SU students and alumni honor Ms. Di at the homecoming step show
By / Ship Life EditorThe Office of Multicultural Affairs (MSA) dedicated its annual homecoming step show to the Rev. Diane Jefferson, the late founder and director of MSA, on Oct. 25.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (MSA) dedicated its annual homecoming step show to the Rev. Diane Jefferson, the late founder and director of MSA, on Oct. 25.
The annual Homecoming pep rally was hosted by Shippensburg University along with the Activities Programming Board on Oct. 24 in the CUB Amphitheater. The pep rally brought entertainment, dancing, music, jokes and information about sports. Along with the pep rally, there were also food trucks with varying food and performances.
Love Your Body Day was a celebration of body positivity for the Shippensburg University community on Monday at 4 p.m. in the CUB Multipurpose Room. The annual event is hosted by both the Pride and Gender Equity (PAGE) Center and the Women’s and Gender Studies program. It promotes self-love while giving various campus groups a chance to promote themselves.
Shippensburg University’s Pride and Gender Equity Center held a Bystander Engagement Workshop as one of its many events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Oct. 6 in the CUB.
Shippensburg University’s Chess Club received a new trophy case for their numerous awards and put them on display in McFeely’s on Oct. 7.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Shippensburg University’s D.I.V.A.S. and Elite Modeling Troupe turned Henderson Gymnasium into a celebration of fashion, empowerment and community for their Power in Pink Charity Runway. The event raised funds and awareness for the African American Breast Cancer Association.
Shippensburg University’s Activities Programming Board (APB) hosted a Halloween dance in the CUB Amphitheater on the night of Oct. 11. The dance featured live music, fall-themed snacks and drinks, and a Ship Eatz food truck serving Raider Bowls outside the event for attendees to enjoy.
On Oct. 4, Shippensburg University’s Latino Student Organization (LSO) hosted its first Latino Explosion of the semester, featuring a memorial for Diane Jefferson, the late founder and director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA), who passed away last summer.
Shippensburg University students gathered in the CUB MPR on Sept. 30 to play plant bingo, hosted by SU’s National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) club.
Shippensburg University’s Pride and Gender Equality (PAGE) Center held the annual Tulip Planting Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 1, outside of Lackhove Hall in the Wright Memorial Garden to remember victims of domestic violence.
Shippensburg University campus group D.I.V.A.S. hosted an open mic show called “Hour of Power” in McFeely’s on Oct. 2. The group aimed to showcase different mediums of art, including music, poetry and comedy.
Students gathered to participate in fall-themed activities including face painting, hayrides, yard games, a corn maze, pumpkin painting and hanging out with goats.
Shippensburg Dining Services put together a Food Truck Festival event that was hosted in front of Old Main on Friday, Sept. 26.
SU students brought their friends and families to play bingo in celebration of Family Day on Sept. 26 at p.m. The CUB MPR was filled with neon lights, glow-in-the-dark accessories and the squeaks of dry erase markers as students and families attended the Activities Programming Board’s (APB) annual Family Weekend Bingo.
Comedian Gina Brillon brought a mix of humor, heart and heritage to Shippensburg University on Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the CUB MPR, performing for a packed audience as part of SUnity Week and Hispanic Heritage Month.
As a part of SUnity Week, “All Around the World” was an event for students to learn more about diverse cultures through music, food and more. The event allowed students to learn about the diverse community Shippensburg celebrates, as well as groups students can join to expand their connections and learn new languages.
Lackhove Hall hosts mental health themed bingo.
Shippensburg University’s Activities Programming Board (APB) held an instructed paint night in the CUB MPR on Sep. 20.
Jonathan Mooney, an education advocate, spoke at the Luhrs Center on Sept. 17 to tell his story about struggling with education due to learning disabilities, and how he is advocating for change.
Shippensburg University’s African Student Association (ASA) hosted A Taste of Africa at Gilbert Hall on Thursday, Sept. 18.