Local, state and federal law enforcement will be monitoring Shippensburg University more closely after an anonymous letter was sent to a faculty member last week, which threatened acts of violence against SU, according to SU officials. The letter was vague and did not threaten anyone in particular, but it is being taken extremely seriously, said SU president George “Jody” Harpster.
Professors and coaches of Pennsylvania’s state universities have not ruled out going on strike during the fall semester if they cannot negotiate new terms for their contract. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is currently working with the Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties (APSCUF) to agree on salaries and working conditions, said Brendan Finucane, president of Shippensburg University’s chapter of APSCUF. Negotiations in Harrisburg, where PASSHE is based, are entering a more serious phase, Finucane said.
Increased tuition and state funding is expected to cut Shippensburg University’s $1 million deficit to about $100,000 by the end of the semester, although it has the potential to increase by the fall semester. Rising faculty and staff retirement and medical costs amounts to about $2.6 million in new expenses for SU, said SU president George “Jody” Harpster.
GETTYSBURG – About 2,500 people turned out to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak today at Gettysburg College about what he said is a moral obligation to change the economic and educational systems.
Shippensburg University students received the following email from the SU office of communications and marketing at 2:11 p.m. today: University Police, Pennsylvania State Police and the United States Postal Service are investigating an anonymous letter a faculty member received at home that contained a threat of violence against the university.
HARRISBURG — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on more than 3,000 supporters at a Thursday night rally in Harrisburg to vote for him in Pennsylvania’s primary election on April 26.
There are two urgent care facilities near the Shippensburg area that offer treatment for common, non-life-threatening conditions to patients on a daily basis.
Following the development of a new sustainability program and a grant donated by the National Science Foundation, Shippensburg University put forth additional environmental conservation efforts during the 2015-16 school year.
“What are you thankful for?” This is the question that educator and community organizer Lori Harris always starts her speeches with, like at Shippensburg University on April 12. Harris went around the room in the Dauphin Humanities Center asking the students of SU what they are thankful for.
Members of Shippensburg University’s Latino Student Organization marched through the quad Friday, waving signs and chanting to draw attention to a discriminatory Arizona law that targets Hispanic immigrants. “¡La Pa’Lante!” one yelled, waiting for the translation to follow — “Moving forward!” The eighth annual march is meant to gain support for repealing Arizona’s ID laws that require immigrants to show their ID to law enforcement to prove they are here legally, said Jahanny Pean, an SU junior and vice president of the club.
On March 31, Tesla unveiled its most affordable, all-electric vehicle to date, the Model 3. While the car will not be available until the end of 2017, reservations for the vehicle have already climbed to nearly 400,000, according to Forbes Magazine.
What about holds? Check by office Each office has its own holds that they may place on students’ records.
It is no secret the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is, and has been, facing budget problems.
The words of a few can heal the scars of many. During Shippensburg University’s Take Back The Night, the stories of rape and abuse pierced the deafening silence of the evening, bringing survivors together. The SU Women’s Center hosts Take Back The Night each year to bring attention to domestic violence and sexual assault.
“If you are out as transgender you fight every day. It gets pretty tiring,” said author Asa Frederick, speaking from experience.
Heroin is said to be a silent epidemic. No one talks about it because of the negative stigma generated, but former addicts want to get the word out and raise awareness.
For current Shippensburg University students, off-campus flex dollar spending remains an unlikely fantasy. “It is more complicated than most people think,” said Roger Serr, SU’s vice president for student affairs.
For Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, some issues are too important to rely on the General Assembly to take action. Wolf bypassed the legislature last week, and signed two anti-discrimination executive orders into law.
Constant traffic came and went in Leicester, England, but no one knew they were walking over top the skeletal remains of a king. Richard Buckley, the University of Leicester’s co-director of archaeological services, visited Shippensburg University on Thursday to discuss his experience as the lead archeologist on the Search for Richard Project in 2012. He said Philippa Langley from the Richard III Society approached him with the idea about searching for King Richard III’s remains underneath the social services parking lot.
The Shippensburg University community shattered the silence that surrounds victims of domestic violence and sexual assault during tonight’s Take Back The Night rally, followed by a march.
