Shenandoah Events
Events for October 4, 2026
Family Weekend
Avalon Submission Deadline
Avalon Literary and Arts Magazine is accepting submissions through Sunday, Oct. 4, for its upcoming edition. You can submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, photography and other creative works for consideration. Submissions can be made through the Avalon submission form. For more information and submission guidelines, contact Avalon at avalon@su.edu.
Mount Rogers Backpacking – SOAR
Join Shenandoah Outdoor and Adventure Recreation (SOAR) for backpacking and wild ponies from 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 through 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, Mount Roger Recreation Area, VA.
Class of ’76 Brunch
Register through the Alumni Website.
Black Alumni Network Brunch & Networking Panel
This brunch will connect alumni, students, and community members for meaningful conversations, mentorship, and professional networking. It offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the achievements of alumni while fostering a spirit of collaboration within the SU community during our sesquicentennial year. All are welcome! Register through the Alumni Website.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Montgomery College-Rockville
Women’s Volleyball vs. Montgomery College-Rockville (Tri-Match)
University Family Chapel with Eucharist
Each Sunday during the academic year, students, employees, families, and the Winchester community worship together at a dynamic, ecumenical service. This special service for Family Weekend Sunday October 4, at 11:30 a.m. in Goodson Chapel-Recital Hall, combines ancient and emerging, diverse and unified, safe and challenging, artful and thoughtful, playful and profound elements. For more […]
Family Lunch with the Chaplain
Immediately following Sunday Chapel (around 12:15 p.m.), please join Chaplain DeLyn Celec and her family at the Allen Dining Hall for lunch and conversation. If you do not have a meal plan, Spiritual Life will cover the cost of your lunch. Questions? Contact DeLyn Celec at dcelec@su.edu.
Guest Artist Recital: An Tran, guitar
Praised by The Boston Globe for his “subtle, graceful virtuosity” and by Soundboard magazine for an “exquisite sense of space, touch, and mood,” An Tran approaches performance with purpose, guided by a belief in music as a shared human experience.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Richard Bland College
Women’s Volleyball vs. Richard Bland College (Tri-Match)
Catholic Sunday Mass & Dinner Fellowship
Goodson Chapel / Recital Hall 1400 L. P. HILL DR., WinchesterYou can attend Catholic Sunday Mass on campus at 5 p.m. every Sunday at Goodson Chapel-Recital Hall. Dinner Fellowship follows immediately after Mass, at around 6 p.m. Confessions are available before Mass at 4:30 p.m. People of all faith backgrounds are welcome. Sponsored by Shenandoah University Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM). Questions? Contact shenandoahccm@gmail.com.
Club Soccer vs Towson University
Shenandoah University’s Club Soccer plays Towson University at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Shentel Stadium, GloFiber Field. This is the club’s first game of the season and a great opportunity to support the team and wrap up Homecoming and Family Weekend. Admission is free. For more information, contact Matt Levy at mlevy@su.edu.
Sunday Worship
Goodson Chapel / Recital Hall 1400 L. P. HILL DR., WinchesterThe Office of Spiritual Life holds a weekly ecumenical Christian worship service on Sundays from 8-9 p.m. in Goodson Chapel-Recital Hall. All Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff are welcome. The service takes place weekly, except on Sunday, Oct. 18. For questions or more information, contact DeLyn Celec at delyn.celec@su.edu.