Dr. Alison Dagnes, professor of political science, appeared in another TribLive article covering the upcoming presidential election. Dagnes weighed in on the importance of Pennsylvania for the Trump campaign. Read the full article.
Dr. Tim Hawkins, professor of geography/earth science, hopes to head to Barbados this spring as Shippensburg University’s newest Fulbright Scholar. He is the twentieth Fulbright Scholar from Shippensburg University, the leader in Fulbrights in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Hawkins plans to investigate the atmospheric climatic drivers of the ocean dynamics in Barbados…
Students celebrated Labor Day weekend with a variety of outdoor socially distanced events including live music, comedians, games and prizes. Friday evening students joined the downtown community for Trailfest, featuring a race along the rail trail, food trucks and live music. The evening ended with live music and a comedian. Saturday students competed in live…
As of today, September 7, 2020, Shippensburg University has had 4 reported positive COVID-19 cases. A new positive case, which is a student, was communicated today. The other cases are no longer classified as “Active Cases”, as those individuals have completed their 10 days isolation and have been cleared to return to campus life. 1) ASYMPTOMATIC TESTING:…
Homecoming 2020 has been moved to November 13 and 14. Details on virtual events for alumni and events for students will be released in the coming days and will be shared with the campus community once finalized.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with the help of the Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum (FA&M). An entire exhibit, featuring suffragist clothing from FA&M, is now on display in the Capitol Rotunda to honor the women who worked tirelessly in support of the passage…
Chris Royce, teacher education, appeared in a techlearning.com article titled “How to Teach Science Remotely.” Royce offered tips to science teachers moving to online learning as school districts across the country go virtual. Read the full article.
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen ’69 was mentioned in an article in the Sentinel Source. Shaheen faces two challengers in the upcoming election. Read the full article.
Join us for the annual Constitution Day celebration on Thursday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m. This year’s event features keynote speaker Dr. Sara Grove, professor of political science. Grove will present “Building Strong Public Management by Erasing Blurred Constitutional Lines?” via zoom. The event is sponsored by Pi Alpha Alpha, the Global Honors Society for…
While we are eager to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates, a December Commencement ceremony is not feasible given the continued need for COVID-19 mitigation protocols and the harsher weather of that time of year that prohibit an outdoor event. Graduate and undergraduate students who meet their degree requirements in December 2020 or January 2021…