Forget a generic gift from the big box store. Keep your holiday shopping in the Ship family this season! From a children’s book by a distinguished principal to local soap handmade for sensitive skin, alumni all across the country offer creative and crafty gift options to keep your holiday spending Ship-centric in 2020. COFFEE FOR THE…
This story first appeared in the Shippensburg University Magazine. The 1917 to 2018 versions of The Cumberland, Shippensburg University’s yearbook, are now available to the public in the digitized archives. Christy Fic, university archivist and special collections librarian, said the digitization project took a year-and-a-half to complete. “Most people think that digitization is simple—scan the…
Record and enter your personal congratulations for Shippensburg University’s winter graduating class. Completing the final chapter of your college journey during a pandemic is no small feat. Yet, the approximately 240 undergraduate, 79 graduate, and 4 doctoral students who are tentatively approved to graduate this December 2020 and January 2021 did just that. Despite all…
Ship faculty and staff eagerly await the day they can finally step foot in the new School of Engineering facility. The addition of the School of Engineering was announced in 2018, leading to an extensive planning phase to transform the old steam plant into a state-of-the-art building for engineering programs. Renovations officially began in January…
Dear Students, Parents, Faculty and Staff, We made it! We set sail together into uncharted waters this Fall, not knowing what to expect. Some said we couldn’t do it, shouldn’t do it, but we did. We learned what makes our campus community great, and in short, it is you. We will forever remember this semester,…
Bringing together their affinity for a great popular song with outstanding live performances, Irishmen Damian McGinty, Keith Harkin, Paul Byrom, Ryan Kelly and Scotsman George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder pay homage to cherished Holiday favorites in their ONLINE Holiday concert Celtic Thunder Christmas. Celtic Thunder Christmas offers an amazing and nostalgic performance by the group,…
Enjoy this magical holiday concert, presented by The Luhrs Center, from the comfort of your home starting December 11 at 7:00 p.m. Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway will perform a mix of holiday favorites, beloved Broadway showtunes, share stories about the holidays and her career, and offer a preview of music from her…
Senior ROTC Cadet Joseph Oleski was featured on the US Army Cadet Command’s Facebook page on December 5. Oleski, a geoenvironmental studies major is ranked the number seven cadet in the nation out of nearly 7,000 cadets from across the country. Check out the Cadet Command shout out.
SmartTalk featured Cumberland County climate action group, a partnership between Center for Land Use and Sustainability’s, Cumberland Conservation Collaborative, the South Mountain Partnership, Cumberland County, Center for Sustainability at Dickinson College and Carlisle Borough. Beginning with a series of three forums, the Cumberland County climate action group will look at the changing climate, and how…
This story first appeared in the Shippensburg University Magazine. Encouraging students to soar high—literally and figuratively—is a key to student success for Barbara (King) Walters-Phillips ’71. She has inspired thousands of students and teachers nationwide with her aeronautics workshops, classes, and “first flight” experiences over the past three decades. Her work and enthusiasm recently led…