They call themselves the Electric Car Brigade: a small group of Shenandoah faculty and staff who bond over their love for charged cars, a cleaner planet and avoiding time at the pump. We love each ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Electric Car Culture Gets…
Peter Bullough Foundation Donates Clothing to Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre Division
The Peter Bullough Foundation has donated the majority of the late Dr. Bullough’s clothing collection to the Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre Division. Working with Theatre Design & Production ... Continue Reading Peter Bullough Foundation Donates Clothing…
Pro Soccer Player Sets Goals Off the Field and in the Classroom Through joint partnership, Washington Spirit Goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe Takes MBA Courses at Shenandoah
In February 2021, Shenandoah University began partnering with the professional women’s soccer team the Washington Spirit to provide free classes to players in exchange for internships, hospitality, ... Continue Reading Pro Soccer Player Sets Goals…
Health Professions & Pharmacy News: Summer 2021 Scholarships, National Recognitions, a Major Online Outlet, and More Define the Season
Shenandoah is one of four universities honored for raising more than $10,000 for the VCU-Marquette Challenge to Benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. The other universities honored are ... Continue Reading Health Professions & Pharmacy News:…
Esports Program Wins Tech Award Program Honored With The Shenandoah Valley Technology Council's Innovation in Higher Education Award
Shenandoah University's esports program recently won the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council's Innovation in Higher Education Award. SU received this recognition for providing exceptional technology ... Continue Reading Esports Program Wins Tech Award…
International Travel Returns at Shenandoah University Eases Back Into The Sphere By Honoring Global Citizenship Project Commitments
Shenandoah University is committed to providing global experiences for its community in the safest, most ethical ways possible. It will do so this summer as it gradually reinstates international ... Continue Reading International Travel Returns at Shenandoah…
Polite Joins Shenandoah Division of Student Affairs in New Associate VP Role Student Leadership Development Position Will Oversee Civic Engagement, Career Services, and Student Leadership Development
Fritz Polite, Ph.D., Shenandoah University’s assistant vice president for opportunity development, is stepping into a newly created role this summer as the university’s first associate vice president ... Continue Reading Polite Joins Shenandoah Division of…
Shenandoah Marches Into Fall 2022 With New Band, Director The marching band will generate support, spirit and be accompanied by a color guard
Drum roll, please! Shenandoah University’s first-ever marching band will take to the field in the fall of 2022. This new university ensemble will generate support, spirit and enthusiasm at ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Marches Into Fall 2022…
Incoming Provost Cameron McCoy Selected to Examine Racial, Economic Opportunity Gaps in Higher Education McCoy one of 12 higher education leaders to collaborate for Education Design Lab Nonprofit
Incoming Shenandoah University Provost Cameron McCoy, Ph.D, has been selected as one of 12 higher education leaders to join a national project to examine and discuss ways to make the higher education ... Continue Reading Incoming Provost Cameron McCoy Selected…
SU’s Zach Harrington Named the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors’ College Esports Head Coach of the Year Harrington Says Honor Is A Testament To The Hard Work of All Involved With The Esports Program
Shenandoah University Esports Assistant Director and Head Coach Zach Harrington has been named the College Esports Head Coach of the Year by the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors ... Continue Reading SU’s Zach Harrington Named the…
Morrison ’14 Presents Lighting and Projection Design Masterclass
James Morrison ’14 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Production – Scenic & Lighting Design) visited Shenandoah University on May 15 and conducted a masterclass on projection design ... Continue Reading Morrison ’14 Presents Lighting and…
Shenandoah’s Children’s Literature Conference Serves Thousands The 44-Event Virtual Conference Continues Through the End of June With Some of Children’s Literature’s Most Acclaimed Authors & Illustrators
