The Big Little University Rising
Nine Shenandoah Conservatory students were thrilled to perform at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., on May 21. Their invited performance was part of the Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon, a ... Continue Reading Students Perform at Chinese Embassy…
Two Shenandoah University students and three faculty and staff members recently left the quiet, rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley to immerse themselves in the high-tech terrain of the Silicon ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Represented At Prestigious…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of scenic designer and educator R. Eric Stone, M.F.A., as associate professor of scenic design beginning August 2023. Stone succeeds Scenic and ... Continue Reading R. Eric Stone Appointed Associate…
Victoria Hannen ’21, ’24, is a different person than she was prior to 2019, thanks to being an orientation leader at Shenandoah University. Hannen, who studied exercise science as a Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Student’s Orientation Leadership Experience Makes…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Aubrey Deeker Hernandez, M.F.A., as associate professor of acting beginning August 2023. “I am so impressed with the students, faculty and staff ... Continue Reading Aubrey Deeker Hernandez Appointed Associate…
Jamal K. Atkins '01 credits Shenandoah with helping him develop the skills he's used making a difference on three continents and in 10 countries. ... Continue Reading Communications Grad Has Taken His…
A Shenandoah University graduate is returning to her alma mater this fall to teach as an assistant professor of biology. Kathleen Lasick ’16, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in molecular and cellular ... Continue Reading Alumna Returns As Assistant Professor…
Director of Opera and Associate Professor Ella Marchment, B.Mus., will direct “Le Roi de Lahore” at the Dorset Opera Festival in the United Kingdom next month. This is the first time the opera has ... Continue Reading Marchment Directs Operas at Dorset…
Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) celebrated another year of community arts education with end-of-the-year recitals held on Shenandoah's main campus in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, Armstrong ... Continue Reading SCAA Celebrates Community Arts Education…
Twelve theatre students accompanied Assistant Dean for Student Learning and Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., on the Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip to London, from May 25 to June ... Continue Reading Theatre Students Experience London on…
Caitlyn Minuto ’19 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) is spending her summer at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She is currently in “Joseph and the Amazing ... Continue Reading Minuto ’19 Performs at Riverside…
Ian Sabatine ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) danced at the amusement park Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the shows “Retrospect” and “Street Party” for his first professional dance ... Continue Reading Sabatine ’24 Performs in Shows…
Church Music Institute Director and Adjunct Associate Professor of Organ Wayne L. Wold ’07, D.M.A., presents two free public performances as part of the 2023 Church Music Institute (CMI) this ... Continue Reading Church Music Institute Presents Free…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of conductor, composer and pianist Emanuele Andrizzi, D.M.A., as director of orchestral studies and associate professor of conducting beginning August ... Continue Reading Emanuele Andrizzi Appointed Director of…
Jaxon Allison ’27 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) recently won the Applause Award from the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida. He will compete later this month for the Jimmy Awards in ... Continue Reading Allison ’27 Wins Applause Award…
Shenandoah Conservatory students, alumni and faculty presented a record number of podium presentations and pedagogical workshops at the Voice Foundation’s 52nd annual symposium, Care of the ... Continue Reading Students, Faculty, Alumni Present Record…
Coordinator of Recruitment, Musical Theatre, Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre Director, Director of Musical Theatre and Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin Covert, B.F.A, and Adjunct ... Continue Reading Covert and Sato ’10 Receive…
Chase Greene ’22 (Bachelor of Arts in Recording & Audio Arts, minor in Virtual Reality Design) was selected for a prestigious Building Leaders and Creators (BLAC) internship. The BLAC program is a ... Continue Reading Greene ’22 Selected for Prestigious…
Nathan Hott ’24 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) signed his contract on March 31 for the military after winning a job as a saxophone player in the Virginia Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry ... Continue Reading Hott ’24 Joins Virginia Army…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Tristan Blankenship, M.M.E., as visiting assistant professor of music education beginning August 2023. Blankenship succeeds Chair of Conservatory ... Continue Reading Tristan Blankenship Appointed Visiting Assistant…
Throughout 2023, the “Publication of Note” portion of the newsletter will contain some of the director's favorite collections of essays relevant to the Civil War era in the Shenandoah Valley. More ... Continue Reading Publication of Note | June…
Presentations from the McCormick Civil War Institute's spring conference, "'So Tired & Exhausted': In Battle’s Aftermath," will begin airing on C-SPAN 2 on Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m. The ... Continue Reading MCWI Presentations To Air On…
Shenandoah University Director of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (B.S.) Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., with the assistance of SU students and staff at Shenandoah’s Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL), is ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VR Faculty, Students Creating…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our treasured Executive in Residence Clyde Campbell Lamond III (age 82), who passed away peacefully in Winchester, Virginia, on Thursday, June ... Continue Reading School of Business Mourns The…
On May 29, Tim Smith (C ’76) was the keynote speaker at a public ceremony, in honor of Memorial Day at the War Memorial in historic Yorktown, Virginia. Karen Rose (HP ’81, ’84) has been appointed the ... Continue Reading June 2023 Class Notes
Shenandoah University has been named a 2023-24 College of Distinction for providing high-quality undergraduate education that focuses on hands-on learning, strong student-teacher relationships, a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Honored As A…
Shenandoah University will celebrate its 150th birthday in two years, and the university’s staying power is truly a testament to the power of sustained creative – and often audacious – ... Continue Reading Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., Tapped For…
Beginning on June 5, 2023, Shenandoah Conservatory Senior Associate Dean; Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs; Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship and Professor of ... Continue Reading Marlatt Moves Into New Role…
