Ship’s chess team earns fifth place in national championship tournament

On January 2-5, The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Charlotte Chess Center,  where 47 chess teams competed across the U1800 Division. Through hard work and dedication, the Shippensburg University chess team impressively earned fifth place in the competition. Ship’s chess team members include captain Nathan Zeigler, Kevin Hemingway,…

Alecedys Clarke Presents Research at PCA Conference

Alecedys (Cedy) Clarke, a graduate student in the counseling program at Ship, presented research at 56th Annual Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA) Conference. Her presentation,” Cultural Responsiveness in Supervision: Fostering Counselor Identity Development”, explained the importance of discussing multicultural issues within counseling supervision.  Clarke presented her research alongside her supervisor, Christopher Cooper, a doctoral candidate in…

Software engineering students launch ‘Ship N Seek’

Shippensburg University is excited to bring its campus community, “Ship N’ Seek”, an augmented reality (AR) app designed as a fun way to help guide students. The app will be displayed at the university’s open house on Saturday, November 9.  Created by software engineering students, the app celebrates the 50th anniversary of Ship’s Computer Science…

Shippensburg University’s 2024 Homecoming Royalty

On Saturday, October 18, 2024, Shippensburg University announced the homecoming royalty winners during halftime at the Ship vs Kutztown football game, located at Seth Grove Stadium. All proceeds that were raised directly support the SCRC’s Hound’s Pack program. This year, Tymere Harris and Annie Linker took home Homecoming Royalty! Tymere Harris Harris is a mechanical engineering…

Celebrating Ship student’s international learning experiences

October 21-25, Shippensburg University celebrated International Education Week. In honor of this week-long event, Ship celebrates and recognizes students from various countries who come to Ship to study, as well as those who embark on educational travel abroad opportunities. Get to know a few of Ship’s international students: Jayden Pohlman Junior communications and journalism media…

Workforce Development creates resume module for Spanish speakers

The university’s Center of Career and Workforce Development is thrilled to announce that they have received a PA Smart Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, a grant that will support the Hispanic community. Tracy Montoro, the director of workforce development, and Hayley Anderson, the director of communications and outreach for the center…

Shippensburg University’s 2024 Homecoming Court Nominees

Homecoming weekend is right around the corner! On Saturday, October 18, 2024, Shippensburg University will be announcing Homecoming Royalty during halftime at the Ship vs Kutztown football game, located at Seth Grove Stadium. Ship is proud to recognize the nine nominees this year, all of which are students who have exemplified a commitment to staying…