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Deklin Smith '24

Deklin Smith ’24: From Hornet Nation to the Dallas Cowboys

Deklin Smith ’24 is spending his summer interning with the Dallas Cowboys, building on the foundation he created at Shenandoah University, where he earned a…

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Shenandoah University Piloting New Lifelong Learning Program

As SAGE Scholars, older adults will be able to attend college classes alongside Shenandoah students

Shenandoah University is piloting a new lifelong learning program that will allow older adults to participate in select college courses alongside undergraduate students without the…

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Headshot of Paula Allocca

Director Of Shenandoah’s PMHNP Program Featured On Podcast

Paula Allocca, Ph.D., recently appeared on Peplau’s Ghost, a podcast that explores the use of psychotherapy by psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners

Paula Allocca, Ph.D., assistant professor of nursing and director of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) program at Shenandoah University, recently appeared on an…

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Shenandoah University Physician Assistant Studies Program student Alexandra Toben at far right, with a PAOS Foundation Scholarship.

Shenandoah Physician Assistant Studies Program Students Distinguish Themselves On National Stage

Student PAs recognized as leaders and scholars

Updated at 2:22 p.m. Sept. 15, 2026 Students in Shenandoah University’s Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program are receiving national accolades.  Two top…

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Karen Schaufeld, an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, lawyer, and ardent early reading advocate, holds her book, "Larry and Bob" as she answers student questions at Sully Elementary School in Loudoun County, Virginia as part of Shenandoah University's Camp Read A Lot. She is smiling, has long silver hair, and is wearing glasses and a blue button-up shirt.

A Story Shared, And Memories Made

Author Karen Schaufeld delights Camp Read A Lot with her book, “Larry and Bob” 

Karen Schaufeld, an author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, lawyer, and ardent early reading advocate whose children’s books are inspired by the natural world, made a special appearance…

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Well-Being Concert Series

Shenandoah Conservatory Awarded Virginia Commission for the Arts Grant to Support Launch of Well-Being Concert Series

Shenandoah Conservatory has been awarded a $5,000 Community Impact Grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts to support the launch of its innovative Well-Being…

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Three images of Shenandoah athletic training students at the NATA Clinical Symposia and AT Expo.

Shenandoah Athletic Training Students Place Third In National Competition

Trio earned SU’s third straight top-three finish in NATA Student Quiz Bowl

Students in Shenandoah University’s athletic training program continued to prove they’re among the country’s brightest during recent trips to regional and national athletic training symposiums.…

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Gretchen Olazabal Shimabukuro ’26, a Shenandoah University physician assistant studies student, is the 2026 Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants’ PA Student of the Year, holding the award plaque with her name on it and standing in front of a poster with all the year's VAPA winners on it.

SU Student Honored as VAPA Student of the Year

Award reflects strength of both Gretchen Olazabal Shimabukuro ’26 and Shenandoah’s physician assistant studies program

Gretchen Olazabal Shimabukuro ’26, a Shenandoah University physician assistant studies student, is the 2026 Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants’ PA Student of the Year. According…

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Theatre Students Travel to London for GEL Trip

Theatre Students Travel to London for GEL Trip

Twenty theatre students travelled to London for two weeks in May with Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs and Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson,…

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Bill Stewart stands with arms crossed in front of a bronze Hornet statue.

Shenandoah University Announces Bill Stewart As Interim Director of Athletics

DeShon Foxx, who led Shenandoah Athletics for two years, to join athletics administration at Tennessee Tech

Shenandoah University President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., announced today, July 30, that Bill Stewart will become the university’s interim director of athletics beginning Aug. 15. Stewart’s…

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