“I can’t wait to see what the future holds,” Marie Rodriguez expressed. On May 9-10, students graduated from Shippensburg University and are moving on to pursue their career paths, further their education and service to their communities. One of the many spring graduates who serves as an example of success is Marie Rodriguez, who will…
“I really like bridging the gap between the community and the college,” he said. “There’s often this divide between townspeople and students and I think projects like this help bring them together.” William Flannery, a graduate student in the sociology department, partnered with associate professor Chad Kimmel to analyze the failure of the former Carlisle…
Sociology major and Wood Honors College student Kayce Cook, presented research at the 2025 Minds@Work conference, where she examined how neighborhood demographics impact access to advanced high school coursework like AP, IB and dual enrollment options. Cook, a junior, plans to pursue a master’s in higher education and student affairs. She is an honors ambassador,…
Senior chemistry major and mathematics minor Abbie Morgan recently presented her research on kombucha fermentation and analytical chemistry at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego, California. Morgan tied in first place alongside two students from the University of California-Davis and the University of Massachusetts in the Division of Agriculture and Food…
Senior psychology major Brendan Cartin presented his research at the 96th annual conference for the Eastern Psychological Association. His study explores how to increase student motivation through preparing of coursework and provides data into how goal-setting and motivation strategies help students succeed academically. “I would like to thank Dr. Hatvany and Shippensburg University for making…
Mette Madsen is a mechanical engineering student and only female member of the SAE BAJA team, where students design and compete off-track vehicles.
Sydnee Lynch participated in a week-long study abroad program, Reach Out: Enhancing Education in the Dominican Republic.
Senior mechanical engineering major, Aiden Gonder and Dr. Joao Dias, associate professor of mechanical engineering, recently took on a project that would provide an important product to Keystone Health’s pediatrics team. “I originally wanted to have some sort of extracurricular project to demonstrate the knowledge I gained in the classroom,” Gonder said. “I went to my advisor,…
Student Moses Kimotho is interning at Burnside America, a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic cylinders.
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…