With Shippensburg University’s per-credit tuition pilot underway, 17 students are breathing a little easier with an extra $500 in their hands.
Student Senate partnered with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) to start a scholarship to help offset the cost of attending SU, according to senate’s press release.
Senate sponsored the scholarship and Shippensburg University Student Services, Inc. (SUSSI) funded it.
Out of the 50 students who applied last spring, representatives from senate selected 17 scholarship winners based on their short essays.
Applicants answered the question as to how they make SU a better place for students. Many wrote about their involvement in campus clubs and organizations.
Six students went with Student Senate Secretary Crystal Hartman to the SUSSI office Friday to pick up their checks.
Scholarship recipient, junior Miranda White, is a resident assistant in Seavers Hall and worked in Harley Hall, formerly Presidents Hall, last year. As an RA she said she developed relationships with many of her residents.
“I talked about making a difference in students’ lives,” White said of her application.
Scholarship recipient, senior Allison Wilson, serves as treasurer of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), SU’s professional business club. Wilson revived the club and served as president last year. She wrote about PLB in her scholarship application.
“It helps students with professional skills, with leadership skills,” Wilson said.
Hartman praised the Student Senate/PSECU Scholarship recipients on Friday.
“You guys went above and beyond our expectations,” Hartman said. “You really represent us in the way we want to be represented.”
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