Good Afternoon SU Colleagues, Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the State System had previously extended the timeframes for 2019 unused personal and annual leave allowing employees to utilize this leave during the full year of 2020, and through the first seven pay periods of 2021. The deadline for using the carryover, including the 2019 leave was April 9, 2021. In recognition of the…
Power has been restored to campus; all classes, remote, hybrid and in-person, remain cancelled for Thu., Mar. 11, 2021. The R3 Testing location and Reisner Dining Hall remains open. Student services and dining options are being restored. Activities are available for students at the CUB, residence halls and Ship Rec throughout the day. Watch your email for special activities. Staff should…
Campus is still without power. All classes, remote, hybrid and in-person, are cancelled for the remainder of Thursday, March 11. Staff should continue to work remotely or follow direction provided by their supervisor. R3 Testing remains open. Until power is restored dining services are available at Reisner Dining Hall only. Activities are available for students…
Stephanie Jirard was quoted in a PennLive article discussing a potential study of racial issues in Carlisle Borough. Read the full article.
Power is out across campus. Facilities has been in contact with the power company and is working to restore power. Most buildings have emergency power which provides lighting and Wi-Fi. At this time, morning classes are cancelled. Classes are expected to continue as scheduled starting at 12:15 p.m. Staff who have not reported to campus…
Shippensburg University, through the work of Ship Votes, a non-partisan coalition of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, is once again named a Voter Friendly Campus. Ship is one of only 231 schools from 37 states to receive this prestigious designation awarded by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators…
Lawrence Eppard appeared on PBS’s The Open Mind discussing his book “Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty.” Listen to his episode.
Alumnus Kirk Stoner, Cumberland County director of planning, and Ship’s Center for Land Use and Sustainability were featured in an ABC27 story and an article in the Sentinel. CLUS is working with Stoner and the County to develop a climate action plan. See the ABC27 story. Read the Sentinel story. Read the PennLive story.
Dr. Justin Sentz served as a guest editor with Drs. Jill Stefaniak, Rebecca Reese, and Tonia Dousay for the Journal of Applied Instructional Design (JAID) special issue titled “Designing For All: An Exploration of Universal Design for Online Learning” (Volume 10, Issue 1).
While students across the Western Hemisphere begin preparations to participate in the annual forum, the Washington Model of the Organization of American States (WMOAS), senior political science majors at Ship, Brenda Aristy and Seth Edwards are gearing up to lead this unique hands-on student experience in diplomacy. The Organization of American States is a regional…