Shenandoah University presented the 2025 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards to recent graduates Liberty Tennyson ’25 and Logan Williams ’24, ’28 at its Baccalaureate service on May 23. Each year, the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Announces 2025 Algernon…
Shenandoah University Named A 2025-26 College Of Distinction SU recognized nationally for its commitment to exceptional undergraduate education for the sixth time
Shenandoah University has been named a 2025-26 College of Distinction in recognition of its commitment to providing students with a transformative undergraduate experience. This is the sixth straight ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Named A 2025-26…
Shenandoah University Celebrates Record Number Of Graduates At 2025 Commencement SU has over 1,500 eligible graduates from the 2024-25 academic year
Shenandoah University celebrated the largest group of eligible graduates in its 150-year history at its 2025 University Commencement on May 24 at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Celebrates Record Number…
Shenandoah University, Laurel Ridge Community College Establish Guaranteed Admissions Agreement New program opens direct pathway for students to complete a four-year degree
Shenandoah University and Laurel Ridge Community College are expanding their longstanding partnership to provide better access to a college education, facilitate student transfer from community ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University, Laurel Ridge Community…
Shenandoah University To Celebrate 2025 Commencement On May 24 Ceremony begins promptly at 10 a.m., will recognize over 1,500 graduates from 2024-25 academic year
Shenandoah University will celebrate its 2025 University Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center. This year’s ceremony will celebrate over ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University To Celebrate 2025…
Shenandoah University School Of Business Hosts Fifth Legacy Golf Tournament Event Raises Over $92,500 For Legacy Scholarship, Awarding $25,000 To Five Local Business Students
The Shenandoah University School of Business hosted its fifth Legacy Golf Tournament on Thursday, April 24, at the Winchester Country Club, raising more than $92,500 for the Legacy Scholarship, which ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University School Of Business…
Shenandoah University, Navy Federal Unveil New Mural That Honors Veterans Artist John Zerbe's 'Above and Beyond' portray's transition from military to civilian life
By Jace Gibson ’26 In honor of military appreciation month, Shenandoah University unveiled a new mural, designed and installed on the exterior of Shingleton Hall by veteran artist John C. Zerbe, in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University, Navy Federal Unveil…
Shenandoah University Announces The Addition Of Its First Fraternities Sigma Nu and Phi Kappa Tau to join SU in Fall 2025
Shenandoah University continues to expand its Greek life opportunities for students, as it will add two fraternities beginning in Fall 2025. Sigma Nu and Phi Kappa Tau will be the first national ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Announces The Addition…
Shenandoah University Partners With Red Fox Creamery For 150th Anniversary Ice Cream Flavor ‘Buzzy’s Birthday Blast’ is now available at the local creamery, located on the Old Town Winchester walking mall
Shenandoah University has teamed up with Red Fox Creamery in Winchester, Virginia, to release a sweet treat for all to enjoy while celebrating the university’s sesquicentennial in 2025. Red Fox ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Partners With Red…
Shenandoah University Selected To Receive The IIE American Passport Project Grant Grant empowers U.S. students to study abroad, take advantage of international opportunities
Shenandoah University was selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 Shenandoah students to obtain their ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Selected To Receive…
Meet Miss Apple Blossom Festival 2025 Kira Sledge ’28 is a first-year musical theatre student at Shenandoah University
Shenandoah University first-year musical theatre student Kira Sledge ’28 is experiencing her first Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in a unique way: as Miss Apple Blossom 2025. Sledge, who is from ... Continue Reading Meet Miss Apple Blossom Festival…
Shenandoah University Awards Honorary Doctorate To Malaysian Prime Minister President Tracy Fitzsimmons conferred Doctor of Laws to Anwar bin Ibrahim during visit to Malaysia
On behalf of Shenandoah University, President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., recently conferred an honorary doctorate degree to Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar bin Ibrahim, in early April. Anwar was ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Awards Honorary Doctorate…
