Sent on behalf of the Raider Neighbor Program & Office of Community Engagement We are helping to support the Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition with community meal distribution on Fridays in April. Roughly 100 Shippensburg community members are served via this effort daily. How you can help! Volunteer Fridays in April: 1:00-3:00pm in the CUB Room 221 preparing Grab-N-Go…
The Campus Compact of New York & Pennsylvania (CCNYPA) and the Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps Regional Office have approved Shippensburg University as an AmeriCorps VISTA Host Site for 2021-22 academic year. This collaborative VISTA opportunity will serve across the different colleges at Shippensburg University and will specifically partner with the Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School to…
PA VACCINATION TIMELINE Pennsylvania health officials released an announcement on Wednesday, March 31 regarding an accelerated timeline to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults. Monday April 5th is of particular importance as it marks the beginning of Phase 1B, which opens vaccination eligibility to all education workers. On April 12, there is expanded eligibility…
In 2017, senior social work major Alideeq Osman watched as sweeping anti-immigration laws were enacted by President Donald Trump, blocking refugees, like himself, from entering the United States. Osman began to reflect on the twenty-one years he spent living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Daadab, Kenya and realized by sharing his story, he…
If you haven’t made it to an Alumni Lunch and Learn yet, you should, and there are two great speakers slated for April. These events are fun, informal and a great way to connect with the workforce. On March 16, Barrieann George ;88 – ‘89M, director of development and communication at Safe Harbor, Inc., visited…
Cristina Rhodes, English, was quoted in a dnyuz.com article discussing ending the distribution of a book in the “Captain Underpants” series. The book contain racially insensitive material. Read the full article.
Alumnus Todd Regar was featured in the Reading Eagle. The article announced his appointment to a vice president of marketing position. Read the full article.
Alumnus John Poniske was featured in a Record Herald article announcing his run for Waynesboro Borough Council. Read the full article.
Alison Dagnes was quoted in an article in the Democrat and Chronicle. The article discussed the ongoing scandal surrounding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Read the full article.
Lawrence Eppard and his book “Poorly Understood: What America gets wrong about poverty,” was featured in an article on The Good Men Project. Read the full article.