Christine Royce co-presents at STEM conference in Florida

Dr. Christine Anne Royce co-presented “Exploring the empty spaces: Integration, cooperation, and learning between S, T, E, and M.” with association leadership, and was a member on the “Now, more than ever integrated STEM is a must” panel at the STEM Leadership Alliance Summit in Orlando, FL.  She was also invited to join the Board…

Thomas Hatvany publishes article

Dr. Thomas Hatvany published an article in Current Psychology this summer entitled “Moxie: individual variability in motivation intensity” with a graduate student Co-author from the counseling department Katie Barber. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03304-7#:~:text=Moxie%20and%20its%20relation%20to,effort%20into%20achieving%20their%20goals

Christine Royce wins science education award

Dr. Christine Anne Royce recently received the “Outstanding Leadership in Science Education (OLISE) Award.” Royce was named the 2022 recipient for the OLISE given by the National Science Education Leadership Association.  This award recognizes and honors an NSELA member, who through professional work, has demonstrated outstanding leadership in science education at the school, county, regional…

Colleagues in Psychology Department coauthor article

Colleagues in the Psychology Department, Amber Norwood, Dr. Thomas Hatvany, Dr. James Griffith, and Dr. Kathryn Potoczak, Psychology, recently co-authored an article titled, ‘Sample Size in Behavioral Research: A Systematic Review of JEAB and JABA from 2009 to 2018’ in the peer-reviewed journal, Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis (currently in press). The article was based on…

John Bloom coauthors book

A book Dr. John Bloom coauthored with the late Matthew Bentley has gone to press and is due to be released on December 1.  The book is entitled, “The Imperial Gridiron: Manhood, ‘Civilization,’ and Football at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.” It focuses upon how this school, designed to indoctrinate Indigenous youths into mainstream, Anglo-Protestant…

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…

Alumni contribute to Hersheypark internship collaboration

A sweet partnership between Shippensburg University and Hersheypark led to a summer “Learn and LinkedIn” panel for more than 130 college students from across the country. The Hersheypark Leadership Development Internship, a collaboration between Ship and Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, is a program that offers leadership classes, experiential learning, and assessment to college students…

Open House Dates Announced

Ready to find out why Ship is it? Join us for one of our upcoming open house this fall on September 10, October 22 or November 12. Open house is a great way to: Discover the next steps to becoming a Ship student Attend an academic session Have your academic questions answered by our passionate…