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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ is among the nation’s best values in higher education, according to The Princeton Review. The publisher has named SU among its 209 “Best Value Colleges for 2025. Institutions on the 2025 list were selected based on highest returns on investment out of more than 650 colleges and universities surveyed nationally.

SU is doing its part to end period poverty by partnering with organizations to make free feminine hygiene products available to the greater community. SU recently donated products to multiple schools and community organizations following a partnership with publisher Cond Nast in collaboration with U by Kotex and the Alliance for Period Supplies.

Dr. Sherri Reese, an accomplished human resources executive and industrial and organizational psychologist with more than 15 years of leadership experience in higher education, government and the private sector, has been announced as ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s next associate vice president of human resources. Reese’s appointment follows a national search. She begins July 15.

Delmarva Public Media (DPM) recently was honored for local news coverage at the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s (CAPBA’s) annual convention, winning 13 awards including four for student-produced work in the College Radio division. The seven first-place and six-second place awards were for work done in 2024 for DPM, comprised of three listener-supported public radio stations that operate via a collaboration between ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ and University of Maryland Eastern Shore: WSCL 89.5 FM, WSDL 90.7 FM and WESM 91.3 FM.

Community members recently gathered in downtown ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ for the city's annual Pride parade and festival, hosted by ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ PFLAG. ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ was among local institutions and individuals represented at the event.

For the past four years, recent ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ graduate Lian Peach has been a campus leader. Now, the rest of the nation knows that, as well. Peach, of York has been named a National Leader of the Year for Service to Campus and Community by the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society (ODK). She is a member of the SU OK Circle chapter of ODK.

The Maryland Attorney General joined 21 other states in filing a legal brief supporting NPR and PBS lawsuits challenging a Trump-era executive order to eliminate federal funding, arguing the cuts would harm public safety, education, and access to critical information, particularly in underserved communities. As an example,the brief highlights Delmarva Public Media — operated by ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore — which covers local news and weather for more than 40,000 weekly listeners in the rural Delmarva region.