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Shenandoah University Announces 2026 Global Citizenship Project Destinations

GCP participants will travel to Slovakia, Hong Kong, Saint Lucia, Cuba and Kenya in March 2026

Shenandoah University’s 2026 Global Citizenship Project participants learned where they will spend spring break next March during the university’s 35th International Convocation on Nov. 19.…

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Students Selected for the 2025-26 Vivian Christy Sansoni Award

Scholarship provides tuition assistance to the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy for K-12 students interested in the performing arts

In 2015, the family of Vivian Christy Sansoni created a scholarship to the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) in her memory. Vivian was a youth…

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Top Of Virginia Regional Chamber To Hold Annual Economic Summit At Shenandoah On Nov. 18

Tom Barkin, president and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, is the keynote speaker

The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber will hold its fourth annual Economic Summit, presented by First Bank and hosted by Shenandoah University’s School of Business,…

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Symphony Orchestra, Conservatory Choir, Joel Puckett

Shenandoah University Commissions and Performs New Work by Puckett ’99 for Sesquicentennial Celebration

Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory Choir to Premiere Work in Special Concert

Shenandoah University’s sesquicentennial celebration continues with the presentation of “150 Years Young,” a concert honoring the university’s legacy and future, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,…

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Members of the Wilkins family stand next to a historical marker recently installed on Shenandoah University's main campus.

New Historical Markers Explore 150 Years Of What It Means To Be A Hornet

By Natalie Gales ’25 Since Shenandoah University’s founding in 1875, it has been defined by 150 years of excellence, growth and resiliency. Thanks to a…

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Aerial photograph of Pruitt Health & Life Sciences Building in the fall.

Shenandoah University Debuts New Academic Programs In Fall 2025

SU’s educational offerings to include five new undergraduate, graduate degrees

Shenandoah University continued to expand its academic offerings with the introduction of six new programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels for the 2025 Fall…

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Shenandoah University Honors The Life And Legacy Of President Emeritus James A. Davis

James A. “Jim” Davis, Ph.D., president emeritus of Shenandoah University who served as the university’s president from 1982 to 2008, passed away peacefully on Tuesday,…

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FYS Mentor Hailey Beaufort presents about the CCE to her class.

Shenandoah University Receives Grant To Become An Ask Every Student Commitment Campus

Written by Natalie Gales ’25 In the 2025 Fall Term, Shenandoah University received a $1,500 grant from Ask Every Student (AES), a nonprofit organization focused…

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Female-identifying Shenandoah University nursing student wearing blue scrubs trains using an infant manikin in the university's simulation lab.

Nursing Perfection

Shenandoah University Nursing School Graduates Earn 100% Licensure and Certification Exam Pass Rates for the Most Recent Calendar Year

Shenandoah University’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing posted perfect licensing and certification exam pass rates across all of its programs for the most recent…

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Shenandoah University Selected For AAC&U Institute On AI, Pedagogy, And The Curriculum

National program helps institutions responsibly and effectively integrate AI into higher education

Shenandoah University has been selected to participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum, a national…

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