The Slate picks up seven Student Keystone Media Awards

The Slate, Shippensburg University’s student-run newspaper, once again earned Student Keystone Media Awards, this time with a school record of seven. The annual award contest, presented by the Pennsylvania News Media Association, recognizes high school and college journalism that provides relevance, integrity and initiative. The Slate received five first place awards and two honorable mentions.…

The Slate recognized with state and national awards

The Slate, Shippensburg University’s student-run newspaper, earned a spot in the first-place category of the American Scholastic Press Association’s 2020 Scholastic Newspaper Awards. The award category included schools with enrollments of 2501+. The American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) is a national community of student journalists and advisers working to enhance professional development, set global standards…

Real experience before graduation primes Hannah Pollock for success

Hannah Pollock is in Shippensburg University’s Communication/Journalism, Print and Online Media Concentration, B.A. degree program. She serves as the editor-in-chief for Ship’s student-run newspaper, The Slate. “Other colleges and universities I looked into did not offer this type of opportunity until I reached my junior or senior years,” Pollock said. A member of Ship’s class…