Hanna King '22, has some advice for current and future education students: “Teaching is a very difficult job, but the reward of being with students and watching them grow BECAUSE of you will always be ... Continue Reading A Change of Heart Pointed…
Graduate Says Shenandoah Provided Him Just What He Needed for a Career in Education
Welton Williams III '22 believes Shenandoah prepared him for his career as an elementary school teacher by providing him with student teaching experiences that gave him the opportunity to witness ... Continue Reading Graduate Says Shenandoah Provided Him…
Master’s Grad Uses Education To Problem-Solve and Teach Young Students to Do The Same
“Discipline is a big part of my job. However, I try to explain to students that my former job was to teach kids how to read and now my current job is to teach kids how to be problem solvers,” said ... Continue Reading Master’s Grad Uses Education To…
Educational Leader And Alumnus Holds Shenandoah Close to His Heart
For Robert Marple '01, the 2022 Loudoun County Principal of the Year, Shenandoah is not only the place where he continued to grow as an educational leader as he earned a graduate degree in education ... Continue Reading Educational Leader And Alumnus Holds…
Shenandoah Graduate Is Loudoun Principal of the Year Lori Mercer '98, M.Ed., Received Honor in April
Hovatter Elementary School Principal Lori Mercer '98, M.Ed., who received her master's degree at Shenandoah, was named the 2023 Loudoun County Public Schools Principal of the Year in late April. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Graduate Is Loudoun Principal…
Shenandoah Graduate Named VDOE Chief of Staff Jeremy Raley '11, takes on new role after serving as superintendent of schools for two Virginia counties
Shenandoah University Division of Education & Leadership graduate Jeremy Raley '11, Ed.D., has been appointed the new chief of staff for the Virginia Department of Education. Virginia Governor ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Graduate Named VDOE Chief…
Three-time Shenandoah Graduate Joins Prince William Schools in High-Ranking Role Vernon Bock ’96, ’98, ’00 hired as PWCS Chief Operating Officer
Vernon Bock ’96, ’98, ’00, holds master’s degrees in educational administration and educational technology, and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Shenandoah. Find out more about his new ... Continue Reading Three-time Shenandoah Graduate Joins Prince…
Shenandoah Alum Named Teacher of the Year for Her School Jessica Burdick Honored for Her Work at Meadowland Elementary in Loudoun County, Virginia
Jessica (Jones) Burdick ’13, ’14, is the teacher of the year at Meadowland Elementary School in Sterling, Virginia. She earned a master’s degree in education at Shenandoah, with a fitting focus on ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Alum Named Teacher of…
From Researcher to Teacher 2019 Graduate of Shenandoah's Career Switcher Program Begins New Career
Dr. Brian Bennett, a physics scholar with a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a long scientific career with the federal government, chose Shenandoah's Career Switcher program ... Continue Reading From Researcher to Teacher 2019…
Shenandoah Career Switcher Graduate Receives High Teaching Honor Kristi Rice ’16 Is Honored With Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award
A graduate of Shenandoah University’s Career Switcher Program is one of two recipients of the U.S. Department of Education and National Security Agency’s Presidential Cybersecurity Education ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Career Switcher Graduate Receives…
Shenandoah Career Switcher Honored For Teaching Cybersecurity Kristi Rice ’16 Is Paving The Way For Cybersecurity Education in Virginia
A graduate of Shenandoah University’s Career Switcher program, Kristi Rice ’16, has been honored as the 2020 TeachCyber.org Cybersecurity Teacher of the Year for the Platform for Cybersecurity. I ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Career Switcher Honored For…
Career Switcher Program Alumna Wins Virginia Teaching Honor Terri Evers Named 2020 Outstanding Career and Technical Education Teacher
The Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education (VACTE) has named Terri Evers, a graduate of Shenandoah University’s Career Switcher program, as its 2020 Outstanding Career and Technical ... Continue Reading Career Switcher Program Alumna Wins…
Lessons Learned Field Hockey Alumna Learned Guidance and Leadership