Shenandoah University Unveils New Athletics Bus Design New wrap, developed in partnership with Varsity Travel, heralded as a show of commitment to SU Athletics
Shenandoah University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in partnership with Varsity Travel, unveiled a new look for one of its team buses during a ceremony on Tuesday, April 22, at SU’s ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Unveils New Athletics…
A Shenandoah University Blossom Celebrate with Tickets to an Official Festival Event and On-Campus Fun
Apple blossom time is celebrated throughout the Winchester-Frederick County area in late April and early May, and Shenandoah University is no exception. While members of the university community can ... Continue Reading A Shenandoah University Blossom Celebrate…
Shenandoah’s Physician Assistant Studies Program Remains Highly Ranked By U.S. News & World Report PA program named No. 1 in Virginia; SU’s physical therapy program jumps 41 spots in latest grad school rankings
Shenandoah University’s physician assistant studies program continues to rank among the nation’s best according to U.S. News & World Report, which listed the program No. 21 out of 205 PA programs ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Physician Assistant Studies Program…
The Countdown to Commencement Begins! It’s a Season Full of Fun for Graduating Students
The commencement season is full of exciting events for Shenandoah University’s graduating students. It’s a time for making memories at everything from a graduation kickoff and spring formal to Grad ... Continue Reading The Countdown to Commencement Begins!…
Shenandoah University Pharm.D. Student Sheridan Herron ’26 Wins APhA-ASP National Patient Counseling Competition SU has 3 national winners since it started competing in 2000, most in the nation in that span
Shenandoah University third-year Pharm.D. student Sheridan Herron ’26 won the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) National Patient Counseling Competition during ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Pharm.D. Student Sheridan…
Shenandoah University Named a Voter Friendly Campus for Third Time SU one of 272 schools recognized by The Campus Vote Project and NASPA
By Jace Gibson ’26 Shenandoah University has been given a 2025-26 Voter Friendly Campus designation for the third straight time by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Named a Voter…
Shenandoah University Welcomes New Sorority Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Gam is Shenandoah’s first sorority; adds more Greek life opportunities for students
Shenandoah University students will soon have more opportunities to experience Greek life, as the university welcomes the social sorority Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ) to the university community starting ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Welcomes New Sorority…
Noyalas Publishes First Civil War Book For Young Readers Shenandoah University professor co-authors ‘A Civil War Journey at Cool Spring’ with wife Brandy Noyalas
By Jace Gibson ’26 Jonathan Noyalas ’01, M.A., director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute, and his wife Brandy Noyalas ’02 recently published a new book to educate young ... Continue Reading Noyalas Publishes First Civil War…
Capture Spring In Bloom Share Your Images Of The Daffodils Brightening Shenandoah’s Main Campus
Springtime at Shenandoah University brings with it many delightful sights: budding trees, students gathering outside in the Quad and along a glistening Abrams Creek, and to begin the season – the ... Continue Reading Capture Spring In Bloom Share…
Shenandoah Students Gain Global Perspective Through Virtual Exchange Virtually Going Global debuted in Fall 2024 with the support of the Stevens Initiative
In Fall 2024, Shenandoah University incorporated Virtually Going Global into its First-Year Seminar (FYS) program, introducing a virtual exchange element to the university’s established curriculum for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Students Gain Global Perspective…
Spring 2025 Strong Scholars Named Scholarship Helps Defray Costs During Student-Teaching for Aspiring Educators
Four Shenandoah University students studying to be educators have been named recipients of $5,000 Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarships for Spring 2025. These awards are provided to cover costs ... Continue Reading Spring 2025 Strong Scholars Named…
Shenandoah Receives Largest-Ever Claude Moore Grant Funds Will Support Literacy-Promoting Efforts
Shenandoah University’s Claude Moore Center for Literacy (CMCL) has received its largest-ever grant from the Fairfax, Virginia-based Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, in the form of a $101,000 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Receives Largest-Ever Claude Moore…
