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Shenandoah Partners With Psychotherapy Startup Thera Inc. Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) helping to develop VR software for pediatric psychotherapy

Thera Inc., a health-care startup based in Oakland, California, has partnered with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, in a key step ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Partners With Psychotherapy Startup…

Shenandoah University Represented At Prestigious Extended Reality Conference Students, faculty presented info about history VR project at Augmented World Expo in California

Two Shenandoah University students and three faculty and staff members recently left the quiet, rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley to immerse themselves in the high-tech terrain of the Silicon ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Represented At Prestigious…

Shenandoah VR Faculty, Students Creating Drone Assembly Training Program The virtual platform, supported by the National Center for Autonomous Technologies, will be a learning tool for drone education nationwide

Shenandoah University Director of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (B.S.) Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., with the assistance of SU students and staff at Shenandoah’s Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL), is ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VR Faculty, Students Creating…

Shenandoah Students, Faculty Produce Training Videos For Sons Of The American Revolution Videos will help the SAR’s 37,000 members master musket drills, other ceremonial procedures

A team of Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff produced a set of videos for the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) to help the organization train its members in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Students, Faculty Produce Training…

Prepare for the Best Jobs in the U.S. at Shenandoah University programs provide the foundation needed for many of U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 jobs

If you’re interested in pursuing one of U.S. News & World Report's 100 best jobs in the United States, Shenandoah University is a great place to be. The university’s schools offer programs that ... Continue Reading Prepare for the Best Jobs…

Shenandoah Adding New Engineering Program In Fall 2023 Program will include concentrations in computer, simulation and software engineering and engineering physics

Shenandoah University is excited to announce that it is expanding its already diverse list of academic offerings by adding a new undergraduate engineering program with four unique concentrations in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Adding New Engineering Program…

Shenandoah Introduces The HIVE With Groundbreaking Celebration On Veterans Day Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs Will Reside in Former National Guard Armory

Shenandoah University celebrated the planned renovation of the former National Guard armory located on its main campus, which will serve as the university’s new Hub for Innovators, Veterans and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Introduces The HIVE With…

Shenandoah VR Design Team Developing An Immersive Experience With WWI Field Gun Program will incorporate historical elements, put users in the shoes of French 75 cannon operator

A Shenandoah University virtual reality design professor and his team are developing a VR program that would place users in the shoes of a World War I artilleryman. Nathan Prestopnik, Ph.D., ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VR Design Team Developing…

Shenandoah University Announces New Academic Programs SU continues to expand its already diverse offerings in 2022

Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that it is expanding its academic offerings with the introduction of new programs this year. The undergraduate majors and graduate programs that were ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Announces New Academic…

Shenandoah Formalizes International Partnership with Yarmouk University SU delegation travels to Jordan, signs memorandum of understanding with collaborating institution

Shenandoah University representatives traveled to Jordan this summer to strengthen ties with Yarmouk University and formalize the partnership between the two institutions through the signing of a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Formalizes International Partnership with…

Shenandoah A&S Students Gain Insight Into Experience Design On Florida GEL Trip SU Partnered with Public School Teachers on Visit to Disney World, Kennedy Space Center

A group of Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff journeyed to Florida earlier this summer and were treated to a special educational experience that included stops at the Walt Disney World ... Continue Reading Shenandoah A&S Students Gain Insight…

Shenandoah Sends Delegation to Partner Institution in Palestine SU students, faculty and staff visit Arab American University, demonstrate work in virtual reality design and conduct professional development workshops

A group of Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff recently visited Arab American University (AAUP), a private Palestinian university in Jenin, to demonstrate a virtual nursing simulation ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Sends Delegation to Partner…

SU students create virtual reality presentation of Winchester-area attractions Short videos crafted for the Winchester-Frederick County Convention and Visitors Bureau provide a taste of what the area has to offer

Courtesy of the Shenandoah students' expertise, those new to the Winchester area can take "a seat in the Visitors Center, slip on a pair of virtual-reality (VR) goggles and enjoy a 360-degree view of ... Continue Reading SU students create virtual reality…

Army Veteran Finds Stable Educational Experience At Shenandoah J.D. Oldaker ’24 is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Virtual Reality Design

When J.D. Oldaker left the U.S. Army in 2012, after more than 9 years of military service, he decided that he would pursue a college degree. Finally, a decade later, Oldaker is firmly on track to ... Continue Reading Army Veteran Finds Stable Educational…

