Dr. Lawrence Eppard’s book “Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty” was named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s “20 of Our Favorite New Books from 2021″ list. Lawrence co-authored the book with Mark Robert Rank and Heather Bullock with the goal of changing the narrative surrounding poverty in the United States. The book was…
Shippensburg University sophomore Skylar Walder is the newest member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors. Appointed by Governor Tom Wolf, the 20-member board establishes broad educational, fiscal and personnel policies and oversees the efficient management of the State System. Walder is a history, secondary education major and a student-athlete with the…
Professor emeritus Robert L. Hewitt, social work and gerontology, was a Catalyst Center for Non-Profit Management University 2021 Webinar Conference co-presenter in one of 19 expert workshops sharing his years of knowledge, strategies and tactics in leadership, sustainability, compliance and resilience areas of organizational management. Hewitt’s workshop was focused on leadership and resilience in the…
Dr. Sangkook Lee, computer, electrical, and software engineering, has been elected as the 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 2 Susquehanna Section Treasurer in November 2021 after serving as Section Secretary for the last three years. He has been a member of IEEE for 20 years since his student days at the SUNY…
Dr. Liz Fisher and Dr. Jayleen Galarza, social work and gerontolgy, with support from Dr. Sam Benbow, and Dr. Dorlisa Minnick, presented their work: ‘Integrating Antiracist Education Training With BSW Field Students in Rural Communities’, as part of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Field Institute at the Annual Program Meeting. https://cswe.org/getattachment/Events-Meetings/2021-APM/2021APM_FinalProgram.pdf.aspx (page 69)
Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay, Communication, Journalism and Media, received the NCA Asian Pacific American Caucus’s “Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award” for 2020-21, at the 107th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) held in Seattle from November 17 to 21. The award was announced during the APAC annual business meeting, and the inter-caucus awards night…
Shippensburg University is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®. Only 420 schools across the nation, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt and Greece were selected for this prestigious honor, based on a survey of institutions’ commitments to the environment and sustainability. “We strongly recommend Shippensburg University to students who care about…
Senior mechanical engineering major Erika Ebersole tested her skills with an internship at Amtrak, an internship she says readied her to launch her career when she graduates this spring. Pennsylvania forecasts a need for over 4,000 new or replacement mechanical engineers by 2024. Ebersole is ready to go to work! In this Q& A, the…
The news of Ship Field Hockey’s National Championship is spreading fast. The news was featured in the Carlisle Sentinel, Ocean City New Jersey Daily and Lancaster Online.
Fox43 featured Ship Field Hockey’s win over West Chester to secure the NCAA Division II Championship. See the full story.