SU receives NCAA CHOICES grant
ByShippensburg University was awarded the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) CHOICES grant and completed its first combined programming event on Oct.
Shippensburg University was awarded the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) CHOICES grant and completed its first combined programming event on Oct.
President Barack Obama told the nation that the Umpqua Community College massacre in Oregon should be politicized for the benefit of American society, while admitting there is little he can do as president to prevent such shootings in the future. “And, of course, what’s routine is that somebody, somewhere will comment and say, ‘Obama politicized this issue,’” Obama said at a White House press conference last Thursday, according to The Washington Post.
Former ABC White House correspondent Ann Compton spoke to numerous students, faculty and guests at Shippensburg University about her experiences as a reporter and her thoughts on the important issues journalists face today. The event was held at H.
Cadet Collin Brackin of Shippensburg University was named the top-ranking Army ROTC cadet on Sept.
Shippensburg University beat schools, such as Dickinson College, in an online ranking of the top 20 univeristies in Pennsylvania. SU was ranked No.13 overall, though specific categories touched on the university’s tuition costs and its campus services. “Shippensburg University encourages high impact practices such as undergraduate student research, study abroad, internships and service learning,” according to citydescribed.com. SU was compared to both public and private universities in Pennsylvania, such as Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania and Lock Haven University.
The Shippensburg area welcomed George “Jody” Harpster as Shippensburg University’s newest president, on Friday, Oct.
More than 150 Shippensburg area elementary school children took over the field at Seth Grove Stadium as the Shippensburg University Red Raiders football team prepared to take on the Bloomsburg University Huskies, on Sept.
A Shippensburg University student was airlifted by helicopter to Penn State Hershey Medical Center Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle in the crosswalk at the intersection of North Earl Street and Lancaster Drive. The victim, Samuel A.
Shippensburg University Army ROTC cadets set their books down and picked up their rucksacks for a weekend at Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG), Pennsylvania, to participate in a small unit tactics oriented Leader Development Exercise (LDX). Several dozen cadets, who are contracted with the U.S.
Thinly framed black glasses rest on his nose and a big smile that reveals laugh lines near the corner creases of his eyes stands out when he talks about Shippensburg University.
Shippensburg Township supervisors announced Sept. 24, that construction on Britton Road will begin on Oct.
The Shippensburg University community celebrated Constitution Day to recognize the efforts and bravery of the framers of the document Beautiful weather graced the campus for this year’s annual Constitution Day celebration, which was held last Thursday. The morning kicked off with a celebration held in front of the Ezra Lehman Library.
Steve Oldt, a Shippensburg Township supervisor, hosted a forum on Friday at the Shippensburg Township office to discuss the effectiveness of the weekend security guards deployed on Richard Avenue. Vigilante Security was hired by Shippensburg Township and has worked with the Pennsylvania State Police since April in an attempt to curb the mayhem of Shippensburg’s most ubiquitous party spot.
With today’s technology, most have steered away from using an atlas or map to plan the quickest and most efficient way to get to a location.
Shippensburg University professor Steven Lichtman discussed various court cases that addressed the constitutional rights of those in the LGBT community at a lecture in Grove Hall at SU. Lichtman mingled with students while he patiently waited to present his lecture on LGBT rights on Sept.
Hazing allegations forced the Shippensburg University Student Senate to freeze the school’s male rugby team’s budget for the 2015–2016 academic year.
Kim van Alkemade, a professor of English at Shippensburg University, recently published her new book, “Orphan #8.” The book proved to be an immediate success, with more than 100,000 copies already in print.
Two alumni, Corey Hunt and Amanda DiGirolomo, died in unrelated incidents on, Sept. 7, Labor Day morning A third alumnus, Brian Filon, died before the start of the current academic year, on Aug.
While Gov. Tom Wolf and members of the state legislature stare each other down across the aisle in Harrisburg, state universities and their students sit waiting on the sidelines — waiting for a final decision to propel them forward. When June 30 arrived, college students were in the midst of summer’s glory.