In recent weeks, thousands of students and hundreds of educators across the United States have learned about everything from understanding others’ perspectives and to how to draw anything using three ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Children’s Literature Conference Serves…
Two Faculty Earn Transformative Teaching Award Bob Larson, Elizabeth Morghen Sikes Honored for Excellence in Education
Two Shenandoah faculty members have earned the Transformative Teaching Award for their excellence and impact in educating and inspiring students. This year’s winners are Bob Larson, D.M.A., associate ... Continue Reading Two Faculty Earn Transformative Teaching…
Commencement Message from President Fitzsimmons Celebrating 1,409 graduates in four ceremonies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRu_IJolFg Dear members of the university community, We made it through. Exhale. Give thanks. Dance! August 2020, when we welcomed our largest student body ... Continue Reading Commencement Message from President Fitzsimmons…
Three Earn Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards Recognition Honors Shenandoah Individuals Committed to Positive Change
Shenandoah University has awarded this year’s three Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards to: Director of Student Support Services Holli Phillips, M.A. Damaris-Lydia Odebode ’21 Kaitlyn Shand ... Continue Reading Three Earn Algernon Sydney Sullivan…
2021 Marfing Educational Trust Scholarship Awarded Recipient Dzevida Pandzic ’21 Says Award Will Serve As Inspiration
Physician Assistant Studies student Dzevida Pandzic ’21 is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Thomas Marfing Educational Trust Scholarship. Funded by the trust, the scholarship has been awarded annually ... Continue Reading 2021 Marfing Educational Trust Scholarship…
Student Sean Kelly Earns Esports Excellence Award Respawn Gaming Supplier Rewards Kelly for Esports Leadership, Dedication
Shenandoah student Sean Kelly has been recognized for his involvement and excellence in esports by the gaming products supplier Respawn. Respawn has announced it will recognize outstanding students ... Continue Reading Student Sean Kelly Earns Esports…
Shenandoah Senior Accepted to Nine Graduate Programs Heads to Yale Abigail Pilcher to pursue research in mosquito-borne diseases in two-year master’s program
Shenandoah senior Abigail Pilcher ’21 will take her interest in biology, public health and mosquitoes to Yale University this fall as a student in its Master of Public Health in Epidemiology of ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Senior Accepted to Nine…
Shenandoah University Names Cameron McCoy New Provost McCoy will start July 15 and replaces Adrienne Bloss, who is retiring
Cameron J. McCoy, Ph.D., has been named Shenandoah’s new provost and will begin his new role on July 15. A scholar in the fields of higher education administration and university-community-business ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Names Cameron McCoy…
The Hornet Classes Of 2020-21 Are Ready To Turn Their Tassels Shenandoah will celebrate more than 1,400 graduates over the course of four ceremonies
Shenandoah University will celebrate its 2021 Commencement at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23. The ceremonies will take place in the commencement tent behind Brandt Student ... Continue Reading The Hornet Classes Of 2020-21…
COVID-19 Vaccinations for Fall 2021 Message from President Tracy Fitzsimmons
Dear students, faculty and staff, As we look forward to the Fall 2021 semester, I’d like to share the crucial role that COVID-19 vaccines will play in our in-person university operations to protect ... Continue Reading COVID-19 Vaccinations for Fall 2021…
College of Arts & Sciences and Division of Education & Leadership News: Spring 2021 Shenandoah University students garner awards and win competitions, while faculty member is featured on C-SPAN
Lee-Dorah Wokpara, Ed.D. candidate and Berkeley County Public Schools assistant principal, is the first recipient of the Dr. Amy Lee Parker Endowed Scholarship. The Dr. Amy Lee Parker Endowed ... Continue Reading College of Arts & Sciences…
School of Health Professions News: Spring Semester 2021 Faculty and students present; faculty publish and work a major sports event; and more
A case report, "Physical Therapy Management in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Report" written by Associate Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy & ... Continue Reading School of Health Professions News:…
Choirs and Dance Ensemble Collaborate on Outdoor Performance in Parking Garage
