Shenandoah University News Releases

President's Report | 2008-09

President Tracy Fitzsimmons presented an overview of the year's successes and accomplishments to the university's board of trustees. The report was, for the first time, presented in two formats - a printed publication and a video.     

Michele Copeland Wins Constitution Day Essay Contest

To promote awareness of civic responsibility and Constitution Day, the Institute for Government and Public Service sponsored a Constitution Day Essay Contest. In all, 17 students submitted essays.
    

William Swetcharnik Lectures on Central American Art at Shenandoah University, October 23

Artist and educator William Swetcharnik will present two talks on Central American art on Friday, Oct. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Gregory Hall, Room 105, on Shenandoah University’s main campus in Winchester, Va. The talks are free and open to the public.    

Shenandoah University’s Performing Arts Live Features Natya Dance Theatre

Shenandoah University is pleased to announce the Natya Dance Theatre will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 in the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre as part of the 2009-2010 Performing Arts Live Series    

Shenandoah University Students Attend CAREER15 Key Employer Panel in Charlottesville

Shenandoah University was invited to the CAREER15 Key Employer Panel event on Thursday, October 1. CAREER15 is a unique resource that connects students and graduates of 15 Virginia liberal arts colleges with human resources staff.    

Shenandoah University Pharmacy Students Dispense Information During American Pharmacists Month

To provide the community with a better understanding of the role of the pharmacist, students from Shenandoah University’s Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy will host an information session at the Apple Blossom Mall Saturday, October 17, from 11 a.m. to 4    

Women’s Soccer Team Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity during Fall Break

The Shenandoah University women's soccer team took advantage of the school's annual fall break to give back to the community all day Tuesday with its annual participation in a Habitat for Humanity home build.    

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business Celebrates its Namesake, Nov. 5

In celebration of the silver anniversary of the naming of the Byrd School of Business, Thursday, November 5 will be a special day commemorating a quarter century of excellence in business education under the Byrd name.    

Shenandoah EcoVenture 2009 Travels to Promote Environmental Awareness, October 3 –31

Follow the group through daily blogs and news updates on the web and social networks as they traverse the Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah National Park and then paddle back down the Shenandoah River     

Shenandoah University Offers Training for Congregational Health Advocates

The Center for Faith Community Nursing at Shenandoah University will offer the three-session training course “Congregational Health Advocates: Widening the Circle of Care”on October 10 and 25 and November 8.     

Creigh Deeds Visits Shenandoah University, Oct. 6

Virginia’s Democratic candidate for governor will visit Shenandoah University’s School of Health Professions on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. in Suite 430 of Medical Office Building II, located at 190 Campus Blvd. on Winchester Medical Center's campus    

Muslim, Jewish and Christian Women Discuss Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians at Shenandoah University, Oct. 6

A touring group of three women offer perspectives on building peace between Israelis and Palestinians - Halpin-Harrison Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.    

‘Teachers for Tomorrow’ Program Continues To Grow

Director of Education Outreach Ronald Say has been working to forge more partnerships between secondary institutions and the post-secondary education program of Shenandoah University.    

Inspirational Author Quinn Bradlee Speaks on Living with Learning Disabilities at Shenandoah University, Oct. 7

Inspirational author Quinn Bradlee of Washington, D.C., will speak about his experiences living and coping with learning disabilities at Shenandoah University on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 5-6 p.m. in the Ferrari Room of the Brandt Student Center.     

The Global Lens 2009 Film Series Comes to Shenandoah University This Fall

The Global Lens 2009 Film Series at Shenandoah features gems of cinema from countries rarely represented at the multiplex to screen for Winchester audiences
    

Shenandoah University’s Institute for Government and Public Service Honors Leaders at Annual Banquet, Oct. 4

Former Virginia Senator John Warner among this year’s honorees - also honored are former Pennsylvania State Senator Terry Punt, Stephens City, Va. Mayor Ray Ewing and retired City of Winchester Administrator Sharon Gromling.
    

