Pablo Delis co-publishes in Journal of Northern American Herpetology

Dr. Pablo Delis (Biology), his former Shippensburg University student, Jason Dallas, and his colleague at the State Museum of Pennsylvania have published the paper DALLAS J., W. E. MESHAKA, JR., AND P. R. DELIS. 2021. The Natural History of the Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) in South-central Pennsylvania. Journal of North American Herpetology 2021(1):…

Christine Royce presented at NSTA Regional Conference

Dr. Christine Royce, Teacher Education Department, has given three presentations in the last few weeks including: Using Picture Books Can Promote Literacies with Text to……Connections at the NSTA Regional Conference in Portland, OR; Growing in the Digital World which was part of the Science Teachers of Missouri MoDELS professional learning seminar series; and co-presented with three international colleagues From Typhoid Mary…

Shishir Shakya papers published in two journals

Dr. Shakya’s, econmoics, paper titled “Productivity Spillovers and the Productivity-Compensation Gap” is accepted in the Spatial Economic Analysis journal. The article illuminates possible explanations and quantifies the productivity and compensation gap in US industries. The productivity and compensation gap is attributed to rising inequality and wage stagnation and has intrigued academics and policymakers. He hypothesis…

Bailey, Dagnes, Grove, Lichtman and Sachleben chair and present to Northeast Political Science Association

Five faculty members from the Department of Political Science participated virtually in the annual meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association from November 11 – 13, 2021 (https://www.northeasternpsa.com/). Dr. Lonce Bailey, associate professor, chaired the Jerry Mileur Panel on the Future of the Parties. Dr. Alison Dagnes, professor, chaired the panel:  Authors Meet Critics:  At War…

Scott Drzyzga recertified as GISP and joins drone association

Dr. Scott Drzyzga was recently recertified as a Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), which requires continual education, making contributions to the profession, and peer review of a portfolio of recent mapping projects. Scott also passed the FAA’s recurrent small unmanned aircraft systems test, renewed his FAA Remote Pilot Certificate, and became an inaugural member of…

Ship ranks in top 10 percent for overall value nationwide

Shippensburg University is ranked in the top 10% nationwide as a Best Value School for a Bachelor’s Degree by College Factual. This ranking is determined by a thorough review of tuition, fees, room and board costs before any aid is applied. In addition, the overall quality of the school is considered by reviewing graduation rates,…

Justin Sentz presented at international IT convention

Dr. Justin Sentz served as a presenter for a session titled “Strategies to Mitigate Systemic Challenges That Arise in Instructional Design” at the 2021 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention held in Chicago, IL and virtually. He also was a panelist for a webinar on “Project Management in Instructional Design” as part…

A Message from IT: Phish Alert Button

Hello all, In the next few days (the process has started and will take a day to complete to all mailboxes), you will notice a new “Phish Alert Button” (PAB) in your Outlook. You can use this button to report any suspicious or potentially dangerous emails. If you get a suspicious email, click the Phish Alert button…

Last chance to order for SCRC’s holiday fundraiser

The Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition (SCRC) and the Shippensburg Shade Tree Commission are continuing their holiday tradition for community members, businesses, families, and others with the annual Holiday Fundraiser. If you have any questions, please contact info@shipresources.org. Deadline to order is noon, Wednesday, November 10. Order here. This sale includes Christmas trees, garlands, wreaths, and a meal from…