The Big Little University Rising
The Theatre Division, along with Alpha Psi Omega and Phi Mu Alpha, held a brief memorial commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the death of Ira Lindberg Harris ’10 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical ... Continue Reading Harris ’10 Remembered on 10–year…
Shenandoah University and Arab American University (AAUP), a private Palestinian university in Jenin, jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, Feb. 25, further solidifying the two ... Continue Reading Shenandoah, AAUP Sign Memorandum of…
The Student Government Association (SGA) has opened its application for executive officers for the 2022-23 academic year. Executive officer position descriptions and the elections schedule are ... Continue Reading SGA Executive Officer Applications Now…
Assistant Professor of Trumpet Mary Elizabeth Bowden, M.A., performed in Spain at the Tubala Brass Week in Tafalla with Seraph Brass in December 2021. In January, she made her Santa Fe Symphony (New ... Continue Reading Bowden Performs in Spain, New…
The Shenandoah Conservatory Trumpet Ensemble advanced to the live round of the National Trumpet Competition (NTC) after competing in a virtual preliminary round. The 2022 live round of the competition ... Continue Reading Trumpet Ensemble Advances to Live…
Assistant Professor of Cello Julian Schwarz, M.M., performed “Cello Concerto No. 1” by Dmitri Shostakovich with the Monterey Symphony as conducted by Donato Cabrera on Saturday, Feb. 19, and Sunday, ... Continue Reading Schwarz Performs with Monterey Symphony
Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Performance Marika Bournaki, M.M., recently performed “Piano Concerto No. 1” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra ... Continue Reading Bournaki Performs with Duluth Superior…
Shenandoah University's Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs and Professor of Political Science Eric K. Leonard, Ph.D., provides an expert's look at what's happening in Ukraine. For many of ... Continue Reading Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A…
Shenandoah University offers a variety of dining options. Stay up-to-date on the hours of operation: Allen Dining Hall: Monday-Thursday, 7:15 a.m.-7:15 p.m.; Friday, 7:15 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; ... Continue Reading Stay Up-To-Date On Dining Options
Shenandoah University psychology students in the “Behavior Modification” (PSY 330) course taught by Rodney Bragdon, Ph.D., are getting a break from standard classroom routine and have the opportunity ... Continue Reading Psychology Class Provides Training For…
On Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, several Shenandoah Conservatory music students performed with the Symphony Orchestra as featured soloists after winning the 2021/22 Student Soloists Competition in November ... Continue Reading Artist Reflections on the Student…
Shenandoah University students recently took a trip to Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI, during which they had the chance to perform volunteer work in the days leading up to and during the big game as ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Students Get The Super…
Shenandoah Conservatory is hosting Ballet Hispánico for an extended residency throughout the Spring 2022 semester. For 50 years, Ballet Hispánico has been a leading voice in the arts, intersecting ... Continue Reading Ballet Hispánico Residency at Shenandoah…
Shenandoah University Vice President for Student Affairs Yolanda Barbier Gibson, D.A., is the United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley’s 2021 Campaign Volunteer of the Year. “I am truly honored and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VP Honored By United…
Shenandoah University’s One Big Question series continues during the Spring 2022 semester with events built around a centralized question: Why does it matter? Sessions will include presentations in a ... Continue Reading One Big Question Resumes With…
Vanessa Estaniel ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) will serve as the assistant stage manager for the IN Series’ upcoming opera production “Othello/Desdemona.” The production opens Saturday, June ... Continue Reading Estaniel ’23 Serves as Assistant…
Trumpeter Courtney Jones '09 (Master of Music in Performance) will perform with the Gateways Brass Collective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, April 22, as part of the Gateways Around the ... Continue Reading Jones ’09 Performs as Part…
Kelsee Sweigard ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will launch the first national tour of Broadway’s “Six” as an alternate for Seymour, Aragon and Parr. ... Continue Reading Sweigard ’16 Joins First National…
This week’s Friday Faculty Spotlight subject is Professor of Hispanic Studies Bryan Pearce-Gonzales, Ph.D. Dr. Pearce-Gonzales is the chair of the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies and ... Continue Reading Friday Faculty Spotlight: Bryan Pearce-Gonzales,…
Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute prides itself on creating opportunities for students to engage in research and the real-world work of historians. Recently, two of those ... Continue Reading McCormick Civil War Institute Celebrates…
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has partnered with Valley Health to launch a music therapy program at Winchester Medical Center (WMC). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Shenandoah Conservatory harp students Brynn Olden ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) and Serenity Flores ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) received an invitation to participate in a ... Continue Reading Harp Students Embark on U.K.…
Director and Associate Professor of Opera Ella Marchment, B.M., presented a workshop this month at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) with directors and student singers ... Continue Reading Marchment Presents Workshops and Participates…
Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Tim Robblee, Ph.D., guest conducted and taught in multiple high schools across the United States during the months of January and February. He ... Continue Reading Robblee Guest Conducts and Teaches…
Director and Associate Professor of Opera Ella Marchment, B.M., was featured in an article by Robert Hugill on her work in directing the American premiere of the four comic operettas by composer ... Continue Reading Marchment Featured in Article on…
The film “Noisy,” directed by Visiting Associate Professor of Acting Cedric Hill, B.A.,was awarded the Best Short Film at the Cambria Film Festival and Best Romantic Short at the New Age Film ... Continue Reading Films by Hill Receive Awards…
Thomas Wilkins ’78 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) was featured in “Beyond the Baton: A Conductor’s Journey,” a biographical documentary series produced by Nebraska Public Media. It was ... Continue Reading Wilkins ’78 Featured in Biographical…
Through funding from a recent grant awarded to Younus Mirza, Ph.D., the director of Global Virtual Learning, Shenandoah University (SU) has launched the Barzinji Institute of International ... Continue Reading Barzinji Institute of International Collaboration…
Thomas Wilkins (C ’78) participated in “I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond,” a multi-disciplinary, multi-tiered festival celebrating the history and influence of the Harlem ... Continue Reading February 2022 Class Notes
Gonzalo Hidalgo Ardila ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting) guest conducted the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela on Saturday, Jan. 29, and Sunday, Feb. 6, in the Sala Simón Bolívar ... Continue Reading Hidalgo Ardila ’24 Guest Conducts…
Trevco Music recently published the Second Dance Suite for English horn and clarinet by Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Theory Matthew Herman, D.M.A. The work will be performed by the Duo del Sol ... Continue Reading Herman’s Second Dance Suite Published…
Chance Morris ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Composition) was selected to make a sound installation at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) as part of a special partnership between the museum and ... Continue Reading Morris ’24 Selected to Create…
Shenandoah University’s Sport Business Association continues to provide students across various areas of study with valuable experiential learning opportunities at the country’s largest sporting ... Continue Reading Sport Business Association Trips Provide…
Luke Brown '24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was one of seven artists selected to be a part of the Simon Fuller-created group, The Future X. Brown auditioned for the group via TikTok with ... Continue Reading Brown ’24 Joins Simon Fuller’s…
Julia Hoffman ’15 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting) has the lead role of Percy Talbott in the Laguna Playhouse's production of “The Spitfire Grill.” The production opened on Wednesday, Jan. 26, and ... Continue Reading Hoffman ’15 Lands Lead Role…
Through student organization fundraising efforts, ShenCo Phoenix (the senior dance class of 2022) embarked on a professional development trip to Los Angeles, California, to spend a week studying with ... Continue Reading Senior Dance Students Travel to…
