Failure, withdrawal rates for some college courses Sep 4, 2008
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Note: Numbers are based on course enrollments, which may include multiple sections. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Required college courses can boost degree of difficulty Sep 4, 2008
If you can't pass organic and inorganic chemistry at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, you won't be able to complete a biology major. Biology chair Gregory Paulson considers it one of the biggest reasons students leave his major. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Students face one hurdle after another on the way to a college degree Aug 31, 2008
Gregory Paulson, biology chair at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, said some who received good high school grades by studying just a few hours a week weren't challenged and therefore don't know how to study or work hard. "They come to college and they think they can do that again. I tell them you can't do it that way. You will fail if you think you're going to study two hours a week and get A's and B's in college," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces Confirmations, Nominations, Appointments Jun 28, 2008
June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the following recent confirmations, nominations and appointments: Confirmations by the Senate Council of Trustees of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Lynette M. Brown-Sow, Philadelphia (reappointment) Thane C. Martin, CPA, Wilmington, DE Robert L. Traynham, II, Washington, D.C. (reappointment) State Conservation Commission Duane E. Shuman, Bloomsburg (reappointment) Board of Trustees of Danville State Hospital Lynn... (PR Newswire)
Juniata offers 5th year free if student needs it Oct 31, 2007
Using the same criteria, Juniata put the six-year cost at $107,656 for Pitt students and $89,088 for students at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, a state system school. Pitt's base in-state tuition for a student enrolled in 2004 or later is $12,106 a year; the state system's base tuition is $5,177 a year. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Governor Rendell Announces Nominations Oct 27, 2007
State Board of Barber Examiners Douglas Washington Anderson III, Pittsburgh State Charter School Appeal Board Michael G. Akers, Camp Hill Council of Trustees of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Dr. Elnetta Griffin Jones, Shippensburg Douglas P. Harbach, Chambersburg William Piper, Carlisle (reappointment) Kenneth Shoemaker, Carlisle (reappointment) The Hon. Glen R. Grell, Mechanicsburg (reappointment) The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education... (PR Newswire)
Shippensburg University celebrates its new president Oct 27, 2007
We are Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Judy Hample, said a university president must lead the effort to provide the best education possible and to develop a vision for the university and to produce students who understand the core values and ethics of our society and most important, have a lifetime love of learning. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Tuition at 14 Pa. universities going up 2.75% Jul 20, 2007
"My worry is that we're going to get to the point where programs are going to start getting cut ... and that we are going to have students that are directly affected," said Joseph M. Peltzer, a Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania student and board member. The Associated Press contributed to this report. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
UMW awards emeritus titles to 3 today May 12, 2007
He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the College of William a master's degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate with concentrations in mass communications and higher education from Virginia Commonwealth University. Date published: 5/12/2007. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Funds OK'd for Dykeman Hatch House restoration Mar 28, 2007
He also helped launch and supported Cumberland Valley Normal School, now Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Nothing Dykeman tried made him rich. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Find out how many get into schools Nov 9, 2006
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 5,863. (USA Today)
Threats keep class president from service Jun 10, 2006
Gang and drug-related violence has increased over the past decade in the Levittown area, said Chad Kimmel, a sociology professor at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. "Levittown is really just a symbol of the American community, and we're a violent society," he said. (Newsday -- Nation)
