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…
Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) will launch Art Start this fall for children ages 3 1/2 to 6 years. The 32-week program features a flexible two- or three-day option, and classes meet from ... Continue Reading SCAA Launches Art Start For…
Join the Division of Occupational Therapy on Monday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom for a series of capstone presentations from doctoral students in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate ... Continue Reading Tune In To Occupational Therapy…
Global Virtual Learning has announced the Barzinji Service delegates who will participate in the Barzinji Institute's "Zero Hunger" service project. Shenandoah’s service team consists of faculty, ... Continue Reading Global Virtual Learning Introduces Barzinji…
The Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) has a revised Project Request Form at su.edu/request. The shortened form should be used by all schools and departments for new project requests, ... Continue Reading OMC Has Revised Its Project…
As we approach the end of June, SU Health Care Navigator Lisa Darsch, MSN, RN, is checking in with the participants in Shenandoah's various health plans to see how their first half of the year has ... Continue Reading Feedback On SU Employer Health…
The Office of Administration and Finance is pleased to announce a role change for Lisa Darsch, MSN, RN. On Friday, July 1, she will return to her pre-pandemic role as Shenandoah's health care ... Continue Reading Role Expansion For Health Care…
Jerry Lee Putt, candidate for the degree of Doctor of Education in Administrative Leadership, will defend his dissertation, "Using an Improvement Science Approach to Study WOOP in a Middle School," at ... Continue Reading Watch Ed.D. Candidate Jerry Lee…
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…
Allen Dining Hall is open to SU faculty and staff for lunch Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. throughout the summer. Visit su.sodexomyway.com for up-to-date dining hours. Questions? Contact dining ... Continue Reading Summer Dining Services Update
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…
The Winchester Rescue Mission, a residence for adults affected by poverty and homelessness, is in need of volunteers this summer in the following areas: community lunches (preparation and serving), ... Continue Reading Volunteer With Winchester Rescue Mission…
Join Jonathan Noyalas '01, M.A., director of Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute, for a walking tour at SU's River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield on Saturday, July 16, to ... Continue Reading Join The Battle Of Cool…
