremony, which recognized the lifetime achievements of Lazzaro and the staff and physicians of Aestique Medical Center. “We are very grateful to Dr. Lazzaro and Aestique Plastic Surgery for this generous scholarship,” said Dr. Hilliary Creely, interim dean of Ģ��tv’s College of Health Sciences. “This will help our talented and committed students to pursue their goals in our many healthcare professions, and help to address Ģ��tv’s commitment to rural health.”

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 14, 2025

AESTIQUE FOUNDER GIVES $50,000 TO START Ģ��tv SCHOLARSHIP

Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The founder of Aestique Plastic Surgery has established a scholarship at Ģ��tv.
Dr. Theodore Lazzaro has donated $50,000 to the university to start a scholarship in his name for students pursuing a degree in the medical field. While it will be available to all full-time students, preference will be given to students who graduated from high schools in Indiana and Westmoreland Counties. Aestique is a plastic surgery company with locations in Greensburg, Shadyside and Wexford. In a statement, Lazzaro said that he feels a college education is “the key to a better life for people who want to serve the community and improve people’s quality of life.” He also said the scholarship is a commitment with the university to support and advance the development of “programs and interventions that improve access to quality care by educating healthcare providers and improving the diagnosis and management of medical conditions.”

Renda Broadcasting, Jan. 15, 2025

Woodland Hills School District names new superintendent

Woodland Hills School District’s school board on Wednesday voted to appoint Joe Maluchnik as the district’s next superintendent. Maluchnik earned his doctorate from Point Park University, his master’s degree in educational administration from California University of Pennsylvania, his bachelor’s degree in business education from Ģ��tv and his superintendent’s letter of eligibility from Gannon University.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 16, 2025

Ģ��tv safety sciences program ranked first in Pennsylvania, 2nd in nation by Universities.com

Ģ��tv’s bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences has been ranked first in Pennsylvania and second in the nation by universities.com.

Ģ��tv safety sciences program ranked first in Pennsylvania, 2 ^nd in nation by Universities.com
Punxsutawney Spirit, Jan. 16, 2025

Ģ��tv SAFETY SCIENCE RANKED FIRST IN PENNSYLVANIA, SECOND IN NATION

Ģ��tv’s Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering program recently received honors from a national publication. Universities.com ranked the department first in Pennsylvania and second in the nation after gathering interviews from students in more than 6,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. Rankings are based on retention and graduation rates, as well as quality of instructors and faculty, financial support for students, and salaries of graduates. Along with a bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences, Ģ��tv offers post-secondary degrees in safety sciences, as well as a minor in safety, health and environmental applied sciences. The bachelor’s of science program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commision of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET.

Renda Broadcasting, Jan 15, 2025

Ģ��tv TABS HOMER CITY NATIVE AS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTOR

Ģ��tv has named Homer City native Carly Padasak as the new director for Environmental Health and Safety. Padasak earned her bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences from Ģ��tv in 2017, then she received her master’s degree in human resources and employment relations from Penn State University in 2023. She spent time in the construction industry before returning to Penn State as the university’s health and safety coordinator. In her position at Ģ��tv, Padasak will be responsible for the development, coordination, evaluation, and execution of university policies and procedures designed to ensure the health and safety of university students, employees and visitors. She will also be responsible for developing proactive policies and procedures to prevent unsafe environments across campus. Her first day at Ģ��tv will be January 21.

Renda Broadcasting, Jan 16, 2025

Ģ��tv Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Department ranked No. 1 in state, No. 2 in nation

Ģ��tv’s bachelor’s degree in safety, health and environmental applied sciences has been ranked first in Pennsylvania and second in the nation by . This program is housed in the Ģ��tv Department of Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering and is part of the Ģ��tv John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. uses independent government data combined with student interviews to create its rankings, which consider information from more than 6,000 colleges and universities. Colleges and universities are ranked based on retention and graduation, quality of instructors and faculty, financial support for students, and salaries of its graduates.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 16, 2025

Homer City native comes home to serve Ģ��tv in an environmental capacity

Carly Padasak, a 2017 Ģ��tv graduate from Homer City, is returning to Ģ��tv as the university’s new environmental health and safety director. “The safety and security of our students, employees, and community is our first priority,” said Ģ��tv Vice President for Administration and Finance Dr. Debra Fitzsimons. “This position is an important resource in our collective work, which includes our ongoing collaboration with our host community, to create the safest possible environment for all. We are very pleased and excited to have Carly join our team in this important role.”

