Shippensburg University’s president, Dr. Charles E. Patterson, was named the newest member of the Board of Directors of the Team Pennsylvania Foundation (Team PA). As a nonpartisan public-private partnership, Team PA’s Board of Directors is co-chaired by the sitting governor and a private sector leader. Representatives from the public sector include leaders from all four…
Shippensburg University women’s basketball assistant coach Matt Allen has been selected to participate in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)’s Next Generation Institute. Allen is one of 32 coaches spanning NCAA Divisions I, II and III who were selected to participate. The WBCA describes the Next Generation Institute as “a high-level education program for experienced…
Dr. Megan Luft, interim associate vice president for enrollment management and executive director of admissions at Shippensburg University, received the Pennsylvania School Counselor Association’s (PSCA) Advocate of the Year Award on December 7, 2023 at the 68th Annual PSCA Conference entitled “Being and Belonging,” in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. “It was a complete surprise to me!…
Dr. Steven Burg, a professor of history at Shippensburg University, is the university’s recipient of the annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Keepers of the Flame Award, organized by Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The award recognizes an individual from each of the State System university campuses for their contributions to creating and…
Dr. Randall A. Pellow, professor emeritus of Teacher Education has received two prestigious awards. In October 2022, he received an Alumni Excellence Award by Penn State University’s College of Education. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon a graduate of the university. In June, 2023, he received a Lifetime Award of Merit from State…
Dr. Joseph Zume, professor of geography and earth science, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Program. In 2018, Zume began research on the impacts of on-site septic systems on the quality of shallow groundwater at coastal location with the University of Cape Coast in Ghana as…
Dr. Koller presented a lecture on White Collar Crime at a Marquette University Law School workshop on “Corporate Compliance” in early March. The lecture centered on a prior publication – Koller, C., Patterson, L. & Scalf, E. (2014). When Moral Reasoning and Ethics Training Fail: Reducing White Collar Crime through the Control of Opportunities for…
Dear Campus Community, I am pleased to share that Diane Jefferson, director of Multicultural Student Affairs, is a recipient of PASSHE’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Keepers of the Flame Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions by creating and promoting diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments that cultivate a sense of belonging.…
Dr. Christine Royce was honored with the 2022 Outstanding Leadership in Science Education (OLISE) Award from the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA). Since 1979, this prestigious award recognizes and honors an NSELA member, who through professional work, has demonstrated outstanding leadership in science education at the school, county, regional and or national level. Royce…