Dr. Chattopadhyay was recently invited to serve on the Advisory Board of Bhavan College’s soon-to-be-launched Management School of Events, Entertainment & Design (MSEED). The college is part of one of India’s largest public universities – the University of Mumbai. Dr. Chattopadhyay who recently returned from a month-long trip to India is also an invited speaker…
Dr. Ramsey’s new research study, “The humor paradox and identity in professional stand-up comedy: humor enactment as a predictor of personal-relational and enacted-relational identity gaps in the comedian–audience relationship,” was published in Communication Research Reports (https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2025.2464707). Dr. Ramsey is also scheduled to present his original humor research in April at the Southern States Communication Association meeting in…
Dr. Dave Kennedy coached the SU Chess Team at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship in Charlotte, NC. The team placed 5th in the U1800 Division, believed to be the highest finish ever for a PASSHE school. Shippensburg was undefeated in six matches, including wins over Ohio State and U. Mass Amherst. Congratulations to Dr. Kennedy and…
Dr. Horner’s book chapter entitled “Saints’ Lives: Bodies, Texts, and Readers in Medieval Lives of Female Saints” was recently published in Women in Christianity in the Medieval Age, 1000-1500, edited by Laura Kalas and Roberta Magnani, Routledge, 2025, pp. 86-109. Here’s the link to the book: https://www.routledge.com/Women-in-Christianity-in-the-Medieval-Age-1000-1500/Kalas-Magnani/p/book/9781032080802
Dr. Sangkook Lee was re-elected as the 2025 IEEE Region 2 Susquehanna Section Treasurer in December 2024 after serving as a member of the Executive Leadership Team over the past six years. Dr. Lee has been a member of IEEE for 25 years and was elevated to the grade of Senior Member in 2018. Learn…
Professor Hawkins and student Grace Coffman research the impact of rapid warehouse development and on air quality in Cumberland Valley.
Adam Oldham, a two-time alumnus of Shippensburg University, earned his Bachelor of Arts in 2010 and his Master of Education in School Counseling in 2013. In 2023, completed his Doctorate of Education at Immaculata University. Oldham serves as a school counselor at Big Spring High School, an adjunct professor in Ship’s counseling department, and as…
Scouting for America fights hunger throughout the Shippensburg community
In June 2024, the Botanical Society of America hosted the National Botany Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Attendees learned more about a variety of research topics, including endangered species conservation, plant adaptation and environmental stressors. Heather Sahli, faculty member in the biology department, presented her ongoing research on the Pennsylvania endangered dwarf iris, Iris verna.…
Former SU Economics faculty member, Shishir Shakya and AEES faculty member, Michael Levinstein published an article in The Journal of Economic Education on the efficacy of small, repeated faculty nudges to improve student learning outcomes. Article PDF available upon request. Web-Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220485.2024.2372306