Students face uncertainty in 2017
ByAs the Shippensburg University community settles in for another semester of classes there is a mutual and brooding memory of 2016 and its endless headaches and heartaches.
As the Shippensburg University community settles in for another semester of classes there is a mutual and brooding memory of 2016 and its endless headaches and heartaches.
Pennsylvania’s Board of Governors has appointed Barbara Lyman to serve as interim president of Shippensburg University, according to a news release issued yesterday by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
Shippensburg University has appointed an acting president following the resignation of George “Jody” Harpster on Jan. 20.
Every 109 seconds, another person is sexually assaulted. That’s about a minute-and-a-half. In that time, you could buy a Raider Bowl from the Ceddia Union Building, print off your research paper in Dauphin Humanities Center or run late to class from Starbucks.
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) endured the first faculty strike in its 33-year history, highlighting the system’s deep-rooted financial challenges throughout October’s job action.
Imagine that you wake up one morning feeling incredibly tired and unmotivated to take on the day, despite getting a full night’s sleep the night before.
When Shippensburg University volleyball player Courtney Malott jumped to punch the ball back onto the other court, she did not know it would be about a year before her next game.
There are 5,100 student governments under the American Student Government Association, but it is hard to find one that seems to be run quite the way that Shippensburg University’s own student government runs. Formally known as Student Senate, SU Student Government is looking to do more than change its name.
In four years of college, one in five women and one in 16 men will be sexually assaulted. It is a crime more prevalent on college campuses than anywhere else and is a story that has become far too common.
A Shippensburg University student died in early December prior to the conclusion of fall semester.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) has approved the state universities’ faculty contract agreements, thus ending a more than year-long stalemate between PASSHE and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF).
Shippensburg University President George “Jody” Harpster is retiring effective Jan. 20, because of family health matters, according to an SU news release.
Shippensburg University was recently selected to receive a grant that will enable its staff to provide higher level security for victims of sexual assault.
Icy roads turned to wet slosh as hundreds of cars pulled into parking lots at Shippensburg University on Saturday to celebrate the fall graduation ceremony. More than 300 hundred seniors walked and picked up their diplomas at the Heiges Field House around 4:30 p.m.
APSCUF coaches and faculty have made additional steps toward obtaining a new contract after approving their agreements for ratification, according to an APSCUF news release.
The 2016-17 Shippensburg University men’s basketball team is off to a hot start, tallying wins at a rapid pace. SU won its first seven games this season, which stands as an SU record for the most consecutive wins to start a season. Past seasons have not always been perfect for the Raiders, as SU is just three years removed from a three-win season.
A German pharmaceutical and chemical company recently purchased Monsanto, a United States seed company, raising inquiries about the impending future effects on the country’s local agriculture.
A former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor discussed the complexities of today’s political climate during a visit to Shippensburg University on Friday.
Shippensburg University authorities remain certain that the biggest substance issues SU students face are marijuana and alcohol.