ROTC cadet Kathryn Davis crowned Miss Lancaster County 2026

“My love for community service and connecting with others is what fuels me. While the relationships I have built through Ship, ROTC and Miss Lancaster County are what help me stay grounded and inspired,” Davis shared.  On September 27, 2025, Shippensburg University student Kathryn Davis was crowned Miss Lancaster County 2026 through the Miss America…

Graduate student Sierra Harvey explores historical fashion in Alaska

Applied history graduate student Sierra Harvey spent the summer all the way in Fairbanks, Alaska, working as an intern at the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. This experience not only strengthened her interest in museum studies but also broadened her understanding of preservation work and public history.  Harvey’s interest in museum studies started in the classroom.…

Diller Center helps students find their entrepreneurial mindset at SCALE

The Diller Center helps Lilian Poust and Allyson Rockwell find their “entrepreneurial mindset” at the second annual Student Creatives Advancing through Leadership & Entrepreneurship (SCALE) Conference, in Kansas City, MO. This event offered a dynamic platform for student creatives and artists to gain essential entrepreneurial skills to transform their passion into a thriving profession. Poust…

Roderick Porter lands internship with L’Oréal’s CeraVe team in NYC

“I am most excited to meet and collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds and to learn from their unique life experiences,” he said.  Senior business administration major Roderick Porter recently accepted a highly competitive summer brand marketing internship with L’Oréal’s CeraVe team in New York City. “L’Oréal’s mission to ‘create the beauty that moves the…

Courtney Perkins finds purpose in education and campus involvement

Courtney Perkins, a junior education major and member of the Activities Program Board (APB) is an example of what it means to be dedicated to helping others and creating a strong community.  Perkins is dual majoring in early childhood education and special education. She felt the most drawn toward early childhood education, “My mom is…