Getting to know Wanda

When Wanda Polk Bankhead ’79 talks about her Ship experience, she is quick to talk about all of the people she got to know along the way. In fact, she even breaks out in song about it.   “You know that song, ‘Getting to know you, getting to know all about you’? That’s what college is…

Criminal justice students inducted into honor society

A select group of Shippensburg University  students were inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society.  The inductees included Alexis Clark, Megan Cottingham, Julia Ferreira, Mikayla Greech, Amel Hajdarevic, Hunter Piper, Bridget Sharkey, Morgan Shaughnessy, and Hunter Vanca. The induction ceremony took place in the Cora I. Grove Spiritual Center, where inductees and their…

Comm Office wins awards, presents at CUPRAP Conference

The Office of Communications and Marketing was recognized for their contributions to their profession at the statewide College & University Public Relations and Associated Professionals (CUPRAP) professional development conference. At the 15th Annual CUPPIE Awards dinner reception on Thursday, March 17, the office earned Gold and Bronze awards in the Covid-19 Video category for “Live…

Ship 150: A look back at women’s athletic teams

Women’s athletic teams at Shippensburg University have been breaking barriers since the early 1970s. The first Women’s Swimming and Diving team was created in the 1972-1973 academic year. In their first season they won all but one swim meet, and the team was known for their academic excellence with all 10 swimmers averaging above a…

A message from the President: Take the Campus Climate Commitment Survey

Dear Campus Community, In the spring of 2020, Shippensburg University formalized its goal of carbon neutrality and community resilience planning with the signing of Second Nature’s Campus Climate Commitment. As we work toward this goal, under the direction of the SU Climate Action Plan Committee, there are important steps, we, as a campus community, must take each year.…