Dr. Alison Dagnes appeared on PCN’s election night coverage on May 17. She provided expert analysis during the live coverage, focusing on the Republican and Democratic Primaries for US Senate, Governor, and Lt. Governor as well as key Congressional races.
Dr. Allison Carey’s book, “Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities,” won the Outstanding Publication Award from the Disability & Society section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). This is her first national book award. It also won a regional award- the Scholarly Achievement Award from the North Central Sociological Association…
Junior management major Khalilh Jackson is realized a childhood dream last summer by taking a new step toward career success with an internship with Schroders, an international asset management firm. “It gives me the chance to get my foot in the door at a well-respected international company, in New York City, a city that I…
Shippensburg University Army ROTC hosted their annual commissioning ceremony on Saturday, May 7 in the Luhrs Center. During the event 16 cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants. The ceremony featured comments from Ltc. Michael Firmin, chair of the military science department, Colonel Robert Lissner, Retired, and President President Charles Patterson. The 16 cadets celebrated their…
On Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, Shippensburg University recognized 1,031 students during its annual Commencement Ceremonies. Candidates for diplomas include 823 undergraduate and 208 graduate students from 13 states and 4 countries. View the Photo Gallery | View the Program
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education today unanimously selected Dr. Charles E. Patterson to be the next president of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania effective immediately. “I am honored to be selected to serve Shippensburg University as its 18th president,” said Patterson. “I continue to be inspired by the important scholarly…
As marketing major and ROTC Cadet Matthew Lawrence prepares to graduate from Ship and commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army on May 7, he reflected on his Ship experience and how it prepared him for what’s next. “The College of Business and ROTC program are both stellar. The ROTC program has…
Shippensburg University is pleased to announce that Erika Otthofer ‘20 is a Fulbright Finalist in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) for the 2022-2023 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. In March 2023 Otthofer will head to Argentina where she will assist…
A select group of Shippensburg University students were inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. The inductees included Alexis Clark, Megan Cottingham, Julia Ferreira, Mikayla Greech, Amel Hajdarevic, Hunter Piper, Bridget Sharkey, Morgan Shaughnessy, and Hunter Vanca. The induction ceremony took place in the Cora I. Grove Spiritual Center, where inductees and their…
Dr. Charles E. Patterson, interim president of Shippensburg University, was named to City and State Pennsylvania’s 2022 Higher Education Power 100 list. The list recognizes the most powerful educators in the Commonwealth and the institutions they lead in changing the world for years as they’ve shaped the minds of the next generation. As a devoted…