By Jace Gibson ’26 In honor of military appreciation month, Shenandoah University unveiled a new mural, designed and installed on the exterior of Shingleton Hall by veteran artist John C. Zerbe, in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University, Navy Federal Unveil…
Shenandoah University Employee Named 2024 Veteran Champion Of The Year In Higher Education Eda Wu, staff member and adjunct instructor, recognized by Military Friendly® for her support of SU’s student veterans
Shenandoah University’s Eda Wu ’24, third party data exchange analyst in the Office of Information Technology and adjunct instructor in the School of Business, was named a 2024 Veteran Champion of the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Employee Named 2024…
Shenandoah University Celebrates The Opening Of Hazel-Pruitt Armory Former Virginia National Guard armory building is home to SU’s Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs
Shenandoah University celebrated the opening of its Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs (HIVE) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 25, during which the university officially ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Celebrates The Opening…
Shenandoah University Maintains Silver Military Friendly® Designation SU recognized for its continued support of student veterans and their families
Shenandoah University has maintained its Military Friendly® School Silver designation for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year. This is the second straight year that Shenandoah has achieved the silver ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Maintains Silver Military…
Shenandoah University Partners With U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To Open More Doors For Students New collaboration will provide more internship and job placement opportunities in variety of professional fields
Shenandoah University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) have teamed up to take steps toward providing more professional opportunities for students ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Partners With U.S.…
Salute to Veterans Week 2023 November 4 - November 11, 2023
One day just isn’t enough to honor the service of veterans of the U.S. armed forces, which is why we’re celebrating veterans on campus and throughout the community for the entire week leading up to ... Continue Reading Salute to Veterans Week 2023…
Shenandoah Achieves Silver Military Friendly® Status Designation Reflects University’s Dedication To Meeting The Needs Of Student Veterans
Shenandoah University has moved up a level in the Military Friendly® Schools Survey, rising from bronze to silver for the 2023-24 academic year. The survey, conducted by Viqtory, measures schools’ ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Achieves Silver Military Friendly®…
Shenandoah Esports Students Provide Support For Fellow Veterans Through Community Stream Justin DiSantis ’23 and Eric Gyamfi ’23, with help from VA, host ‘Brick By Brick Vets’ each week to promote mental health
Two Shenandoah University students are using their experiences as veterans of the U.S. armed forces and the expertise they’ve built through SU’s esports program to deliver a weekly livestream that ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Esports Students Provide Support…
Financial Support Available for Veterans Interested in Teaching Careers Funds would cover a significant portion of tuition for up to 10 veterans/military personnel who enter the Career Switcher program
Veterans interested in becoming teachers through Shenandoah University’s Career Switcher program can have half of their tuition covered by Virginia’s Troops to Teachers Center at the College of ... Continue Reading Financial Support Available for Veterans…
Shenandoah University Announces Challenge Grant From Mary Morton Parsons Foundation $100,000 Grant Will Support The Hub For Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs
Shenandoah University announced today the awarding of a $100,000 challenge grant received from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation. This grant will support the Hub for Innovators, Veterans, and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Announces Challenge Grant…
Shenandoah Introduces The HIVE With Groundbreaking Celebration On Veterans Day Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs Will Reside in Former National Guard Armory
Shenandoah University celebrated the planned renovation of the former National Guard armory located on its main campus, which will serve as the university’s new Hub for Innovators, Veterans and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Introduces The HIVE With…
