The following is an excerpt from an article about a chance meeting during a recent Global Experiential Learning Program (GEL) trip to Switzerland. The article appeared in “Reflections on Nursing Leadership,” a magazine published by the Honor Society ... Continue Reading Magazine Feature Chronicles Nursing Students’…
Shenandoah University to Host Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s 40th Biennial Conference
Shenandoah University will play host to more than 1,000 hiking enthusiasts from across the country beginning Friday, July 17, through Friday, July 24, for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s 40th Biennial Conference, “Hiking Through History.” This ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University to Host Appalachian…
Business School Professor Interviewed on NPR
On July 1, Eldon R. Lindsay Professor of Economics and Finance Clifford F. Thies, Ph.D., was interviewed by Robert Siegel of NPR's "All Things Considered" on the subject of Mississippi's default on its state debts during the 1840s. Thies examined ... Continue Reading Business School Professor Interviewed on…
Fitzsimmons Honored by Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries
President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., received the 2015 Francis Asbury Award for fostering United Methodist ministries in higher education from the Virginia Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries.According to the organization, Dr. ... Continue Reading Fitzsimmons Honored by Board of…
Minister Selected to Participate in Special Seminar on Teaching Interfaith Understanding
Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Religion Kevin Minister, Ph.D., has been selected from a nationwide pool of nominees to participate in a faculty seminar on the teaching of interfaith understanding. The seminar ... Continue Reading Minister Selected to Participate in…
Robbie Cook Appointed Modern Dance Artist-in-Residence at Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory is pleased to announce that Robbie Cook, M.F.A., has been appointed modern dance artist-in-residence beginning fall 2015. He will serve as the sabbatical replacement for assistant professor of dance Maurice Fraga, M.F.A., for ... Continue Reading Robbie Cook Appointed Modern Dance…
Alexander Bernstein Awarded 2nd Prize at Dublin International Piano Competition
Shenandoah Conservatory graduate student Alexander Bernstein was awarded second prize at the 2015 Dublin International Piano Competition (DIPC) on May 26. He competed against 62 other pianists from around the world and advanced through all four ... Continue Reading Alexander Bernstein Awarded 2nd Prize…
Composer Jonathan Newman Joins Shenandoah Conservatory Faculty
After an extensive national search, Shenandoah Conservatory is pleased to announce that Jonathan Newman, M.M., has been selected to serve as the next director of composition and coordinator of new music. Newman will succeed Prof. David T. Little who ... Continue Reading Composer Jonathan Newman Joins Shenandoah…
Denkler Selected for American History ‘Slave Narratives’ Seminar
Shenandoah University is pleased to announce that Associate Professor of History Ann Denkler, Ph.D., is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of ... Continue Reading Denkler Selected for American History…