Dr. Luckey welcomes students with opportunities, advice

Dear IUP Students,

As the new academic year begins, University faculty and staff look forward to working with you to enhance and promote your success.

This year you will have many opportunities to advance academically and personally.  To aid in your success, check out Inside IUP at www.iup.edu/inside and take advantage of the many diverse activities that occur on campus each day.

• On Monday evenings make time to attend IUP's popular programming tradition, the Six O'clock Series (the fall semester schedule is located at www.iup.edu/sixoclockseries).

• Week of Sept. 7 – Green Light Campaign (get consent awareness program)

• On the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 18, experience the 4th annual IUP Day located in the residential courtyard surrounded by Delaney Hall, Putt Hall, Ruddock Hall and the Suites on Maple. Learn about recognized student organizations and community involvement opportunities that support the diverse interests of IUP students. Meet IUP's Interim President, Dr. David Werner, as he scoops ice cream cones between 1 and 3 p.m.

• On Monday, Sept. 27, participate in IUP Student Diversity Mini-Conference held at the HUB.

• Stay informed of all the possibilities for involvement and upcoming activities by regularly perusing www.events.iup.edu, The Penn, and the daily campus-event electronic journal. 

• Participate in the campus-wide discussion of this year's common freshman reader, "Nickel and Dimed," by Barbara Ehrenreich.  Events are posted on www.iup.edu/commonreader.

• Visit the Center for Student Success, IUP's one-stop shop for academic support services in Pratt Hall, next to the HUB. Tutorial services, supplemental instruction, leadership training, civic engagement, career development, student life services, advising and testing and developmental studies comprise the Center for Student Success.  E-mail my-success@iup.edu with questions or concerns.

I encourage you to get involved as a student leader, mentor, or volunteer and maximize your experience as an IUP student.  Be thoughtful about your choices and make responsible decisions that contribute to your success.

The health and safety of all students are of utmost concern.  Take every precaution to be safe:

• Walk on designated sidewalks.

•Stay alert and fully aware of your surroundings.

• At night, walk with your friends or ask University Police for an escort.

• Call University Police on the Blue Light Phones located throughout campus to report an emergency and/or ask for help.

• Submit your cell phone number to IUP's Emergency Alert Information (Reverse 911) by logging on to www.iup.edu/ursa.  After registering, you (and your parent or guardian) will be informed immediately if there is a university emergency.

• Keep your suite and room doors locked and don't allow non-residents into the secured sections of the suites and other residential buildings.

• Support violence prevention.  Visit the information tables for the green light campaign and watch for the events planned the week leading up to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) Day Sept. 23, sponsored by IUP's Haven Project at the Center for Health and Well-Being.

• Practice basic public health measures to reduce your risk of exposure to the flu.  Check out www.iup.edu/healthcenter to read more about flu prevention practices.

Throughout the semester, if you have questions or concerns, don't hesitate to seek out the assistance of faculty, staff, and administrators, or if you're not sure who to ask, send an e-mail to iup-hawks@iup.edu.  Someone from the university will be back in touch within 24 hours. 

I look forward to sharing an exciting, productive year together.

Dr. Rhonda Luckey,

 Vice President for Student Affairs