Shenandoah Celebrates Graduates At 2022 Spring Commencement  SU grad accepts honorary degree on behalf of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Shenandoah University celebrated its 2022 Commencement on Saturday, May 21, in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center. The ceremony celebrated 237 August 2021 graduates, 348 December ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Celebrates Graduates At 2022…

Shenandoah University To Celebrate 1,337 Graduates At May 21 Commencement SU to honor Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as symbol of the defense of freedom and democracy

Shenandoah University will celebrate 1,337 graduates at its 2022 spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21, inside the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center. The 2022 University ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University To Celebrate 1,337…

SU Professor Working On Educational VR Platform For Islamic Pilgrimages Funded by CICW research grant, the project will take users step by step through Hajj and Umrah rituals

Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of Virtual and Augmented Reality Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., recently secured a $95,000 research grant from the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World to ... Continue Reading SU Professor Working On Educational…

Shenandoah Faculty, Students Showcase VR Project at History Conference ‘The Great Experiment’ places participants in Independence Hall during the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Shenandoah University students and faculty members recently traveled to Boston to present to a national group of U.S. historians a virtual reality project that takes participants back to the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Faculty, Students Showcase VR…

Shenandoah, AAUP Sign Memorandum of Understanding, Bolster International Partnership Universities are collaborating on interdisciplinary research grant project combining virtual reality and nursing

Shenandoah University and Arab American University (AAUP), a private Palestinian university in Jenin, jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, Feb. 25, further solidifying the two ... Continue Reading Shenandoah, AAUP Sign Memorandum of…

Global Game Jam Returns to Shenandoah! After a hiatus in 2021, the 48-hour world’s largest game development event open to students is back and in person, hosted at SU.

Shenandoah University is back in the game for its third year as a Global Game Jam host site. The Global Game Jam is a 48-hour event at which participants create a game or games (video games or ... Continue Reading Global Game Jam Returns to…

Shenandoah University VR Program Receives Seed Grant to Support International Collaboration Shenandoah and Arab American University to establish partnership advancing health care education through the use of virtual reality

A seed grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Palestinian Affairs Unit, through the Institute of International Education (IIE), will help Shenandoah University and Arab American University ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University VR Program Receives…

First VR Graduate Ready to do ‘Incredible Things’ With Degree Alistair Bingham is Shenandoah’s First Virtual Reality Design Program Graduate

Alistair Bingham was 12 years old and playing World of Warcraft one day when he thought to himself, "Wait a second. If there are video games, then there are people making these video games. And ... Continue Reading First VR Graduate Ready to…

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty News: Fall/Winter 2020 Faculty win top awards and see work accepted for publication

Division of Applied Technology Director Anne Marchant, Ph.D., (pictured) received the Dr. John Noftsinger Leadership Award at the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council's annual Tech Nite event this ... Continue Reading College of Arts & Sciences…

VR Project Pilot Launch Blends History, Technology Constitutional Convention Comes Alive Through Virtual Debates

Shenandoah University’s History and Virtual Reality (VR) Design Programs, in partnership with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL), held a pilot launch for a virtual reality project ... Continue Reading VR Project Pilot Launch Blends…

Shenandoah Seeks Participants for Global Game Jam Event Calls On Creative Minds to Come Together to Build Games

Shenandoah University is seeking creative minds to design, test and create a new game over the course of 48 hours during a Global Game Jam event from Friday, Jan. 31, to Sunday, Feb. 2. This is the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Seeks Participants for Global…

Shenandoah University Adds Nearly 40 New Programs To Its Academic Offerings Nearly 40 programs are launching this fall

Shenandoah University has added nearly 40 new majors, graduate degrees, certificates and minors to its list of areas of study. The university currently offers more than 150 academic programs in seven ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Adds Nearly 40…

Shenandoah University’s inaugural esports summit Join us for an esports summit on September 13 & 14, 2019

Shenandoah University’s inaugural esports summit welcomes visitors to a two-day event featuring expert panelists and a sneak peek tour of the university’s new esports arena. Register to Attend the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University’s inaugural esports summit…

Grab Your Controller! Esports Arena Opening This August New esports arena will support both university and high school gamers

Shenandoah University is building a new state-of-the-art esports arena that will not only accommodate the school’s esports program, but also the sport’s growing popularity and upcoming launch into ... Continue Reading Grab Your Controller! Esports Arena…

Go Virtual at Battle of Cool Spring Anniversary celebration highlights Civil War history through tours, augmented reality

Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute is commemorating the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Cool Spring with tours, lectures and the unveiling of an augmented reality ... Continue Reading Go Virtual at Battle of…