On a Thursday in May at Shenandoah University, two nationally known children’s authors received the kind of reception usually reserved for pop music stars. Katherine Applegate, the author of more than 150 books, including the 2013 Newbery Medal ... Continue Reading Creating a Culture of Children’s…
Financial Support Available for Veterans Interested in Teaching Careers Funds would cover a significant portion of tuition for up to 10 veterans/military personnel who enter the Career Switcher program
Veterans interested in becoming teachers through Shenandoah University’s Career Switcher program can have half of their tuition covered by Virginia’s Troops to Teachers Center at the College of William & Mary. The Virginia Department of ... Continue Reading Financial Support Available for Veterans…
Prepare for the Best Jobs in the U.S. at Shenandoah University programs provide the foundation needed for many of U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 jobs
If you’re interested in pursuing one of U.S. News & World Report's 100 best jobs in the United States, Shenandoah University is a great place to be. The university’s schools offer programs that can lead to all of the careers that made the U.S. ... Continue Reading Prepare for the Best Jobs…
Shenandoah Celebrates Graduates At 2022 Spring Commencement SU grad accepts honorary degree on behalf of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Shenandoah University celebrated its 2022 Commencement on Saturday, May 21, in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center. The ceremony celebrated 237 August 2021 graduates, 348 December 2021 graduates, and 752 May candidates for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Celebrates Graduates At 2022…
Shenandoah Alumna, Doctoral Candidate Wins Loudoun Teacher of the Year Math Teacher Kim Jackson Says SU Was ‘Mind- and Eye-Opening’
Kim Jackson, a Shenandoah alumna who is pursuing her Doctorate in Education at the university, has recently been announced as the Loudoun County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. “I’m still pinching myself because I never ever, ever thought it ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Alumna, Doctoral Candidate Wins…
Getting Youth Excited About Science SU students Create Maker Engineer Lab at Elementary School
This semester, nine Shenandoah University students are teaching hands-on science lessons as part of a partnership with local elementary school students. Through their Reasoning Skills I: Science class, Shenandoah students run a Maker Engineer Lab at ... Continue Reading Getting Youth Excited About Science…
For the Love of An Author Children's Literature Conference Draws Top Authors, Illustrators and Hundreds of Attendees
Patricia Becker-Sabik has attended Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature Conference every year that she’s been a librarian at a middle school in Loudoun County, Virginia. She tells her students about what she learns from the authors and ... Continue Reading For the Love of An…
Shenandoah now offers 4-year undergraduate education degrees New legislation makes it easier for students to become teachers
On June 24, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that Shenandoah University was one of 15 colleges and universities in the state with new teacher preparation programs that will allow graduates to become teachers after earning four-year degrees in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah now offers 4-year undergraduate…
Acclaimed Children’s Authors Invited To Share Their Stories Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference turns page on 34th year
The 34th annual Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference kicks off this month with appearances by 16 best-selling children’s authors. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily from June 24 through June 28 in Halpin-Harrison Hall on ... Continue Reading Acclaimed Children’s Authors Invited To…
An Incubator for Literacy Education Degree, Conference, Writing Project and Student Writing Effort Combine To Create a Culture of Literacy Education In Northern Virginia at Shenandoah University
For a few special moments on the afternoon of May 31, the entire student body of Winchester’s Garland R. Quarles Elementary School (GQES) celebrated inside Shenandoah’s Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre (OBT). The pre-kindergarteners through fourth graders ... Continue Reading An Incubator for Literacy Education…
