Shenandoah University is now testing positive COVID-19 samples for potentially more contagious or deadly variants to better ascertain the viral outlook of Winchester and Frederick County. Over the past few weeks, variants in the SARS-CoV-2 virus ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Pharmacists Testing for Variant…
Reflections on Democracy A Message from President Tracy Fitzsimmons
Dear Shenandoah community, As a university president and a scholar of democracy, I can say unequivocally that our U.S. democracy is strong enough to survive a siege of our Capitol building. But our democracy shouldn’t have to prove it. The ... Continue Reading Reflections on Democracy A Message…
Shenandoah’s Top 10 of 2020 It's that time of year. Check out what made this year so special at SU!
As 2020 draws to a close, we’re taking a few moments to look back at Shenandoah’s top videos, posts and stories of the year. Here are our Top 10s, all of which reveal what an interesting and unexpected 2020 we’ve had at Shenandoah! ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Top 10 of 2020…
SU Faculty, Staff Share Their Thoughts on Vaccine Rollout Many Will Receive The Vaccine For Their Efforts
Shenandoah University faculty and staff are volunteering on the front lines of the regional COVID-19 vaccination rollout — with many able to receive the vaccine for their efforts. Approximately 20 faculty and staff are helping during the first two ... Continue Reading SU Faculty, Staff Share Their…
Congratulations: You Made It! Reaching the end of an unprecedented semester
Congratulations! Please take a moment to rejoice, exhale, smile and pat yourself on the back for reaching the end of an unprecedented semester and doing so in the most Shenandoah of ways — through commitment, compassion and respect. We went into ... Continue Reading Congratulations: You Made It! Reaching…
Shenandoah Conducts Pooled Saliva Testing for Novel Coronavirus New Test Allows University to Expand its Surveillance Testing
Shenandoah University is conducting its own SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing through the use of pooled saliva samples, making it one of only a handful of universities in the country to do so. The university has been doing surveillance testing for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conducts Pooled Saliva Testing…
Shenandoah Shatters Previous Enrollment Record University Tops More Than 4,000 Degree-Seeking Students For First Time
Final fall 2020 enrollment numbers show that Shenandoah University has 4,033 degree-seeking students — shattering last year’s fall enrollment number of 3,752 and recording the first time in school history that the university has more than 4,000 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Shatters Previous Enrollment Record…
‘A Cupid For Christmas’ is University’s Second Feature Holiday Film Shenandoah Produces Movie Magic With Capital Arts Entertainment
Filming has started on “A Cupid For Christmas,” a romantic holiday comedy that will be co-produced by Shenandoah University and the Los Angeles-based Capital Arts Entertainment. The movie features 20 Shenandoah students, the majority of whom ... Continue Reading ‘A Cupid For Christmas’ is…
Shenandoah Receives Approval for Fall Reopening Plan Plan Details Health, Safety Measures Needed to Resume Classes in 2020-21
Shenandoah is proud to announce that its plan for reopening in the fall and conducting in-person instruction has been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The university’s 14-page reopening plan contains the 26 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Receives Approval for Fall…