Shenandoah To Introduce The HIVE At Groundbreaking Ceremony On Veterans Day Event Includes Guest Speakers, Interactive Virtual Tour Of The Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs
Shenandoah University is set to formally introduce the HIVE (Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs) during a groundbreaking celebration on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The event is scheduled for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah To Introduce The HIVE…
Shenandoah University to Host Esports Event in Honor of Veterans Day SU Partnering With Warrior GMR Foundation and Gold Star Gamers For Event
Shenandoah University, in collaboration with its esports program, SU’s Veterans, Military and Families Center (VMFC) and the Warrior GMR Foundation, is hosting an esports event in honor of Veterans ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University to Host Esports…
Army Veteran Taking Advantage Of Shenandoah’s Accelerated BSN Program Bri Crumrine ’23 is on the fast track to earning a nursing degree
Bri Crumrine ’23 has always felt a call to serve. It was why she spent more than three years in the U.S. Army, and why, after departing the military in 2021, she decided to study nursing at Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Army Veteran Taking Advantage Of…
Shenandoah Receives Virginia Values Veterans Certification SU Continues to Bolster Commitment to Supporting Veterans and Their Families
Virginia Values Veterans (V3) has announced that Shenandoah University is now a certified V3 employer, further strengthening Shenandoah’s commitment to providing opportunities for military ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Receives Virginia Values Veterans…
SU Holds Community Forum To Discuss Veterans’ Needs Event helped identify the issues facing military vets and the services available to address them
Shenandoah University held a Veterans Community Engagement Forum on Thursday, June 2, to facilitate discussion about supporting military veterans and their families and to identify the resources ... Continue Reading SU Holds Community Forum To…
Army Veteran Finds Stable Educational Experience At Shenandoah J.D. Oldaker ’24 is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Virtual Reality Design
When J.D. Oldaker left the U.S. Army in 2012, after more than 9 years of military service, he decided that he would pursue a college degree. Finally, a decade later, Oldaker is firmly on track to ... Continue Reading Army Veteran Finds Stable Educational…
Military Experience Leads Army Vet to Study Psychology at Shenandoah Logan Williams ’24 served for 8 years, studying psychology to ‘figure out more’ about himself
Shenandoah University psychology student Logan Williams ’24 said recently that college wasn’t an option when he was nearing his final years of high school a decade ago. He never could have imagined ... Continue Reading Military Experience Leads Army Vet…
Shenandoah to Host Veterans Community Engagement Forum Event will explore the issues facing veterans and their families, and identify available resources
Shenandoah University will host a Veterans Community Engagement Forum on Thursday, June 2, at 1 p.m. in Halpin-Harrison Hall. The event will bring together veterans and private, public and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah to Host Veterans Community…
Shenandoah, Randolph-Macon Academy Ink Official Partnership Memorandum of understanding to generate new opportunities for both schools
Shenandoah University and Randolph-Macon Academy, a private, college-preparatory military boarding school in Front Royal, Virginia, have entered into a partnership through which both schools will ... Continue Reading Shenandoah, Randolph-Macon Academy Ink Official…
Shenandoah University Earns 2022-23 Military Friendly® School Designation SU given bronze status; is one of 665 schools to earn an award-level designation
Shenandoah University has earned a 2022-23 Bronze Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Earns 2022-23 Military…
Meet New Human Resources Director Rakene Lee Lee Has Higher Ed, United States Marine Corps Experience
Shenandoah has a new human resources director. Rakene L. Lee Sr., starts today, April 28, in his new role. Lee, of Stafford, Virginia, graduated from Park University in Missouri with a Bachelor of ... Continue Reading Meet New Human Resources Director…
Carty And McMurray Receive The John Scholl Family Scholarship Award MBA Students Honored for Their Scholastic Achievement
Two Master of Business Administration (MBA) students, James Carty ’20 and Erin McMurray ’21, are the 2020 recipients of the John Scholl Family Scholarship Award. The award honors the memory of the ... Continue Reading Carty And McMurray Receive The…