The Shenandoah Conservatory choirs and members of the Shenandoah Dance Ensemble were delighted to present a free collaborative concert on Sunday, May 2, that took their audience on a musical journey ... Continue Reading Choirs and Dance Ensemble Collaborate…
Lighting Designer Kathy Perkins Leads Hands-on Masterclass for Theatre Students
Over the course of two masterclass sessions in April, legendary lighting designer Kathy Perkins worked with students in creating lighting designs for the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. Students ... Continue Reading Lighting Designer Kathy Perkins Leads…
Volunteer to Help SU Track Heat Variations in Winchester Shenandoah is Part of a Statewide Study to Determine Where Extreme Heat Has Most Severe Effect
Shenandoah University is seeking 10-12 volunteers to track how heat varies across Winchester in order to better understand where residents are most at risk during extreme heat waves. The ... Continue Reading Volunteer to Help SU Track…
Shenandoah Offers Low-Cost Entrepreneurship & Small Business Certificate Program, June 14-Aug. 2 Cohort-Style Program Equips Entrepreneurs At All Levels To Turn Ideas Into Action
The Shenandoah University Institute for Entrepreneurship will offer a low-cost Entrepreneurship & Small Business Certificate (ESBC) program for $99 from the weeks of June 14 through Aug. 2. The ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Offers Low-Cost Entrepreneurship &…
Shenandoah Alumna, Doctoral Candidate Wins Loudoun Teacher of the Year Math Teacher Kim Jackson Says SU Was ‘Mind- and Eye-Opening’
Kim Jackson, a Shenandoah alumna who is pursuing her Doctorate in Education at the university, has recently been announced as the Loudoun County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. “I’m still ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Alumna, Doctoral Candidate Wins…
Occupational Therapy Students and Alumni Engage in Law Enforcement-Related Research Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Alicia Lutman, OTD, oversaw both efforts
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Alicia Lutman, OTD, and occupational therapy program alumni Brianna Boelte, Amanda Gibs, Diana Gold, Mollie Kamerow, BriAnna Thomassy, participated in the ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Students and Alumni…
Washington, D.C. News Outlet Features SU’s OT Program WJLA Report Focuses on Occupational Therapy's Adaptations During the Pandemic
Sō Percussion Begins Digital Residency
Sō Percussion kicked off its digital residency week with an exclusive free livestream performance on Shenandoah Conservatory's Facebook page and Shenandoah University's YouTube channel on Tuesday, ... Continue Reading Sō Percussion Begins Digital Residency
Award-winning Broadway Costume Designer Toni-Leslie James Leads Masterclass with Theatre Students
On March 12, the theatre design and production program held a costume design masterclass with award-winning Broadway costume designer and professor at Yale School of Drama Toni-Leslie James. James ... Continue Reading Award-winning Broadway Costume Designer Toni-Leslie…
School of Business Installs Stock Ticker in Halpin-Harrison Hall Dynamic LED Display Software Offers A Continuous Stream of Business Content
A dramatic new feature now graces the lobby of Halpin-Harrison Hall — a U-shaped Indoor LED Stock Ticker Display System. Installed during spring break, the software system provides a continuous stream ... Continue Reading School of Business Installs Stock…
Meet New Human Resources Director Rakene Lee Lee Has Higher Ed, United States Marine Corps Experience
Shenandoah has a new human resources director. Rakene L. Lee Sr., starts today, April 28, in his new role. Lee, of Stafford, Virginia, graduated from Park University in Missouri with a Bachelor of ... Continue Reading Meet New Human Resources Director…
Shenandoah Conservatory & Esports Program Collaborate Programs Explore Similarities Between Music and Esports
Shenandoah Conservatory and the Esports program at Shenandoah University partner to present We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports. This seminal, cross-disciplinary project seeks ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory & Esports Program…
Shenandoah Winding Down COVID-19 Mass-Vaccination Effort Last Clinic Will Take Place Thursday, May 6
After administering more than 65,000 COVID-19 shots in arms, the mass-vaccination center at Shenandoah University will hold its last clinic on Thursday, May 6. The clinic opened in mid-January ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Winding Down COVID-19 Mass-Vaccination…