The Shippensburg University women’s soccer team picked up two huge victories against Seton Hill University and Mercyhurst University earlier in October. The star in those games was senior Ashley Weaver, and she was recognized for her efforts with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) women’s soccer Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 10, 2016.
The strike is over and the faculty have a tentative contract, but students, faculty and the rest of the state system face continued obstacles involving finances and quality education.
Shippensburg University President George “Jody” Harpster held a Q&A during the first day of the strike to address students’ concerns about how the job action would affect them.
Instead of reading about negotiations, students want a seat at the table.
State system students, faculty and administrators saw their fair share of tumultuous times in the past week, but the union strike ended just in time for everyone to focus on the chaotic presidential election.
The first faculty strike in the state system’s 33-year history lasted three days and sent shockwaves across Pennsylvania, with more than 100,000 students and several thousand faculty members affected.
The three-day faculty strike is over. A tentative contract was reached, sending faculty members home from the picket lines, according to an APSCUF press release.
Rock music played at the Prince Street entrance to Shippensburg University as faculty mingled and cars honked in support as the strike went into its third day.
As the second day of APSCUF’s strike comes to an end, there are still no plans for negotiations to start back up.
PASSHE Chancellor Frank Brogan said he is “anxious” to return to the negotiating table, SU professor Debra Cornelius announced at the North Prince Street picket line.
Student and faculty protestors converged on the Shippensburg University property line on North Prince Street just after noon today.
As picketers leave their post and some students go out for another night of partying, there seems to be no end in sight for the first strike in the state system’s history.
10:39 p.m., Oct. 18 Union leaders will work through the night to avoid a strike, APSCUF President Kenneth Mash said to more than 6,000 people via a live Facebook address.
As the 14 state universities brace themselves for a strike, students at Shippensburg University prepare for their own protest in support of their faculty.
Assault can happen anywhere, any time. Four students in Shippensburg University professor Marita Flagler’s social work class tried to change that by hosting a program called Prepare, Prevent and Defend.
Faculty may not be the only ones protesting Wednesday. Students across the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) are planning a day of action to show their support for faculty.
Nearly every seat was filled in a Shippensburg University lecture hall as students convened to discuss the possibility of a faculty strike throughout the state system universities.
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