In 2017, senior social work major Alideeq Osman watched as sweeping anti-immigration laws were enacted by President Donald Trump, blocking refugees, like himself, from entering the United States. Osman began to reflect on the twenty-one years he spent living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Daadab, Kenya and realized by sharing his story, he…
Cristina Rhodes, English, was quoted in a dnyuz.com article discussing ending the distribution of a book in the “Captain Underpants” series. The book contain racially insensitive material. Read the full article.
Alumnus Todd Regar was featured in the Reading Eagle. The article announced his appointment to a vice president of marketing position. Read the full article.
Alumnus John Poniske was featured in a Record Herald article announcing his run for Waynesboro Borough Council. Read the full article.
Alison Dagnes was quoted in an article in the Democrat and Chronicle. The article discussed the ongoing scandal surrounding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Read the full article.
Lawrence Eppard and his book “Poorly Understood: What America gets wrong about poverty,” was featured in an article on The Good Men Project. Read the full article.
Daniel D. Serfass was named superintendent for Camp Hill School District. His appointment was featured in PennLive. Read the full article.
On Monday, March 22, 2021 Shippensburg University held a vigil for the recent events in Atlanta, Georgia where eight people were murdered, six of whom were Asian. I was able to be part of this monumental event. I spoke of my experiences and shared my story, and how I see it from my eyes as…
Deb Gochenaur, mathematics, has organized an online version of the ESTEEM program during spring 2021. This is a STEM career outreach program that provides workshops and enrichment activities for middle-school girls in our region. As part of this program: Kim Presser (along with Math major Amy Rehnert) ran a virtual workshop as a part of…
Jen Clements, social work and gerontology, was featured in an article in PennLive describing the work she has done to help individuals register and receive COVID-19 vaccines in the area. Article link: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/03/she-saved-his-life-pa-professor-has-helped-more-than-200-people-find-covid-19-vaccine-appointments.html