SHIP LIFE


8/31/2021, 3:33pm

Graduate students make virtual timeline for 150th celebrations

Shippensburg University is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a year of special events and activities. As part of celebrations, two graduate students launched an online interactive photo timeline of the university’s history. Tara Quinlivan and CJ Meiser, applied history majors, created the timeline, according to a university press release. 


5/13/2021, 4:21pm

4 ways to keep in touch with college friends this summer

Making friends, finding roommates and growing connections with other students is a major part of your four-year stay at any university. All the great memories and laughs you have with your new friends comes to a close each year as the semester ends and everyone parts ways for the summer.


4/27/2021, 3:37pm

SU Alumna crafts creations for local clients

Developing a love for the arts and hard work started early for Madison Gutshall. In high school, she got involved in art classes and began painting in addition to  other clubs, sports teams and part-time jobs. 


4/15/2021, 12:05am

SU’s annual Children’s Fair raises spirits

After canceling the event last year because of the  COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Shippensburg University welcomed back children from the community for the annual Children’s Fair on April 10 at the ShipRec. 


4/15/2021, 12:00am

5 ways to stay motivated and beat senioritis

Dealing with assignment after assignment when all you want to do is graduate is exhausting. It is normal for seniors to feel fatigue from their countless number of deadlines and responsibilities.  But if you are trying to keep yourself afloat then here are five ways to beat senioritis and finish the semester strong. 


3/23/2021, 12:00pm

APB hosts teddy bear and tie-dye event

Students gathered in Shipppensburg University’s Ceddia Union Building’s  (CUB) multi-purpose room (MPR) to spend the night stuffing teddy bears to add to their stuffed animal collection and tie-dye shirts on March 20. 


3/17/2021, 2:21pm

4 ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 and you are probably still figuring out how to ring in the holiday without breaking COVID-19 coronavirus social regulations. You might not be able to drink with friends at house parties or go to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for IUPatty’s but you can celebrate in safe ways. Here a few ways to celebrate the Irish holiday during this new normal. 


3/10/2021, 4:07pm

In remembrance: Alexia T. Barbour

Alexia was born on Aug. 21, 2000 and died on Aug. 16, 2020, at 19 years of age. She was a student at Shippensburg University who studied criminal justice as she aspired to someday be a defense lawyer.


3/9/2021, 12:00pm

A day in the life of a student Starbucks barista

Bustling away making several different drinks per minute, Shippensburg University senior Fatira Porter works five-hour shifts during the week at the campus Starbucks in between attending classes to earn her criminal justice degree. 


3/3/2021, 12:00pm

Your March horoscopes

Looking for guidance in your life? Here are your horoscopes for March. Let us know if we got it right on social media @ShipUSlate.


3/3/2021, 12:00pm

9 ways to get through spring semester

Each year the fall semester seems to fly by while the spring semester drags on. It is  the annual feat of trying to stay motivated through the last few months of the school year and not slack off and just go through the motions.