Since their first trip in 2002, United Campus Ministries (UCM) has helped construct three schools, three houses and one clinic in the rural villages in the provinces of Ben Tre, Kien Giang and the city of Can Tho in south Vietnam.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, SU students, faculty and community members stepped out of the world of Shippensburg and into the international realm, where they became immersed in the lifestyles of 13 countries.
Sports, culture, spirit and celebration are the kinds of things that come to mind when one thinks of homecoming. Homecoming is a special tradition at many colleges and universities throughout the U.S., and Shippensburg University is no different.
Shippensburg University participated in its fifth annual celebration of International Education Week Oct.
Shippensburg University’s marching band nearly lost its funding from Student Senate for failing to turn in its paperwork on time to the Student Group and Activities Committee (SGAC). All student clubs and organizations must go through SGAC in order to be senate-recognized.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), September and October are the peak months for fires in dormitory housing in the United States.
The grounds crew and student participants at Shippensburg University have developed several naturalized areas throughout campus, mainly on steep slopes. These sections of land are to be “no mow” areas, which means they do not need to be mowed by the grounds crew.
Throughout high school, family and friends and even the random stranger at the grocery store, repeatedly ask those dreaded questions: where are you planning to go to college?
Darren Brown is a third-year, non-traditional student at SU running for mayor of Chambersburg, Pa. He has been officially running for mayor of his hometown since January of this year.
The usually peaceful quad on Shippensbug University’s campus was filled with large banners that read, “Church is a joke. Jesus is a living person” and “Go to Jesus not ‘church.’” Another banner promoted a website, www.ifanyoneisthirsty.com.
Shippensburg University’s Environmental Club has won a battle to get single-stream recycling back at Bard Townhouses. During March through May of this year, the Environmental Club used its own resources to collect the recycling at Bard.
Donna Andersen unwittingly married a sociopath, someone who has an anti-social disorder. She has now devoted her work to spreading the dangers of exploitive relationships and has written two books, “Love Fraud” and “Red Flags of Love Fraud.”
Sixty-six runners and walkers gathered at the recreation fields underneath the pavilion on Oct. 6 to pin on their road identification numbers before the start of Shippensburg University’s first Mini-THON 5K race.
Kim Nielsen, disability historian and acclaimed author of “A Disability History of the United States” and “The Radical Lives of Helen Keller,” delivered a speech at Shippensburg University on Wednesday, Oct.
The violence in our nation continues. After the Aurora, Colo. shootings, the massacre in Newtown, Conn., and the more recent Boston Marathon bombing, another United States massacre has happened.
Aspiring businesswoman, Michelle Bradley, came to Shippensburg University from Dover, Pa. looking for an education that would prepare her for a career in entrepreneurship.
From his hometown of Hershey, Pa. to Shippensburg University, Dominic Giovanniello has strived to be an active member in his community.
Inside the new residence halls, copper systems can take the heat or air conditioning from one room and pump it into another. At the touch of a button, students can control an eco-friendly adaptation called variable refrigerant flow (VRF), yet another update provided to the Shippensburg University campus by the Department of Facilities and Management.
A $40,000 grant recently awarded to Shippensburg University by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) will be used to cover the costs of an online alcohol education course for all incoming first-year students.
Living on a Pennsylvania farm in the late ’90s, Sue Rudy and her husband Vern first took in a homeless person as an act of faith. Believing that they had a mission to fulfill, the Rudys bought a second home and welcomed more homeless people.
