Home » Spotlight » Arts & Sciences Spotlight

Arts & Sciences Spotlight

Wendy Carlson with executive director of Girls on the Run Shenandoah Valley

Shenandoah University Professor Recognized By Girls On The Run

Associate Professor of Psychology Wendy Carlson receives Remarkable Volunteer Award

By Jace Gibson ’26 Girls on the Run Shenandoah Valley has announced Wendy Carlson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, as the winner of this year’s…

Continue reading Shenandoah University Professor Recognized By…
"Miss Valentine" cast and crew film a scene during the Apple Blossom Festival carnival.

Film Studio at Shenandoah Set To Celebrate Release Of ‘Miss Valentine’

The movie, set to begin streaming on Xumo in October, gave Shenandoah students a special opportunity to work on a commercial film

Shenandoah University students and faculty members will soon see their work on the big screen when “Miss Valentine,” the most recent project of The Film…

Continue reading Film Studio at Shenandoah Set…
Drone photo of Sarah's Glen.

Shenandoah University Launches New Online MBA and Graduate Programs With Support from Risepoint

New online MBA, cybersecurity, public health, and leadership programs designed to meet workforce needs and extend Shenandoah’s personalized approach to education

Leadership is evolving, and Shenandoah University is leading the charge. This fall, the university is launching nine new online graduate programs built for professionals who…

Continue reading Shenandoah University Launches New Online…

Public Health Class Gets Firsthand Look At Policymaking

Students in Health Policy course visited the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court Building in Washington D.C.

During the Spring 2025 semester, the Health Policy class taught by Aaron Blight, Ed.D., assistant professor of public health, traveled to the nation’s capital to…

Continue reading Public Health Class Gets Firsthand…

Shenandoah Students Creating VR Experience That Follows The Lewis And Clark Trail

‘Following in Their Footsteps’ immerses users in key moments, stories of the famed cross-country expedition

A team of students at Shenandoah University is wrapping up work on a groundbreaking virtual reality project that will change how people learn about and…

Continue reading Shenandoah Students Creating VR Experience…

Shenandoah Student Accepted to Top Summer Research Internships

Professor Calls Mackenzie “Mac” Watkins ’26 A ‘Shining Example of the Best of Our Students’

It’s not often that a student must choose between two prestigious summer research programs. Mackenzie “Mac” Watkins ’26 was accepted out of 400 applicants for…

Continue reading Shenandoah Student Accepted to Top…

Public Health Professor Has Work Highlighted In NPR Feature

Dr. Aaron Blight’s caregiving models earn mention in story about the personal impacts of caregiving

Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of Public Health Aaron Blight, Ed.D., recently saw his work recognized by both local and national media. In early April, an…

Continue reading Public Health Professor Has Work…

Shenandoah University Hosts an Author Reading Event for Alicia Cahalane

Cahalane Visits Shenandoah University's Smith Library for a Semesterly Author Reading Event

By Jace Gibson, ’26 As a part of a semesterly guest writer series, Shenandoah University’s English Department invited Alicia Cahalane, author of the novellas “Room…

Continue reading Shenandoah University Hosts an Author…

Shenandoah’s Avalon Literature And Arts Magazine Receives Honor

Student magazine earns ‘distinguished’ designation in Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines contest

By Jace Gibson ’26 Shenandoah University’s Avalon Literature and Arts Magazine recently was recognized as a “distinguished” magazine by the National Council of Teachers of…

Continue reading Shenandoah’s Avalon Literature And Arts…

‘The Great Experiment’ Featured On NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition Saturday’

Shenandoah University-developed VR experience recreates 1787 debates that led to the creation of Electoral College

“The Great Experiment,” an educational virtual reality experience developed by the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University, was featured on NPR’s “Weekend…

Continue reading ‘The Great Experiment’ Featured On…