Update: Shenandoah has made it into the finals round in The*gameHERs Awards for Best Collegiate Esports Team. Vote now until Nov. 13. The Best Collegiate Esports Team ballot is located in the Community category. The Shenandoah University ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Recognized for Inclusive Gaming…
Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Diversity, Dialogue Students Establish Local Chapter of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity
Shenandoah University’s occupational therapy program is doing its part to promote diversity, equity and inclusion by establishing a local chapter of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity, or COTAD. The Shenandoah University ... Continue Reading Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Diversity,…
Shenandoah Names Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Dr. Hakeem Leonard Will Work With Faculty, Deans to Encourage Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Curricula
Associate Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., has recently been named as Shenandoah’s first Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity. In this new role, Dr. Leonard will collaborate with and provide leadership to faculty ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Names Assistant Provost for…
Board Votes to Rename School of Business Decision effective immediately after unanimous vote
Shenandoah University will remove the name of Harry F. Byrd, Jr. from our School of Business. The decision, effective immediately, came on Wednesday, June 10, after a unanimous vote from the university’s 38-member Board of Trustees (present for the ... Continue Reading Board Votes to Rename School…
Preparing students for a diverse world Shenandoah welcomes new chaplain and Muslim community coordinator
Hanaa Unus has joined Shenandoah University as chaplain and Muslim community coordinator. Unus started July 29 in the Office of Spiritual Life. She is the first clergy person in the school's nearly 150-year history who does not identify as ... Continue Reading Preparing students for a diverse…
Learning About Civil Discourse In Higher Education Shenandoah Partners With Muslim-Majority Countries To Exchange Ideas
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. The Barzinji Project The Barzinji Project ... Continue Reading Learning About Civil Discourse In…
Shenandoah Holds Weeklong Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Event offers performances, dialogue and service opportunities
Shenandoah University is celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a weeklong slate of events meant to encourage reflection, service and dialogue. Martin Luther King Jr. Week at Shenandoah will be held from Monday, Jan. 21, through ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Holds Weeklong Celebration of…
A Commitment To Diversity Shenandoah Among Colleges With Largest Growth In Underrepresented Minorities
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Shenandoah University was one of the top four-year colleges in the U.S. with the biggest increase in the percentage of underrepresented minority students from 2010 to 2016. Underrepresented minorities ... Continue Reading A Commitment To Diversity Shenandoah…
A New Curriculum in Transgender Care Pharmacy Professor Jonn Bailey Teaches Transgender Care
Jonn Bailey, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Shenandoah University, is revolutionizing his patient-centered care course by introducing a curriculum highlighting health care needs for the transgender community. Bailey is based at the ... Continue Reading A New Curriculum in Transgender…
