Category Student Life

Housing and Residence Life recycling nearly 30 tons of mattresses 

Housing and Residence Life recycles nearly 30 tons of mattresses

On May 26-29, Shippensburg University’s Housing and Residence Life Office tackled phase 1 of a campus-wide mattress replacement project, saving 1,100 mattresses (nearly 13 tons of waste) from landfills and providing students with upgraded, locally made mattresses.   Volunteers moving and loading the used mattresses to be recycled  The project is replacing an estimated 2,432 mattresses (approximately 30 tons of waste) across student residence halls. Shippensburg contracted LRP Recycling out of Massachusetts to break…

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Shippensburg University announces Spring 2026 Dean’s Lists

Shippensburg University is proud to announce the  Spring 2026 Dean’s Lists! This is an honor roll of students who have achieved academic excellence by earning a semester quality point average of 3.50 or higher. The lists are released by each student’s respective college. View the Spring 2026 Dean’s Lists for each college here:

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Science education students help cover the NSTA spring conference

Science education students help cover the NSTA spring conference

April 15-18, Dr.Christine Royce, professor in the Department of Teacher Education, and Shippensburg students Laci Hoover, Jeremy Gruver, Faith Small and Ashley Hepler, attended the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) spring conference in Anaheim, California, one of the largest gatherings of science educators in the world. The group of students not only participated as attendees,…

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Malaki Schaeffer presents psychology research at Eastern Psychological Association conference

Malaki Schaeffer presents psychology research at Eastern Psychological Association conference

Junior psychology major Malaki Schaeffer presented research on distracted listening while studying at the Eastern Psychological Association conference in Boston, MA. His findings challenge the belief that distracted listening strongly impacts academic performance. “Distracted learning is defined as multitasking during learning, or learning while something else is going on,” said Schaeffer. “By definition, at least…

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Madeline Pelna Wins 2nd Place in National Wheel-Throwing Competition

Madeline Pelna Wins 2nd Place in National Wheel-Throwing Competition;

Sophomore art education major Madeline (Maddie) Pelna placed second in the kiln company, Skutt’s, National Student Throwing Competition at the National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Detroit, Michigan. This competition challenged both undergraduate and graduate students to create the most inventive vessel on the potter’s wheel using only five pounds…

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Drs. Feeney & Wildermuth lead study abroad journey across Europe

Drs. Feeney & Wildermuth lead travel abroad journey across Europe; Feeney and students at Pilsner Urquell brewery

Over Spring break, Dr. Alison Feeney, Chair of the Department of Geography & Earth Science, and Dr. David Wildermuth, Professor of the Department of Global Languages & Culture,  led a study abroad trip through Germany, Austria and Czechia. Students crossed borders from Munich to Salzburg, České Budějovice, Plzeň, Bamberg and several other cities, where they…

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Emily Spencer presents at notable conference in Seville, Spain

Emily Spencer presents at notable conference in Seville, Spain

Emily Spencer, who earned both her B.A. in psychology and M.S. in clinical mental health counseling from Shippensburg, is now a doctoral student in Counselor Education Supervision presented a 60-minute session at the Mediterranean Region Counselors Association Conference in Seville, Spain.  Spencer’s session, “From Crisis to Connection: Addressing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Clinical…

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Henry Mohl appointed to Council of Trustees

University student and university president Charles Patterson stand together in front of State System logo.

Shippensburg University sophomore Henry Mohl has been selected to serve as the student representative on the Shippensburg University Council of Trustees. His appointment was approved by Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors on April 15, 2026. Mohl, a political science major with a minor in military science is a native of the…

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Malu Takahashi and Sammy Lerario advance women and gender equality initiatives at Ship

Malu Takahashi and Sammy Lerario advance women and gender equality initiatives at Ship

This past March, Shippensburg University held several events honoring International Women’s Day. The annual Gero Awards recognized women across campus whose leadership and advocacy efforts have led to measurable change. The event was presented by the Center for Global Education and co-sponsored by Women’s and Gender Studies, the PAGE Center, the Office of Inclusion, Belonging…

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