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Katerina Deising '27 in Prauge, Czechia, with the city behind her, as she sits on a high wall. She is wearing a dark shirt and slacks.

Box Lacrosse Tournament in Czechia Provides Invaluable Internship Experience for Shenandoah Student

Exercise Science Major Katerina Deising ’27 Already Using What She Learned

Katerina Deising ’27 applied to Shenandoah University specifically for its top-notch Master of Science in Athletic Training and Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Her decision…

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Group photo of students enrolled in the SU and HCT joint program.

Shenandoah University, Henan College Of Transportation Welcome New Cohort To Joint EIET Program

SU, HCT celebrated 140 newly admitted students to the three-year program

Shenandoah University and Henan College of Transportation welcomed the Class of 2029 to the Sino-U.S. Joint Education Electronic Information Engineering Technology Certificate Program during convocation…

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Administrators from Yangtze Normal University and Shenandoah University sit at a dais in front of a room full of students.

Shenandoah University, Yangtze Normal University Welcome Inaugural Class For Dual-Degree Programs

The universities announced a landmark partnership in April 2026 that established dual-degree bachelor’s degrees in engineering physics and computer engineering

Shenandoah University and Yangtze Normal University welcomed the inaugural Class of 2030 to their Sino-foreign cooperative education programs during an opening ceremony in September 2026. …

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Headshot of Zander Merle-Smith with the Shenandoah Esports logo

Merle-Smith Takes Over As Director Of Shenandoah Esports

SU alum has held various roles in the university’s esports program over the last five years

Shenandoah University Esports is under new leadership in 2026-27 as Zander Merle-Smith ’21, MBA, was appointed the university’s third esports program director in mid-August. Merle-Smith,…

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Shenandoah University student-athletes, administrators and coaches wear hardhats and drive shovels into a pile of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of the Wilkins Athletics and Events Center.

Shenandoah University Breaks Ground On Wilkins Athletics And Events Center Expansion

Upgrades include new locker rooms for Shenandoah’s football, cross country, and track and field programs

Shenandoah University broke ground on an expansion of the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center on Friday, Oct. 2, as the university kicked…

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Sara Hernandez

Co-Enrollment Program Paves Unique Path to Bachelor’s Degree

Initiative provides Laurel Ridge Community College students with an array of educational and student life opportunities at Shenandoah

Through the Shenandoah University and Laurel Ridge Community College co-enrollment program, Laurel Ridge students grow more familiar with all that Shenandoah offers both in and…

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Febronia Farowez ’28 (wearing a red sweater), Elizabeth “Libby” Ellwood ’29 (in a sleeveless dress) and Andrew Wood ’28 (seated at a piano).

Making the Most of Summer With Research

Arts & Sciences Summer Scholars Program leads to a book, podcast, and so much more

Over the summer, with many holding down part-time jobs, a group of Shenandoah University students, overseen by faculty, conducted wide-ranging research as part of the…

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Shenandoah student Saber Chowdhury speaks from a podium.

Shenandoah Student Completes Exclusive National Epidemiology Internship

Saber Chowdhury ’27 worked with Maine CDC for three months on data-driven project

Saber Chowdhury ’27, a student in Shenandoah University’s Master of Public Health program, was at the annual American Public Health Association Conference in Washington, D.C.,…

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Shenandoah University professor Jonathan Noyalas holds a copy of his new book, "Winchester and the Civil War."

Jonathan Noyalas Publishes New Book About Winchester’s Civil War-Era Landmarks

Book explores 80 historic sites located in Winchester, Virginia 

Jonathan A. Noyalas ’01, M.A., Hugh & Virginia McCormick Chair in Civil War History and Director of the McCormick Civil War Institute, recently published a…

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A group photo following the signing of the Robert Solenberger SOAR Endowment.

Shenandoah University Announces Endowment To Support Outdoor Programming

Generous gift from university trustee Diane Kearns establishes the Robert Solenberger SOAR Endowment

Diane Kearns, a devoted friend and longtime supporter of Shenandoah University, is honoring the memory and enduring legacy of her late father, Robert Solenberger, through…

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