Stephanie Jirard talks legacy of Colin Powell on ABC27
Stephanie Jirard appeared on ABC27 to discuss the impact and legacy of Colin Powell. See her the full story.
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A message from the SU COVID Office: Fall Break
We hope this e-mail finds you well and ready to enjoy a little rest and relaxation for your Fall Break. We appreciate all of your efforts so far this season with masking, testing, vaccinations and more that has allowed us to flourish! In the past two weeks, we have seen our number of positive cases…
Fashion Archives and Museum debuts 150th celebration exhibit
Step back in time and celebrate Ship’s 150th with a new exhibit at the Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum (FA&M). The exhibit combines FA&M holdings and artifacts from the university’s archives collection housed in the Lehman Library. From dinks to band uniforms and varsity sweaters to bellbottoms, visitors will enjoy a detailed look of…
Ship takes the lead in new enrollment pathways with GEAR UP grant
Shippensburg University is expanding its impact on students across the Commonwealth as the new lead institution selected for the PA State GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant program. Funded by the United States Department of Education, GEAR UP assists underserved school districts with helping students’ dreams of going to college become reality.…
Viet Dao publishes paper in Pacific Asia Journal
Dr. Viet Dao, professor of MIS, chair of Accounting and MIS Department, published a paper in the Pacific Asia Journal Dao, Viet T. and Abraham, Thomas (2021) “An Empirical Examination of the Use of IS-enabled Sustainability Initiatives Across the Integrated Sustainability Framework,” Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems: Vol. 13 : Iss.…
Robert Shaffer’s article appears in The American Historian
Dr. Robert Shaffer’s article, “Black Cowboys and History Textbooks in the Era of Black Lives Matter,” appeared in the September 2021 issue of The American Historian. An on-line version of the article is at https://www.oah.org/tah/issues/2021/back-to-school-a-teaching-issue/black-cowboys-and-history-textbooks-in-the-era-of-black-lives-matter/
Christy Fic and Steve Burg to present at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
University Archivist Christy Fic, Dr. Steven Burg of the History and Philosophy Department, and graduate student Ethan Smith have been awarded the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference’s inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Session Scholarship. They will present their session, “Using Community Collecting Projects and Partnerships to Increase the Diversity of Archival Holdings,” at the Fall 2021 Mid-Atlantic…
Heather Sahli and Larry Klotz apply to register Ship Herbarium in worldwide index
Dr. Heather Sahli, associate professor; and Dr. Larry Klotz, professor emeritus, successfully applied for registration of the Shippensburg University Herbarium in “Index Herbariorum”, a “worldwide index of 3,100 herbaria”. Dr. Klotz and local volunteer Mr. Ben Hedges have now cataloged 13,861 of the more than an estimated 15,000 specimens of ferns and seed plants in…
Gretchen Pierce blogs and presents to national and international audiences
Dr. Gretchen Pierce, history/philosophy, wrote a blog post entitled “How We Did It: H-Latam’s Research Corner Blog.” This piece was published for editors of H-Net (Humanities and Social Sciences online network), explaining how they could create a research-oriented blog on their networks like the one she publishes for her network, H-Latam. https://networks.h-net.org/node/877/discussions/7825172/how-we-did-it-h-latams-research-corner-blog Pierce gave a presentation to Ph.D.…
Shippensburg University announces Outstanding Young Alumni Awards
Shippensburg University will honor two alumni with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award during the annual Alumni Awards Dinner on October 22 as part of the university’s Homecoming Celebration. This award is presented to graduates who are 40 years-old or younger and recognizes their outstanding achievement in their field for the benefit of the community. This…