Shenandoah University recently partnered with Bridgewater College and two universities in Muslim-majority countries to learn how to provide better opportunities for civil discourse within higher education.
Shenandoah Graduates Join The Peace Corps Two Alumnae Prepare To Travel Abroad To Make A Difference And Change The World
– By Rachel Deanne Sherman ’18
For the first time, two new Shenandoah alumnae will serve in the Peace Corps at the same time.
Brenda Nieves ’18 and Maddie Albornoz ’18 leave for their programs in September. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Graduates Join The Peace…
Global Studies at Any Age Shenandoah Child Care Center Teacher ‘Brings Iceland Back’ to Preschool
From flat permafrost tundra to glowing active volcanos and massive icy glaciers, Iceland is unlike anything you would experience in the Shenandoah Valley. It could almost feel like a world away from the rolling hills and red brick buildings of ... Continue Reading Global Studies at Any Age…
Project Explores Cross-Cultural Understanding Dr. Younus Mirza To Promote Cultural Exchange With Muslim-Majority Societies
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Allegheny College Younus Mirza, Ph.D., has joined Shenandoah University as a scholar-in-residence and director of the Barzinji Project.
The project is a year-and-half-long program connecting ... Continue Reading Project Explores Cross-Cultural Understanding Dr.…
Lessons in Education From Finland Shenandoah Students Bring Home Insights From Top Educational System
Over spring break, three faculty members from Shenandoah University’s School of Education & Leadership (SEL) took 19 doctoral, master’s and undergraduate students to Finland to study what is acknowledged as the world’s best educational system ... Continue Reading Lessons in Education From Finland…
Education Faculty Member To Offer Assistance Around The World Via Fulbright Program Associate Professor and Chair of Curriculum and Instruction Karrin Lukacs, Ph.D., Is Added To the Fulbright Specialist Program Roster
A faculty member in Shenandoah University's School of Education & Leadership (SEL) is in a position to bring her expertise to host institutions in varying locations around the world after being added recently to the Fulbright Specialist ... Continue Reading Education Faculty Member To Offer…
Travel with #suGCP Videos from Abroad Five GCP Teams are around the world on GCP this week
The 2018 GCP Teams are around the world in Uruguay, Spain, China, Rwanda, and Iceland!
SU’s Global Citizenship Project provides global experiences that encourage students, faculty and staff to gain a greater awareness of themselves and an ... Continue Reading Travel with #suGCP Videos from…
Into the Countryside By Eva Tyler '20, Music Therapy Major, Posting From Northern Rwanda
Yesterday we took a packed van to venture out of the city and into the hills and farmland of northern Rwanda. Stuffed inside were 11 bags, 9 students, 3 boxes of water bottles, 2 leaders, a guide, a driver, and a partridge in a pear tree. Summary: ... Continue Reading Into the Countryside By Eva…
Charlando en Cáceres By Uyen Tran '20, Doctor Of Physical Therapy Student, Posting From Cáceres, Spain
Today, my GCP group and I visited a university class in Spain that was learning the English language. The teacher of the class is an old friend of Adela’s, my group leader, and had invited our GCP group to come speak with her students in the form ... Continue Reading Charlando en Cáceres By Uyen…
A Poem of Iceland By Isaac Schrantz, Posting from Laugarvatn, Arnessysla, Iceland
We’ve entered this land of unknown
Without wifi, there is no use for my phone
Disconnected my mind wandered
Ancient sagas and the kings who are honored
Filling my experience
My resume will be filled with ... Continue Reading A Poem of Iceland By…