Ship students picked up shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows and got to work at Shippensburg Station and along the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail for a ShipServes project. ShipServes, organized through the Office of Community Engagement, is Ship’s service learning program that connects students, faculty, and staff with local service projects in an effort to make a…
CBS21 highlighted Ship’s new Anti-Racism Institute during their evening broadcast on September 25. Steph Jirard explained the importance of the institute and its potential impact. See the full story.
Dr. Alison Dagnes was quoted in a September 22 article in TribLive about filling the Supreme Court vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dagnes specifically weighed in on Senator Pat Toomey’s announcement that he would consider a President Trump nominee. Read the full article.
The Central Penn Business Journal highlighted Ship’s new partnership with Harrisburg University in an article titled “Harrisburg U, Shippensburg partner to offer pathway to high-need employment.” Read the full article.
As part of their “Tour Through Time” series, The Sentinel featured the photos and details from the 1898 expansion of the Cumberland Valley State Normal School. The article discussed the addition of the Steam Plant and the opening of the ladies dormitory. Read the full article.
Two Pennsylvania universities will be joining forces on educational programs targeted to boost the region’s workforce. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and Shippensburg University have announced plans for new joint programs between the schools. The goal is to collaborate on targeted workforce needs in south-central Pennsylvania, focusing on health, health equity and connecting people…
Dr. Alison Dagnes was quoted in a September 17 article on Pennlive titled “Could the return of Big Ten football help President Trump in Pa? Maybe.” Dagnes offered insight into which way the tide might turn for the President in the election based on his support of the return of college football. Read the full…
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your extraordinary efforts as we close out our first month of classes for fall 2020. I am so appreciative of your dedication to our students and your stellar work to meet their needs in spite of the obstacles presented by COVID-19. You have leveraged opportunities this crisis has presented and…
Ship’s latest US News and World Report rankings were featured in an article in The Sentinel. Read the full story.
Stephanie Jirard, will discuss race and policing, as part of a panel discussion, hosted by Dickinson College, on September 15 at 7:00 p.m. You can join the event on a public Youtube livestream. The panel will discuss the way policing at the local, state and federal levels interacts with race on a daily basis and…