SGA Corner: End of semester events & new leadership
(04/29/25 12:00pm)
A message from next year’s SGA leadership:
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A message from next year’s SGA leadership:
After 20 years of service at Shippensburg University, José Ricardo-Osorio is preparing for a new chapter.
Wednesday, April 30, will mark the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since taking office, Trump has unleashed a flurry of executive orders and actions aimed at fulfilling his campaign promises, which have many critics warning of future authoritarianism.
Before I was born, The Slate was producing quality work for Shippensburg University’s community. For over 60 years, there have been hundreds of people who have created content for The Slate. It is now 2025, and all I have been able to tell myself lately is how lucky I am to be one of those hundreds.
Unlike many of my colleagues here at The Slate, I am not a communication, journalism and media major. When I walk the stage next Saturday, I will be receiving a degree in political science (well, an empty folder with an IOU for one).
This article is a companion piece to the regular "Your World Today" commentary. As the academic year nears its end, The Slate transitions from one Editor-in-Chief to another. Read 2024-2025 EIC Connor Niszczak's piece here.
This article is a companion piece to the regular "Your World Today" commentary. As the academic year nears its end, The Slate transitions from one Editor-in-Chief to another. Read incoming 2025-2026 EIC Jayden Pohlman's piece here.
Despite a six-fold increase in turnout for the spring 2025 SGA officer elections, turnout for last week’s senator elections did not recover from last-year’s record low.
Shippensburg University’s Department of Art & Design is preparing for a major transition — all four of its tenured faculty members are retiring at the end of the semester.
Shippensburg University faculty are navigating a period of administrative and academic uncertainty as the university faces budgetary challenges, potential department mergers and the departure of Provost Darrell Newton earlier this month.
UPDATE: As of 8:47 a.m. on May 2, the Thompson Hollow Fire is 80% contained and the Hammonds Rocks Fire 100% contained, according to the Commonwealth.
Update (April 26 at 4:30 p.m.):
Over 100 Shippensburg University students gathered outside Reisner Dining Hall Friday afternoon to protest a group of religious advocates who preached misogynistic and homophobic ideologies.
The Pennsylvania Office of Administration held a seminar on state employment on Friday, April 11.
Student Government Association (SGA) elections are once again underway. SGA held elections at the end of February for its Executive Leadership Committee, but the current round of elections is for senator positions.
Ezra Lehman Memorial Library is pleased to announce our continued recognition as a Gold Star library in the Pennsylvania Library Association’s (PALA) PA Forward initiative, a status which we have proudly maintained since 2019.
Now in his second year at Shippensburg University, Corey Williams is an assistant professor in the economics department.
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
I have always found countdowns intimidating.
Editor’s Note: The author of this article serves as an at-large member on the Budget & Finance committee.