I came into college during a pandemic, I have yet to experience college without masks, social distancing, etc. I got vaccinated to contribute to the progress of returning to normalcy in a sense. We may not go back to where it was before March 2020, however, with vaccinations, there is more room for flexibility. I…
Julianna Vaughan’s ’21 degree in English prepared her for what’s next, as she is set to continue on her academic journey pursuing her Master of Arts in Humanities at Wilson College. Vaughan was homeschooled for her high school education, but participated in the Middle College program at Hagerstown Community College before coming to Ship. As a first…
ESTEEM is a career outreach event for regional seventh grade young women – exploring science, technology, engineering, earth science, and mathematics. The program is in its 12th year and has reached over 1500 young women since 2012. The event has grown to bringing in about 400 young women to campus each May for a series…
Toru Sato, psychology, will be holding a free online course entitled: Mindfulness: Embracing Life with an Open Heart through the Bosler Memorial Public Library in Carlisle, PA. This course consists of guided meditations exercises as well as theoretical discussions, stories, poetry, and inspiring quotes about mindfulness. The classes are offered via Zoom every other Saturday:…
As part of their outreach efforts in STEM Education, the National Science Foundation sponsors STEM for All Video Showcase and invited sixty-nine educators and scientists to serve as national facilitators for the program. Christine Royce, teacher education, was selected as one of those facilitators to help guide and facilitate discussions as part of the event. …
Michael Lyman, social work and gerontology, successfully applied for a sabbatical to take place in the spring of 2022. He completed the sabbatical application in concert with an application for a Fulbright grant as a Canada Research Chair in Food Security at the University of Guelph. The University of Guelph is in the Toronto area.…
In April 2021, Allison Carey, sociology, received the Outstanding Career in the Sociology of Disability Award from the Disability and Society Section of the American Sociological Association. The award honors a Section member whose career has shaped the sociology of disability field through their research, teaching, and professional service.
Dear Campus Community, A special note of gratitude for the campus community as you finish strong and look back on what you have achieved this year…. It is one we will never forget but always cherish for the skills of resiliency and teaching us eternal optimism in the face of life’s challenges- skills money can’t buy.…
Shippensburg University’s 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition is now available in an online web gallery. sixty-seven entries were selected out of 129 submissions. Thirty university undergraduate students contributed to the exhibition. This year’s jurors were Kristi Arnold, associate professor of art at Elizabethtown College and Milt Friendly, professor of art at Elizabethtown College. The…
Ship’s role in REP4, an alliance of six colleges and universities that will pilot student-designed programming addressing issues such as access and retention to higher education, was highlighted in an AP News story. Read the full article.