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 17, 2025

INSIDE Indiana

There’s no deadline date yet on the calendar for final cleanup and restoration at the Oakland Avenue demolition site of carl Weyandt Hall on the Ģ��tv campus, perhaps the most visible of the handful of demo sites where aged and obsolete structures have been taken down. Before Weyandt was torn down, its signature planetarium was donated to Marion Center Area High School and many of the furnishings were relocated to newly-built Kopchick Hall. Other school districts in Indiana County and the Pittsburgh area had their pick of remaining equipment, furniture, supplies, instruments and glassware they could put to use. Chairs, desks, office equipment and other goods have been put into storage on campus for future use at Ģ��tv, publicist Michelle Fryling reports. Anything else the university believes could be of interest for second-hand buyers is offered for sale online on the website (which Ģ��tv has used to take the place of its yearly in-person surplus sale.Finally, “When we vacate the building, after assessing which items can be repurposed and recovering those items, the building becomes property of the salvage company,” Fryling explained. “Part of the budget for the razing includes what items the salvage company can recover from the left over items (old pipes, old filing cabinets, etc.), so these items aren’t wasted — they are recovered by the salvage company and the revenue from these items helps to offset the project costs.”

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 17, 2025

RETIRED Ģ��tv ADMINISTRATOR GIFTS $30,000 TO UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS

A retired Ģ��tv administrator has gifted $30,000 to the university for its ongoing student success initiatives. Dr. Michelle Norwood, the first director of Ģ��tv’s University College, made the donation to establish the Professional Development for Student Success fund, which has been named in her honor. The fund provides financial support to support professional development for those working on student success initiatives, including the Ģ��tv navigators. The student success initiative includes 18 frontline, full-time Ģ��tv navigators assigned to individual students to proactively engage with them and their support network, staff, and faculty to aid in the individual student’s success. It also includes an Advising Center, and a data and technology emphasis to streamline the use of common tools, technologies, and processes University-wide, to holistically support students. In a statement, Strategic Advisor to the President for Student Success Paula Stossel said that Norwood kickstarted the idea for ongoing work in student success, and “this gift will help our student success team to stay current and innovative, to best serve our students.”

Renda Broadcasting, Jan. 10, 2025

Retired Ģ��tv administrator gifts $30,000 to student success initiative

A retired administrator from Ģ��tv has gifted $30,000 to the university for its ongoing student success initiative. Dr. Michele Wippich Norwood, of Indiana, former associate vice provost and founder and first director of Ģ��tv’s University College, made the donation to establish the Michele Norwood Professional Development for Student Success Initiatives fund. An Ģ��tv spokeswoman said this fund will provide financial support to enhance the Ģ��tv Student Success Infrastructure by supporting professional development for such individuals as the Ģ��tv navigators. The university said that infrastructure provides proactive, direct support to all students in all programs, at all levels, and at all sites, and augments existing resources, like the University College. “Dr. Norwood laid an important foundation for our ongoing work in student success, and this gift will help our student success team to stay current and innovative, to best serve our students,” said Paula Stossel, strategic advisor to the Ģ��tv president for student success. “We appreciate her ongoing commitment to Ģ��tv and to our students.”

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 10, 2025

Ģ��tv, IRMC continue season three of Rural Health Pulse Podcast

Ģ��tv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s (IRMC) joint podcast, Rural Health Pulse, continues its third season with an episode featuring Tammy Calderone, administrator for the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program. The Rural Health Pulse podcast is available for free on Spotify and from the IRMC website.

Dubois Courier Express, Jan. 9, 2025

Dean’s List

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a roundup of local students named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at their respective colleges.

The Shenandoah Sentinel, Jan. 9, 2025

Ģ��tv ALUMNUS STARTS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

Ģ��tv has announced that a graduate of the Cook Honors College and the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biology and Physics and his wife have established a research scholarship for students in chemistry and biochemistry programs. The Tom Baker Scholarship for Research will provide financial support to Ģ��tv students that are pursuing a chemistry or biochemistry-centered research experience for undergraduates or a similar research program. It can also be used for expenses related to the research experience while they take part in the program or after their return to Ģ��tv. Baker, a graduate of the class of 2005, and his wife will contribute $100,000 to establish the scholarship. After his time at Ģ��tv, Baker earned his doctorate from Harvard University and began working in the energy sector. He is now with the Boston Consulting Group as a managing director and partner, where he focuses on energy transition and climate sustainability. Baker said in a statement from the University that he had a great experience in summer research programs at Ģ��tv and other universities and hopes the scholarship will allow others to gain the insight and knowledge he did when he was going through them.

Renda Broadcasting, Jan. 8, 2024

Ģ��tv graduate sets up scholarship for chemistry, research students

A graduate of Ģ��tv and his wife have committed $100,000 toward a scholarship to support Ģ��tv students in chemistry or biochemistry research programs. Dr. Thomas Baker, a 2005 Ģ��tv graduate who studied in the Cook Honors College and Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, and his wife, Dr. Dilini Pinnaduwage, will establish the Thomas Baker Scholarship for Research. “The Thomas Baker Research Scholarship is a transformative initiative,” said John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Dean Dr. Steve Hovan, “(by) enabling (student) participation in research programs like Research Experiences for Undergraduates.” Ģ��tv began a summer research program in 2013, modeled after the national Research Experience for Undergraduate program. It was renamed U-SOAR (Undergraduate Summer Opportunity for Applying Research) in 2020. More than 300 students have participated in the program over the past 11 years. Baker recognized a mentor, professor of chemistry Dr. Ronald See, who “really encouraged and pushed me to apply for these opportunities. He was an incredible mentor, and an example of how professors can change the trajectory of students’ lives; he certainly helped to change mine.”

