Shenandoah University said a final goodbye in January to a man who left a significant mark on both the university and its surrounding community over the course of more than four decades.Shenandoah Conservatory Distinguished Professor Emeritus of ... Continue Reading Remembering Hal Herman
Course Turns Education Students Into Published Authors
Not many people publish a book as the result of a semester’s worth of work. But that’s just what 20 graduate students in the School of Education and Human Development's EDU 647: Projects in Curriculum & Instruction class did in the fall 2015 ... Continue Reading Course Turns Education Students Into…
When Service and Learning Are One and the Same
In mid-December 2015, students in the stage costuming class led by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Cheryl Yancey, M.F.A., ripped fabric, manned sergers and wrangled with a material called PUL (a lightweight polyester lining ... Continue Reading When Service and Learning Are…
Music Therapy Alumna Segues Into Special Education
A major, a minor and one particular class converged to lead Kelsi Yingling ’13 down a new path within familiar educational territory. Yingling, 23, of The Plains, Virginia, is the first graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy program to ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Alumna Segues Into…
Simulating Reality in Health Care Education
For several years, Shenandoah University’s Division of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies has collaborated with Shenandoah Conservatory acting students to provide graduate students with the means to enhance their learning through simulation exercises. ... Continue Reading Simulating Reality in Health Care…
Simulating Reality: Actors As Trainers
Whether posing as a patient reacting to a new medication, a young mother with a sick child, a terrorist in a SWAT exercise, or an overly helpful good Samaritan, simulation actors train people to practice today for tomorrow’s realities. The demand ... Continue Reading Simulating Reality: Actors As Trainers
Shenandoah University Athletics Unveils New Brand Identity
The Shenandoah University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics unveiled a new graphic identity on Wednesday, April 22, at an open house hosted in the Ferrari Room of the Brandt Student Center. This new identity, created by New York City-area ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Athletics Unveils New…
Wynton Marsalis Completes Residency at Shenandoah Conservatory
In January 2015, legendary jazz trumpeter, music educator and Grammy Award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis completed his 2014-15 residency at Shenandoah Conservatory, and the highlight of his involvement is the world premiere of his newly revised, ... Continue Reading Wynton Marsalis Completes Residency at…
Nepali Women Find New Home at Shenandoah
If not for an education, the lives of two young Nepali women would be completely different. Sophomores Kriti Hada (above, left) and Sapana Ojha (above, right), both from Nepal, have overcome great personal obstacles and challenges to pursue their ... Continue Reading Nepali Women Find New Home…