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154th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Cool Spring

Shenandoah University McCormick Civil War Institute Hosts Event, July 14

WINCHESTER, VA – Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute will host the 154th-anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Cool Spring on Saturday, July 14, from…

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National Jazz Workshop Events and Performances Welcome Hundreds of Participants to Shenandoah Conservatory

Features big bands, improvisational courses, masterclasses and jam sessions, July 15-20

The National Jazz Workshop (NJW) will hold its tenth week-long camp at Shenandoah Conservatory from Sunday, July 15, through Friday, July 20. The event welcomes…

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Project Explores Cross-Cultural Understanding

Dr. Younus Mirza To Promote Cultural Exchange With Muslim-Majority Societies

Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Allegheny College Younus Mirza, Ph.D., has joined Shenandoah University as a scholar-in-residence and director of the Barzinji Project. The…

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Shenandoah University Invites Prospective Students And Families to Visit Campus During Virginia Private College Week, July 23-28

Participating Students at 24 Colleges Receive Three College Application Fee Waivers

Shenandoah University, along with 23 other institutions across the Commonwealth, invites prospective students and their parents to participate in an information session and take a…

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Shenandoah Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2019 Gala Benefits Others

Funds Raised At Event Are Helping Organizations In Winchester And Nicaragua

The Shenandoah University Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Class of 2019 raised $12,000 for health and human services organizations at its recent gala.  On June 29,…

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Respiratory Care Creates VR Experience With SCIL

Immersive Learning Encourages Empathy For Patients

Shenandoah’s Division of Respiratory Care recently collaborated with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCIL) to create a virtual reality (VR) video for students to…

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From Reluctant Reader To Passionate Writer

Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Applegate Shares Her Writing Story at Shenandoah University’s 33rd Annual Children’s Literature Conference

Katherine Applegate, author of a host of books, including the Newbery Medal-winning “The One and Only Ivan,” wasn’t much of a reader growing up. She…

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An Incubator for Literacy Education

Degree, Conference, Writing Project and Student Writing Effort Combine To Create a Culture of Literacy Education In Northern Virginia at Shenandoah University

For a few special moments on the afternoon of May 31, the entire student body of Winchester’s Garland R. Quarles Elementary School (GQES) celebrated inside…

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Bousquet Installed as President of the Virginia Academy of Science

First Shenandoah University Professor Elected to the Post

Woodward S. Bousquet, Ph.D., professor of environmental studies and biology in Shenandoah University’s College of Arts & Sciences, was installed as president of the Virginia…

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Mosaic Center Director Wins Cutting-Edge Curriculum Award

McCampbell Lien Earns Honor For FYS Course

Shenandoah University’s Director of Inclusion and Diversity and Mosaic Center for Diversity Director Maggie McCampbell Lien is one of 10 winners of a new Cutting-Edge…

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