Senior biology major Cooper Grove has his sights set on becoming a physician. The Dr. William E. Peightel Scholarship he received helped move him toward that goal. “This scholarship means I am able to continue my education without fear of accumulating excessive debt while here at Shippensburg,” Cooper said, adding, “I have a lot of…
The National Collegiate Honor Council (NCHC) has named Luke Hershey ‘21 a Portz Scholar. The award recognizes the top research and creative projects across the nation each year. As one of only four students selected in the nation for this prestigious honor, the Wood Honors College and English secondary education student is invited to present his…
Junior Chase Slenker is sharing his Ship experience with a one-day Ship Instagram take over on October 12. Slenker, a Wood Honors College student and supply chain management major, is interning this semester with Volvo as their fleet management intern. An active member of the campus community, Slenker is the Student Government Association’s vice president…
Senior marketing and entrepreneurship majors, Alex Spease and Lindsey Neidinger won third place in the State System Startup Challenge for their business idea, Aloe & Ivy Greenhouse and More. The State System Startup Challenge provides students attending one of the 14 state-owned universities the opportunity to compete for prize money to support their innovative ideas. Spease and Neidinger, both members of the Wood Honors College, placed third out…
First-year student, Allyson Ritchey, earned the Horatio Alger National Scholarship – a scholarship with a .27 percent acceptance rate and awarded to only 106 students nationwide. During Ritchey’s senior year at Northern Bedford County High School, she received an email stating she won the scholarship, which she described as slightly “underwhelming.” Though, Ritchey quickly became shocked after realizing she actually applied for the $25,000 national…
Shippensburg University senior and Wood Honors College student Matthew Zemba has turned his love of storytelling and genealogy into an amazing opportunity to present at the 2021 Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference this spring. Zemba will present his senior capstone project, “The Zemba Family Story: A documentary on the impact of Slovak Migration in Pennsylvania,” which…