Shenandoah Conservatory graduate student Alexander Bernstein was awarded third prize in the final round of the Verona International Piano Competition on Oct. 10, 2015. He competed against 45 other ... Continue Reading Alexander Bernstein Awarded 3rd Prize…
A New Era for the Business School
The Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business welcomed the largest class in its history on Aug. 26, 2015, when 106 new students arrived. Our new students are from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, ... Continue Reading A New Era for the…
How to Get the Internship You Want: Acing the Interview Mary Dyke Shares How She Landed Her Internship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Professor of Business Law John Winn, J.D., a former member of the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, recommended me for the internship, noting that I took both his business law and human ... Continue Reading How to Get the Internship…
Byrd’s-Eye View Program Director & Assistant Professor for Sport Management, Dr. Fritz Polite Discusses His Contributions to Recent Book
Dr. Polite contributed the prologue and epilogue to “42 Essays on the Intersection of Race, Class, Spirituality, and Sport in ‘42: The Jackie Robinson Story.'" Here, he explains why he felt compelled ... Continue Reading Byrd’s-Eye View Program Director &…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces First Ever Jazz Soloist Competition for High School Students
Shenandoah Conservatory is pleased to announce its first ever Jazz Soloist Competition! High school students from across the nation are invited to submit video recordings to compete for scholarships, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces First Ever…
How Teachers Quietly Help Every Day
A post recently making the rounds online from the Alamo City Moms blog, titled Dear Teachers: You're Not Fooling Me, describes a mother's thankfulness for all teachers do to prepare for a new school ... Continue Reading How Teachers Quietly Help Every…
The Secret to Writing Anything
The secret is simple. It's not even a secret, really. The secret to writing is writing.But what about starting? That's the hard part. Teachers who participate in the Shenandoah Valley Writing ... Continue Reading The Secret to Writing Anything
Tougher than a Tough Mudder: Life Lessons Learned
This summer I, along with members of my family, did a Tough Mudder challenge. For those of you not familiar with what a Tough Mudder challenge is, it is an endurance event in which participants ... Continue Reading Tougher than a Tough Mudder:…