SHIP LIFE


5/5/2016, 12:08am

Greek Life says goodbye to its adviser

After 10 years as Shippensburg University’s Greek Life Adviser, Emilee Danielson-Burke, more commonly known among students as E-Dan, has accepted a new position and will be relocating at the end of this semester.


4/28/2016, 1:19pm

Shave this Ship

There are 21 freshly-shaven heads bobbing around the campus of Shippensburg University in honor of childhood cancer patients. The civic engagement committee of Housing and Residence Life organized a head-shaving event on April 19 to raise money for the St.


4/26/2016, 11:23pm

Six students experience life with a handicap for a day

Rolling through life in someone else’s shoes for a day, I experienced first-hand the struggles that handicapped students have to face in order to receive a college education. Julie Price, of the Activities Program Board (APB), organized The Wheelchair Project so student leaders at Shippensburg University could spend one day in wheelchairs and gain insight on what people with handicaps go through.


4/26/2016, 12:40pm

AAUW holds salary negotiation workshop to empower women

“You guys are the ones that are going to change the game,” said Shuchi Sharma, global head of business transformation services, market development for Systems, Applications and Products in data processing (SAP). Sharma spoke to students at Shippensburg University during the Start Smart Program last Tuesday. The program, held in Presidents’ Hall, is a women’s empowerment series, sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) focused on giving women the knowledge and skills to successfully negotiate their salary. According to Sharma’s presentation, women make 78 percent of what men do.


4/26/2016, 12:17pm

Students work toward sustainability within SU farm

For almost two full years, Shippensburg University’s farm club and faculty have come together to keep the SU community farm well put together. On April 21, the farm club, along with several professors, came together to celebrate StewardSHIP Week 2016.


4/20/2016, 5:08pm

Wellness Fair helps students relax before finals

Dogs, massages, free food and drinks filled the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) on Wednesday, ready for students to arrive at the annual Shippensburg University Wellness Fair. The SU counseling center and human resources office combined efforts to bring 56 vendors to the CUB multipurpose room from 10 a.m.


4/19/2016, 12:14am

Alex Shaw brings Brazil to SU with samba

While typical classes occur in lecture format with students seated at a desk and continuously fed information, a handful of Shippensburg University students learned through a samba workshop on April 15. Alo Brasil band leader Alex Shaw presented professor Gretchen Pierce’s history of Brazil class with a samba and drumming lesson during their typical class period.