The Big Little University Rising
Theatre Division Co-chair, Director of Theatre Design & Production, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Theatre and Costume Design Cheryl Yancey, M.F.A., recently designed costumes for ... Continue Reading Yancey Designs Costumes for Washington…
Robert Haven visited campus on Nov. 18, to teach a masterclass in tambour beading for the students in the Special Topics in Costuming class taught by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of ... Continue Reading Haven Teaches Tambour Beading Masterclass
Shenandoah Conservatory’s production of “Hydrogen Jukebox” was featured as part of a three-way-tie for first place in the National Opera Association’s (NOA) 2022/23 Opera Production Competition ... Continue Reading ‘Hydrogen Jukebox’ Ties for First…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the winners of the 2023/24 Student Soloists Competition (SSC) on behalf of the SSC committee. The final round of the competition was held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. ... Continue Reading 2023/24 Student Soloists Competition Winners
Natalie Brooke ’17 (Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies) played keyboard with the Los Angeles band Thumpasaurus on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Nov. 16. The group performed their hit song ... Continue Reading Brooke ’17 Performs with Thumpasaurus…
After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from George Mason University and spending years in the U.S. Army as a medic, Alberto Morales ’21, RN, made a shift in his life – he entered Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Meet An Accelerated Nursing Graduate:…
Shenandoah Conservatory faculty, students and alumni traveled to Norfolk, Virginia, from Nov. 16, through Nov. 18, to attend the 2023 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Annual Professional ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Leads at Annual…
Stacy Seabright ’98 has enjoyed a decades-long career in health care, the roots of which were planted when she was a teenager working in a nursing home. Seabright, who earned an associate’s degree in ... Continue Reading Like Mother, Like Daughter Stacy…
Maximiliano Fernández Escalona ’26 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education) received an invitation to present a performance of his piece “The Two-Headed Calf,” which is part of his song cycle “Work in ... Continue Reading Escalona ’26 Presents New Song…
Director of Contemporary Music and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D., recently performed at Music China in Shanghai, China, from Oct. 10, through Oct. 14. China has become ... Continue Reading Vester Performs at Music China
Ashayla Byrd ’21 (Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Bachelor of Arts in English) returned to Shenandoah on Wednesday, Nov. 15, to deliver a keynote speech at Shenandoah University’s 33rd International ... Continue Reading Byrd ’21 Serves as International…
The international destinations for Shenandoah University’s 2024 Global Citizenship Project were announced during the university’s 33rd International Convocation on Nov. 15. The GCP participants who ... Continue Reading Global Citizenship Project 2024 Destinations…
After 15 years as a foreign policy adviser with the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of State, Johanna “Joey” Vazzana ’23, decided to make a major change. She went back to school to learn to ... Continue Reading Meet An Accelerated Nursing Student:…
A dozen members of Shenandoah University’s esports program explored the sport’s global reach during an October Global Experiential Learning trip to Ireland. Shenandoah is home to one of the first ... Continue Reading The Esports Isle Shenandoah Students…
Thomas Sweitzer’s (C ’95, ’11) off-Broadway show, “20 Seconds” featured 48 performances from Sept. 10 through Oct. 21 at the Pershing Square Signature Theatre in New York, New York. (Pictured to the ... Continue Reading November 2023 Class Notes
Visiting Assistant Professor in the Division of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Sheila Hautbois, MSPAS, MPH, CHES®, PA-C, is one of the first non-physicians to be named a fellow by the American ... Continue Reading Shenandoah PA Professor Receives Major…
Recent doctoral graduates and a current master’s student in Shenandoah University’s Division of Occupational Therapy have received a host of awards for their scholarship and leadership. Doctor ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Celebrates Honors Graduates…
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Carla Ponti, Ph.D., moderated an online discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Opera Hall of Fame inductee Anthony Davis on Wednesday, Nov. ... Continue Reading Ponti Moderates Discussion with Pulitzer…
The Clarion Choir’s “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil” album was nominated for a 2024 Grammy in the category of Best Choral Performance. Assistant Professor of Voice (Soprano) Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., ... Continue Reading Naumenko Sings on Grammy-nominated Album…
Riley Thad Young ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) is involved in the new musical workshop for “To Sir with Love.” The reading will be presented by Ogunquit Playhouse in November and is ... Continue Reading Young ’23 Participates in New…
Violinist Dr. Marjory Serrano-Coyer ’04, ’06, ’08, ’10 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance, Artist Diploma – Quartet Studies, Artist Diploma – Violin) and pianist Dr. ... Continue Reading Serrano-Coyer ’04, ’06, ’08, ’10…
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Voice Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., collaborated with Bowling Green State University Distinguished ... Continue Reading Meyer and Scherer Publish Article,…
Allison Frye ’23 didn’t have a “lightbulb” moment that led her to Shenandoah University’s Accelerated Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Instead, Frye, whose first Bachelor of ... Continue Reading Meet an ASD BSN Student…
More people than ever are learning that Shenandoah University is a great choice for continuing their education. Our student body surpassed 4,300 this year, including visiting students, and we have a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah – The Big Little…
Audra Gollenberg, Ph.D., department chair and professor of public health at Shenandoah University, was one of six faculty members from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges consortium of ... Continue Reading Public Health Professor Earns Award…
After going on tour with “Sesame Street Live,” Kati Freeman ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) came home and began auditioning again. In May, she auditioned for “Grease” on Royal Caribbean in New ... Continue Reading Freeman ’21 Performs in ‘Grease’…
Students in this semester’s Special Topics in Costuming class taught by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., recently created Japanese Shibori ... Continue Reading Students Create Japanese Shibori Projects…
Brody Grant ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast in Broadway’s “The Outsiders” as a lead performer in the role of Ponyboy. Grant joins Sky Lakota-Lynch, Brent Comer and Jason ... Continue Reading Grant ’21 Lands Lead Role…
LaVonda Taylor ’13, credits Shenandoah University with providing the support she needed to push past challenges and build a career dedicated to empowering the next generation of students. Taylor, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Profound Influence First-Gen Alumni…
