Ship announces Raider Success Scholarship opportunity for first-year students in 2025

With the opening of the fall 2025 Shippensburg University undergraduate application, the university just announced the continuation of Raider Success Scholarships for first-year undergraduate students. “These scholarships provide critical financial assistance, ensuring that higher education remains accessible to all students. By recognizing and rewarding high school achievements, the Raider Success Scholarships help pave the way…

President Patterson named to Higher Education Trailblazers list

Shippensburg University President Charles E. Patterson, PhD, is listed as one of City & State’s 2024 Higher Education Trailblazers. The list recognizes leaders who have responded to the changing economic, social and technological landscape with innovative programming, outreach both tangible and virtual and, in some cases, restructuring to accommodate the ambitions of a new generation.…

Ali Sina Sharifi appointed to PASSHE Board of Governors

Shippensburg University sophomore Ali Sina Sharifi is the newest member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors. Appointed by Governor Josh Shapiro, the 20-member board establishes broad educational, fiscal and personnel policies and oversees the efficient management of the State System. At Ship, Sharifi is a member of the Wood Honors College…

Fashion and Music Exhibit Opens March 30

The newest exhibit of the Fashion Archives and Museum (FA&M) will open to the public on March 30, 2024, from noon to 4:00 p.m. “Instrumental Fashions: Attire and Song” explores the long-standing relationship between the latest fashions and current hit songs about clothing. “Music and fashion have more in common than one might think,” explained…

Ship awarded grant to spur local grassroots historic preservation

Shippensburg University has received a $12,000 grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy through the South Mountain Partnership. The grant will support a year-long collaboration among the Shippensburg University History Department, Shippensburg University’s Center for Land Use and Sustainability, the Cumberland County Historical Society, the Cumberland County Planning…

Shippensburg University extends new student commitment deadline

In December 2020, Congress passed the FASFA Simplification Act, which significantly overhauls the process and systems used to award federal student aid. This includes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) form, the need analysis that determines aid eligibility, changes to terminology, and many policies and procedures for schools, like Shippensburg University, that participate…

Small Business and Development Center work recognized with renewed funding

The Shippensburg University Small Business and Development Center (SU SBDC) received renewed grants to continue its ongoing work providing no-cost confidential consulting and low-cost training to small business owners and potential entrepreneurs in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York counties. The US Small Business Administration partially awarded funding to the SU SBDC at the total of…