Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

I graduated high school in 2014 with a 4.0 GPA, was in the top ten percent of my class, and was accepted to Pennsylvania State University. Everything had gone right for me, and I was excited to begin my college career. The only problem was, I did not know what I wanted to major in, let alone what I wanted to be in my life. I chose Penn State because they had a great program for students who were undecided. My hope was that I would suddenly have an epiphany and realize what career I wanted to…

Dear Mr. Richard, Mr. Hopey and other executives of the PSU Dining Commons, Imagine, students trudging back to their dorms in the dead of night, dragging their feet with heavy back packs in tow, creating as much distance as possible between them and the Paterno library, the place they had just spent six hours studying for their exam. Visualize a different scenario, Saturday night, students with smiles on their faces returning around 1-2 am to their dorms, hearts still racing from the excitement…

My boss was a real jerk, but he did teach me the principles of business. While working there I found the love of my life, Jim Halbert. We eventually ran off together to State College, Pennsylvania. There Jim ran a sports marketing company, which sponsored Penn State, and I went back to school for Political Science. After getting a two year degree at a community college nearby, I was offered a job at Penn State to teach Business and Politics…

With the events of the Sandusky scandal taking place primarily on the Penn State Campus, you have a variety of stakeholders affected both internal and external. The internal stakeholders in this case are the people on campus who were directly affected by the events that occurred (Crandall, Parnell & Spillan, 2013). The management team and the athletics department both had a stake in how this played out. The management team would have to replace the employees that as well as handle the…

Our personality and experiences shape how we describe ourselves as an individual. Their combination plays a prominent role in our behavior, decision-making, interpersonal relationships and ultimately career choices. I have always been fascinated with the areas where Law and Business intersect. This was my main motivation to pursue JD/MBA program. When I told my friends that I am planning to apply for MBA program at Schulich School of Business, they all started telling me how much money matters…

Are you looking to get your MBA in leadership but do not know where to start? Are you overwhelmed by the number of programs out there? There are hundreds of outstanding universities in the United States and abroad that offer this type of curriculum. All of these programs have different class sizes, cost, locations, college environments, and leadership curriculum. Researching this information can be extremely time-consuming, stressful, and over-whelming and it can be difficult to find your…

In today’s globalized world, it’s not an uncommon situation. You arrive early to work eager to wrap up a big project you’ve been leading for months. Your boss greets you as you arrive to the office and calls you to a meeting of high importance. You soon find your head spinning and heart pounding as leadership informs you that they will be counting on you to lead a new venture overseas. You’re excited for the opportunity, but are you prepared for what you’re about to engage in? You’re a respected…

been published in Radical History Review, The Historian, the Journal of American History, New York History and The World History Bulletin. Robert Shaffer is a teacher at the Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, studied U.S. Foreign Relations, U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity, 20th-Century U.S., Teaching Methods (Shippensburg, 2015). 3.What historical event/topic is the author writing about and what is his/her main argument? The author describes events and the emotional respond after the…

Beth Fantaskey was born May 5th, 1974. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, got her PhD at Penn State, and got her English degree from Shippensburg, PA. In her book “Buzzkill” it is partially based off of her high school experiences and her favorite books by Nancy Drew. Millie Ostermeyer, the Protagonist, and the author both went to the same high school, like to read, but, they are different because Millie Ostermeyer was not shy in school, while the author was. According to Kate Pavao,…

Speaker Analysis of Human Trafficking Rhonda Hendrickson, the director of the YWCA in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania visited Shippensburg University November 16th and gave a presentation about human trafficking. Ms. Hendrickson stated that although it is not seem to be a large problem in the United States, human tracking is now considered to be one of the fasted growing criminal industries. This is not only true in the United States, but for the entire world. The only illegal practice that has a…