Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Services

Basic

day care, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 31% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 19% of housing units are Singles.
• 73% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• 7% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 14 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 86% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 32% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station
• In total, there are about 250 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology), Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice), Alpha Psi Omega (Drama), Alpha Tau Delta (Nursing), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Mortar Board, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Pi (Education), Pi Omega Pi (Business Education), Rho Sigma Kappa (Safety Sciences), Sigma Alpha Iota (Music), Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Earth Sciences), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing), Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Adventist Students Campus Fellowship, BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ), Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Student Association, Christian Student Fellowship, Coalition for Christian Outreach, IUP Alive (Christian student organization), Jewish Student Union, Lutheran Student Movement at IUP, Muslim Student Association, Nurse’s Christian Fellowship, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Spirit of the Oak (Neo-Pagan student organization)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Dance Ensemble, Bangledesh Association, Black Emphasis Committee, Black Student League, Chinese Student Assocation, Culturelinks, India Students Association, International Student Club, Il Circolo Italiano, IUP Council of NPHC, Japanese Students Association, Korean Student Association, Latino Student Association of IUP, Malaysian Student Association, NAACP, Pan African Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) choral and instrumental ensembles, jazz bands, residence hall assocation, departmental, service and special-interest groups
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Penn (three times a week)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Pittsburgh, PA (75), Johnstown, PA (23)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Latrobe, PA (20)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Indiana, PA (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 20% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,300
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 19 fraternities
• 9 fraternity houses
• 10% of students are fraternity members
• There are 14 sororities
• 11% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited