Shenandoah University News

Seoul Tripping 2.0

By Gina Daddario, Professor and Chair of Mass Communication, Posting from Sokcho, Korea

Today was our fourth day off and we boarded a bus again for another day trip to Seoul. We met our tour guide Jessica who…

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Phoenix Rising

By Gina Daddario, Professor and Chair of Mass Communication, Posting from Sokcho, Korea

Yesterday (Friday) was our third day off since volunteering at Alpensia. Nearly three-quarters of us had purchased tickets about a week ago to attend an…

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Three Busses and a Taxi

By Jana Mangubat, Mass Communications '19, Posting From the Phoenix Snow Park, South Korea

What do you do when you have a day off at the Olympics? You go see other events! Many of us have seen the biathlon,…

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Charitable Organization Finds Social Media Success

Dean Miles Davis speaks with Becca Stevens of Thistle Farms on "The Valley Business Today" on The River 95.3

Social entrepreneurship, when done right, combines both business and doing good. In a special segment of “The Valley Business Today,” on The River, 95.3 FM,…

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What do dried fish and Olympic athletes have in common?

By Gina Daddario, Professor and Chair of Mass Communication, Posting from Sokcho, Korea

Finally, (almost) picture perfect weather for the Olympic Games today, after yesterday’s women’s individual biathlon event was canceled due to 45 mph winds–strong enough to…

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A Day of Peace

By Courtney Hodges, Business Administration major, '20, Posting From The DMZ & Sokcho City, South Korea

So far, Tuesday has been my favorite day of the trip. I don’t think it was intentional, but the day was focused around peace. We…

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A South Korean Love Affair

By Salli Hamilton, Assistant Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, Posting from the East Sea of Korea

It is hard to believe we have been here for two weeks already. I have been so immersed that I have barely come up for…

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Picture Perfect

By Jana Mangubat, Mass Communications '19, Posting from the DMZ in South Korea

When you go to the DMZ, or the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, do not take any pictures of the soldiers. This I…

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DMV at the DMZ

By Gina Daddario, Professor and Chair of Mass Communication, Posting from Sokcho, Korea

After four days straight of volunteering, we had a much needed day off. However, “no rest for the weary,” as we boarded a tour bus…

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There Was An Old Woman…

By Theresa Golding, Director, Academic Advising & Career Services for the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Posting from South Korea

We all remember the nursery rhymes we learned when we were younger. On February 1, 2018 we arrived at Incheon International Airport in Seoul. While…

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