The Big Little University Rising
This past weekend, a large cohort of Shenandoah Conservatory singers travelled to George Mason University to compete in the annual Virginia chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Students Excel at…
Samuel Soste-Taffur ’25 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) has been awarded the 2025 Ben-Dov Family, Luminescence Foundation Scholarship for music therapy. This $12,000 scholarship was created in partnership ... Continue Reading Soste-Taffur ’25 Awarded 2025 Ben-Dov…
As SU commemorates its 150th anniversary, the Alumni Association is excited to launch a special initiative called "Who's Who Wednesday." This project aims to highlight and honor the many esteemed ... Continue Reading Participate In The Alumni Association’s…
By Jace Gibson ’26 Shenandoah University’s Avalon Literature and Arts Magazine recently was recognized as a “distinguished” magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This year, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Avalon Literature And Arts…
Shenandoah University has partnered with Toucan Education Programs, a study abroad program provider in Belize, to allow students within and outside the SU community an opportunity to earn academic ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Partners With Toucan…
Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that Jennifer Smolos Steele, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of Shenandoah Conservatory. Dr. Steele has held various academic positions in higher ... Continue Reading Jennifer Steele Named Dean Of…
On Feb. 10, Alice Hammel (C ’87, ’99) announced her partnership with the Saudi Music Commission and will travel to Saudi Arabia to train educators in music education strategies tailored to students ... Continue Reading February 2025 Class Notes
Costume Designer and Professor of Theatre and Costume Design Cheryl Yancey, M.F.A., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2024/25 academic year. Yancey began ... Continue Reading Yancey Announces Retirement After 30…
Associate Dean for Academic Success and Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen ’19, Ed.D., has announced her retirement from Shenandoah Conservatory at the end of the 2024/25 academic year. Dr. Chen began ... Continue Reading Chen ’19 Announces Retirement After…
In partnership with Shenandoah University’s Division of Counselor Education, the Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has launched a new graduate degree, the Master of Arts in Music Therapy ... Continue Reading New Interdisciplinary Graduate Music Therapy…
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) principal harpist Emily Levin met with Shenandoah Conservatory’s composition students earlier this month to offer insights on composing effectively for the harp. She ... Continue Reading DSO Principal Harpist Emily Levin…
Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre, Professor of Theatre and Music Director Patrick Brady performed in a sold-out concert performance of the Off-Broadway show “Pete 'n' Keely” on Monday, Feb. 17, ... Continue Reading Brady Performs in Concert Version…
Shenandoah University commemorated its 150th birthday with a Founders’ Day event on Wednesday, Feb. 19, that celebrated SU’s extensive history and the resiliency that has powered the university into ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Marks 150th Birthday…
Laura S. Kerbaugh, a first year Ed.D. in educational leadership student, recently received the 2025 Dr. Amy Lee Parker Endowed Scholarship. Each year, the Winchester Branch of the American Association ... Continue Reading Laura S. Kerbaugh Honored with…
Photographed above (left to right): Del. William D. (Bill) Wiley, Rep. Ben Cline, Shenandoah University President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Shenandoah University student Valeria Perero Santa Cruz, Del. ... Continue Reading Virginia General Assembly Resolution Honors…
Three musical theatre alumni will participate in a workshop for “The Lost Boys: The Musical,” a new musical based on the hit 1987 Warner Bros. film heading to Broadway in Spring 2026. In this ... Continue Reading Elhamalawy ’21, Champe ’22 and…
John Karos ’18 (Master of Music Education) has been recognized by the Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) as a 2025 Awards for Excellence recipient. Karos currently serves as the director of ... Continue Reading Karos ’18 Recognized as Outstanding…
Several Shenandoah Conservatory faculty members attended the 67th annual Grammy Awards earlier this month as nominees and participants on several nominated projects. “It was really special to ... Continue Reading Conservatory Faculty & Alumni Attend…
On Jan. 22, the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) Dance Ensembles, directed by Adjunct Auxiliary Associate Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., performed at Armstrong Concert Hall in works ... Continue Reading SCAA Dance Ensembles Perform Choreography…
Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., will return to Ireland at the beginning of March to perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano ... Continue Reading O’Conor Performs Beethoven Piano Concerto…
Last semester, students from Shenandoah and Yarmouk University in Jordan shared how coffee brings their cultures together and reflected on their experiences with global virtual exchange and created a ... Continue Reading FYS Students Complete Cultural Artifact…
Shenandoah University’s esports program is once again partnering with Syracuse University and Coastal Carolina University to bring the popular Boost on the Beach event back to The Hangout in Myrtle ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Esports Bringing Popular Tournament…
An opinion article by Assistant Professor of Accounting Yunita Anwar, Ph.D., was published recently in Accounting Today, the leading information resource for public accountants. Her opinion piece ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Business Professors’ Expertise Tapped…
Edryn J. Coleman ’18 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education – Choral) collaborated with Marques L. A. Garrett to compile and edit “Accessible and Beautiful: Repertoire for Mixed Voices to ... Continue Reading Coleman ’18 Collaborates with Garrett…
Alice M. Hammel '87, '99 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education), widely known music educator, author, public speaker, clinician and expert in music education ... Continue Reading Hammel ’87, ’99 Instructs Music…
Soprano Victoria Okafor ’17 made her Lincoln Center debut earlier this month while performing the role of Alesha in the new American opera, “Blind Justice,” presented by MasterVoices. The production ... Continue Reading Okafor ’17 Makes Lincoln Center…
Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A.; Costume Shop Manager and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Costume Design Laura Whittenton 07, M.F.A.; and 11 ... Continue Reading TDP Students and Faculty Explore…
Students in Shenandoah University’s virtual reality design program had the opportunity to showcase some of their work at the 2024 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VR Design Students Showcase…
Currently, Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff have exclusive priority to reserve space in the Brandt Student Center and HIVE Collaboratory in Hazel-Pruitt Armory for departmental, ... Continue Reading BSC, HIVE Collaboratory Room Reservation…
