Shenandoah University News

The Transformation Begins

With FYS at Shenandoah, Everything From Tacos to Ghost Stories Help Bridge The Gap Between High School and College

Shenandoah University students always begin their Shenandoah experience with a Going Global First-Year Seminar (FYS) course, and even in 2020, a year in which everything…

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A Voice Too Important To Silence

Register to Vote

Dear students, faculty and staff, As you know, 2020 is an election year. It is a year in which Americans will choose the nation’s president…

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Shenandoah Esports and RESPAWN Products Join Forces

New partnership provides SU with gaming chairs, branding opportunities

Shenandoah University has entered into a new partnership with the North Carolina-based gaming furniture manufacturer RESPAWN Products, which will provide state-of-the-art chairs for the university’s…

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Athletic Training Evaluates Esports Gamers in Wellness Screenings

Screenings are a first for SU esports athletes

Shenandoah University senior Rachel Lee ’21 games every day. As a member of the university’s varsity esports team, Lee gets lower back pain if she…

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Shenandoah Names Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

Dr. Hakeem Leonard Will Work With Faculty, Deans to Encourage Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Curricula

Associate Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., has recently been named as Shenandoah’s first Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity. In this new…

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Shenandoah Climbs in 2021 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

University improves in several categories, including overall score

Shenandoah University has climbed 22 spots in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings while retaining our spot as the second-highest ranked Virginia private…

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Casting Director Victor Vazquez Leads Auditioning & Social Justice Workshop

Shenandoah Conservatory’s acting program sponsored a two-hour forum for acting majors with special guest casting director Victor Vazquez, CSA, of X Casting in New York…

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Shenandoah University’s Slasher Film Is Heading To The Big Screen

Article in Northern Virginia Magazine

As we inch closer to October, the excitement for pumpkin patches, haunted houses and Halloween grows. If you celebrate the season with horror flicks, make…

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Games People Play | Shenandoah University goes all in on Esports

Article in Richmondmag

Approximately 40 colleges around the world offer academic courses centered around esports, but there’s not one as comprehensive as Shenandoah’s curriculum, which offers three different…

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Yesenia Nunez ’22 awarded The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Scholarship

Scholarship recipients are Hispanic nursing students who are role models for aspiring nursing students

MSN-FNP student Yesenia Nunez ’22 was awarded The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Scholarship on July 17, 2020. This is a 3-year award for…

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