Diane Jefferson, director or Multicultural Student Affairs, and Steph Jirard, assistant provost, chief equity officer and Title IX coordinator, were speakers at the June 9 protest in downtown Shippensburg. The protest was held in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Both were featured in a Pennlive article highlighting the event. Read the full story…
Diane Jefferson, director or Multicultural Student Affairs, and Steph Jirard, assistant provost, chief equity officer and Title IX coordinator, were speakers at the June 9 protest in downtown Shippensburg. The protest was held in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Both were featured in a Sentinel article highlighting the event. Read the full story…
Steph Jirard’s opinion piece “Understanding black rage behind riots” appeared in the Tribune Review and on Pennlive. “Of course, all lives matter, but when the victim is black and the officers involved are not, the justice system is slow to respond, if at all. How can I tell my students that when there are crimes…
Steph Jirard, assistant provost for Graduate Studies, chief diversity officer and Title IX coordinator, was a speaker at the June 3 Black Lives Matter Rally in Carlisle. Jirard was featured in a story and photographs covering the event in The Sentinel. “All lives matter, but it is a fact in the criminal justice system that…
Stephanie Jirard, assistant provost for Graduate Studies, chief diversity officer and Title IX coordinator, spoke at the June 3 Black Lives Matter Rally in Carlisle. Her speech was highlighted in an article in the Penn Live. During her speech she encouraged everyone to speak up when they witness racial injustice. “You have to be that…
Matthew Hinkley left Conrad Weiser High School with ambition to take part in great ROTC and international studies programs. In May 2020, Hinkley graduated from Shippensburg University with opportunities to see 12 countries and ready to commission into active duty infantry. “The study abroad experience helped me develop working skills with people from different cultures,”…
Barbara Wohlgemuth is pursuing a Master of Education in Educational Leadership at Shippensburg University. She will graduate in the spring of 2021. With degrees from Montclair State University and Centenary College, Wohlgemuth is pursuing her first degree at Ship after some of her colleagues did the same. “I first came to Shippensburg due to the…
The university community is saddened to learn of the June 5 death of Shirley Smith and offers its condolences to her family and friends. Shirley was administrative assistant with the university for over 25 years. Service and obituary information is available through the Dugan Funeral Home.
Ship alumnus and Norriton Fire Co. Captain, Kyle McClure ’16, has been featured in The Times Herald for his family firefighting passion. At Norriton Fire Co., Dad, Kevin McClure, 55, drives the company’s fire trucks and serves as President; Kyle’s Mom, Susan McClure, 55, fights fires as well. Kyle began volunteering as a junior firefighter…
Northern York County school board has selected Ship alumnus Steven Kirkpatrick ’92-’99M as new superintendent. Kirkpatrick has served as a teacher and assistant principal, and he currently is assistant superintendent of Cumberland Valley School District. He holds a master’s of education administration, a bachelor’s in secondary education and principal certification/letter of completion from Shippensburg University.…