Senior marketing major Brooke Meyers discovered a unique way to apply what she’s learning in the classroom to help solve community problems with the student chapter of the global non-profit Enactus. The name Enactus combines the words entrepreneurial, action and us, and that’s exactly what the club is all about. “The main focus of Enactus…
UPDATE – NEW DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON! Shippensburg University’s brew science series is back, offering two courses this fall. These non-credit programs are designed for anyone interested in joining the brewery workforce, starting their own brewery or looking to advance their brewery business. Focus on Flavor: Beer Characteristics, Quality and Sensory Evaluation This four-part…
Dr. Pablo Delis (Biology) and his colleagues in the University of South Florida have published the paper: Delis, R. Pablo, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky. 2020. Observations of Post-Breeding Migration of Hyla gratiosa (Barking Treefrog) Adults. Herpetological Review, 51(4), 690–694. Web-Link : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pablo-Delis/publication/349574082_Observations_of_Post-Breeding_Migration_of_Hyla_gratiosa_Barking_Treefrog_Adults/links/6036bce74585158939c9ea26/Observations-of-Post-Breeding-Migration-of-Hyla-gratiosa-Barking-Treefrog-Adults.pdf
Christine Royce was one of the featured panel members for Girls and Women in STEM Education which was part of the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) along with senior military leaders, DoD civilians, and business executives. Web-Link: https://www.afcea.org/site/women-workforce-journey-stem-agenda
Doug Ensley presented the talk, “Modeling Recursive Games with Discrete Mathematics” for the Mathematics Department Colloquium at Juniata College.
Toru Sato hosted a series of free Mindfulness Meditation classes at the Bosler Memorial Library in Carlisle, PA. The course was entitled, “Mindfulness: Embracing Life with an Open Heart” Web-Link: https://rsvpa.witf.org/event/mindfulness-embracing-life-with-an-open-heart/
Dr. Robert Shaffer’s article, “Republican Attacks on Democrats as ‘Socialist’: Historical Perspectives for Teaching a Key Current Issue,” appeared in the September 2021 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies. Web-Link The article is not open-access, unfortunately, but its listing is here: https://www.socialstudies.org/social-education/85/4
Jonathan Skaff, professor of History and director of International Studies, made two virtual international presentations in June. The first talk entitled, “Tang China’s Horsepower: The China-Inner Asian Borderland Breeding Ranch System” was presented to the Animals and Human Society in the Sinitic World Seminar of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University in…
Mr. Aaron W Dobbs, Lehman Library, was elected 2021-2023 president of the Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT), a round table of the American Library Association (ALA). LSSIRT is the ALA unit focused on issues of concern to library support staff, including training programs, education, career development, job duties and responsibilities, and on fostering…
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has once again been named a U.S. News & World Report Best Regional University and Top Public School. In the 2022 “Best Colleges” rankings released today, Ship is ranked 27th among Top Public Schools on the list for Regional Universities (North) and 94th on the Best Colleges list for Regional Universities (North). “I’m proud…