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Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute illuminates some little-known history of the Shenandoah Valley with the release of volume two of its Journal of the Shenandoah Valley During the ... Continue Reading McCormick Civil War Institute Uncovers…
Across the state’s higher-ed landscape, Shenandoah University stands apart because of what it does not profess to be. “Shenandoah is a different animal in higher education in Virginia,” says Tracy ... Continue Reading ‘A Different Animal’ Article in…
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner with a retrospective of his works during this year’s Pulitzer Prize Composer Festival on Friday, Nov. 2, and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates World-renowned Composer…
Shenandoah University has positioned itself as one of the nation’s premiere leaders in esports academia with the creation of its new esports major, which will be rolled out in fall ... Continue Reading Holding The Controller to the…
Shenandoah University will launch new undergraduate degree programs next fall that will establish an academic foothold in the expanding world of virtual reality and esports. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Adds Degrees in…
Shenandoah University is taking a global leap in experiential learning with the rollout of two new virtual reality degrees and an exciting partnership with a leading creator in virtual reality ... Continue Reading Exploring A New Academic Dimension…
Under the direction of Adjunct Associate Professor of Trumpet Chuck Seipp, D.M.A., the Shenandoah Conservatory trumpet studio participated in the second-ever Trumpet Mock Wedding performance on ... Continue Reading Trumpet Studio Participates in Mock…
The Conservatory Choir will present two short performances at Loudoun County libraries on Sunday, Nov. 18. The first concert begins at 1:30 p.m. at Cascades Library in Sterling, Virginia, and the ... Continue Reading Conservatory Choir Performs in Loudoun…
On Friday, Oct. 12, Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., led a daylong workshop with the Advanced Men’s Choir at the Charleston County School of the Arts in South ... Continue Reading Oltman Leads Workshop with Men’s…
Director and Associate Professor of Performing Arts Leadership and Management David Edelman, M.F.A., was invited to join the board of directors of Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STP&A), an ... Continue Reading Edelman Joins STP&A Board and…
Woke Week examines what it means to be woke and stay woke. Each day you can participate in activities and events that challenge or provide awareness on social justice topics affecting the campus ... Continue Reading Woke Week Celebration Attend Woke…
The Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy of Shenandoah University is pleased to announce the 2018 Vivian Christy Sansoni Scholarship award winners. Each year the Vivian Christy Sansoni Award is given ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Announces 2018-19 Vivian…
Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Kate Redding, M.A., as the conservatory's new lead piano technician. Beginning in her new role in November, Redding joins the conservatory after serving as chief ... Continue Reading Kate Redding Appointed Lead Piano…
Following the recent retirement of Joanna Short, Christina Hardwick has joined the front office as administrative assistant. In her new role, which she began on Oct. 17, Hardwick provides key support ... Continue Reading Hardwick Joins Conservatory Front Office…
Coordinator of Music Theory and Associate Professor of Music Keith Salley, Ph.D., participated in a residency at the University of Colorado, Boulder on Oct. 22, and Oct. 23, where he was invited to ... Continue Reading Salley Participates in Music Theory…
Are there certain sounds like calm voices or magazine pages turning slowly that you find deeply relaxing? If so, you may be experiencing autonomous sensory meridian response or ASMR for short. Dr. ... Continue Reading Winchester Professor Studies Soothing Sounds…
A Winchester woman who fell in love with Shenandoah University has endowed $1.7 million to benefit its theater students. The Clarence H. and Gladys C. Hill Scholarship Fund will be used for students ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Receives Gift For…
Assistant Professor of Modern Dance Matt Pardo, M.F.A., and his dance company, The Blanket, will present an upcoming production of an evening-length dance work, “The Blanket Presents Christopher ... Continue Reading Dance Company Co-directed By Pardo…
Valerie Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Certificate in Music Therapy, Master of Music Therapy) was awarded the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy ... Continue Reading Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 Awarded…
By Elise O’Neill-Eckman '19 Third-year Physician Assistant (PA) Studies student Marie Slisher received the prestigious Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Student Health Policy ... Continue Reading Shenandoah PA Student Receives Prestigious…
On Tuesday, Oct. 16, area leaders of local nonprofit organizations are invited to come together to learn how to better navigate the challenges they face. The Nonprofit Governance Symposium, ... Continue Reading Symposium To Help Leaders Steer…
In the Shenandoah of 1993, Smith Library was brand new, University Inn and Edwards Residential Village were still hotels, and Solenberger Hall was still a hardware store. If your family was ok with ... Continue Reading Discovering the Class of 1993…
Legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky wrapped up a three-day visit to Winchester with an Oct. 8 question-and-answer session with Shenandoah University students in an appearance sponsored by the ... Continue Reading Famed Character Actor Visits Shenandoah…
Paul Noble (C ’56) is pleased to announce that composer John Rutter, and Oxford University Press have joined with him in the dedication of his arrangement of Rutter’s “Agnus Dei,” from his “Mass of ... Continue Reading October 2018 Class Notes
Silvia Garcia Murcia traveled thousands of miles—sleeping in the desert, crawling through cacti, and experiencing life inside a detention center and maximum security prison—to finally become a ... Continue Reading Chasing Down a Dream Woman…
Victor Brown Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Strings Akemi Takayama, M.M.; Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris Lederer, Diploma, Curtis Institute of ... Continue Reading String Faculty Invited to Present…
Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., shared two presentations about the job of being a professional choral director and singer at Robert E. Aylor Middle School in ... Continue Reading Oltman Shares Professional Insights with…
On Aug. 25, Professor of Trumpet and Conducting Scott Nelson, D.M.A., adjudicated the American Legion National Concert Band Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the American Legion’s 100th ... Continue Reading Nelson Adjudicates at American Legion…
Professor of Trumpet and Conducting Scott Nelson, D.M.A., announced his plan to retire from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2018/19 academic year. Nelson began teaching at Shenandoah in ... Continue Reading Nelson to Retire from Shenandoah…
Under the direction of Adjunct Associate Professor of Trumpet Chuck Seipp, D.M.A., the Shenandoah Conservatory trumpet studio hosted composer, brass composer, brass coach and trumpeter Anthony Plog ... Continue Reading Trumpet Studio Hosts Virtual Brass…
Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris Lederer, Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music, will work with select undergraduate students to rehearse and perform a new string ... Continue Reading Students to Perform Work by…
Shenandoah’s newest addition, a one-ton bronze statue of the university mascot, Buzzy the Hornet, traveled the 1,466 miles to arrive at its permanent home at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & ... Continue Reading Buzzy Arrives and Is Bigger…
Cecilia Garcia, a student in Shenandoah University’s adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner program (AGPCNP), is one of nine students from across the country to win a National League for ... Continue Reading Nursing Graduate Student Wins NLN-Home…
Did you know that "Bill Nye the Science Guy" and "The X-Files" share a September 10 birthday? Both shows started airing on television in the year when gas was only $1.16 a gallon and Michael Bay ... Continue Reading Opening the 1993 Time Capsule…
In October, Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., will tour with Grammy Award-winning ensemble Conspirare in its 2018/19 national tour of Craig Hella Johnson's “Considering Matthew ... Continue Reading Naumenko Tours with Grammy Award-winning…
