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Three Honored With 2026 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards At Shenandoah University

Recent grads Amy Oleksy and Dylan Hill, staff member Elizabeth Albert earn national collegiate service award

Shenandoah University presented the 2026 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards to two recent graduates and a staff member in recognition of their service to others during…

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Inaugural HIVE Shenandoah University Pitch Competition participants Abigail Keene ’26, Raquel Anongos ’26, Arizona Fischvogt ’28, Parker Brown ’29, Natalie Pronk ’29 stand in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium, in front of a HIVE pull-up poster focused on entrepreneurship.

Shenandoah Celebrates Innovation At First Campus-Wide Pitch Competition

Pitch Contest Presented Through University’s Hub For Innovators, Veterans & Entrepreneurs (HIVE)

Shenandoah’s first campus-wide pitch competition, held in Halpin-Harrison Hall’s Stimpson Auditorium during the spring term, showcased the talent, creativity, and courage of Shenandoah students, who…

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A student presents her research poster at a conference.

Shenandoah University Biology Student Presents Research At Pittcon

Sophia Menyhart ’26 also earned a research award from the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society

Recent Shenandoah University biology graduate Sophia Menyhart ’26 recently had the opportunity to present her research at one of the premier conferences and expositions for…

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Students pose at a booth for the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning.

Shenandoah University Advanced Technology Students Thrive At Prestigious Conference

Three students were awarded scholarships, two presented VR projects at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida

Last December, five Shenandoah University students attended the world’s largest modeling, simulation and training event, where two got to showcase their virtual reality projects and…

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Student in Shenandoah University's Art & Design program smiles and looks away from the camera as works on a small sculpture of a seated human figure.

Art & Design Goes Global, Sparks Growth

New program engages students in international online collaboration, inspires unique thinking

For a program built on courses formally introduced less than a year ago, Shenandoah University’s Bachelor of Arts in art and design is more than…

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Shenandoah University Hosts Author Dare Williams

The Southern California-based poet starred in English Department's guest writer series, hosted workshop for students

By Jace Gibson ’26 During the 2026 Spring Term, Smith Library hosted Dare Williams, a Southern California-based queer poet and literary worker, for a reading…

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Noyalas crouched at tour stop C on the slavery tour

Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute Unveils New Guided Walking Tour 

Tour Highlights the Stories of Enslaved People and Freedom Seekers at Cool Spring Battlefield

By Jace Gibson ’26 Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute has unveiled a new walking tour telling the stories of enslaved people at the Retreat,…

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