As our fall semester comes to an end, SGA wants to thank the student body for an amazing first half of the year. More than in recent years, we have seen an exciting surge in membership. All of us in SGA want to congratulate our newest addition to the Executive Leadership Committee, Katie Huston.
The Journal of Global Health has reported that 500 million people worldwide lack access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities, 14% of which being college students. Inspired by period poverty across the country and economic inflation, a group of Shippensburg University students created a menstrual product drive that would run from Oct. 23 to Nov. 23 for their senior seminar course.
The Shippensburg University Forum held its November meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Forum is a governing body through which recommendations concerning curriculum, academic policies, co-curricular and student life matters are routed to the university president.
Shippensburg University’s Sociology and Anthropology Department hosted an information session on zoo sociology with University of Pennsylvania Sociology Professor David Grazian. The event was held from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Stewart Hall. Grazian is a professor of sociology and communication and the faculty director of the urban studies program. Grazian primarily focuses on culture, mass media, arts, cities and urban sociology, but he has spent four years as a volunteer zookeeper and dedicated 600 hours of fieldwork researching on zoos and animal life in metropolitan areas.
Katie Huston was sworn in as the Student Government Association’s next Vice President of Finance at SGA’s Nov. 30 public meeting. Huston is a junior English major with a mathematics minor who has served as The Slate’s business manager since May 2022.
Five students presented their work in various business and entrepreneurial organizations before the Shippensburg University Council of Trustees at its second meeting of the semester on Nov. 17. Don Nori, who serves as the director for the Diller Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation, introduced the speakers.
“Do you hate poverty? We do, too!” was the subject line of an email inviting members of the university community to explore their own risks of poverty at an Interactive Inequality Experience presented by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Connors Institute last Tuesday.
Ezra Lehman Memorial Library hosted the official opening of the international traveling exhibition “Names Instead of Numbers” to honor and remember the victims of the Holocaust on Nov. 14. Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP) displays the names and stories of victims who were part of the 202,000 prisoners taken into the Dachau concentration camp between 1933 and 1945. Through these exhibitions, ARSP shares biographies of the victims.
Author and public policy expert Heather McGhee delivered the keynote address at the second annual Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) DEI Summit at Shippensburg University. McGhee has spent decades in the political and public policy worlds, but is most recognized for her viral 2019 TED Talk, “Racism has a cost for everyone,” and her New York Times bestseller “The Sum of Us,” which has been described as “required reading to move the country forward.”
Pennsylvania is home to many talented individuals who are dedicated to supporting students of all backgrounds, including some from Shippensburg. On Tuesday, university and commonwealth leaders involved in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion were recognized with “Keeper of the Flame” awards in the CUB MPR.
A panel was held Thursday, Nov. 9 on the historical and political factors behind the current Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza that began last month. The panel lasted from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and was held in the Dauphin Humanities Center. It was sponsored by the Shippensburg University History/Philosophy and Political Science departments as well as the International Studies Program.
The second President’s Hour of the semester concluded with members of university administration sharing what they are excited about for the future of Shippensburg University.
Shippensburg hosted multiple speakers during the 2023 Diversity, Equity ad Inclusion summit at the CUB MPR, some of which advocated for unsolved issues that get overlooked due to ignorance. Most were renowned authors, presenters, and figureheads that pushed for important changes.
Allyson Ritchey and Morgan Brumbaugh were crowned 2023 Shippensburg Homecoming Royalty on the field of Seth Grove Stadium Saturday.
My best friends and I like to live by the mantra “If it’s free, it’s for me.” It has become abundantly clear to me that more and more Shippensburg University students do not share that mindset.
The Shippensburg University Student Government Association (SGA) held its fifth meeting of the fall semester this past Thursday.
Finding a way to transform a performance into words is a skill the Slater of October, Abby Hockenberry, definitely has. Hockenberry is a sophomore communication, journalism and media major and joined The Slate last fall. Since joining, Hockenberry has written articles consistently and became an assistant Arts and Entertainment (A&E) editor.
Shippensburg University hosted its annual Fresh Check Day in the CUB Great Hall this past Tuesday, featuring many booths where students could learn about mental health topics.
Editor’s Note: This article is based on information as of Oct. 29, 2023. Israel cut off all internet and cellular communications from the Gaza Strip on Friday evening local time. Palestinians were no longer able to contact anyone inside or outside of the Gaza Strip, cutting off communication not only with family members but also with emergency services such as ambulances, according to the Associated Press.
