“Dirt ball” and “haven for pirates” are the words China formally used to describe Taiwan, but despite those connotations, a Shippensburg University English professor felt it was necessary to create a textbook for them. On Thursday, professor Cathy Dibello read aloud parts of her new textbook, “Connecting Through Writing,” which she co-authored with Judy Shi and released in 2015.
Taking on the world one step at a time, it’s all just another mission for former Navy Seal Kristin Beck, whose life was highlighted by Shippensburg University faculty and staff last week. Beck served 20 years on 13 deployments, has received medals such as the Purple Heart and was also a member of the counter-terrorism unit Seal Team 6.
Beneath one roof, benefactors and scholarship recipients congregated together to celebrate what generosity has done for the students of Shippensburg University. The annual Spirit of Generosity Scholarship Dinner was held on March 22 in the Tuscarora Room of Reisner Dining Hall.
Of all the issues that concern Shippensburg University students, the nation’s (crumbling) infrastructure probably does not fall high on the list of what is important. Roads, bridges and public transportation is not the sexiest topic to talk about, and the mere mention of PennDOT may have you cringing.
The Shippensburg University Women’s Center, International Programs and social work students hosted a celebration of women’s contributions to society on March 15. The Office of Social Equity and Commission for Human Understanding sponsored the Women’s World Festival in the Ceddia Union Building. “2016 has been a great year for women internationally,” said Emilee Danielson-Burke, assistant dean of students director of sorority and fraternity life and the event’s emcee. Throughout the evening students and staff were able to enjoy various food and music from different cultures.
Researchers and experts tackled complex facets of immigration with Shippensburg University students on Feb.
A representative of the state government visited Shippensburg University to discuss how students can learn more about voter registration through the Everyone VotesPA website, ahead of Pennsylvania’s primary election. Everyone VotesPA is a statewide campaign spearheaded by Gov.
While some students spent their spring break at the beach, the members of Shippensburg University’s chess club traveled to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where the members won the Pennsylvania Collegiate Championship. The team of six, which is considered large, spent two days battling it out against five other colleges and universities at a hotel in Lancaster. Juniors Anthony Ciarlante and Jacob Painter gained the most points for the team, winning 2.5 and four points, respectively.
2016 marks the 100th year that ROTC has been commissioning college graduates as officers in the U.S.
A tattooed Shippensburg University alumnus wearing a pink bow tie and wide-rimmed glasses came to SU to feed the souls of eager history students on Feb.
SU's French Club and the Klub Kreyol hosted a Mardi Gras fundraiser on March 1,in the Spiritual Center for people in Haiti. SU students fundraised for a mission trip that serves as a service learning experience in Haiti.
Finding one’s purpose is a journey that can take a lifetime, but for the founder of Girls on the Run, it happened at age 32 during a run at sunset. Molly Barker visited Shippensburg University on March 1, to share her story about the creation of Girls on the Run, a nonprofit that serves thousands of girls across the country.
A poet from Lancaster, California, visited Shippensburg University on Wednesday, to share how she tied themes of human nature into poetry.
The history club hosted its annual world history lecture Thursday, which featured the author of the book “Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters.” “I was interested in the origins of the nuclear state,” said Kate Brown, a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In an attempt to obtain additional information for her book Plutopia, Brown traveled to Richland, Washington, and Ozersk, Russia, to study the history of nuclear weapons manufacturing During the Cold War, U.S.
Helping Our People Excel, H.O.P.E. was given to students as benefactors, committee members and scholarship recipients gathered in the Shippensburg University Tuscarora Room prior to Hill Harper’s lecture to celebrate the 31st annual program. The H.O.P.E.
A Multicultural Student Affairs member began the upbeat Shippensburg University Black History Month gospel celebration by sharing how her iPad was recently stolen from her car.
Shippensburg University Student Senate elections began Monday, allowing students to vote for new members of the Executive Rules Committee (ERC) for the 2016-17 academic year. The annual election cycle began about three weeks ago when interested students filled out applications, and it will end over spring break with the announcement of the results.
If you ever look at your Shippensburg University student bill you will see a laundry list of services and fees you are being charged with by the hundreds of dollars. At the top of the list is something called an activity fee, which costs each student $264 every semester.
Shippensburg University’s club sport Kronum won the Target Case Competition and received a $1,000 check at the announcement ceremony on Friday in the Ceddia Union Building. “Hard work pays off,” said Devin Fisher, vice president of Kronum.
Shippensburg University’s Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA), with the help of Greek Life, held its 11th annual Y.O.U.T.H.
