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Dahlia Ashford, M.S., has started her new role as Assistant Dean of Students for Diversity, Inclusion, and Residential Services at Shenandoah University. I am excited about becoming a part of the ... Continue Reading New Assistant Dean Provides Leadership…
Two Master of Business Administration (MBA) students, James Carty ’20 and Erin McMurray ’21, are the 2020 recipients of the John Scholl Family Scholarship Award. The award honors the memory of the ... Continue Reading Carty And McMurray Receive The…
Shenandoah University is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. Shenandoah is among 416 green colleges featured in “The Princeton Review ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Ranks Among Nation’s List…
Project Write, in partnership with Shenandoah University’s Department of Media and Communications, hosted its second annual Young Screenwriters’ Conference in October. The daylong online event ... Continue Reading University Department Co-Sponsors Young Screenwriters’…
Members of Shenandoah University's chapter of the dance fraternity Sigma Rho Delta performed in the Glen Burnie Gardens at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley on Saturday, Oct. 24. Dancers presented ... Continue Reading Sigma Rho Delta Dancers Perform…
When Shenandoah University went all-online in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dance major Erisa Sloan ’21 attended class through Zoom and used her bedroom dresser to assist in her moves. Now ... Continue Reading The Classroom Experience During COVID-19…
Valerie St.Pierre Smith will teach a virtual masterclass on cultural appropriation in theatre design for theatre design & production (TDP) students on Friday, Nov. 13. Boozhoo. Valerie St. Pierre ... Continue Reading Smith Explores Cultural Appropriation in…
Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Graham Spice, M.S., presented a lecture presentation on the history of electronic music to students in the Core Western Music History ... Continue Reading Spice Explores History of Electronic…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Production Beverly Jenkins, B.F.A., and Kenneth McGee — both renowned Broadway stage managers — participated in the Theatre Design and Production Forum class on ... Continue Reading Broadway Stage Managers Jenkins and…
Ann May Dellinger (D ’60) retired from Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital after 52 years. She began in the medical records department, and then moved to Northern Virginia, where she worked at ... Continue Reading October 2020 Class Notes
Vampires. The afterlife. These are just a couple of the subjects Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Lisa Wood (L. Marie Wood), M.F.A., explores in her novels, the newest of which, the ... Continue Reading Writing For Another Realm Horror…
Dear members of the Shenandoah University community, On Sunday, we did something we’ve dreamed of doing since May — celebrated our recent graduates with an in-person University Commencement ceremony ... Continue Reading The Commencement Ceremonies You Made…
Update: Shenandoah has made it into the finals round in The*gameHERs Awards for Best Collegiate Esports Team. Vote now until Nov. 13. The Best Collegiate Esports Team ballot is located in the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Recognized for Inclusive Gaming…
A new mentor support system this semester is helping Shenandoah University students thrive as they navigate the college experience. Thrive Guides is a Student Support Services initiative run by ... Continue Reading New Mentor Program Helps Students…
Drew Elhamalawy ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was featured in a Q&A article published by Broadway World with other “Sticks & Stones” cast members which shares responses from ... Continue Reading Elhamalawy ’21 Featured in Q&A…
“Heaven is Overrated,” a new work by Carmen Burbridge ’20 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting), was featured in Shortcuts, an apprentice company mini-series produced by Portland Playhouse that premiered ... Continue Reading New Work by Burbridge ’20…
Nahom Petros ’21 is a busy guy. He’s not only a fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy & MBA dual degree student at Shenandoah University, but also the co-founder and co-owner of a new business, Sol ... Continue Reading Shining a Light Shenandoah University…
Each year, the Shenandoah University Alumni Association honors five deserving alumni with the Distinguished Alumni Awards. To be selected, alumni must make significant achievements in their chosen ... Continue Reading 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients…
Shenandoah University is conducting its own SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing through the use of pooled saliva samples, making it one of only a handful of universities in the country to do so. The ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conducts Pooled Saliva Testing…
We appreciate everyone doing their part to adhere to the SU Pledge to Keep Shenandoah Safe by monitoring symptoms of COVID-19 and reporting these symptoms and tests in the Shenandoah Go app. On ... Continue Reading Passes in Shenandoah Go App…
Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.-based opera company IN Series announce a season-long partnership to collaboratively create three digital ... Continue Reading SU and IN Series Collaborate…
The Student Experience The responsibilities of a resident assistant (RA) include keeping students safe and helping them adapt to the college lifestyle. But COVID-19 has changed the RA ... Continue Reading Life as an RA During…
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Rachel Short, Ph.D., was featured in “Music Theory, Professional Conferences, and Community Engagement,” a recent article about community engagement within the ... Continue Reading Short Contributes to Article on…
Three students in Shenandoah University’s physician assistant studies program have received fellowships from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA). Physician assistant (PA) studies ... Continue Reading Health Professions, Nursing & Pharmacy…
Associate Professor of Voice and Director of Choral Activities Matthew Oltman, D.M.A., was asked to give a presentation on Franz Biebl’s famous “Ave Maria” (the subject of his doctoral thesis) to ... Continue Reading Oltman Presents Doctoral Research and…
The Theatre Division's digital project of “Heathers: The Musical” began filming on location earlier this month. On Saturday, Oct. 3, the cast and crew were on location for 11 hours, filming a large, ... Continue Reading Theatre Division Begins Filming Digital…
The Shenandoah Alumni Association and Shenandoah Conservatory are hosting a live performance by alumnus J. Robert “Bobby” Spencer ’91 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) at 7 p.m. (EST) on ... Continue Reading Spencer ’91 Performs Virtually for…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Theory Charlene Romano '91, M.M., was recently tapped to serve on the 2021 Convention Task Force of the National Flute Association (NFA). Romano also serves as ... Continue Reading Romano ’91 Serves on NFA…
Join in on the Homecoming fun throughout the entire month of October by entering the 2020 Shenandoah University Virtual Homecoming Golf Tournament, which runs through Oct. 31, 2020! This virtual golf ... Continue Reading Join Us For Our Homecoming…
Shenandoah University will hold two in-person commencement ceremonies to celebrate students who graduated virtually in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commencement will be held at noon and 2 p.m. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah To Hold In-Person Commencement…
Dear students, Well done! We are more than seven weeks into the semester and going strong with almost 90% of our students attending classes in-person or via a hybrid format. While so many other ... Continue Reading Thanksgiving: We Are Returning Shenandoah…
Shenandoah University’s College of Arts & Sciences pre-health program has a new director of pre-health education, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Kate Divine ’08, ’10, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT. ... Continue Reading Divine Takes On Role With…
Shenandoah has been conducting surveillance testing for COVID-19 since the start of the academic year, beginning with the testing of residential and commuter undergraduate students and continuing last ... Continue Reading Increased Surveillance Testing Opportunities more…
Shenandoah's McCormick Civil War Institute (MCWI) has received a substantial collection of letters from Civil War soldiers in the 9th New York Heavy Artillery. Over the course of the next several ... Continue Reading College of Arts & Sciences…
Ten Shenandoah University sport management students are participating in a nationwide research study that seeks information on diversity, inclusion, and equity at 130 universities across the ... Continue Reading Business Students Selected to Conduct…
Final fall 2020 enrollment numbers show that Shenandoah University has 4,033 degree-seeking students — shattering last year’s fall enrollment number of 3,752 and recording the first time in school ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Shatters Previous Enrollment Record…