Howard-Carter ’01 Serves as 2020/21 Conservatory Convocation Honored Guest and Speaker
Shenandoah Conservatory announces Sarah Howard-Carter ’01 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) as its honored guest and speaker for the 2020/21 Conservatory Convocation at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26. ... Continue Reading Howard-Carter ’01 Serves as 2020/21…
Nurse Leader Trains Others For Military Service Ekemini E. Emah’s Shenandoah Connections Lead to an Air Force Nursing Career
Ekemini E. Emah ’09 has used her Shenandoah education to fly high in her nursing career, first as a Pentagon flight medicine nurse manager and now as a chief education and training preventionist for ... Continue Reading Nurse Leader Trains Others For…
Presidents Day Leadership Forum Presidents Day Leadership Forum Focuses on Civilian Life, Services and Career Opportunities for Veterans, Feb. 18
A leadership forum at Shenandoah University will address issues, opportunities and support services available to both veterans and civilians as they transition from military service into civilian life ... Continue Reading Presidents Day Leadership Forum Presidents…
Niess ’20 Wins Navy Band Trumpet Audition
Caeley Niess ’20 recently won the trumpet audition with the United States Navy Band. Niess is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Trumpet) and studies with Assistant Professor of ... Continue Reading Niess ’20 Wins Navy Band…
Traveling Thousands of Miles for a Daughter’s Smile Surprise reunion between a long-deployed military mother and her graduating daughter
Shenandoah University celebrated commencement Saturday, May 18, with the surprise of a lifetime for one of its 1,274 graduates. During the introductory speech, graduate Twanessa Archie was called on ... Continue Reading Traveling Thousands of Miles for…
Nursing Faculty Members Honored By American Red Cross Three receive disaster services and nurse hero awards
Three Shenandoah University nursing faculty members received honors at the Celebration of Heroes event of the American Red Cross of Central and Shenandoah Virginia for their years of innovative and ... Continue Reading Nursing Faculty Members Honored By…
Barnwell ’14, ’18 Awarded Trumpet Position in The U.S. Army Band Program
Anthony Barnwell ’14, ’18, was recently selected as a trumpet performer in the United States Army Band Program. He departs on Oct. 15, to begin his military career. Prior to his graduate studies at ... Continue Reading Barnwell ’14, ’18 Awarded Trumpet…
Shenandoah Conservatory Welcomes New Brass Faculty Jeff Cortazzo, Geoffrey Pilkington, Andrew Hitz, Craig Fraedrich, Matt Niess, Scott Nelson, Chuck Seipp
Shenandoah Conservatory appointed two new brass faculty for the 2018/19 academic year: Adjunct Associate Professor of Trombone Jeff Cortazzo, D.M.A. and Adjunct Associate Professor of Horn Geoffrey ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Welcomes New Brass…
The Story Of De’Angelo & Jug Young Veteran's Service Dog Makes Huge Impact
De’Angelo Wynn ’19 is kind of a neat freak. As a former military man, he likes order and cleanliness. He didn’t grow up around animals and pet hair isn’t his favorite. The last thing he wanted in his ... Continue Reading The Story Of De’Angelo &…
2018 Military Expo Serves Those Who Served Shenandoah Hosts Expo For Vets, Active Duty Members of the Armed Forces, Their Families and Caregivers
Mel Siebert, 37, joined the Army eight years ago as a medic, but while returning from her first tour of Afghanistan, Siebert suffered a back injury, and is medically retiring from the military this ... Continue Reading 2018 Military Expo Serves Those…
Matthew Hwang ’18 Prepares To Soar As A Marine Corps Officer
When Matthew Hwang graduated from Shenandoah University with a business administration degree in May 2018, he knew he wasn’t going to step into a business-related job. Instead, his eyes were on the ... Continue Reading Matthew Hwang ’18 Prepares To…
PA Students Bolstered by Military Students Receive Scholarships for Veterans & Health Professions
Physician Assistant (PA) Studies student Judith Pascarella ’17, received the LtC David Gwinn Memorial/Veterans Caucus Scholarship for 2017 from the Veterans Caucus. Pascarella, who is a lieutenant ... Continue Reading PA Students Bolstered by Military…
Nursing Instructor Featured by VFW Edie McGoff Inspires With Her Service Story
Edythe “Edie” McGoff, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, an adjunct clinical instructor for Shenandoah’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing, was one of 20 women featured on the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) ... Continue Reading Nursing Instructor Featured by VFW…