SU updates food services
By / Editor-in-ChiefShippensburg University students have new on-campus dining opportunities this semester. Aramark Educational Services replaced Chartwells, the former dining provider.
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A.C.T. to hold rally Thursday
By / Managing EditorAsk. Communicate. Teach Tolerance. (A.C.T.) is a group of students who strive to create a more inclusive and safer campus environment for all Shippensburg University students.
Your World Today Commentary: Education, advocacy, conversation and action lead to change
By / Managing EditorOver the weekend, a racial slur was written on a board inside an on-campus residence hall. This is not the first time an incident like this has occurred at Shippensburg University.
SGA President welcomes students
My name is Stephen Washington and I am the current Student Government President of our university.
As students return to campus, The Slate vows to continue serving community
By / Managing EditorOn behalf of The Slate staff, I would like to welcome everyone back to campus. When I left the newsroom on March 6, I planned to return to finish out the semester with our remaining five editions.
Your World Today Commentary: A senior year reminiscent of a freshman year
By / Managing EditorBy the time this column hits newsstands, I will have completed my “last first day of school” (barring any pursuit of a master’s degree.)
Carter welcomes students to campus
ByWelcome to campus, whether you are joining the community in person or remotely.
SU welcomes class of 2024
By / Editor-in-ChiefMembers of the Shippensburg University class of 2024 had an unconventional but warm welcome to their first year in college.
Former student files sexual harassment lawsuit against Shippensburg University
By / Managing EditorA former Shippensburg University student has filed a sexual harassment complaint against the school, claiming it failed to protect her against unwanted sexual advances from a supervisor.
Shippensburg University partners with WellSpan to provide student health care amid privatization concerns
By / Managing EditorShippensburg University announced a new partnership with WellSpan Health to provide on-campus health care for students Aug. 6, despite concerns over privatization.
Shippensburg University celebrates class of 2020 in ‘drive in’ ceremony
By / Managing EditorMembers of the class of 2020 finally returned to campus Saturday to celebrate their graduation almost three months after their original scheduled commencement ceremony was postponed.
APSCUF members share concerns for face-to-face teaching in the fall
By / Editor-in-ChiefAnxiety, fear and stress are a common sentiment as the world navigates the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. From world leaders to businesses and industries to schools and to households, preventing exposure and stopping the spread of the coronavirus is in the forefront of people's minds.
Your World Today: PASSHE “university integrations” may save money, but will cost students
By / Managing EditorThe Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors authorized Chancellor Daniel Greenstein to “review the financial impacts of integrating operations at selected System universities.”
SU junior appointed as new student representative to Council of Trustees
By / Editor-in-ChiefShippensburg University announced the newest student representative appointed to the Council of Trustees.
Shippensburg University announces Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony plans
By / Editor-in-ChiefShippensburg University’s spring class of 2020 will get to celebrate its graduation in a modified in-person ceremony to make up for the cancelation of the traditional May ceremony because of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Shippensburg University announces plans for fall semester
By / Managing EditorClasses will begin Aug. 17, one week prior to the pre-pandemic schedule listed on ship.edu, and conclude on campus at Thanksgiving break. Finals will remotely occur after Thanksgiving break, according to officials. There will be no fall break in October, students will instead have to wait until Nov. 23 and 24.
Your World Today: Student experience is lost through CDC coronavirus considerations
By / Managing EditorPicture the Dunkin’ Donuts line in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB) between 8-10 a.m. on weekdays. Now picture that same line with the same number of people, but this time they are spaced 6 feet apart for social distancing. The line would weave throughout the entire building.
Your World Today: Four changes Shippensburg University must make to protect students' freedoms
By / Editor-in-ChiefAlthough Shippensburg University has made many strides toward achieving transparency that should not be discounted, I feel there are several issues the administration has not yet addressed that need to be resolved as it moves forward into a new post-pandemic academic year.
The Slate reflects on a successful 2019-2020 academic year
By / Editor-in-ChiefWe are at the end of another year, and a new team is about to take over and lead The Slate. They take the place of a departing generation of veterans of which I am a member.
PSECU, SU Financial Aid Office offer tips for graduates
By / Managing EditorFinances are often a struggle for new college graduates, but with the economy in a freefall and concern about job prospects mounting, this year’s graduates may be facing even tougher financial headwinds.