Staffing adjustments: A message from the President

Colleagues, Greetings to you. I hope you are safe and well. I write to you today to update you on staffing adjustments that you may find pertinent in your work. As Dr. Truss leaves us this week, Barry McClanahan has assumed the position of Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. Barry has…

Dr. Allison Carey co-authors new book on disability activism

Dr. Allison Carey, professor of sociology and anthropology, co-authored the new book “Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities.” She collaborated with Richard K. Scotch, professor of sociology and public policy at the University of Texas and Pamela Block, professor of anthropology at Western University. The book dissects the relationship between…

Six Ship alumnae named 2020 Women of Influence

  Six Shippensburg University alumnae were named Central Penn Business Journal’s 2020 Women of Influence: Meghan Clark ’12M, Nicole (Gentile) Deary ’02-’09M, Elizabeth “Betsy” (LaCoe) Hamm ’01-’05M, Robin Rohrbaugh ’88, Patricia “Patty” (Bonitz) Sibbach ’90, and Jessica (Conrey) Whitmyer ’03. The award ceremony was held virtually this June, and honored women business leaders for their…

Calculating the cost of war: Professor applies grant to study of Nazi-Soviet War

This story first appeared in Shippensburg University Magazine. Knowledge and education. These are the keys, said Dr. David Wildermuth, associate professor of German, to understanding the root causes of war and conflict, with the hope for ending world violence. Wildermuth is on a year-long sabbatical in Germany, researching material for the book Ordinary Soldiers? A…