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Dear Ship Community, Today marks my last official day as a Raider. While I am looking forward to my next chapter, I am reflecting on my time here with you. It was this time four years ago that I came to make Ship my new home. The energy and enthusiasm I felt for setting a…
Colleagues, I hope this note finds you well and enjoying our gradual return to life more reflective of pre-pandemic times. How refreshing to finally see, in person, the smiles and full faces of friends and colleagues. While the summer of 2021 offers relief with the return to more normal life and the more relaxed feel…
Dear Campus Community, A special note of gratitude for the campus community as you finish strong and look back on what you have achieved this year…. It is one we will never forget but always cherish for the skills of resiliency and teaching us eternal optimism in the face of life’s challenges- skills money can’t buy.…
As the semester winds down, and we prepare to say farewell to President Carter, the campus community is invited to share the memories and well wishes with her online. She began her tenure with a celebration of kindness and in four years has touched the lives of students, alumni, faculty, staff and members of the…
Dear Campus Community, As we begin winding down our semester leading to a strong finish, we join together in celebrating all of our graduates who take the stage this weekend to receive their degrees for undergraduate and advanced degree work. What an incredible journey to get to this moment. Our graduates deserve our praise and…
The campus community is celebrating 17 Days of Kindness to celebrate the presidency of Laurie A. Carter, who ushered in her time as 17th president of Shippensburg University with a similar kindness campaign, leading up to her inauguration. Throughout the 17 days, students faculty and staff have sent a variety of thank you notes, donated…
The selection of Dr. Charles Patterson as interim president of Shippensburg University was featured by news outlets across the state. Check out the coverage: The Sun Gazette – www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2021/04/passhe-tuition-will-not-increase/ Fox43 – www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/dr-charles-patterson-interim-president-shippensburg-university/521-aedf8335-75c4-44df-9601-7c3b902b5f5c Rome News Tribune – https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/tribune/regional/shippensburg-university-gets-interim-president/article_df426427-b500-5687-afc9-c879d2b07210.html ABC27 – https://www.abc27.com/news/pennsylvania/mansfield-university-president-leaving-for-shippensburg-university/ Central Penn Business Journal – https://www.cpbj.com/mansfield-us-dr-charles-patterson-named-shippensburg-university-interim-president/ My Twin Tiers – https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/pennsylvania-news/mansfield-university-president-leaving-for-shippensburg-university/ WENY News – https://www.weny.com/story/43680251/mansfield-university-president-announces-departure
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced today the selection of Dr. Charles Patterson as interim president of Shippensburg University. Patterson has served as president of Mansfield University, a State System university in Tioga County, since July 2019. The Shippensburg University Council of Trustees worked collaboratively with State System Chancellor Dan Greenstein and the Board of…
Dear Campus Community, It is hard to believe that it has been more than a year since we pulled together as a caring and compassionate community to ensure our continued success and commitment to a high-quality education in spite of the challenges presented by the global pandemic. I am grateful to each of you. Thank you…
Hello Ship community, I write to you today with a personal and bittersweet message. It is with emotion I share that, after much discussion with my family, I have decided to accept an opportunity that moves us away from Shippensburg. This summer, I will be transitioning to Lawrence University, in Appleton, WI where I will…