Dr. Sieta Achampong ‘01 was certain of her future in education when she came to Ship. “I always knew I was going to be a teacher. I used to run camps in the summer and, as a kid myself, my grandparents would let me take other kids to museums and stuff because I always loved…
The annual PASSHE Women’s Consortium Conference, hosted by Slippery Rock, will take place virtually on March 26 and 27. This years program focuses on wellness, agency and advocacy, an intersectional context. Topics include: Trans health & wellness issues Sexual assault Interpersonal violence Title IX White supremacist threats to health & wellness COVID-19 Mental Health Black…
Alumna Fritzi Shreffler, Safety Press Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, was featured on iHeart Radios WHP580 as part of their International Women’s Day celebration. Fritzi will recognize 20 years in her position at PennDOT later this year. Hear her interview here.
Join Franny Choi, a queer, Korean-American author, for a virtual poetry reading on March 19 at 7:00 p.m. Choi is the author of two poetry collections, “Soft Science” (Alice James Books, 2019) and “Floating, Brilliant, Gone” (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014), as well as one chapbook, “Death by Sex Machine” (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017). The event…
Shippensburg University’s commitment to wellness is expanding with Kognito – an online training simulator to help students, faculty and staff talk about student mental health. College can be very stressful for students, and faculty and staff may be unable to detect the warning signs, or lack the confidence to raise concerns. “At-Risk for Faculty and…
The Shippensburg University Children’s Fair returns on April 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Ship Rec facility, located at 533 Lancaster Drive. The annual event is part of Ship Serves, the University’s service-learning program, and is made possible by student, faculty, and staff volunteers. With COVID-19 mitigation protocols in place, children will enjoy a…
Welcome to March! Thank you Ship Community for a great start to our semester and our new R3 testing initiative. We look forward to a productive semester filled with additional opportunities. R3 TESTING CENTER UPDATE 1. Over the past two weeks, the R3 Testing center has performed over 3500 tests of students, staff and faculty of…
Congratulations graduates! The time has come! At the beginning of the semester, we shared with you that we were waiting to make decisions regarding commencement due to the pandemic. To accommodate different comfort levels with social gatherings and moving about in public, you and your families will have the option of participating in commencement in one of two…
Two-time alumna Ausha Green was featured in a PennLive article announcing her run for a second term on Harrisburg City Council. Read the full article.
Hello Ship community, I write to you today with a personal and bittersweet message. It is with emotion I share that, after much discussion with my family, I have decided to accept an opportunity that moves us away from Shippensburg. This summer, I will be transitioning to Lawrence University, in Appleton, WI where I will…