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Labor Day Fun with Shenandoah

Events for every taste are on tap for the weekend

The three-day Labor Day weekend is here, which means there’s tons to do at Shenandoah and around Winchester. Take a look at our weekend events…

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100% of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA in Musical Theatre Class Signs with Talent Agents and Managers

This is an extraordinary milestone for the program and the 24 members of its class of 2023

Every member of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA in musical theatre class of 2023 is starting their career with  representation. “They did something that is almost unheard…

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Shenandoah University Welcomes Newest Students on Move-In Day

More students than ever are set to live on campus during the 2023-2024 academic year

Around 350 members of the Shenandoah University community – staff, faculty, university friends and student volunteers – turned out on Wednesday, Aug. 23, to help…

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President Fitzsimmons Appears on ‘Isn’t She Amazing’ Podcast

She discusses how women are dealing with sending students off to college and more

Shenandoah University President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., appeared on the Isn’t She Amazing podcast on Tuesday, Aug. 8, focusing on how to support and launch college-bound…

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Devon Taylor Named Shenandoah’s New Associate VP and CIO

Taylor will oversee the university’s newly formed Information Technology Department

Devon Taylor ’21, Ed.D., who has most recently served as Shenandoah University’s associate provost for academic technology, will lead the university’s new Information Technology Department…

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Ready For Liftoff

Two Shenandoah Students Attend NASA Workshop, Build Payload To Be Launched Into Space

Two Shenandoah University students were among a select group of their peers from across the country to participate in NASA’s RockOn program at Wallops Flight…

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Nursing Alumna Retires After 55-Year Career

Barbara McWhinney, Who Earned Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees in Nursing from Shenandoah, Worked in Winchester the Entire Time

“I always always wanted to be a nurse, never wanted to be anything else,” says nurse Barbara McWhinney, who is retiring after more than 55…

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Shenandoah University Participating In Virginia Private College Week

Prospective students who visit SU will be entered to win Amazon gift card and are eligible for application fee waiver

Shenandoah University is one of 23 higher education institutions that will participate in Virginia Private College Week, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges in…

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Shenandoah University Represented At Prestigious Extended Reality Conference

Students, faculty presented info about history VR project at Augmented World Expo in California

Two Shenandoah University students and three faculty and staff members recently left the quiet, rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley to immerse themselves in the…

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Student’s Orientation Leadership Experience Makes a Major Difference In Her Life

And she has the T-shirts to prove it

Victoria Hannen ’21, ’24, is a different person than she was prior to 2019, thanks to being an orientation leader at Shenandoah University.  Hannen, who…

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