Arts & Sciences Alumni

Global Game Jam Returns to Shenandoah!

After a hiatus in 2021, the 48-hour world’s largest game development event open to students is back and in person, hosted at SU.

Shenandoah University is back in the game for its third year as a Global Game Jam host site. The Global Game Jam is a 48-hour…

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‘Cupid for Christmas’ to Premiere on Hulu

Holiday film co-produced by Shenandoah University bows on streaming service on Nov. 20

“Cupid for Christmas,” a feature film co-produced by Shenandoah University and Los Angeles-based Capital Arts Entertainment, begins streaming on Hulu on Saturday, Nov. 20.  The…

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The Virginia Emerging Filmmakers Festival Returns

Festival presented by Shenandoah University & the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema celebrates the work of young directors, screenwriters, actors, animators and more!

Shenandoah University and the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema have again partnered to present the Virginia Emerging Filmmakers Festival (VEFF) on Friday, Oct. 1, and Saturday, Oct.…

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Mathematics Professor Selected for Prestigious Program

Chase Mathison will become a member of Project NExT for Math Faculty

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Chase Mathison, Ph.D., has been selected for the prestigious Project NExT for junior mathematics faculty. The NExT in Project NExT stands…

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Shenandoah Senior Accepted to Nine Graduate Programs Heads to Yale

Abigail Pilcher to pursue research in mosquito-borne diseases in two-year master’s program

Shenandoah senior Abigail Pilcher ’21 will take her interest in biology, public health and mosquitoes to Yale University this fall as a student in its…

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College of Arts & Sciences and Division of Education & Leadership News: Spring 2021

Shenandoah University students garner awards and win competitions, while faculty member is featured on C-SPAN

Lee-Dorah Wokpara, Ed.D. candidate and Berkeley County Public Schools assistant principal, is the first recipient of the Dr. Amy Lee Parker Endowed Scholarship. The Dr.…

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Volunteer to Help SU Track Heat Variations in Winchester

Shenandoah is Part of a Statewide Study to Determine Where Extreme Heat Has Most Severe Effect

Shenandoah University is seeking 10-12 volunteers to track how heat varies across Winchester in order to better understand where residents are most at risk during…

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Noyalas’ New Book Details African American Experience During Civil War

‘Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era’ is available now

Jonathan Noyalas ’01, M.A., director of Shenandoah’s McCormick Civil War Institute, recently published his book “Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil…

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App Uses Augmented Reality To Recreate History

‘Through Their Eyes’ Provides In-Depth Look at Battle of Cool Spring

A new app that recreates scenes from the 1864 Battle of Cool Spring is now available for download. Through Their Eyes is a collaboration between…

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Check out C-SPAN for Episodes on American History

Shenandoah Historian Jonathan Noyalas Speaks on Civil War-Related Topics

Throughout March, C-SPAN’s American History TV has been featuring presentations in which Director of the McCormick Civil War Institute Jonathan Noyalas, ’01, M.A., talks about…

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