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 8, 2025

Former Bloomsburg man gives $100,000 to Ģ��tv chemistry research program

A graduate of Ģ��tv and his wife have committed $100,000 to Ģ��tv to establish a scholarship to support students in chemistry or biochemistry research programs. With this gift, Dr. Thomas Baker and his wife, Dr. Dilini Pinnaduwage, will establish the Tom Baker Scholarship for Research. This scholarship provides financial support to encourage students enrolled at Ģ��tv pursuing a degree in chemistry or biochemistry to pursue a chemistry or biochemistry centered Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) or similar research program. The scholarship can also be used by students selected for one of these research programs for expenses related to the research experience while they are taking part in the program or after they return to Ģ��tv.

NortheasternPa.com, Jan. 7, 2025

Community Mourns Loss of Northern Appalachian Folk Festival Founder, former Ģ��tv professor Jim Dougherty

After graduating from Clearfield High School, he would go on to graduate from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, now known as PennWest Clarion, with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. He spent two years as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) and received his master’s degree in sociology from Ģ��tv. He would begin teaching in Ģ��tv’s sociology department in 1979, producing several documentaries, including “The Struggle for an American Way of Life: Coal Miners and Coal Operators in Central Pennsylvania, 1913-1933,” was co-editor of “American Dreams: Conservatives, Liberals and Radicals Debate the Future of Education in America” and “The Global Economy: Divergent Perspective on Economic Change,” and organizing nationally recognized conferences, including The Industrial North Conference from Oct. 21-23 in 1982 that received coverage from the New York Times.

Indiana Gazette, Jan. 7, 2025

Proposed Allegheny County Jail warden spent career with state Department of Corrections

The proposed choice to become Allegheny County’s new warden retired two years ago from a lengthy career with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and once served for several months as the interim warden at the jail he now seeks to run. According to his resume, Trevor Wingard most recently served as deputy secretary for the Western Region, retiring in 2022. A county spokeswoman confirmed Wingard was the choice for County Executive Sara Innamorato. Wingard was scheduled to meet with several county officials on Monday, including the Jail Oversight Board and criminal justice system advocates. According to his resume, Wingard previously served as superintendent for SCI Somerset and SCI Laurel Highlands. Wingard has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in criminology from Ģ��tv.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 6, 2025

Indiana University of Pa. names Provost Scholars

Students from the area have been recognized as Provost Scholars at Ģ��tv. Provost Scholar status is achieved when students complete a minimum of 45 semester hours at Ģ��tv and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

Times On-line, Jan. 6, 2025

Retired Seton Hill organist, instructor gets honorary degree from university

Edgar Highberger’s lifelong love of the organ continues to bring him joy in listening to the playing of many of the former students he guided as an associate professor of music at Seton Hill University.

That legacy, along with his contributions in his hometown of Greensburg and in Westmoreland County as a musician and philanthropist, are part of the reason the university awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at its recent December commencement ceremony. Highberger earned advanced degrees in music education at Ģ��tv and in organ performance at Carnegie Mellon University.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 5, 2025

Despite no permanent campus, CUHP shines in various fields

The Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) has achieved many milestones despite no permanent campus for over 15 years since its establishment. Currently, the university is functioning from three locations — Dharamsala, Shahpur and Dehra. However, there is now a glimmer of hope as construction has commenced at Dehra, where the university is expected to have its own permanent premises. Another achievement was the CUHP securing the first position in the Higher Education category at the Vibrant India Expo 2024. Additionally, an agreement with Ģ��tv is set to launch an MBA (International) joint degree programme and collaborative publications, enhancing academic opportunities for students.

The Tribune (India), Jan. 3, 2025

Letter to the editor: Remembering Officer Leonard Miller

Officer Leonard C. Miller, the first Black police officer for Apollo, was a distinguished graduate of the Ģ��tv Police Academy. He began his tour of duty Jan. 1, 1980, and was killed at 21 in the line of duty Jan. 3, 1980.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 3, 2025

Green graduates from Ģ��tv

Matt Green of New Bethlehem, graduated from Ģ��tv on Saturday, Dec. 14. The son of David and Debbie Green, he earned a bachelor of science degree in management/information systems with a concentration in information technology, along with minors in business administration and computer science, graduating with summa cum laude honors. During his time at Ģ��tv, Green was actively involved in several campus organizations. He served as IT/Technology Senator, Director of Internal Affairs for the Student Government Association, president of the Future Business Leaders of America, vice president for the College of Business Student Advisory Council and technology operations director for the Lettuce Eating Club. Professionally, he worked as a technician for the IT Support Center, gaining experience in troubleshooting and technology support. Green is the founder of Green Digital Innovations and also works as a technical consultant at TechReady Professionals. He serves on the Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce and Redbank Renaissance Board of Directors.

Leader-Vindicator, Jan. 2, 2025