The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors approved a $194 tuition increase for the 2013-14 academic year for a new rate of $6,622 per year for full-time resident undergraduate students before added fees. That means $97 more per semester.
In early May the Shippensburg University Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, the national public administration and affairs honor society, held its inaugural induction ceremony as a part of the Celebration of Public Service Excellence event.
On May 3, Shippensburg University’s communication/journalism department received full accreditation from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
How far science has come throughout the 21st century is beyond exhilarating and remarkable, especially with smart phones and other electronic commodities.
Shippensburg University’s Activities Program Board (APB) hosted its fourth annual Campus Life Awards Program Wednesday, May 1 in the Tuscarora Room. The purpose of the ceremony is to recognize individuals as well as student groups for their achievements.
Dear Slate readers, First, I want to give a big shout-out to all of my colleagues. Every editor, photographer, designer, staff member and writer on this team has played a critical role in The Slate’s success.
Social media are not just about posting status updates on Facebook, capturing pictures of food on Instagram or retweeting your friends on Twitter anymore.
Sept. 11. Aurora. Newtown. Boston Marathon. All of these terms will be stuck in the heads of many Americans for the rest of their lives.
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It is so hard to say goodbye, but it is time to move on and pass the torch on to the next editor-in-chief.
At a Shippensburg University home baseball game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania on April 2, a fly ball flew right out of the field and into the windshield of a student’s car that was parked in commuter Lot 6. Marquita Johnson arrived at her car later that day to find her windshield badly shattered by a baseball. After talking to the sports director at the game and campus police, a report was filed and Johnson’s case was dismissed. After sending in a letter from her insurance company stating they would not pay for the damages along with a bill for the repairs, the state notified Johnson she would not be reimbursed.
There are numerous educators at Shippensburg University who have been recognized for their excellence in teaching. A recent addition to the faculty of the communication/journalism department has been recognized for his teaching, research and service.
Acting as the new resident director for the men’s dormitory in the Balmar House, the young Juniata College alumnus was set to enter the classroom again to obtain his master’s degree in college student personnel administration/counseling.
Q: I have a “Pell eligibility” coded to the MyShip portal for my record. What is that? A: For the 2012-2013 year and forward, the government has made adjustments to the Pell Grant policy.
Seven Shippensburg University students will be inducted to Pi Alpha Alpha (PAA), The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration on May 7. This will be the first induction ceremony for PAA at SU.
The sky was filled with thick clouds and representatives from the Environmental Club hoped in vain that it would clear up.
The Shippensburg University Department of Foreign Languages will now offer Chinese 101 beginning in fall 2013.
If you have ever wanted to know about an artist who used his work for activism, then search no further than the documentary “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.” Called a “Beijing Andy Warhol,” artist and political activist Ai Weiwei continues to fight against government policies, such as censorship, experienced in China.
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Until now, the very thought of bringing extinct species back to life only resided in the 1993 blockbuster film, “Jurassic Park.”
