Julianna Vaughan’s ’21 degree in English prepared her for what’s next, as she is set to continue on her academic journey pursuing her Master of Arts in Humanities at Wilson College. Vaughan was homeschooled for her high school education, but participated in the Middle College program at Hagerstown Community College before coming to Ship. As a first…
The campus community is celebrating 17 Days of Kindness to celebrate the presidency of Laurie A. Carter, who ushered in her time as 17th president of Shippensburg University with a similar kindness campaign, leading up to her inauguration. Throughout the 17 days, students faculty and staff have sent a variety of thank you notes, donated…
Senior marketing and entrepreneurship majors, Alex Spease and Lindsey Neidinger won third place in the State System Startup Challenge for their business idea, Aloe & Ivy Greenhouse and More. The State System Startup Challenge provides students attending one of the 14 state-owned universities the opportunity to compete for prize money to support their innovative ideas. Spease and Neidinger, both members of the Wood Honors College, placed third out…
Cheyenne Port graduated from the MSW program in 2019 and currently works as a licensed social worker for Wernersville State Hospital in Pennsylvania. During her time in the program, Port pursued an internship at Harrisburg School District and served as a graduate assistant for the Office of Professional, Continuing and Distance Education. Port said the…
MSW alumna, Becca Zelner, works as a program support assistant for the federal government, specifically with the Small Business Administration. She earned her BSW at Ship in 2015 and her MSW in 2018. Zelner wanted to pursue her MSW to grow professionally and “to become a more well-rounded individual.” She said, “all of these things…
Rashad Curtis earned his MSW from Shippensburg University in 2019 and went on to become the director of guidance at St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School. Curtis knew the field he wanted to pursue and felt an MSW would better equip him to excel in his career. The practice classes in the program prepared Curtis best, for he now…
Hailey Martinez is a Master of Social Work student at Shippensburg and plans to graduate in May, 2022. Her current placement is in the Tuscarora School District where she primarily works at James Buchanan High School. Martinez earned her bachelor’s in human development and family science and decided to obtain her MSW to narrow down her field.…
As we look toward the end of the Spring 2021 semester, we want to acknowledge all of the hard work and dedication that our community has put in to have a successful academic year. We appreciate your efforts in adapting to the pandemic and offering our students and our community an on-campus experience like no…
Electricity to Shippensburg University has been restored. Classes resume their normal schedule beginning 12:30pm Tue. May 4. (Morning classes remain canceled.) All campus services, facilities, and dining options will resume operations based upon normal schedules. The cause of the failure was a malfunction at electrical substation off campus. Representatives from the university and Penelec will…
Fox43 aired a story on the return of track and field at Shippensburg University. Read the full article.