Shippensburg University is pleased to announce an increase in merit-based scholarships as part of its continued commitment to college affordability. The scholarships are available for incoming first-year students beginning in the fall of 2024 and are renewable up to four years. The university plan will increase the number of scholarships awarded and the amount awarded, with the highest…
Dr. Nicole Santalucia will join fellow award-winning poet Erin Hoover for a book reading and signing at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. Santalucia will read from her most recent publication The Book of Dirt, a collection of poems that chronicles outrage, love, and fear, wed to the terrain…
Shippensburg University is pleased to announce a new partnership as the home of the Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement. The institute, founded by Dr. Lawrence Eppard, associate professor of sociology, works to disseminate high-quality, non-partisan information to the American public around issues of societal well-being, democracy promotion and news literacy. “We take an aggressively nonpartisan approach to…
Four ROTC cadets were named Distinguished Military Graduates by the US Army Cadet Command. To attain this honor, cadets must rank in the top 20 percent of the National Order of Merit List. This list is comprised of senior cadets who completed Cadet Summer Training and determined by the cadets’ academic, leadership, and physical fitness achievements. “Earning Distinguished…
Shippensburg University is pleased to report an increase in enrollment for the 2023-2024 academic year. With an overall increase in headcount, the university also reported a 20 percent increase in new graduate students, a two percent increase in first-time in college students and a record 35 percent increase in the university’s dual enrollment program, Ship Start. …
In keeping with his commitment to expand workforce development efforts across the Commonwealth, Governor Josh Shapiro announced a new public-private partnership between Google and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) that makes industry-recognized Google Career Certificates available to students and the public to help them secure jobs in high-growth fields. This new public-private…
Campus Community , New Student Move-In will take place on Thursday, August 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To ensure adequate parking for these students and their families, the following lots will be used to assist with this process: F/S-15 (rear of Reisner) F/S-7 (read of Huber) R-1 (rear of Kriner) F/S/C-4 (Robb Sports Complex) C-3…
The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted unanimously to freeze tuition at System universities, including Shippensburg University, for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year. With the decision, tuition for in-state undergraduate students – nearly 90% of whom are Pennsylvania residents – will be flat for six consecutive years (2018-19–2023-24 academic years). If tuition had kept pace…
Dr. Randall A. Pellow, professor emeritus of Teacher Education has received two prestigious awards. In October 2022, he received an Alumni Excellence Award by Penn State University’s College of Education. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon a graduate of the university. In June, 2023, he received a Lifetime Award of Merit from State…
For the second year in a row, Shippensburg University was selected to host international undergraduate students participating in the U.S. Department of State sponsored Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders program. Shippensburg will host a cohort of the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders from Europe program which provides European…