Not new to Ship

The newest members of the university’s Council of Trustees are old friends of the university: Douglas Harbach (left) and Elnetta Jones. Doug returns to the council having served from 1991-1997. He is the director of communications for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Prior to his appointment, he served in private industry for fourteen years at e-LYNXX in Chambersburg and has always been active in his community. He lives in Chambersburg with his wife and two children.

Elnetta Jones, who retired as dean of special academic programs at SU in 1999, was responsible for developing the ACT 101 program and founded the Learning Assistance Center in 1982. In 1995, the American Council on Education invited her to consult with five post-apartheid colleges and universities in South Africa. She is an active fundraiser for the SU Foundation. She lives in Shippensburg with her husband; they have one son.

In addition Ken Shoemaker, president and CEO of Orrstown Bank, Glen Grell, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 97th District, and William Piper, retired deputy director of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, were reappointed to the council.

Save a tree—print less

Encouraging the campus community to lessen the negative impact on the environment, the Computing and Technologies Center offered advice to reduce the number of pages printed on university-networked computers. Advice included making use of online file space, web presence of information, and being selective on what is printed. More than eleven million pages are printed each year equating to more than 1300 trees.

Valedictorians wanted

The university has established a new scholarship for high school valedictorians from schools in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, and York counties.

The scholarships are for up to four years with $5,000 annually as long as the students maintain a 3.0 grade point average and meet appropriate academic requirements. There will be fifteen scholarships awarded for the 2008-09 academic year. According to President Ruud, this is a way for some of Pennsylvania’s best students to study at one of “Pennsylvania’s great public universities.”

Early bird

Not slated to begin her job until March 17, SU’s new provost/vice president for academic affairs Barbara G. Lyman jumped right in starting on March 3. Previous to her appointment here, she was at the University of West Florida since 2005. She was associate vice president of academic affairs and a professor in the College of Professional Studies, and subsequently named vice provost. She holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Louisiana State University, a certificate of advanced study in the teaching of reading from Harvard University, a master’s in English and American literature from Brandeis University, and a bachelor’s in English literature is from Anna Maria College. She is a member of various professional and civic organizations, widely published in professional journals, and given presentations at national and international conferences.

Pretzel please

Hanover, home to Snyder’s, will be the location for two post-bachelor’s business programs beginning in Fall 2008. Professionals from various backgrounds will learn to apply management principles to any business or organization in the certificate in advanced studies in business. Courses in the stand-alone program serve as prerequisites for the master’s in business administration degree, also offered in Hanover. The MBA is designed specifically for the working professional in today’s technologically advanced and global business environment. The certificate can be completed part-time in one year, the MBA in two years. Both programs are open to the public. More information can be obtained by contacting the Office of Extended Studies at 717-477-1502 or extended@ship.edu. The website is www.ship.edu/extended.