Five Shenandoah University education students received $5,000 Hattie M. Strong Foundation (HMSF) Scholarships in 2023-24, to help cover costs in their student-teaching semester: Amy Hernandez ’24 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah ‘Strong Scholars’ Receive Support…
Shenandoah Alumni Are Loudoun’s Top Educators 3 of 4 Teacher/Principal of the Year honorees have a Shenandoah graduate degree in education
Three of four Loudoun County, Virginia, educators honored with either Teacher of the Year or Principal of the Year awards for 2024 hold a master's degree in education from Shenandoah University's ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Alumni Are Loudoun’s Top…
A Change of Heart Pointed Hanna King Toward A Gratifying Career in Elementary Education
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…