Alumnus Stephen Patterson joined the team at Univest Bank and Trust Company as the senior vice president and senior relationship manager. The announcement was featured in the Morning Call. Read the story.
President Laurie A. Carter spoke at Governor Tom Wolf’s press conference discussing the proposed Nellie Bly scholarship for students attending State System schools. The press conference was covered by several news outlets including ABC27. Watch ABC27’s coverage. Story from YouErie.com. Story from WeAreCentralPa.com
Dr. Christine Royce, professor of teacher education, and Ship students are joining NASA on a mission to Mars this week. Using the landing of the Mars Perseverance rover, the class hopes to engage future classrooms in this world and beyond. On Thursday, February 18 the rover will land on the red planet at 3:55 p.m.…
Chris Royce was featured in a Tech & Learning article on how to teach NASA’s Mars landing. Read the full article.
A quick scan of the career path of Deanna Bridge Najera ’14 and it’s no surprise The Baltimore Sun named the physician assistant to their 25 Women to Watch: best in advocacy, business and health list. The graduate of Shippensburg University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program works in the emergency department at MedStar Montgomery Medical, the…
Dr. Claire Jantz is making a positive and sustainable difference in the South Mountain region, and her work was recognized last month with the Spirit of South Mountain Award. This award is granted each year by the South Mountain Partnership (SMP), a public-private partnership lead by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and…
Sieta Achampong ’01 was featured in a Pennlive article featuring leaders in the community who are making Black history today. Achampong is the director of high schools for the Harrisburg School District. Read the full article.
Lawrence Eppard appeared in an article in The Source discussing myths about poverty. The book Eppard co-authored “Poorly Understood” was also highlighted in the article. Read the article.
On January 29, Claire Jantz, geography/earth science and CLUS, was presented the Spirit of South Mountain Award at the 10th annual Power of the Partnership Year-End Celebration. Each year, the South Mountain Partnership recognizes an individual, project, or organization that has made significant contributions to advancing a positive and sustainable future for the South Mountain…
Wood Honors College director Kim Klein’s monograph, Internationalizing Honors, was published in December 2020 by the National Collegiate Honors Council, the national professional association of Honors Programs and Colleges.