Ship and Community College of Philadelphia partnership creates pathways to success

Shippensburg University (SU) and Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) forged a partnership, creating new opportunities for students in the Philadelphia region. The dual admissions transfer agreement, signed by SU President Laurie A. Carter and CCP President Dr. Donald Guy Generals, provides students a timely, cost-effective and deliberate path to increasing their educational attainment and employability…

A message from the President: Halfway Day and staff update

Dear Campus Community, Congratulations! As I write today, we move into the weekend that marks the official halfway point of the most challenging semester most of us have ever experienced. Thank you all for the part you have played in getting us here. Living, learning and working under these conditions can be exhausting and frustrating.…

Harrisburg University, Shippensburg University partner on regional workforce development 

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and Shippensburg University announce an exciting public-private educational partnership to benefit students and high-growth job market sectors.  This week, the two schools signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing the universities to exploring the development of joint programs that build upon their individual strength with the mutual goal of helping graduates find high-demand employment in the southcentral Pennsylvania workforce. The first industry certificate program focuses on the…

Rankings and staffing updates: A message from the President

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your extraordinary efforts as we close out our first month of classes for fall 2020. I am so appreciative of your dedication to our students and your stellar work to meet their needs in spite of the obstacles presented by COVID-19. You have leveraged opportunities this crisis has presented and…

Shippensburg University announces increased enrollment, record retention rates

As universities across the country face declining enrollment, amplified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Shippensburg University is a standout among the trend, reporting increases in both enrollment and retention.  The current enrollment represents a 0.6 percent increase from fall 2019 with a 0.8 percent increase reported for undergraduate students. While an increase in enrollment is…

ACT rally unites campus community

Students, faculty and staff gathered six feet apart for the JUST ACT Solidarity Rally. ACT (Ask. Communicate. Teach Tolerance.), a student organization, seeks to stimulate a healthy, community-wide consciousness and discussions of race that confront the uncomfortable realities of racial differences (and other differences of identity). The student-led event was organized in response to a…