Former linebacker for the Shippensburg Raiders Football Team, Josh Goodman ’02, started a self-pour beverage company, which has taken off in the last five years. PourMyBeer currently partners with some of the largest brands out there, including Buffalo Wild Wings, Dave & Buster’s, Whole Foods, and even Coca-Cola. The Vision After leaving his position at an…
Senior Alison Wyland ‘21 is heading off on the next step of her journey to become a pediatric physical therapist after completing her degree in exercise science with an applied health science concentration. For as long as she can remember she’s had a passion for athletics and an curiosity about “how the body works.” This leader her to Ship’s Exercise Science Program, and now she is…
This year’s ShipFest kicks off on Thursday, April 29 in the Luhrs Center at 8:00 p.m. with a comedy show highlighting Karlous Miller and Darren Brand from MTV’s Wild N’ Out. To make up for all the cancelled shows this past year, Ship students, faculty and staff can attend using their Ship ID. Seating is available for a little over 300 people per COVID-19 guidelines, but anyone can…
[button link=”https://www.ship.edu/admissions/apply/undergraduate/” type=”big” newwindow=”yes”] It’s not too late to apply![/button] The Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education voted unanimously on Thursday, April 14 to hold tuition at 2019-2020 levels in an effort to maintain the affordability of public higher education at all 14 universities during the ongoing pandemic. The unanimous decision keeps basic…
First-year student, Allyson Ritchey, earned the Horatio Alger National Scholarship – a scholarship with a .27 percent acceptance rate and awarded to only 106 students nationwide. During Ritchey’s senior year at Northern Bedford County High School, she received an email stating she won the scholarship, which she described as slightly “underwhelming.” Though, Ritchey quickly became shocked after realizing she actually applied for the $25,000 national…
Justin Birckbichler ‘13 is a men’s health activist, testicular cancer survivor and the founder of A Ballsy Sense of Tumor (ABSOT). Birckbichler’s cancer journey began in 2016 when he noticed a lump during a self-examination. He hesitated to contact a doctor because he was embarrassed about its location, but finally made the call and scheduled an appointment. Results of an ultrasound led to Birckbichler’s testicular cancer diagnosis, which meant he would need surgery. Shortly after the surgery, Birckbichler’s doctor informed him the cancer spread and chemotherapy became…
Anne Carnathan’s ‘87 journey has been anything but ordinary. She is currently president and CEO of Universal Media Analytics (UMI) and managed to achieve this position without a STEM degree. Carnathan did not spend her college years in a lab coat learning about analytics. She majored in communication journalism with a speech minor and began…
Angel Doyle ‘04M took the track world by storm before committing her life to Harrisburg high school students and athletes. At just 16-years-old, Doyle tied the world record of 6.5 seconds in the 60-yard dash. This achievement will forever stand as a world record due to the sport switching to the metric system just a…
When first-year student Adriana Richard actively began to share her struggle with Type 1 Diabetes with the hope of helping others, she never imagined she would have the help of singer, songwriter and fellow person with diabetes, Nick Jonas. Richard is a dual education major with a minor in psychology, pursuing a number of extracurricular…
Shippensburg University’s commitment to wellness is expanding with Kognito – an online training simulator to help students, faculty and staff talk about student mental health. College can be very stressful for students, and faculty and staff may be unable to detect the warning signs, or lack the confidence to raise concerns. “At-Risk for Faculty and…