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Transformative Teaching and Learning Receives Grant to Develop Inclusive Pedagogy Class

Course would teach best practices for inclusion, diversity and equity in the classroom

Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) at Shenandoah University recently was awarded a grant from the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education that…

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Stanley ’22 Helps Choreograph and Teach at Stagedoor Manor in New York

Eve Stanley ’22 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) was hired as an assistant choreographer, dance instructor and student counselor for 3 summer sessions at…

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Vester Curates Concert for SoNA on Southern Black Cultural Traditions

Director of Contemporary Music, Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Music Rod Vester, Ph.D., curated a concert inspired by “The…

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Six PALM Students Explore Arts Leadership through GEL Trip to Greece

Six Performing Arts Leadership and Management (PALM) students, along with Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., and Assistant Dean…

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Edelman Contributes Chapter to New Book on Leadership and the Arts for Social Change

Director and Professor of Performing Arts Leadership & Management David Edelman, M.F.A., contributed the chapter “The Form and Pressure of the Time: Artistry and Activism…

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Robare Serves as Director and Choreographer for Musical Theatre Intensive at Metropolitan School of the Arts

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., was the director and choreographer for a 10-day musical theatre intensive of “Legally Blonde” with N. Thomas…

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Tierno Participates in Josquin Conference in Rome and Workshop in Austria

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., was invited to chair a session on the reception of Josquin des Prez at a…

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Austin Thorpe Appointed Choral Artist-in-Residence and Director of Conservatory Choir

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Austin Thorpe, Ph.D., as choral artist-in-residence and director of the Conservatory Choir beginning August 2022. “I’m so delighted that…

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Hill’s ‘Noisy’ Wins Best Short Film at 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival

The short film “Noisy,” written and directed by Visiting Associate Professor of Acting Cedric Hill, B.A., was awarded Best Short Film at the 75th annual…

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Lederer Returns for 25th Summer at Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival

Director of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Doris Lederer, Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music, is representing Shenandoah Conservatory again by returning…

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