Gerard Zack ’81 announced as spring commencement speaker

Shippensburg University will celebrate the accomplishments of undergraduate students during its spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7 at 11:00 a.m. at Seth Grove Stadium. The ceremony will feature remarks from Gerard (Gerry) Zack ’81, chief executive officer of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics & Health Care Compliance Association (SCCE & HCCA). SCCE &…

SU Career Center Launches Inaugural Career Fashion Show 

At Shippensburg University, students are not just getting advice on what to wear to job interviews; they’re actually shopping for what to wear for free. From pants, dress shirts, shoes and skirts, The Raider Ready Professional Dress Closet is setting students up for career success and an upcoming fashion show will showcase what’s up for…

Dr. Cheryl Slattery and students share the value of GBLUES lab school

Since 1871, Shippensburg University has provided its students and its surrounding community with a laboratory school. Today, the Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School (GBLUES) provides valuable hands-on learning opportunities for Shippensburg University students in all phases of their academic journey toward becoming teachers. According to Dr. Cheryl Slattery, professor of Teacher Education, GBLUES allows…

Ship 150: A look back at women’s athletic teams

Women’s athletic teams at Shippensburg University have been breaking barriers since the early 1970s. The first Women’s Swimming and Diving team was created in the 1972-1973 academic year. In their first season they won all but one swim meet, and the team was known for their academic excellence with all 10 swimmers averaging above a…

GBLUES Earth Day Plant Sale

Please consider supporting the Grace B Luhrs Elementary Annual Plant Sale! 2 Ways to Participate!! Preorder via the attached order form or Visit the Greenhouse on Garden Day! Order forms and payments are due to the GBLUES Office, Attention Melinda Bender by April 1st. ***Checks payable to GBLUES PTO*** Pick up orders on EARTH DAY, Friday April…

A message from the President: Take the Campus Climate Commitment Survey

Dear Campus Community, In the spring of 2020, Shippensburg University formalized its goal of carbon neutrality and community resilience planning with the signing of Second Nature’s Campus Climate Commitment. As we work toward this goal, under the direction of the SU Climate Action Plan Committee, there are important steps, we, as a campus community, must take each year.…

Isabel Weaver studies abroad with Freeman-Asia Scholarship

Shippensburg University senior international studies major with a Spanish minor Isabel Weaver was awarded a prestigious Freeman-Asia scholarship to study abroad in South Korea during the spring 2022 semester. This need-based national scholarship program supports U.S.- based undergraduates planning to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. The goal of the program is to increase…

Ship & Locust Grove Cemetery Committee collaborate for listing on National Register of Historic Places 

The National Park Service has named Shippensburg’s Locust Grove Cemetery to the National Register of Historic Places as a significant historic site reflecting two centuries of African American history and culture in Central Pennsylvania. “It is a blessing to receive this honor,” said Nancy Hodge, a member of the Locust Grove Cemetery Committee. “Many people…