Gerald and Paula McNichols Family Foundation Establishes Endowed Scholarship At Shenandoah Endowment will support students who demonstrate financial need, with emphasis on engineering and business programs
Thanks to the generosity of the Gerald and Paula McNichols Family Foundation, a new endowed scholarship was established at Shenandoah University in February. The scholarship will be awarded with a ... Continue Reading Gerald and Paula McNichols Family…
Shenandoah University Partners With Toucan Education Programs SU to serve as a School of Record for Toucan’s study abroad summer programming
Shenandoah University has partnered with Toucan Education Programs, a study abroad program provider in Belize, to allow students within and outside the SU community an opportunity to earn academic ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Partners With Toucan…
Jennifer Steele Named Dean Of Shenandoah Conservatory Steele to join Shenandoah University on July 1
Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that Jennifer Smolos Steele, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of Shenandoah Conservatory. Dr. Steele has held various academic positions in higher ... Continue Reading Jennifer Steele Named Dean Of…
Shenandoah University Marks 150th Birthday With Founders’ Day Celebration The event commemorated the contributions of past leaders that have shaped Shenandoah’s history
Shenandoah University commemorated its 150th birthday with a Founders’ Day event on Wednesday, Feb. 19, that celebrated SU’s extensive history and the resiliency that has powered the university into ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Marks 150th Birthday…
Virginia General Assembly Resolution Honors Shenandoah University During Its 150th Year Resolution commends Shenandoah for ‘exceptional contributions’ to higher education, the Northern Shenandoah Valley community
Photographed above (left to right): Del. William D. (Bill) Wiley, Rep. Ben Cline, Shenandoah University President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Shenandoah University student Valeria Perero Santa Cruz, Del. ... Continue Reading Virginia General Assembly Resolution Honors…
Shenandoah VR Design Students Showcase Their Work At Prestigious Conference Four students presented projects at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida
Students in Shenandoah University’s virtual reality design program had the opportunity to showcase some of their work at the 2024 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VR Design Students Showcase…
Shenandoah Dance Students Work With Rising Stars Some of the Dance World’s Brightest Lights Bring Their New & Restaged Choreography to Shenandoah for Dance Ensemble Concert
Several of the nation’s most exciting choreographers came to Shenandoah’s main campus to work directly with Shenandoah Conservatory’s Dance Ensemble to craft the performances in the Jan. 31-Feb. 2 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Dance Students Work With…
Shenandoah University Marching Band Shines In London’s New Year’s Day Parade Studio Big Band also starred in LNYDP Concert Series
The Shenandoah University Marching Band kicked off SU’s 150th year in grand fashion with a performance in the London New Year’s Day Parade on Jan. 1. The marching band was joined by members of ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Marching Band Shines…
Shenandoah University Wins Trio Of Scholastic Esports Awards Shenandoah Esports earns top prizes for program, director and educator of the year
Shenandoah University won three major honors at the 2025 Scholastic Esports Awards, which recognize the efforts and commitment of individuals, schools and organizations to advance scholastic esports. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Wins Trio Of…
Shenandoah’s Top Ten For 2024
2024 proved to be exciting at Shenandoah University. The year saw the receipt of a $20 million gift (the university's largest ever!), the opening and naming of the Hazel-Pruitt Armory, home of the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Top Ten For 2024
Shenandoah University Marching Band Set To Perform In London’s New Year’s Day Parade Studio Big Band, SU cheerleaders to join the marching band on the international stage
The Shenandoah University Marching Band, alongside members of the Shenandoah Conservatory Studio Big Band and the SU cheerleading squad, is set to travel across the pond and perform in the 2025 London ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Marching Band Set…
Shenandoah Esports Nominated for Top Awards Program Receives Nods in Several Categories
Shenandoah Esports and its staff/faculty are finalists for multiple Scholastic Esports Awards. These awards are becoming the standard for esports awards in the scholastic space. The categories for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Esports Nominated for Top…