The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), a global leader in esports education and engagement, named SU Esports Program Director Joey Gawrysiak, Ph.D., as Program Director of the Year at its convention in July. SU Esports Coach and ... Continue Reading Gawrysiak Named Collegiate Esports Program…
SU’s Zach Harrington Named the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors’ College Esports Head Coach of the Year Harrington Says Honor Is A Testament To The Hard Work of All Involved With The Esports Program
Shenandoah University Esports Assistant Director and Head Coach Zach Harrington has been named the College Esports Head Coach of the Year by the National Association of Esports Coaches and Directors (NAECAD). Harrington coaches all Shenandoah’s ... Continue Reading SU’s Zach Harrington Named the…
Montressa Washington Elected to Omicron Delta Kappa Board of Trustees Three-Year Term in Governance Starts July 1, 2021
Montressa L. Washington, Ph.D., assistant professor of management at Shenandoah University, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for the Omicron Delta Kappa Society and Educational Foundation, Inc. Her three-year term as one of the Society’s ... Continue Reading Montressa Washington Elected to Omicron…
Brady Named Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre
Associate Professor of Theatre and Music Director Patrick Brady has been named the Harold Herman Chair in Musical Theatre. The endowed chair provides Brady with additional financial support for related teaching and scholarship opportunities. “With ... Continue Reading Brady Named Harold Herman Chair…
Noyalas’ New Book Details African American Experience During Civil War ‘Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era’ is available now
Jonathan Noyalas ’01, M.A., director of Shenandoah’s McCormick Civil War Institute, recently published his book “Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era.” Officially released April 6 by University Press of Florida, the ... Continue Reading Noyalas’ New Book Details African…
We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports Shenandoah Conservatory & Esports Program Collaborate in Unprecedented Exploration of Similarities between Music & Esports
Shenandoah Conservatory and the Esports program at Shenandoah University partner to present We Play Together: A Collaboration Between Music and Esports. This seminal, cross-disciplinary project seeks to explore the similarities in practice, pedagogy ... Continue Reading We Play Together: A Collaboration…
Shenandoah Podcast Shares Teaching Tips And Trends In The Classroom Buzzwords Serves As Learning, Bonding Tool For Faculty
Every two weeks, good-natured banter can be heard coming from a room in the Shenandoah esports arena. It’s here where Esports Director Joey Gawrysiak, Ph.D.; Psychology Chair Scott King, Ph.D.; and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Melissa ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Podcast Shares Teaching Tips…
Naumenko Featured in 2021 Grammy Award-winning Album
“Ethel Smyth: The Prison,” a project featuring Assistant Professor of Voice Fotina Naumenko, D.M.A., won a 2021 Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. The world premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth's last large-scale work ... Continue Reading Naumenko Featured in 2021 Grammy…
Shenandoah Psych Professor’s Children’s Book Set For Release ‘Mushroom Rain’ Scheduled For Spring 2022 Publication
“Mushroom Rain,” a children’s book by Shenandoah University Psychology Professor Laura K. Zimmermann, Ph.D., has been picked up by Sleeping Bear Press and is slated to be released in spring 2022, as announced in Publisher’s Weekly. Zimmermann’s ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Psych Professor’s Children’s Book…
New Esports Course Explores Music and Gaming Video Game Music Teaches How Music Functions In Video Games
Shenandoah is offering a unique esports class this spring that invites students to explore music and its role in the broader spectrum of gaming and society while addressing global, cultural and social issues. In the 200-level Video Game Music (ESPT ... Continue Reading New Esports Course Explores Music…
