Recently, members led a fund-raising drive, Read for the Cure, for breast cancer research and helped the Indiana Free Library with a community literacy project. This organization fosters a love for literature, writing, film and conversation and meets once a month. Recently, the club held literature discussions, informal presentations by students of poetry, music, prose, and art, and writing seminars hosted by a professor or student in a creative writing workshop format. Other activities have included service events like book drives, reading to children at the Indiana Free Library, decoration of bulletin boards in Leonard Hall, and visits to Indiana Hospital and to local nursing homes. NCTE-IUP IUP has an active student chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English, the primary professional organization for English teachers in the United States.
Members meet about once a month.
Recent activities include hosting a luncheon for our student teachers, a study session for the Praxis exam, and a newsletter. Every spring our undergraduates present papers, hold discussions, and conduct creative performances at a one-day conference on campus. This is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their work, and there s always a good time at the pizza party afterward. 24 Hours as an English Major High School Seniors interested in majoring in English at IUP can spend a day on campus learning about IUP and the English Education and English B.A. programs. They stay over night with current majors and visit with faculty and students.