Commentary: Students new, old urged to try new things this school year
ByAlmost everyone who attends Shippensburg University understands the significance of Welcome Week to freshmen.
Almost everyone who attends Shippensburg University understands the significance of Welcome Week to freshmen.
To those of you returning, welcome back for another great year full of new experiences, memories and successes. To those of you newly accepted, congratulations on your acceptance and welcome to the Ship family.
With each new school year comes transition, and for The Slate staff, this year is no different.
Every summer students from eight of the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) schools travel to the eastern shore of Virginia to take intensive summer courses at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station.
The 38th annual Shippensburg Corn Festival drew thousands to King Street on Saturday to enjoy crafts, food and music.
It is great to see you again or for the first time. As much as I love the relaxed feeling of summer, I am always eager for students to bring campus back to life. You make Shippensburg University such an exciting place.
Shippensburg University welcomed new students to campus during fall Welcome Week with events and activities to help them meet new students and learn about the campus.
Last Thursday, the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) passed a $112-a-semester tuition increase for the 2018-19 academic year — the second smallest increase in more than a decade, according to a PASSHE press release.
Shippensburg University was ranked 11th out of 30 universities chosen with the most affordable master’s in science education online degree programs across the nation by Best Value, according to a Best Value press release.
Shippensburg native and Shippensburg University Council of Trustees Chairman Jeff Coy passed away June 4.
Five schools from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) are offering nine new degree programs starting this fall as a response to student and employer demand, according to a PASSHE press release.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE)’s Board of Governors (BoG) appointed a new chancellor on Monday.
Friends and family members of Shippensburg University’s Class of 2018 congregated in Seth Grove Stadium Saturday morning for the spring commencement ceremony, with some clutching handmade signs to cheer on their graduates.
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania decided it had enough of the 2011 congressional map that determined voter districts.
Local Shippensburg University alumna and author, Jodie Wolfe, will release her first full-length novel, “To Claim Her Heart,” on May 14.
Starting next fall, Shippensburg University will be offering a new class to incoming freshmen called “The First Year Experience Program.”
Shippensburg University Olympic Weightlifting Team seniors Nicole Martorella and Devin Grove competed at Weber State University, in Ogden, Utah, in the Under 25 Championships (U25) and University Nationals on April 21 and 22.
Shippensburg University’s Environmental Steering Committee encouraged students to give back to the community during StewardSHIP Week, with the goal of increasing student awareness of the problems facing the environment.
Shippensburg University students made a difference last week by partaking in a multitude of events strung together in what SU environmental enthusiasts called StewardSHIP week.
The newest class of Shippensburg University Student Government Association (SGA) leaders was sworn in last Thursday.