IUP Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE)

09/30/2026

09/23/2026

Just in time for Halloween! John Wesley Lowery, SAHE professor , recently published a chapter in Myths, Mysteries, and the Macabre on American Campuses. Lowery coauthored the chapter “South Carolina College’s Civil War Nurse” with Christian K. Anderson. The chapter explores a Civil War-era nurse ghost story set at South Carolina College and examines how historical stories and legends become part of the traditions and lore of college campuses.

https://www.iup.edu/studentsuccess/news/2026/09/lowery-coauthors-chapter-in-book-on-campus-lore.html

09/14/2026

Rebuilding the SAHE Alumni Database

We are rebuilding the IUP SAHE Alumni Database. We are asking everyone to complete this brief survey with your current contact information. We would also encourage you to forward to this information to fellow SAHE alumni you are in contact with to help us get the most complete listing of alumni possible.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/4G164pxD62

04/23/2026

Congratulations to Susan Storrick Timko, MA (SAHE Class of 1991) who is the 2026 Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award recipient!

https://www.iup.edu/studentsuccess/news/2026/04/sahe-alumna-honored-with-2026-lunardini-award.html

04/08/2026

John Wesley Lowery, professor and graduate coordinator for the Student Affairs in Higher Education program and assistant department chair in the Department of Student Affairs, Student Success, and Disability Access at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was recently honored with the University College Outstanding Researcher Award at the thirty-second annual Research Awards Reception.
https://www.iup.edu/studentsuccess/news/2026/04/lowery-recognized-at-annual-research-awards-reception.html

03/18/2026

Benjamin and Lowery Present at NASPA Conference

Mimi Benjamin and John Wesley Lowery, professors in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Program within IUP’s Student Affairs, Student Success, and Disability Access Department, both presented at the 2026 NASPA Conference in Kansas City this March. NASPA, the world’s largest student affairs professional organization, drew more than 4,300 professionals, faculty, and students to its annual conference.

https://www.iup.edu/studentsuccess/news/2026/03/benjamin-and-lowery-present-at-naspa-conference.html

01/29/2026

Congratulations to Jennifer Ferrell (SAHE ’05) who has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Annuit Coeptis Senior Professional Award from ACPA–College Student Educators International!

https://www.iup.edu/studentsuccess/news/2026/01/sahe-alumna-ferrell-honored-with-acpas-2026-annuit-coeptis-award.html

01/21/2026

Dr. John Wesley Lowery, SAHE Professor, was quoted in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, The Game Within the Game. Dr. Lowery and a colleague wrote the first study of college bowl game commercials almost two decades ago.

Bowl-game TV ads were once all about rah-rah recruitment. Now they’re fighting to convey higher ed’s value to a restive public.

01/14/2026

The IUP SAHE Program will be offering another Virtual Information Session on Thursday, January 22 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Please join us for our January Virtual Information Session.

Your will gain valuable insights into the SAHE’s history and structure, hear from current faculty, and have the opportunity to ask questions of a panel of current SAHE students.

We are still accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year and encourage students to submit their completed applications by Monday, February 3.

Students can register for the program by visiting: https://apply.iup.edu/register/?id=8eafee83-2a4d-4c33-b802-b10fb01124f9&_gl=1*dn0bau*_gcl_au*NDEwNTIyMzU0LjE3NjM0MDI5MDM.*_ga*MTE1MDMzODk4OS4xNzE2Mzk0MzI1*_ga_HNXR7B7VEF*czE3Njg0MDUzNzEkbzg0NiRnMSR0MTc2ODQwNTM3MyRqNTgkbDAkaDA.