Elizabeth Aragunde, Music & Theatre Arts In January, Dr. Elizabeth Aragunde served as the guest conductor for the highly competitive Pennsylvania Music Educators’ Association’s District 4 Choral Festival held in Huntingdon County. The three-day festival was the largest in PMEA D4 history, with over 250 auditioned, top-level singers from twenty-four area high schools participating. The event culminated in a concert at…
Dr. Christine Anne Royce, Teacher Education Dr. Royce Co-authored an article titled “Identity in Transition: How Teachers Learn, Adapt, and Evolve with AI” along with Valerie Bennett that appeared in Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Web-Link: https://jrsmte.com/article/identity-in-transition-how-teachers-learn-adapt-and-evolve-with-ai-17644 Dr. Matthew R. Shupp, Counselor Education Dr. Shupp recently returned from spending three weeks…
Dr. David Wildermuth, Professor of German; Dept of Global Languages & Cultures Dr. Wildermuth presented a paper ‘I am fully aware of my guilt…’ : Insights into Post-War Soviet Justice through Case Studies of the German Army’s 35th Division, 1946–49 at the conference “Military Justice in the First Half of the 20th Century: Insights, Archives…
Dr. Jennifer Clements, MSW Program Director and Professor of Social Work and Gerontology Dr. Jen Clements was accepted and received a scholarship to the 2025 WeCOACH – NCAA Women Coaches Academy in Indianapolis. This is a multi-day growth and development program available to collegiate women coaches in sports. This program is designed for women who…
This past summer, Shippensburg faculty members published high-quality research and were selected for competitive programs, such as the AEJMC Jennifer McGill fellowship. Ship is proud to recognize the following faculty members who published research this summer 2025: Viet Dao, Accounting and Information Systems & Analytics Dr. Dao presented a paper titled “Extracting and Coding…
Check out the articles!: Want to Motivate Students in STEM? The Way You Explain Things Matters National Science Foundation Cancels More Than 400 STEM Grants “Every teacher has had one of those days or one of those topics,” where no matter how many different ways they’ve explained it, students still didn’t understand it, said…
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