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Student Taylor Reynolds and Dr. Audra Gollenberg.

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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Shenandoah University student Sophia Sharp '27 shows off her strongwoman skills lifting the Bells of Steel on the campus Quad during fall 2025.

One Of The World’s Strongest Women Studies at Shenandoah

Sophia Sharp First Competed In A Strongwoman Contest Only Four Years Ago

A Shenandoah University exercise science student is also one of the world’s strongest women.  Sophia Sharp ’27, who is also in the early assurance Doctor…

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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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Shenandoah’s McCormick Civil War Institute Receives Grant From CFNSV’s Boxley-Fox Endowment Fund

Grant will support walking tour that will share stories of enslaved people at Cool Spring Battlefield

Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute was recently awarded a $1,400 grant from the Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley’s Boxley-Fox Endowment Fund to…

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A group of students and staff walk dogs around Wilkins Lake.

Shenandoah University Celebrates The 10-Year Anniversary Of Exercise Is Medicine On Campus

By Natalie Gales ’25 This fall marks the 10th year that Shenandoah University is celebrating Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIM-OC). EIM-OC Month takes place…

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