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…
This message is sent on behalf of Andrew Alosi, chair, Council of Trustees. Dear Shippensburg University Community, On November 12, 2021, the Council of Trustees took action to begin a search process for Shippensburg University’s next permanent president. As a direct result, a diverse group of dedicated members from throughout the university community were assembled to make up the Presidential Search Committee. The…
Jonathan Skaff, professor of History and director of International Studies presented the paper, “It Was Not Easy Being a Prince: Violence at Six Dynasties, Sui and Tang Courts,” at the Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/AAS/agenda.asp?BCFO2=M%7CMIC%7CMTA%7CSP&pfp=InPerson&fb=China+and+Inner+Asia&fc=History&startdate=3%2F25%2F2022&starttime=9%3A00+AM&enddate=3%2F25%2F2022
Adam Powell and Mohammad Rahman, Department of Management, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, presented to the Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference (AMS). AMS is a premier international conference for the marketing field where scholars from around the globe present their recent academic work. They attempt to offer a more in-depth understanding of the flow experience (state…
Heather Sahli, associate professor of Biology mentored biology students Mansi Patel, Tara Feltman, and Leslie Taylor, as they presented their research at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists, hosted virtually by Lock Haven University on April 9th, 2022. The title of their presentation was “Salt spray tolerance in the genus Monarda.” They were…
Adam Powell, associate professor of Marketing and interim associate dean of the College of Business, Department of Management, Marketing, & Entrepreneurship, presented two scholarly research papers and one “teaching moment” at the 2021 Society for Marketing Advances Annual Conference in Orlando, FL in November 2021. These are each published in summarized form in the conference proceedings.…
Pablo Delis mentored biology majors Kaitlyn Hoerner and Kristian Broche who recently presented their preliminary research at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists, hosted virtually by Lock Haven University on April 9, 2022. The title of their presentation was “Survey of Amphibian Communities and Phenology in Vernal Pools and Wetlands at Letterkenny…
Cristina Rhodes, assistant professor of English, was invited to speak to the Hispanic National Bar Association on the legal and social repercussions of the recent surge in book banning. Rhodes joined them at their conference in New Orleans at the end of March. https://www.facebook.com/HNBANational/posts/4823095944406761
Jayleen Galarza, Department of Social Work and Gerontology is the winner of the 2022 AASECT DEI Award (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award). Galarza will be honored at the AASECT’s 2022 Virtual Conference on June 3rd. https://aasectannualconference.com/