The Big Little University Rising
Jessica (Jones) Burdick ’13, ’14, is the teacher of the year at Meadowland Elementary School in Sterling, Virginia. She earned a master’s degree in education at Shenandoah, with a fitting focus on ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Alum Named Teacher of…
Dani Maloney Dance, a traveling contemporary dance collective based in Las Vegas, Nevada, founded by Dani Maloney ’17 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance), was selected to compete in the 2022 World of ... Continue Reading Dani Maloney Dance Selected to…
The following message was sent to the Shenandoah University community on June 17, 2022: Dear Shenandoah University community, This weekend we will celebrate Juneteenth. Also called Freedom Day, ... Continue Reading Commemorating the Juneteenth Holiday Federal…
Stephanie York Dorrycott ’09 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is the founder and director of MotionX Dance company, creating and presenting new work throughout the D.C. Metro region. ... Continue Reading Stephanie York Dorrycott ’09 (B.F.A.…
Rebekah Nickerson Chappell ’09 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is a teaching artist, performer and dance maker in greater Austin, Texas. Formerly the assistant director of the Master of Fine Arts ... Continue Reading Rebecca Nickerson Chappell ’09 (B.F.A.…
Ashanté Green ’14 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is the marketing and communications manager at the Dance Institute of Washington in Washington, D.C., where she is also a member of the teaching ... Continue Reading Ashanté Green ’14 (B.F.A. in…
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Baker ’14 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is the owner and lead photographer for Lizzie Baker Photography in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Continue Reading Elizabeth Baker ’14 (B.F.A. in…
Aubrey Lawrence ’15 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Bachelor of Arts in English) joined Diavolo Architecture in Motion, a Los Angeles-based contemporary and aerial ... Continue Reading Aubrey Lawrence ’15 (B.F.A. in…
A dancer and dance captain with Celebrity Cruises, Shannon Giles ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) currently oversees the installation and rehearsal of new shows that then travel throughout the ... Continue Reading Shannon Giles ’16 (B.F.A. in…
Christopher Saunders ’17 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) has performed with Holland America Cruises, traveling throughout the Mediterranean, Mexico, Panama, South America, Asia and Antarctica. He has ... Continue Reading Christopher Saunders ’17 (B.F.A. in…
Erin Puskar ’15, ’16 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Master of Science in Performing Arts Leadership & Management) has appeared regularly in lead roles with Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre and is ... Continue Reading Erin Puskar ’15, ’16 (B.F.A…
Courtesy of the Shenandoah students' expertise, those new to the Winchester area can take "a seat in the Visitors Center, slip on a pair of virtual-reality (VR) goggles and enjoy a 360-degree view of ... Continue Reading SU students create virtual reality…
Violinists Emily Ilyes ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) and Rachel Zhao ’22 (Artist Diploma) were invited to perform the United States and Japanese anthems at the Japan-Virginia Night on ... Continue Reading Ilyes ’24 and Zhao ’22…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., was invited to chair a session on the reception of Josquin des Prez at a two-day Josquin conference in Rome, Italy, that ... Continue Reading Tierno Participates in Josquin Conference…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Austin Thorpe, Ph.D., as choral artist-in-residence and director of the Conservatory Choir beginning August 2022. “I'm so delighted that Austin ... Continue Reading Austin Thorpe Appointed Choral Artist-in-Residence…
Your words can influence students to choose Shenandoah! The university is in the process of updating the materials (print, website and social media) it uses to tell prospective students all about ... Continue Reading Be A Shenandoah Influencer!
Dr. Brian Bennett, a physics scholar with a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a long scientific career with the federal government, chose Shenandoah's Career Switcher program ... Continue Reading From Researcher to Teacher 2019…
Shenandoah University held a Veterans Community Engagement Forum on Thursday, June 2, to facilitate discussion about supporting military veterans and their families and to identify the resources ... Continue Reading SU Holds Community Forum To…
The short film “Noisy,” written and directed by Visiting Associate Professor of Acting Cedric Hill, B.A., was awarded Best Short Film at the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday, ... Continue Reading Hill’s ‘Noisy’ Wins Best Short…
Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris Lederer, Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music, is representing Shenandoah Conservatory again by returning to the Kneisel Hall ... Continue Reading Lederer Returns for 25th Summer…
Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., was interviewed by Opera Holland Park in a spotlight feature about her work during the 2022 season. Marchment, who is directing the U.K. ... Continue Reading Marchment Interviewed about Directing U.K.…
Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M., performed the “Concerto for Violin and Violoncello, op. 102 in A Minor” by Johannes Brahms with Grammy ... Continue Reading Takayama Performs Brahms Concerto with…
Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn R. Viña, D.M.A., performed in the immersive outdoor production “Soundflight 2” with Victory Hall Opera this month. The show features three singers, accordion, ... Continue Reading Viña Performs in ‘Soundflight 2’…
Shenandoah University has earned national recognition from Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students, for its commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Named A College…
Lack of diversity is an issue in the physician assistant (PA) profession, according to figures presented by Pangela Dawson, Ph.D., PA-C, director of Morehouse School of Medicine PA Program, at the ... Continue Reading Seminar Developed by Shenandoah Student…
In an effort to lay the infrastructure for the university to grow, President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., announced that the interim vice president roles of Courtney Jarrett '07, former assistant vice ... Continue Reading Interim Vice Presidents To Assume…
Charles L. Maulden (C ’47) was featured in an Independent Tribune article entitled, “C.L. “Cy” Maulden inducted to Hall of Fame.” Mary K. Tedrow (AS ’99) was featured in an EducationWeek article ... Continue Reading June 2022 Class Notes
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Kerry Devlin ’17, M.M.T., MT-BC, was featured on NPR on Thursday, June 2. She discussed the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine and the healing ... Continue Reading Devlin ’17 Discusses Healing Power…
Cellist Jeremiah Shaw ’11 (Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Recording Technology) presented a masterclass and concert performance on Thursday, June 2, at the Arnold Schoenberg Center in ... Continue Reading Shaw ’11 and Telegraph Quartet…
Head of Acting Pedagogy and Associate Professor of Theatre Scott Hudson, M.F.A., performed to a sold-out crowd at New York City's Joe's Pub, a renowned venue where performers Amy Winehouse and Adele ... Continue Reading Hudson Performs at NYC’s Joe’s…
Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., will direct Rossini’s “L’Inganno Felice” at Opera Festival of Chicago. Marchment also serves as the artistic director at Opera Festival ... Continue Reading Marchment Directs Rossini Opera at…
Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., and MiKayla Lynn Hatfield ’22 (Master of Music in Performance – Voice) traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, to celebrate the season launch ... Continue Reading Marchment and Hatfield ’22 Featured…
The United Kingdom (U.K.) premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” as directed by Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.M., was listed as one of the 12 operas to see in the U.K. ... Continue Reading Marchment’s Upcoming Opera Holland Park…
The divisions within Shenandoah University's School of Health Professions are distinguishing themselves not only with faculty research, but also with students receiving high-level scholarships and ... Continue Reading School of Health Professions News:…
Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing graduate Ryan Beaman ’17 has written a graphic novel with their brother, Reid, who also illustrated the work, called "The Stretcher Bearers." Ryan, who lives in ... Continue Reading Nursing Graduate Pens Graphic Novel…
Regarded as the Horace Greeley of the 12th Connecticut Infantry due to his staunch abolitionist beliefs, Private Richard Sherman, killed at the Battle of Cedar Creek on Oct. 19, 1864, and buried in ... Continue Reading Publication of Note | June…
