Shippensburg University has updated COVID-19 protocols for the spring 2022 semester. Recent changes include testing for all residential students and stricter mask recommendations.
The Pride Center and the Women’s Center combined into one new organization over winter break and are now called the Pride and Gender Equity Center (PAGE Center).
“The Talk” — it’s the most infamous part of puberty. The dreaded sit down with a parent or teacher for some of us and for others it’s a book about the body placed in our room. Sex education is often awkward for the one teaching it and the one learning. If you for some reason can’t be the one to teach your kids about sex education and their bodies, please make sure someone does. Without the proper education the sexual health and safety of children, teenagers and young adults can be at risk.
Timothy Hawkins hosted an event put on by the Center for Land Use and Sustainability (CLUS) this past Wednesday.
Shippensburg University held an introductory training program for those interested in becoming a Silent Witness. Blaise Liffick, a Millersville University professor and the program’s Operations Director, led the ‘Facing the Hate: Peacekeeping on Campus with Silent Witness Peacekeepers Alliance’ presentation.
The search for the next Shippensburg University President has begun. At last week’s Council of Trustees meeting, members of the council were appointed to a presidential search committee. While the interim president position, filled by Charles Patterson, was filled rather quickly last semester, presidential searches typically take longer.
The homecoming court was back in full for Homecoming 2021 at Shippensburg University. Each year, 10 students are voted onto the court and spend the next month volunteering and fundraising in hopes to be crowned as homecoming royalty.
The LGBTQ+ Advisory Council held a Letter Writing Party in McFeely’s Cafe from 6-8 p.m. Friday to push Shippensburg Township to pass a Nondiscrimination Ordinance.
The Pride Center, located in the Ceddia Union Building, held a Covid-19 support group this past Thursday.
The search for the next president of Shippensburg University has begun. Three trustees were appointed to the council’s presidential search committee at their second meeting of the semester last Friday, Nov. 12.
It’s Vaccination Week at Shippensburg University. Students are encouraged to submit proof of having received the COVID-19 vaccine, learn about the vaccine and get the vaccine, according to Chris Clarke the director of the SU COVID Office.
Alpha Sigma Tau (AST) held its third annual #MeToo event to raise awareness to sexual harassment on Nov. 3.
Shippensburg University Professor Joseph Zume presented his travels to Uganda on Nov. 4 in SU’s Grove Hall.
More than 59% of Pennsylvanians are fully vaccinated according to the PA Department of Health website. How is it that only half of Pennsylvanians are vaccinated seven months after the vaccine was made available to all adults on May first 2021.
Over two dozen Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties members received letters of intent to retrench, an APSCUF press release said.
The Shippensburg University Police Department sent out a safety bulletin to students on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 1:30 p.m. informing them that there have been two separate off-campus assaults recently. The bulletin stated the assaults were late at night and “on each occurrence the motive was robbery.” No details or information about the exact locations, victims or alleged attackers were included in the email.
Shippensburg University’s 2021 International Education Week was celebrated this past week with various events highlighting different cultures.
The Shippensburg University Police Department, SUPD, has adopted the Run. Hide, Fight program to improve and increase student safety on campus.
The “All Hands on Deck: Student Workday” at The Harbor this past Saturday gave Shippensburg University students and adult volunteers a chance to serve their community and improve the environment of the people around them.
We remain amidst a pandemic, yet this weekend I was able to get a taste of “normal” and just be a college student for a few days. Homecoming is the annual pilgrimage back to a college family for alumni and for current students a big family gathering.
