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Welcome back campus community! They said we couldn’t do it, and here we are – living our commitment to students and their education. While online education has its benefits, we know – with the correct COVID-19 prevention and mitigation strategies – we can get through the semester learning and experiencing as much as we can.…
This week, President Carter addressed the Ship community during the annual campus-wide meeting where she reflected on the challenges faced and overcome by the campus community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and applauded the many accomplishments of staff and faculty. President Carter continued her tradition of announcing the Presidential Medal recipient, by this year honoring…
Dear Colleagues: We’re days away from the start of the academic year, and while it will look a bit different, it is important we maintain some traditions. I look forward to gathering virtually, as a community for our annual campus-wide meeting on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. All Shippensburg University employees play a part…
Dear Campus Community, Earlier in the summer, we provided the basic framework for how we would return to campus. Today, I offer more specifics on the plan for our return. Our plan honors what students have asked for in pursuit of their educations, an in-person campus experience. It also honors what faculty and staff have…
Colleagues, Greetings to you. I hope you are safe and well. I write to you today to update you on staffing adjustments that you may find pertinent in your work. As Dr. Truss leaves us this week, Barry McClanahan has assumed the position of Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. Barry has…
Dear Ship family, Last year, Governor Wolf designated Friday, June 19, 2020 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day, a special holiday for all employees in agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Today, we learned Chancellor Greenstein has designated tomorrow as a special holiday across the State System. All…
Dear Shippensburg University Community, I am pleased to announce that we will be reuniting on campus in August. I share with you today the process on how we plan to operate this fall. We continue to work as a community to develop and modify this process, which is guided by data and policies from national…
Dear Ship Community, I hope this message finds you healthy and safe. I fondly remember being with you on campus… remembering your smiles against the backdrop of our beautiful campus…and remembering the good times we shared in helping students succeed. We have been working on how we will reopen campus following CDC, PDE and State…
“Two viruses,” said one newscaster. America is dealing with two viruses: COVID-19, which is new, and racism, which is not. There is no vaccine for either, but we must continue to work toward a cure for both. While in the midst of a pandemic, we have been confronted with some ugly facts about race in…
Ship Campus Community, I hope these last couple of weeks, have provided you a moment to catch your breath after an incredibly challenging spring semester. While the work of the university never stops, summer is usually a welcome interruption to the pace of the regular academic year. I enjoy the summer weather and usually appreciate…