What’s more important than where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic is where we’re going. Timothy Schock ’13-’16M, data analyst at the Pennsylvania State Data Center located in the Institute of State and Regional Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg, has authored a new report predicting areas that may be hit hardest by the COVID-19…
The Shippensburg University Marching Band (SUMB) debuted a virtual rendition of the university fight song last week, generating a social media wave of school spirit. Members performed the “The Horse” from home to create an exceptional performance. Junior communication/journalism major and SUMB president, Matthew Zemba, played a key role in coordinating and editing the video.…
Gretchen Pierce, History, gave insight into Mexico’s long history of restricting alcohol as part of a Public Radio International article. The article discusses the various restrictions on alcohol purchasing around the world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full article on pri.org>
Andrea Barrick, Social Work & Gerontology, was awarded a Faculty Professional Development Council Grant for the proposal, “The Not So Many Faces of Domestic Violence Victims”. In this study, the researcher will utilize a content analysis to test whether media coverage of domestic violence victims has changed over time and whether minorities are portrayed differently…
Hyunpyo Kim, Accounting, publication, “Female directors on the board and investment efficiency: Evidence from Korea,” was selected among the most popular in 2019. Please refer to the following links: https://www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/campaigns/highlights?utm_source=hybris-campaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=internal&utm_campaign=AEXS_AWA_CB02_GL_HL19author&sap-outbound-id=BA4A68E41B7B1B5325D0DBC8FCA5FFB0D6AA1F0C OR https://www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/campaigns/highlights/business-management
Sharon Harrow, English, third book, an edited collection titled “Adapting the Eighteenth Century: A Handbook of Pedagogies and Practices,” was published by the University of Rochester Press (Boydell & Brewer) in April, 2020. In addition, Harrow’s second book, “British Sporting Literature and Culture in the Long Eighteenth Century” was reissued in paperback form by Routledge…
Steve Haase, Psychology, published a paper in the March, 2020 edition of the journal Visual Cognition entitled: Extending a focused attention paradigm to critically test for unconscious congruency effects. A link to his work may be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13506285.2020.1743401
Rebecca Fickel, a 19-year-old Shippensburg University student, learned how to make headbands at a young age. Today, she is a fulltime student, has a fulltime job, and is raising money for her community by running two sewing machines making masks. Read the full story at washingtonexaminer.com>
Ship’s StewardSHIP activities look a bit different this year. Instead of the usual hands-on opportunities, Shippensburg switched to an online format to deliver videos on how people can practice good stewardship even as they stay home. In the article Antonia Price with the Center for Land Use and Sustainability invites the entire community to join…
The delay might hinder families’ ability to figure out how much additional funding may need to be borrowed for next year without knowing a conditional grant amount, said Trina Snyder, director of financial aid and scholarships at Shippensburg University. But there’s still plenty of time to nail that down since bills for the fall semester…