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Model UN Team receives award
GREENSBURG -- Seton Hill University's Model United Nations team was honored with the highest award, the Outstanding Delegation Award, for their work at the first-ever virtual New York Model United Nations Conference conducted by the National Model United Nations Organization.
The team of nine Seton Hill students, including Meghan Cutshall, a freshman political science major from Hollidaysburg, received an Outstanding Delegation Award for their work representing the country of Singapore at conference.
This is the first time that a Seton Hill team won the highest award given at the conference, and they did so under the challenging circumstances of negotiating in a virtual format rather than the traditional in-person format in New York at the United Nations.
In another first, Paris Szalla, a senior global studies major from Cheswick, Seton Hill Model UN's club president, served as a chair overseeing one of the largest committees of the conference with several hundred students -- the General Assembly 2nd committee --which addressed the issues of financing for development, information communication technologies and disaster risk reduction.
The students won the Outstanding Delegation Award for their excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills during their Committee work. Students work in committees at the conference to negotiate agreements on human rights and common security issues with delegates representing other countries.
Topics included the rights of Indigenous people; establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free-zone in the region of the Middle East; financing for development; peaceful uses of nuclear energy; climate change and health; and universal healthcare.
IUP student lauded for research
INDIANA, Pa. -- Angela Spagnoli of Altoona, a biology graduate student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was honored recently for outstanding research during the 2021 IUP Scholars Forum.
This annual event is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present original research, scholarly activities, and creative endeavors.
Spagnoli was honored with a best research poster award.
Her project is "Identification of Pseudo-replicates and the Appropriate Use of Inferential Statistics."
Spagnoli, daughter of John Spagnoli, is a graduate of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School, Altoona.
She also was honored for her research poster at the 2019 Scholars Forum.
She is a Little Juniata River Cleanup Group coordinator and is a Tipton wetland mitigation leader.
The Scholars Forum is part of the university's Research Appreciation Week, which spotlights the spirit of innovation and collaboration shared by all disciplines and recognizes the contributions that IUP original research and scholarship make to this region and to the world.
IUP researchers received more than $10 million in research and sponsored activity funds for academic 2019-20.
Scholar-athletes recognized
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg University athletic department virtually recognized a record 246 scholar-athletes for their academic successes over the course of the past two semesters.
Scholar-athlete recognition was awarded to those who achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or higher during the past two semesters or who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25.
Local students recognized were:
n Alexandra Iseminger of Everett, a member of the softball team.
n McKenna Hayward of Ebensburg, a member of the women's basketball team.
n Allison Hileman of Hollidaysburg, a member of the women's basketball team.
n Elizabeth Bopp of Ebensburg, a member of the women's volleyball team.
Additionally, 99 freshmen or transfer student-athletes who posted a 3.25 grade point average or higher in their first semester at Bloomsburg University were honored.