The campus community made it known yesterday that at Shippensburg University, Black Lives Matter. Students, joined by faculty and staff, organized a socially distanced silent protest in the quad to take a unified stance against racism. Students have grappled with social justice issues and anti-Black racism on national scale, at home and on campus. Yesterday…
Shippensburg University and its Center for Land Use and Sustainability (CLUS) and Dickinson College’s Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) are among 12 colleges and universities participating in the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Local Climate Action Program (LCAP). The program pairs municipalities with college students for assistance in developing the components of their local climate…
Given the modification of our campus operations this summer, we did not have the annual inspection of Old Main’s roof completed before the school year started. We are now at a place to do so, with earnest as there is repair needed to the flashing around the cupola. Beginning Monday, August 24, there will be…
Given the modification of our campus operations this summer, the Old Main roof inspection was not completed before the start of the academic year. We are now at a place to do so, with earnest as there is repair needed to the flashing around the cupola. Beginning Monday, August 24, there will be a lift in…
Dr. Alison Dagnes, professor of political science, will serve on a panel of experts tasked with discussing key events and moments that will shape the upcoming US election. The event is sponsored by the Politics and International Program at the University of Tasmania, in conjunction with the Australian Institute of International Affairs. Read more about…
Dr. Alison Dagnes, professor of political science, appeared in an article published in The Lily, a product of the Washington Post. In the article “Bill Clinton and Bloomberg got slots at the Democratic convention. Sexual misconduct victims ask: ‘Are you actually kidding me?” Dagnes discusses how different generations view Clinton. Read the full article.
The semi-annual Student Involvement and Services (SIS) Fair is scheduled for Thursday, August 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event allows new and current students to network with student groups and other areas on campus or in the community that provide services to students. This semester’s SIS Fair will take place outdoors on Cumberland…
Shippensburg University’s collaboration with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resrouces, the South Mountain Partnership and Michaux State Forest was featured in a Gettysburg Times article. Read the full article.
Shippensburg University was mentioned in a USAgNet.com article, highlight its collaboration in a Local Climate Action Program. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) launched the second year of its Local Climate Action Program. This program pairs municipalities with college students for their local climate action plans. Students from Shippensburg University will participate in this…
Ship Votes is kicking off the semester with a voter registration event on Wednesday, August 19. Students can register and learn more about the voting process from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Ceddia Union Building. Ship Votes collaborates with student, faculty and staff to plan voter education and registration events and coordinate student…