Shenandoah University News

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…

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Project Write inspires young writers in summer workshop

Weeklong event is part of the university-hosted Shenandoah Valley Writing Project

The Northern Virginia Daily checked in with Project Write in June 2022. Read the whole story at NVDaily.com. 

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Shenandoah University President Tracy Fitzsimmons Wins Virginia Business Women in Leadership Award

Dr. Fitzsimmons graces the cover of the July issue of Virginia Business

Shenandoah University is excited to announce that President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., is a recipient of the 2022 Virginia Business Women in Leadership Awards and is…

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Shenandoah Alum Named Teacher of the Year for Her School

Jessica Burdick Honored for Her Work at Meadowland Elementary in Loudoun County, Virginia

Jessica (Jones) Burdick ’13, ’14, is the teacher of the year at Meadowland Elementary School in Sterling, Virginia.  She earned a master’s degree in education…

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2022 Legacy Golf Tournament Raised $54K for Endowed Scholarship

2023 Tournament Set To Double The Amount For Student Scholarships

The Shenandoah University School of Business Class of 2022 hosted the Second Annual Legacy Golf Tournament at the Winchester Country Club on May 6, raising…

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Commemorating the Juneteenth Holiday

Federal holiday on June 19 celebrates the end of American slavery following the Civil War

The following message was sent to the Shenandoah University community on June 17, 2022: Dear Shenandoah University community, This weekend we will celebrate Juneteenth. Also…

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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…

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Ilyes ’24 and Zhao ’22 Perform National Anthems at Japan-Virginia Night in D.C.

Violinists Emily Ilyes ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) and Rachel Zhao ’22 (Artist Diploma) were invited to perform the United States and Japanese…

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Austin Thorpe Appointed Choral Artist-in-Residence and Director of Conservatory Choir

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of Austin Thorpe, Ph.D., as choral artist-in-residence and director of the Conservatory Choir beginning August 2022. “I’m so delighted that…

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From Researcher to Teacher

2019 Graduate of Shenandoah's Career Switcher Program Begins New Career

Dr. Brian Bennett, a physics scholar with a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a long scientific career with the federal government, chose…

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