Kaitlin Sommer Fleischmann ’11 first came to Shenandoah University to meet with former Shenandoah Field Hockey Coach Lois Bowers, but from the moment she stepped onto campus, she knew Shenandoah was ... Continue Reading Lessons Learned Field Hockey Alumna…
Assistant VP and Residence Life Director Co-Author Article Piece Appears in ‘Sports in African American Life’
Assistant Vice President for Opportunity Development Fritz Polite, Ph.D., MPA, and Director of Residence Life and Student Conduct J. Santiago, M.S., co-wrote a chapter in the book, “Sports in African ... Continue Reading Assistant VP and Residence Life…
SOEL Student and Alumni Accomplishments Doctoral students and alumni present, publish and make a difference with their work
Students and alumni of Shenandoah University's School of Education and Leadership are sharing and being recognized for their scholarship and expertise. Richard J. Reeves Doctor of Professional ... Continue Reading SOEL Student and Alumni Accomplishments…
Shenandoah Career Switchers Win State Awards Program alumni receive top honors from the Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences
The Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (VATFACS) recently honored two alumni of the Shenandoah University Career Switchers program. Terri Evers, who completed phase one ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Career Switchers Win State…
Shenandoah Education Alumni Tapped As Augusta School Administrators Four out of five recent leadership selections for Augusta County Public Schools hold Shenandoah degrees or certifications
Four of the five people recently recommended for administrative leadership roles in the Augusta County (Virginia) Public Schools are Shenandoah University alumni. Sarah Melton is recommended to move ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Education Alumni Tapped As…
Shenandoah University’s School of Education & Leadership Offers Reduced Tuition Rate Leading the way in graduate education for those who serve the common good
Shenandoah University is leading the way in making graduate education more affordable for those who serve the common good. As part of efforts to make education more accessible for educators and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University’s School of Education…
An Incubator for Literacy Education Degree, Conference, Writing Project and Student Writing Effort Combine To Create a Culture of Literacy Education In Northern Virginia at Shenandoah University
For a few special moments on the afternoon of May 31, the entire student body of Winchester’s Garland R. Quarles Elementary School (GQES) celebrated inside Shenandoah’s Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre (OBT). ... Continue Reading An Incubator for Literacy Education…
Readiness & Luck Brig. Gen. Lisa Doumont ’95 Enhances Career and Education with Leadership Doctoral Studies
Brig. Gen. Lisa Doumont ’95, a senior ranking officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, learned her "can-do" attitude from her mother, who returned to nursing school at age 52. Doumont, who earned an ... Continue Reading Readiness & Luck Brig. Gen.…
How Teachers Quietly Help Every Day
A post recently making the rounds online from the Alamo City Moms blog, titled Dear Teachers: You're Not Fooling Me, describes a mother's thankfulness for all teachers do to prepare for a new school ... Continue Reading How Teachers Quietly Help Every…
Meet Your Alumni Board Member: Kim McDonald ’08, ’12
"As a lifelong resident of the Winchester and Frederick County area, I feel it is important to support SU since it is vibrant part of the community. As an alumna and employee of the university, I am ... Continue Reading Meet Your Alumni Board Member:…
Michael Funkhouser ’98 Voted West Virginia’s 2013 Teacher of the Year
Michael Funkhouser ’98, an English teacher at East Hardy High School in Hardy County, W.Va., was voted West Virginia’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. He and his wife, Ann, were presented $5,000 and a new ... Continue Reading Michael Funkhouser ’98 Voted West…
Meet Your Alumni Board Member – Silvia Restivo ’12
Silvia Restivo ’12 began her doctoral studies at Shenandoah in 2008 and finished her dissertation, receiving her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership in May 2012. “SU has made me a stronger ... Continue Reading Meet Your Alumni Board Member…
Meet Your Alumni Board Member – Ellen Cowley ’87
All her life, Ellen Cowley ’87 knew she wanted to be a teacher of small children. Looking back at her 20 years of teaching first grade, she wouldn’t trade it for the world. The great memories of going ... Continue Reading Meet Your Alumni Board Member…