The Big Little University Rising
Students, the spring semester is well underway and that means the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival is approaching. Residence Life is asking students to take a survey about what they would like to see ... Continue Reading Student Input Needed For Blossom…
Latiné Musical Theatre Lab's Table Reading Series returns for its second year under the leadership of Founder and Executive Director Ryan Morales Green ’12 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre). ... Continue Reading Morales Green ’12 Leads Return…
Shenandoah Conservatory acting students and faculty will work with The Farm Theater and playwright Dipti Bramhandkar over the next year and a half (both on campus and in New York City) to develop her ... Continue Reading Acting Students Work with Playwright…
Scenic and Lighting Designer and Associate Professor of Theatre, Scenic and Lighting Design William “Bill” Pierson, M.F.A., has announced his retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the ... Continue Reading Pierson Announces Retirement After 29…
Conductor, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Conducting Jan Wagner, Diploma and Korrepetitions Praxis, Academy of Music in Vienna (Austria), has announced his retirement from Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Wagner Announces Retirement After 21…
Consuelo "Elly" Mazariegos '20 (Bachelor of Arts in Biology), a member of Shenandoah's growing Latinx community, says mentoring, a family-like atmosphere and support are all part of the university ... Continue Reading Building a Latinx Family at…
Join the Center for Civic Engagement on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. in Cooley Hall, Room 106, for a letter writing event, during which participants will write letters to the people in power about ... Continue Reading Join CCE In Writing Letters…
The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) is delighted to announce that it is planning to undertake its next international tour to Argentina from Monday, May 22, through Friday, June 2, ... Continue Reading Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023 Argentina…
Assistant Professor of Percussion Karlyn R. Viña, D.M.A., presented a masterclass at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and performed the Bartók & Bernstein program there with ... Continue Reading Viña Performs Bartók & Bernstein…
Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., directed the opera scenes show at the Royal College of Music in London, England in January. The school is number one for performing ... Continue Reading Marchment Directs Opera Scenes at…
Join Shenandoah University for its 13th Business Symposium, “Leadership in Challenging Times,” on Friday, March 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Halpin-Harrison Hall on the university’s main campus in ... Continue Reading School of Business To Host…
Stop by the Brandt Student Center, Room 118, on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 7-8 p.m. to decorate sugar cookies while promoting body positivity. The cookies can be shaped in the theme of your choice. ... Continue Reading Promote Body Positivity Through Cookie…
Join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in a Black History Month-themed paint party on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Brandt Student Center, Room 118. Abi Gomez and Otis Stanley will ... Continue Reading Join The Black History Month…
Shenandoah University Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership student Annmarie Noonan was recently awarded the American Association of University Women’s Dr. Amy Lee Parker Endowed Scholarship. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Doctor of Education Student…
Welcome to this week’s installment of the Friday Faculty Spotlight, where you get to know members of Shenandoah University’s faculty. This time, we talk to Assistant Professor of Educational ... Continue Reading Friday Faculty Spotlight: Deran Whitney,…
If you’re interested in pursuing one of U.S. News & World Report's 100 best jobs in the United States, Shenandoah University is a great place to be. The university’s schools offer programs that ... Continue Reading Prepare for the Best Jobs…
Join the Political Science Society on Monday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Brandt Student Center, Ferrari Room, for a club forum. This will be a great networking opportunity for club officers and anyone ... Continue Reading Come To The Political Science…
Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin and Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, D.M.A., recorded with Grammy Award nominee and baritone Stephen Powell at the legendary Ocean Way Nashville ... Continue Reading Takayama Records with Baritone Stephen…
British set and costume designer Madeleine Boyd will serve as the guest set designer for Shenandoah Conservatory’s upcoming production of Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night's Dream” running Friday, ... Continue Reading Madeleine Boyd Selected to Design…
Helen Hayes Award-winning actress Iyona Blake ’00 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) wrote and directed “Diagnosed,” a new play that seeks to break the stigma around Black mental health. The work will ... Continue Reading Blake ’00 Writes and Directs…
Broadway legends Michael Park and Shannon Lewis are leading the creative team for Shenandoah Conservatory’s upcoming production of “Tuck Everlasting.” Park, who serves as the guest director, ... Continue Reading Broadway Legends Michael Park and…
Support the Nurses Christian Fellowship this month by purchasing NCF-themed apparel at customink.com. Questions? Contact Ashley Barstow at abarstow20@su.edu. ... Continue Reading Purchase Apparel To Support NCF
Shenandoah University Master of Science in Occupational Therapy graduate Lt. Kenneth Matthews '17, has been named Navy Medicine’s Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for 2022. To learn more, ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Grad Wins Military…
Join the Campus Activities Network (CAN) for another in-person Bingo Night on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m in The Hornet Grill. There are $500 worth of prizes ready to be given away! Questions? Contact ... Continue Reading Join CAN For Undergrad Bingo
Shenandoah University students in the Division of Athletic Training excelled at the Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association (VATA) Annual Meeting on Jan. 13-15 in Harrisonburg. Graduate athletic ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Athletic Training Students…
Welcome back to Shenandoah’s Friday Faculty Spotlight, where we all get to know our faculty better. This week, the spotlight is on Director for Transformative Teaching & Learning (TTL) and ... Continue Reading Friday Faculty Spotlight: Karrin Lukacs,…
Fellows underwent extensive training on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and plan on having their students work together on joint projects. The Fellows will work toward the Projects’ ... Continue Reading Global Virtual Learning Announces Collaborative…
On Dec. 29, 2022, Joel Marshall (C ’77) announced his retirement from the First Baptist Church in Burlington, North Carolina. He served as the church’s minister of music for the last 36 years. In ... Continue Reading February 2023 Class Notes
Students, come out and get a free haircut from barbers from The Shop, a local barber shop in Winchester, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Brandt Student Center, Room 123 (Borden Student Associations ... Continue Reading Get A Free Haircut At…
Eight Shenandoah University students and two faculty members left for Arizona on Monday, Feb. 6, to begin a weeklong experiential learning trip centered around Super Bowl LVII and its related ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Sends Students to Arizona…
Shenandoah's chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Epsilon, the coed national honorary band fraternity, is looking for donations of pre-owned instruments for its instrument donation project. If you or ... Continue Reading Donate Your Unwanted Instruments To…
Director of Contemporary Music, Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D., and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching Wei-Han ... Continue Reading Vester and Wu Perform at…
Several Shenandoah Conservatory music students were invited by graduate Chinese students to perform at a special Chinese New Year Celebration hosted by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in ... Continue Reading Music Students Perform at Chinese…
The Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Performing Dance Ensembles performed for a large and enthusiastic audience on Jan. 13, in Armstrong Hall on Shenandoah University's main campus. Under ... Continue Reading Robare Directs SCAA Performing Dance…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Natalie Conte, M.M., was recently awarded the Sam Hall Memorial Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship supports mature voices who are establishing or ... Continue Reading Conte Awarded Sam Hall Memorial…
Pianist Sarah Morris ’24, ’25 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance, Graduate Certificate in Performing Arts Health & Fitness) presented at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) ... Continue Reading Morris ’24, ’25 Presents at…
