Hannah Pollock Managing Editor
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Shippensburg University celebrates class of 2020 in ‘drive in’ ceremony
Members 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.
Your World Today: PASSHE “university integrations” may save money, but will cost students
The 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.”
Shippensburg University announces plans for fall semester
Classes 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
Picture 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.
Annual Student Life Awards honors campus community members
A Shippensburg University group that recognizes excellence announced the winners of the 2020 Student Life Awards. Leader@SHIP announced the full list of winners, celebrating the Shippensburg University campus community members as an unconventional spring semester drew to a close.
Slater of the Month: Noel Miller
“I don’t need to be a ‘big writer,’ I just want to write about ‘big things,’” said Noel Miller, the newly hired editor of The Slate news section. Miller is the Slater of the Month for October because of her passion for journalism and willingness to learn.
SU student serves community one stitch at a time
In communities across the nation, people who sew grabbed their machines and pressed down the pedal – never looking back. Among them is Shippensburg University freshman Rebecca Fickel.
PSECU, SU Financial Aid Office offer tips for graduates
Finances 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.
Shippensburg University modifies food service for current, future semesters
Hungry for new options? Shippensburg University’s campus dining menu is changing.
Career center offers tips for graduating seniors
Members of the class of 2020 are graduating into the “real world” during a global pandemic and an economy in a virtual freefall, that is seeing unemployment numbers not seen since the Great Depression. Those once far away responsibilities of “adulting” — finding a job, leasing a car or even buying a house — are closer than ever. Where does a college graduate start after receiving that diploma?
