The Big Little University Rising
Shenandoah Conservatory Alumna Theresa [Guido] LaPlaca ’81, board director and risk chair of Eagle Bancorp Inc. & Eagle Bank, will share valuable insights related to her career journey “From Music ... Continue Reading LaPlaca Kicks Off ‘Executive Leadership…
Soprano Victoria Okafor ’17 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) won second place in the 2021 Lotte Lenya Competition. The competition, a program of the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, was held in New ... Continue Reading Okafor ’17 Wins 2nd Place…
Kerrylyn Kercher ’14 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance), was awarded a merit-based Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship ... Continue Reading Kercher ’14 Awarded Fulbright for…
Casey Butler ’25 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was awarded the Steve Bayless Undergraduate Scholarship by the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC). The scholarship is designated for a ... Continue Reading Butler ’25 Awarded SETC Steve…
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 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients…
It worked in biomechanics class just like it worked on the basketball court. If Shenandoah University taught Bryce Mitchell ’14, ’17 anything, it was to attack his musculoskeletal studies the same ... Continue Reading Meet the Black Alumni Network…
Rip Roberts ’08, ’09 had a nose for football and a heart for leadership. A former defensive back at Shenandoah, Roberts once recorded a two-interception game during his junior year. When he wasn’t ... Continue Reading Meet the Black Alumni Network…
On July 1, 2021, the Commonwealth of Virginia made the recreational use of marijuana (cannabis) legal. For detailed information regarding specifics on what is now legal and illegal regarding ... Continue Reading Despite new law, SU maintains…
Shenandoah University invites students in designated residence halls to bring their animal friends to campus. According to the university's new pet policy, pets are allowed to stay in designated ... Continue Reading Pets Allowed in Two Residence…
Approximately 1,100 residential students are moving into their Shenandoah University residence halls this week as the university prepares for one of its largest incoming ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Welcomes New Residential Students…
Bailey Kinsella ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) was awarded a Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship by Alpha Lambda Delta, the honor society for first-year academic success, for the 2021/22 academic ... Continue Reading Kinsella ’23 Awarded Jo Anne…
Chelsea Goode ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting) was one of 13 students selected by Black Theatre Network’s first Student Quest Monologue Competition this summer. Her audition monologue of Beneatha ... Continue Reading Goode ’24 Places 3rd in…
Alexis Pinero-Benson ’05, ’12 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance) was honored as the recipient of the Individual Award of Excellence from the Association for Student ... Continue Reading Pinero-Benson ’05, ’12 Receives Individual…
Composer and music educator James McAllister ’92 (Bachelor of Music Education) was recently appointed chair of the department of music at Kansas Wesleyan University. Visit www.ksal.com to learn more. ... Continue Reading McAllister ’92 Appointed Chair of…
On Aug. 9, Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Vocal Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., led an interdisciplinary team of physicians, voice ... Continue Reading Meyer Leads Interdisciplinary Team to…
Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico Eduardo Vilaro will serve as Shenandoah Conservatory’s honored guest and speaker for the 2021/22 Conservatory Convocation at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, ... Continue Reading Eduardo Vilaro of Ballet Hispanico…
Two leaders in Shenandoah’s esports program are finding success in the national esports arena. The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), a global leader in esports competition and ... Continue Reading Esports Program Directors Elected To…
Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Iain Pritchard, Pharm.D., has received the 2021 Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award from the Virginia Pharmacists Association ... Continue Reading Pritchard Wins State Pharmacy Award…
Shenandoah is bringing back five outdoor learning spaces on main campus this fall after finding great success over the past year with outdoor learning. The spaces, including a couple large white ... Continue Reading New Outdoor Learning Spaces in…
Dear students, faculty and staff, It’s been wonderful to see students beginning to return to main campus as we look forward to Welcome Week and the start of the academic year. We’re in a very ... Continue Reading Temporary Protocols for Fall 2021…
Shenandoah Conservatory is excited to welcome two new visiting artists to its roster of faculty artists and educators. “I’m delighted to announce the hiring of these exceptional artists,” said ... Continue Reading New Visiting Artists in Piano…
The Shenandoah Conservatory senior dance class of 2021 produced “Persist / Persevere” as its final stage performance before graduating. Faculty cheered on as the only live audience members as the ... Continue Reading Class of 2021 Dance Majors…
Founded in 2018 by Associate Professor of Voice and Director of Choral Activities Matt Oltman, D.M.A., CORO Artistic Director Dr. Phil Moody and former Director of Choral Activities of Simpson College ... Continue Reading Oltman and Voice Students Participate…
Violinist Ashley Crawford ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) placed first in the 2021 Charleston International Music Competition and third in the King’s Peak International Competition this summer. ... Continue Reading Crawford ’23 Places First and…
Aaron Galligan-Stierle ’02 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was named the new head of musical theatre at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The accomplished actor, ... Continue Reading Galligan-Stierle ’02 Named Head of…
In July, seven students in the Performing Arts Leadership & Management program traveled to Greece for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip with Director and Professor of Performing Arts ... Continue Reading PALM Students Explore Arts Leadership…
Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) was named principal guest conductor by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, a new position created specifically for him. (Pictured to the left.) During the 2021 National Jazz ... Continue Reading August 2021 Class Notes
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Production Beverly Jenkins, B.F.A. was presented a 2020 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Jenkins was honored ... Continue Reading Jenkins Presented 2020 Tony Honors…
Director of Jazz Studies and Trombone Artist-in-Residence Matthew Niess, D.M.A., directed and performed in a number of projects during the 2021 spring and summer season. Highlights ... Continue Reading Matthew Niess – Spring and…
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., edited the cello and piano parts and wrote the preface for the new edition of Ernest Bloch’s “From Jewish Life: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, B. ... Continue Reading Schwarz Edits New Edition of…
On July 11, flutist and Adjunct Associate Professor of Musicianship Charlene Romano ’91, M.M., performed at a memorial concert sponsored by the Winchester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. ... Continue Reading Romano ’91 Performs and Presents…
Pianist Eoín Fleming ’20, ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance) was awarded 5th prize at the 66th Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona, Spain. ... Continue Reading Fleming ’20, ’22 Wins 5th…
Auxiliary Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music History Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., virtually presented her research paper “Old Music, New Places: Heinrich Finck's Sacred Works in the Czech and ... Continue Reading Tierno Presents Research Paper at…
Dear students, faculty and staff, I hope that you have had an enjoyable and restful summer. The fortitude and can-do attitude that our community has shown these last 17 months will serve us all ... Continue Reading Evolving Plans for Fall 2021…
The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), a global leader in esports education and engagement, named SU Esports Program Director Joey Gawrysiak, Ph.D., as Program Director of the Year at ... Continue Reading Gawrysiak Named Collegiate Esports Program…
