“Sitting at home playing video games doesn’t look good on a résumé.” This advice came courtesy of Kevin Paul Scott, a speaker, author and co-founder of ADDO Institute and ADDO Worldwide, institutions specializing “in global leadership, student leadership and thought leadership,” according to the organizations’ website.
The Shippensburg University Department of Geography-Earth Science and held its annual awards reception Friday, April 25, to honor the achievements of 20 outstanding students. Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), an international geography honor society, sponsored the event.
Dear readers, This issue marks the end of my first year as managing editor, an experience I would not trade for the world.
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators, This is a bittersweet time of year for everybody.
By now most people have realized there are some changes coming to Shippensburg University. While inconvenient, the redirections of foot traffic are necessary in order to allow work crews enough distance to maneuver and operate safely, said Lance Bryson, the associate vice president of facilities management and planning.
The second floor of the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) was peppered with nearly 400 students on April 22, during Shippensburg University’s (SU) annual Celebration of Student Research Conference.
Last Thursday The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) approved new flexible pricing plans for tuition at Clarion and Millersville Universities. The new plans will provide universities within the PASSHE system greater flexibility in a number of operational areas.
UPDATE State police arrested Malcolm Staten on Thursday, April 17, in connection with the shooting that occurred Sunday, April 13, at the College Park Commons, Pennlive reported. Staten, 20, of Chambersburg, was charged with aggravated assault, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, criminal mischief and two counts each of reckless endangerment and simple assault, according to pennlive.com.
On Thursday, April 17, the Shippensburg University Career Center along with Alumni Career Services and Alpha Kappa Psi (Shippensburg’s Business Fraternity) presented “Pathways to Success.” The conference for Ship students, grad students and alumni brought in hundreds of visitors thanks, in part, to its powerhouse speaker lineup. Roger Serr kicked off the conference with a welcome, followed by a keynote from Christopher Jackson, an alumnus from the class of 1997.
The Shippensburg University chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) attended a three-day conference April 10–13 at which it networked with other schools and tested sales and marketing skills against other students. Around 1,300 students from 190 different colleges and universities from schools throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico attended the conference. The American Marketing Association is an organization that connects marketing professionals across the U.S.
Tears, smiles and laughter filled the Cora I. Grove Spiritual Center as more than 150 university and community members came together to celebrate the life of former Shippensburg University professor Margaret Evans.
As another school year comes to a close, many senior students at Shippensburg University are preparing to graduate, enter the work force and leave college life behind.
The Shippensburg University chapter of PRSSA is proud to have added a new community service committee this year.
Students passing by the library could not ignore the music blasting from WSYC’s speakers. Four campus media groups gathered on the quad and outside the library April 8 to celebrate the annual Communication/Journalism Day. Outside the library, the SUTV table offered a look inside the live truck and a Vine scavenger hunt.
Candidates for Student Senate filled the Red Zone of the CUB Thursday, April 10, to give their speeches and answer questions from the audience. Student Senate president-elect Michelle Bradley started the event at 7:30 p.m.
Students can now pre-order food from convenient locations around campus, thanks to efforts by Chartwells, the company that runs Shippensburg University Dining Services.
With the help of Shippensburg University and the programs it offers, the university is helping diversify the local community one semester at a time.
One man was shot in the parking lot of College Park Commons on the 500 block of North Earl Street at approximately 3:10 a.m.
Marching across campus, waving signs and chanting, protestors of sexual abuse voiced their support of Women’s Violence Awareness Month at Tuesday night’s annual Take Back the Night rally. The April 1 rally, march and speak-out marked nearly 20 years since the Shippensburg University Women’s Center has hosted the event.
Adam Swope, Pennsylvania Field Organizer for Retired Americans, held a panel at Shippensburg University about the future of the state of Social Security on April 3.
