Ship students represent at Governor’s College Day of Action

Four students, Allyson Ritchey ’24 Aidan Piper ’24 Ethan Bauman ’24 and Harun Pacavar SGA President ’24 attended the Governor’s College Day of Action on January 22. The event was designed to welcome college leaders and Pennsylvania influencers to the Governor’s Mansion. During the event, guest speakers and panels discussed what they have done on…

Meet Ship’s New Frederick Douglass Communications Teaching Fellow

Dr. Colin Campbell is a teaching fellow from the Frederick Douglass Teaching Fellowship,  affiliated with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. He has been assigned to teach at Shippensburg University for 1 year. According to Dr. Campbell, he will be teaching the class “Introduction to Communication Studies,” which involves speech theory and public speaking…

Finding Hope in Books

This was first published in the SU Magazine. That’s the impact of Books of Hope, a non-profit organization started by senior special education and early childhood education major José Lopez. “We’re dedicated to spreading the joy of reading by providing new and gently used books to children in hospitals, daycare centers, churches, and other community…

Passion for Helping Drives Social Work Graduate Rozlynne Dealy

Social workers are committed to making a difference in the lives of others. They are dedicated to promoting social change and improving the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Rozlynne knew she had a passion for helping people when she was a teenager. In high school, she fell in love with her sociology class. While…

Chemistry Students Travel to Indianapolis for National Meeting of the American Chemical Society

The National Meeting of the American Chemical Society is one of the most important events in the field of chemistry in the US. It’s held twice a year and brings together thousands of chemists, scientists, researchers, educators, and students from all over the world to share their latest research findings, innovations, and discoveries. Shippensburg University…

Cody Myers ’22M wins BEA Award of Excellence

Shippensburg University is proud to announce that Cody Myers ’22 won a Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Award of Excellence for his documentary, “The Show Must Go On.” Myers submitted the documentary in the Graduate Student Film & Video Production Competition Category, of which only 15 winners were declared nationwide. Myers, a Strategic Communications major, completed…

Kayla Kunkel brings light to new tool for Cumberland County Forensic Lab

This summer, chemistry major Kayla Kunkel’s research as an intern with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office Forensic Lab brought to light a new tool for fingerprint analysis. “I worked with a fluorescent fingerprinting agent, Lumicyano. Lumicyano is a one-step fluorescent cyanoacrylate fuming process. The fluorescence of the product makes viewing and analyzing fingerprints easier,”…