Alumnus Daniel D. Serfass featured in PennLive as new Camp Hill superintendent
Daniel D. Serfass was named superintendent for Camp Hill School District. His appointment was featured in PennLive. Read the full article.
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Skylar Walder – Sharing my reality as a Korean living in America
On Monday, March 22, 2021 Shippensburg University held a vigil for the recent events in Atlanta, Georgia where eight people were murdered, six of whom were Asian. I was able to be part of this monumental event. I spoke of my experiences and shared my story, and how I see it from my eyes as…
Women’s History Month: Junior Allison Melka’s STEM journey at Ship
While those careers characterized as STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics have been the historic domain of white men, STEM classroom has been seeing an evolution with more females moving into the field. At Ship, the evolution has support of bright and engaged students and passionate and committed faculty. A Female College Student’s Experience in…
Deb Gochenaur organizes virtually ESTEEM, with Kim Presser, Ji Young Choi presenting
Deb Gochenaur, mathematics, has organized an online version of the ESTEEM program during spring 2021. This is a STEM career outreach program that provides workshops and enrichment activities for middle-school girls in our region. As part of this program: Kim Presser (along with Math major Amy Rehnert) ran a virtual workshop as a part of…
Jen Clements featured in PennLive article
Jen Clements, social work and gerontology, was featured in an article in PennLive describing the work she has done to help individuals register and receive COVID-19 vaccines in the area. Article link: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/03/she-saved-his-life-pa-professor-has-helped-more-than-200-people-find-covid-19-vaccine-appointments.html
Amber Norwood co-authors article in Psychopharmacology journal
Amber Norwood, psychology, recently co-authored an article entitled “Efficacy of Ketamine for Major Depressive Episodes at 2, 4, and 6-weeks Post-Treatment: A Meta-Analysis” in the peer-reviewed journal “Psychopharmacology” (5-year impact factor = 3.2). The article was based on the thesis of a 2020 graduate (Ashley Conley who was first author), for which Dr. Norwood served…
Robert Shaffer published in Patriot News
On March 2, Robert Shaffer, emeritus professor of history, published an Op-ed in Harrisburg Patriot-News, “We should amend Constitution to save American democracy,” and also posted online at PennLive, Feb. 15, 2021, at https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/02/we-should-amend-the-constitution-to-save-american-democracy-opinion.html In addition, Shaffer wrote a Letter to the Editor in Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies,…
Hyunpyo (HP) Kim research in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Hyunpyo (HP) Kim’s research paper entitled “Corporate social responsibility and operating cash flows management: An examination of credit market incentives” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting which is listed as an A+ journal on ABDC.
Gretchen Pierce presents at American Historical Association meeting
In January 2021, Gretchen Pierce, history, presented “To Defanaticize and Dealcoholize the Population”: The Interrelated Anti-Clerical and Anti-Alcohol Campaigns,” at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting. In addition, Pierce participated in a round table on teaching food and beverage history at the Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies annual meeting. It was called: “¡Buen…
Joseph Zume awarded research fellowship in Uganda
Joseph Zume, geography and earth science, has been awarded a research fellowship from the Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA). He will be conducting groundwater and sanitation research with collaborators at Makerere University, Uganda, in East Africa, from June -July 2021. In addition, Zume has published his research paper, Using…