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Shenandoah Alumni And University Leaders In Public Service

SU graduates and leaders across generations have answered the call to serve

As this week’s elections come to a close, we are reminded that public service extends far beyond the ballot box. For generations, Shenandoah University graduates…

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Shenandoah Continues Voter Education Efforts As An Ask Every Student Commitment Campus

CCE, FYS programs and others partner to spread student voter education

By Samantha Scott ’27 In the Fall 2026 term, Shenandoah University obtained a grant of $4,500 from Ask Every Student (AES), a nonprofit organization committed…

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Students pose with fresh produce for Buzzy's Food Pantry.

Buzzy’s Food Pantry Receives Financial Boost From SCHEV

Shenandoah University’s efforts to fight the nationwide trend of food insecurity on college campuses has received financial support from the State Council of Higher Education…

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Group of student volunteers with WATTS

Shenandoah University Celebrates 15 Years of Partnership With Local Transitional Shelter

Shenandoah provides consistent volunteer support to Winchester Area Temporary Transitional Shelter

By Jace Gibson ’26 This year marks 15 years of partnership between Shenandoah University and the Winchester Area Temporary Transitional Shelter (WATTS), a community resource…

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Center for Civic Engagement student staffers with food drive donations in October 2025.

Food Drive Collects Almost 1,000 Pounds of Nonperishables

Emergency Effort by Shenandoah University Benefits Blue Ridge Area Food Bank And Those It Serves

Shenandoah University’s emergency food drive for the Winchester-Frederick County community held throughout the last week of October netted 925 pounds of nonperishable food, which was…

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FYS Mentor Hailey Beaufort presents about the CCE to her class.

Shenandoah University Receives Grant To Become An Ask Every Student Commitment Campus

Written by Natalie Gales ’25 In the 2025 Fall Term, Shenandoah University received a $1,500 grant from Ask Every Student (AES), a nonprofit organization focused…

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Wendy Carlson with executive director of Girls on the Run Shenandoah Valley

Shenandoah University Professor Recognized By Girls On The Run

Associate Professor of Psychology Wendy Carlson receives Remarkable Volunteer Award

By Jace Gibson ’26 Girls on the Run Shenandoah Valley has announced Wendy Carlson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, as the winner of this year’s…

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Shenandoah University Named a Voter Friendly Campus for Third Time

SU one of 272 schools recognized by The Campus Vote Project and NASPA

By Jace Gibson ’26 Shenandoah University has been given a 2025-26 Voter Friendly Campus designation for the third straight time by the Fair Elections Center’s…

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Shenandoah University Recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting 

Shenandoah University is one of 471 colleges and universities recognized for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2024 election

Shenandoah University has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student…

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SU Students Travel to Richmond to Engage in ‘Relevant and Educational’ Advocacy

Spiritual Life, Center for Civic Engagement partner to bring students to Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s 2024 Student Day of Action

Six students representing Shenandoah University’s Office of Spiritual Life and Center for Civic Engagement joined over 100 students from colleges and universities across Virginia for…

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