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…
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…
CLUS director Holly Smith accompanied Dr. Sean Cornell and 10 students to Curacao for Geog 450 class over spring break, studying the island’s cultural, geological, industrial, and natural history. Lodging was provided by the Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) research station, which was also shared with other visiting researchers from abroad. Each student developed…
David Boatwright received a SURE grant to study poverty measurements across nations. Brad Bullock presented “Educating Women As a Way of Saving The World” for International Women’s Day. Lawrence Eppard hosted the Equality Games, drawing more than 150 students in and promoted inclusion and advocacy across campus. He also co-published research with students on the…
Psychology faculty members and students presented research projects at the 2025 Eastern Psychological Association Conference in New York and the university’s Minds@Work Conference. Kim Weikel led 23 students in service projects across seven mental health sites. She is also working with New Visions, Inc. to support quality assurance efforts. Ashley Seibert and her students presented…
Marlon Aristy, a political science major, was elected President of the Model Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., a prestigious honor. Under the mentorship of Mark Sachleben, Aristy and his fellow peers represented Haiti in negotiations and policy simulations alongside participants across the globe.
Ship’s Math and Computer Science Day had over 180 high school students attend, with over 70 competing in a math contest coordinated by faculty and students. Mathematics major Mady Bihun presented her work at EPADEL, the Eastern PA and Delaware section of the Mathematical Association of America. Luis Melera, assistant director of the Wood Honors…
Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward will receive the Education Award from the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation in recognition of his book Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania, which examines the state’s pioneering role in the conservation movement.
Cristina Rhodes was elected VP/President-Elect of the Children’s Literature Association, becoming the first Latina to hold the position in the organization’s 50+ year history. Her leadership begins in summer 2-25 and continues into the presidency in 2026. Alongside Thomas Crochunis, Rhodes co-hosted a visit from acclaimed author Torrey Maldonado, who spoke at both Shippensburg University…