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Summer Internship Fair Fall 2025

Students Learn About And Explore Work-Based Learning Opportunities

Career and Professional Development Hosts Summer Internship Fair

By Jace Gibson ’26 At the end of the 2025 Fall Term, Shenandoah University’s College of Arts and Sciences co-hosted its annual Summer Internship fair…

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Shenandoah University Professor Names Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials

Adjunct Professor of Media and Communication Andrew Babb, M.A., ranks his personal favorites in the 60-year history of the Super Bowl

Ahead of Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Shenandoah University Adjunct Professor of Media and Communication Andrew…

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Swing Dancing couple at an event at Shenandoah University.

Winchester Swing Dance Offers Joy, Friendship, Fitness and Fun

Human connection thrives during regular social dancing events at Shenandoah

In the late 1940s, dancers crowded into the national guard armory on Millwood Avenue in Winchester, enjoying themselves in a building designed to house the…

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Avalon Spring 2025 Editor Photo

Shenandoah University Student Magazine Recognized For Excellence

Avalon Literature and Arts Magazine Receives Rank of “Excellent” in the 2025 REALM Program

By Jace Gibson ’26 Shenandoah University’s Avalon Literature and Arts Magazine was recently recognized as “Excellent” by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)…

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Shenandoah Student Honored at American Public Health Association Conference

Taylor Reynolds ’25 shared knowledge about maternal and child health

By Natalie Gales ’25 In November, Shenandoah University student Taylor Reynolds ’25 joined Department Chair and Professor of Public Health Audra Gollenberg, Ph.D, at the…

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Still from Blue Ridge Wildlife Center short documentary produced by Shenandoah University for a BWRC educational unit.

College of Arts & Sciences Programs Collaborate on Grant Project

Interdisciplinary Effort Builds Virtual Learning Experience for Blue Ridge Wildlife Center

At least one of Blue Ridge Wildlife Center’s animal ambassadors will be able to travel anywhere it likes with the help of Shenandoah University’s environmental…

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Gameplay screenshot of Lewis & Clark VR showing a map and tables

Shenandoah University Releases ‘Lewis and Clark VR’

Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning’s New Educational Virtual Reality Experience Follows The Famous Cross-Country Expedition

The Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University has released “Lewis and Clark VR,” a virtual reality educational experience that follows the famed…

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Jennah Elganainy takes a photograph in wetlands with a sunset sky in the background.

Shenandoah Film Production Student Completes Wildlife Reserve Internship In Zimbabwe

Jennah Elganainy ’26 Captured Wildlife Photos, Video For Antelope Park

By Jace Gibson ’26 In summer 2025, film production student Jennah Elganainy ’26 completed an internship with Antelope Park, a wildlife conservation reserve in Gweru,…

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Shenandoah University student Sophie Koutalakis '26 conducts research during her summer 2025 internship in Belize coordinated by Toucan Education.

Shenandoah Student Gains Invaluable Experience Through Toucan Education

Sophie Koutalakis ’26 Studied in Belize over the summer courtesy of Shenandoah’s unique partnership with Toucan

When Sophie Koutalakis ’26 first considered Shenandoah University, it was as a potential Shenandoah Conservatory student. But, as her high school career progressed and she…

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Jonathan Noyalas poses with his new book and his dog, Mr. Lincoln.

Jonathan Noyalas Publishes New Book About General Philip H. Sheridan

Biography explores the life, death and legacy of a famed Civil War general

By Natalie Gales ’25 Jonathan Noyalas ’01, M.A., the Hugh and Virginia McCormick Chair in Civil War History and director of the university’s McCormick Civil…

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