March 2025

Professor Emeritus, Organ and Church Music Steven Cooksey ’89, Ph.D., passed away at the age of 83 on Monday, March 10. Shenandoah Conservatory joins the…

“Danse Rythmique,” a debut album by Maya Lončar ’18 (Bachelor of Music in Performance), was released on Friday, March 14, through Doberman Musique, a Canadian…

Sarah Thompson ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance – Trombone) has taken her talents on the road as part of the national tour of…

Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History & Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., will present a lecture at the Library of Congress on…

“Exploring a therapeutic songwriting program with three people experiencing homelessness and their communities through a cross case analysis,” an article co-written by Associate Professor of…

In Fall 2024, Shenandoah University incorporated Virtually Going Global into its First-Year Seminar (FYS) program, introducing a virtual exchange element to the university’s established curriculum…

Four Shenandoah University students studying to be educators have been named recipients of $5,000 Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarships for Spring 2025.  These awards are…

Several years ago, MCWI established a relationship with the Fort Collier Civil War Center to support educational and interpretive efforts at Fort Collier, among the…

*Throughout 2025, the “Publication of Note” portion of the newsletter will highlight some of the director’s favorite books related to Civil War art. Visual representations…

Shenandoah University’s Claude Moore Center for Literacy (CMCL) has received its largest-ever grant from the Fairfax, Virginia-based Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, in the form of…