Shenandoah University will hold its first-ever January term, or J-Term, to provide students a chance to earn additional undergraduate credits. The J-Term will be held online from Monday, Jan. 4, ... Continue Reading Sign up for Shenandoah’s First…
Archives for November 2020
Violist Laura O'Konski is the recipient of the Virginia String Teachers Association (VASTA) Award for New Orchestra Teacher of the Year. O'Konski currently serves as the director of orchestra and ... Continue Reading O’Konski Named VASTA New Orchestra…
Associate Professor of Voice, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice and Artistic Director of the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute Matthew Edwards ’15, D.M.A., gave a ... Continue Reading Matthew Edwards ’15 – Fall…
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., presented a virtual discussion on the functional training of the ... Continue Reading Meyer Presents on Functional Training…
Clarinet students Peter Mattson ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Erin Eady ’22 (Master of Music in Performance) have won the Virginia state level of the MTNA (Music Teachers National ... Continue Reading Clarinet Students Eady ’22 and…
Shenandoah University’s health professions students are achieving perfect or near-perfect pass rates on their national licensure exams. So far this year, six health professions have seen perfect pass ... Continue Reading Health Professions Students Excel on…
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., and his wife, pianist Marika Bournaki, presented a recital on Thursday, Oct. 29, for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. The performance took place in the ... Continue Reading Schwarz and Bournaki Perform with…
by Tiffanie Carson, choreographer, “Causal Effect” “Causal Effect: A Virtual Revival” was livestreamed on Shenandoah University’s YouTube channel at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, ... Continue Reading ‘Causal Effect’: The Road to…
Shenandoah University has a new director of counseling. Nicholas Coleman, 08, M.A., LPC, is currently in his new position at the Counseling Center. He is also an adjunct professor in the university’s ... Continue Reading SU Grad Nicholas Coleman Becomes…
On Sept. 23, 2020, Frederick L. Conti (AS ’67) was awarded a Life Achievement Award in Akron, Ohio, for his 42 years of service to his Podiatric profession. Charlene Romano (C ’91) was recently ... Continue Reading November 2020 Class Notes
David Fiorello ’13 (Master of Music in Conducting) is the music director of “New Faces Sing Broadway 1987” in the first virtual installment of Porchlight Music Theatre’s popular News Faces Sing ... Continue Reading Fiorello ’13 Music Directs in…
Violist Shi-Young Choi ’22 (Master of Music in Performance) — along with her ensemble colleagues of Seoul Quartet, which includes two of her sisters — won the 2020 Manhattan Competition. Winners will ... Continue Reading Violist Choi ’22, with Seoul…
Even though we aren't traveling this year, we can still have an at-home global experience! The the Center for International Programs is hosting an International Education Week from Monday, Nov. 16, ... Continue Reading Check Out These International Education…
The Shenandoah School of Business recently received a grant to establish an Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certificate program in an effort to create local jobs and help Winchester bounce back ... Continue Reading Entrepreneur ‘Bootcamp’ Set For 2021…
As a community, Shenandoah has worked hard to stay safe all semester so we can continue with in-person operations. We face another challenge as many of us prepare to travel for Thanksgiving. Now is ... Continue Reading Prepare Now for a Safe…
Dear students, This year has presented many challenges, and I appreciate your perseverance and vigilance — I am so proud of the way in which our faculty, staff and students have risen to meet these ... Continue Reading Spring Calendar Change: Feb. 1…
Shenandoah University’s School of Business is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 16-22, providing access to an array of virtual events to engage students with a vibrant ecosystem of ... Continue Reading School of Business Supports Global…
Chair of Instrumental Division, Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community and Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts, D.M.A., performed Danzon #6 by Arturo Marquez with the Dallas Symphony ... Continue Reading Roberts Performs with Dallas Symphony…
Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History and Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor of Music History Christopher Ruth, Ph.D., will present at the ... Continue Reading McManus and Ruth Present Research…
Director of Education for Genelec (audio monitor systems) David Maclaughlin presented a lecture on studio monitoring to music production & recording technology students on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The ... Continue Reading Genelec Representative Presents Lecture on…
The Vocal/Choral Division hosted noted scholar, conductor, composer and current Vice Dean of the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University Dr. Rollo Dillworth for a presentation and ... Continue Reading Dillworth Shares Insights on Diversity,…
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen, Ed.D., was invited by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) to teach for the virtual 2021 Winter Workshop with ... Continue Reading Chen Invited to Teach at…
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Adela Borrallo-Solis, Ph.D., recently earned recognition for her ambition and excellence in the classroom. Borrallo-Solis received the 2020 H. Hiter Harris, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Professor Earns Recognition for…
Shenandoah University’s History and Virtual Reality (VR) Design Programs, in partnership with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL), held a pilot launch for a virtual reality project ... Continue Reading VR Project Pilot Launch Blends…
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes three new members to the 2020/21 ShenCoLAB Task Force. New members include Maggie DeFrees ’23 (Bachelor of Arts in Dance), Brianna Jaeger ’21 (Master of Music in ... Continue Reading New 2020/21 ShenCoLAB Task Force…
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., was featured on NPR's “The Academic Minute” podcast on Wednesday, ... Continue Reading Meyer Featured on NPR’s ‘The…