The Big Little University Rising
Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., hosted a fun Stage Costuming for Dance class on Tuesday, ... Continue Reading Adams Hosts Hands-on Stage Costuming…
The Little Big Band, under the direction of Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., released a video compilation performance of “Cherokee” arranged by Michael ... Continue Reading Little Big Band Presents ‘Cherokee’…
Dear Members of the Shenandoah Community, I have an important update to share with you as Governor Ralph Northam today issued a statewide stay-at-home order to protect the health and safety of ... Continue Reading Stay-at-Home Order, COVID-19 Update A…
Ekemini E. Emah ’09 has used her Shenandoah education to fly high in her nursing career, first as a Pentagon flight medicine nurse manager and now as a chief education and training preventionist for ... Continue Reading Nurse Leader Trains Others For…
In today’s pandemic crisis, nurses are serving on the front lines of interprofessional healthcare teams while also continuing to meet the ongoing, multifaceted health care needs of communities across ... Continue Reading Nurses Ready to Respond to…
Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy program has quickly and effectively responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. On an academic level, music therapy faculty shifted course curriculum and clinical ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Shifts Online with…
A host of talented, giving, dynamic authors, illustrators and educators have graced the Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference over its 35 years of existence. And now, as part of the ... Continue Reading Children’s Literature World Shares Its…
The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., recently presented its second virtual compilation, "BugaBlue." Students ... Continue Reading Jazz Ensemble Releases “BugaBlue” Compilation
Assistant Dean for Student Learning and Associate Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., created a video discussion and reading of Chaucer's “Troilus and Criseyde” in her series on medieval ... Continue Reading Coulson Discusses Chaucer’s ‘Troilus and…
Allyson Trunzer ’23 (Bachelor of Arts in Dance) was featured in the latest #MomentsofMovement video, a freestyle and improv dance series by Valino. She is currently studying online from her home in ... Continue Reading Trunzer ’23 Featured in #MomentsofMovement…
The Playwright's Performance, a student-run group that produces student-written, directed and performed pieces on a weekly basis, presented its first Virtual Playwrights: A Workshopping Initiative on ... Continue Reading Theatre Students in Playwright’s Performance…
Shenandoah University is one of only 166 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise is Medicine® initiative for its efforts to ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Recognized by Exercise…
Anna Lee van Buren Endowed Chair in Clarinet, Coordinator of Winds and Percussion and Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M., produced a video performance of composer Amanda Harberg’s “Prayer for ... Continue Reading Zoeter Performs in Video with…
“I read in the news that elderly people are having trouble getting the supplies they need because they're worried about risking contamination by going to the grocery store, so when Bailey and I struck ... Continue Reading Dougherty ’20 Helps Neighbors During…
Bassist Robert Catinella ’20 (Master of Music in Performance) created a video cover of Van Halen’s “Cathedral.” https://youtu.be/PmtNKFTgnIE ... Continue Reading Catinella ’20 Performs Van Halen’s…
Shenandoah University occupational therapy students are accustomed to learning in a hybrid format that combines distance learning with classroom experiences. So, this makes program students and alumni ... Continue Reading ‘We’re all in this together’:…
Dealing with the changes wrought by the coronavirus pandemic affecting the world is understandably anxiety-inducing for many. And for some people, watching autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) ... Continue Reading Finding a Moment of Calm…
Theatre, film and television actor Raúl Castillo presented a virtual workshop, “On-Camera Auditions and Making the Camera Your Friend,” on Wednesday, March 25. He is known for his role as Richie ... Continue Reading Castillo Presents Virtual On-Camera Audition…
Associate Professor of Voice, Conservatory Choir Director and Choral Artist Matt Oltman, D.M.A., and the Conservatory Choir invited Donald Fraser to join their online Zoom meeting on Thursday, March ... Continue Reading Conservatory Choir Hosts Discussion with…
Autumn Wacker O’Hara ’11 chose to pursue her degree at Shenandoah because of its flexible, hybrid Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program, which allows students to develop as leaders and ... Continue Reading Autumn Wacker O’Hara Utilizes Degree…
Jenna Barricklo ’21 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Everyday, at 10 a.m. there is a daily dance class for the dance and musical theatre departments over Zoom! It has been so much fun to ... Continue Reading Describe a surprisingly positive experience…
Shenandoah University is adopting a Pass/No Credit grading policy for the spring 2020 academic semester. In light of the disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), faculty will record ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Implements New Grading Policy…
On Wednesday, March 25, Shenandoah Conservatory announced a unique set of temporary policies and procedures regarding its student recital requirement for an array of conservatory majors enrolled in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Offers Unique Alternative…
Shannan Schmidt ’18, ’20 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Pedagogy – Classical Voice) partnered with Melissa Montgomery ’20 (Master of Music in Pedagogy – Contemporary Commercial ... Continue Reading Schmidt & Voice Pedagogy Students…
Tutoring, Writing Center, Math Enrichment Center Tutoring will be provided online via Zoom and Google Hangouts. Students will continue to sign up for tutoring using TutorTrac at star.su.edu. Once ... Continue Reading Supporting Students’ Success Through Online…
Jake Emmerling ’11 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) created a fun parody video of a song from Disney’s ... Continue Reading Emmerling ’11 Creates Quarantine Parody…
Tara Park Jenkins, MT-BC, ’07 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) and her team at North Austin Music Therapy in Austin, Texas, hosted a patio party at the Enclave at Round Rock Senior Living facility to keep ... Continue Reading Jenkins ’07 and Team Host…
Sidney Rubino ’17 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting) created “Storytime with Sid,” a video series where she reads classic fairy tales for kids. The stories are the classic versions and tend to be a bit ... Continue Reading Rubino Hosts “Storytime with Sid”…
Shenandoah University’s Master of Public Health program (MPH) was designed as an online experience from day one. Shenandoah’s director of graduate public health programs Michelle Gamber, DrPH, M.A., ... Continue Reading Tips For Lasting Online Learning…
Jessie Hooker-Bailey ’10 (B.F.A. in Musical Theatre) and her husband created a cover of “What Is This Feeling?” from the hit Broadway musical “Wicked” during the COVID-19 ... Continue Reading Hooker-Bailey ’10 and Husband Perform…
Assistant Professor of Modern Dance Matt Pardo, M.F.A., and Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Coordinator of Musical Theatre Dance Shylo Martinez, M.F.A., invited the Winchester Star to join ... Continue Reading Pardo and Martinez Teach Combined…
Art Galleries Banksy's Virtual Art Gallery Johannesburg Art Gallery: Johannesburg, South Africa Musée d'Orsay: Paris, France National Gallery of Art: Washington, D.C. National Portrait ... Continue Reading Virtual Culture Resources
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen, Ed.D., is using Zoom to teach dance and movement to her students. She is adapting and creating lessons that maximize the ... Continue Reading Chen Teaches Movement and Dance…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., has offered "Fierce Friday" dance classes for her current dance students. The class includes a full warmup with some 90s/throwback jams ... Continue Reading Carson Hosts Fierce Fridays with…
The past week has been like nothing we’ve ever seen or expected. Classes went online, we learned about the importance of social distancing, and we accepted a never-before-seen disruption in our lives. ... Continue Reading Online Classes for Rest of…
The Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M., recently presented its first virtual compilation, "Lester Thinks Twice." The ... Continue Reading Jazz Ensemble Utilizes Virtual Compilation…