Electric Truck Replaces Gas Maintenance Truck at Shenandoah University

The Vantage electric truck-- a two-wheel drive, 72 volt, 100-percent electric truck -- replaces a gas-powered maintenance truck currently used by the university's physical plant    

SU's Family Weekend scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 13

Join us for a host of activities planned to get you into the Hornet spirit. Enjoy a show, take in an athletic event or just enjoy our beautiful campus with your son or daughter.    

Shenandoah University's Performing Arts Live Features Audubon Quartet

SU is pleased to announce the Audubon Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13 in Armstrong Concert Hall.
    

College of Arts & Science Student Earns Honor

Environmental studies major Marie Dahl and her advisor Dr. Woodward Bousquet attended the Virginia Academy of Science’s annual meeting where Dahl received an award for her research paper on water quality    

Shenandoah University Plans for H1N1 Influenza

UPDATED: 11-03-09 | The university's administration is aware of the potential of an influenza outbreak on campus and has taken necessary steps to plan for everything from a few localized instances to a campus-wide outbreak.    

Local Community Partnership Garners Highest Honor

"At Home," a program created through a partnership between the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging (SAAA), Shenandoah University and other local agencies has been recognized by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)     

SU Introduces 'app' as part of iMLearning Initiative

Shenandoah's application for the iPod touch and iPhone features university maps, calendar events, directory and sports scores. It is now available from the Apple iTunes Store.
    

Shenandoah University Ranked 31st by U.S. News & World Report and Among Top Up-and-Coming Schools

Shenandoah University is ranked 31st among master’s level institutions in the south region on U.S. News & World Report's list of America's Best Colleges for 2010.     

Move-In Day: SU Welcomes Class of 2013, Returning Students

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, Shenandoah University welcomed students to campus for the fall 2009 semester, including 465 new freshmen. Classes officially begin on Monday, Aug. 24 - Video    

Shenandoah University to Graduate 262 at Commencement on August 15

Valley Health System President Mark Merrill will deliver the commencement address. SU Alumnus Carl Tanner will receive an honorary doctor of music degree, and Virginia Delegate Beverly Sherwood will receive the President’s Medal for Exemplary Service.    

Four faculty and students from Shenandoah University volunteer for Project HOPE

The international health education and humanitarian assistance organization, is sending three pharmacy students and one faculty member from SU's Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy to join the United States Navy as part of Pacific Partnership     

Shenandoah University Exceeds $65 Million Goal and Closes Spirit of Shenandoah Comprehensive Campaign

Campaign Chairman James R. Wilkins, Jr. announced the successful completion of the Spirit of Shenandoah comprehensive campaign today during a meeting of the university's executive committee of the board of trustees.     

DreamYard Preparatory School Students from Bronx, N.Y., Attend Performing Arts Camp at Shenandoah University

A group of high school students from the DreamYard Preparatory School in Bronx, N.Y., are participating in this year’s Performing Arts Camp at Shenandoah University.     

Shenandoah University Acquires Former Winchester Armory

The building and grounds of the former Winchester Armory, located on Millwood Avenue, transitioned to Shenandoah University during a ceremony on Saturday, July 11.    

Karen Schultz Named Director of the Institute for Government and Public Service at Shenandoah University

Karen Schultz, a recognized community leader in the Shenandoah Valley and a faculty member at Shenandoah University since 1981, has been appointed director of Shenandoah University’s Institute for Government and Public Service (IGPS).     

Boys Go for Reading Emotional Stuff, Too

Boys like to read about trucks, boys being bad, sports, and war. They like humor. They like action. Boys also like to read books that grab them emotionally.    

National Jazz Workshop, July 19-24

The National Jazz Workshop offers Stan Kenton-style jazz workshops for students, educators, professionals and jazz enthusiasts of all levels and abilities at an affordable price.     

Record Numbers of SU Pharmacy Students Apply For Post-Graduate Residences

Approximately Twenty SU Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy students are matched or accepted to post-graduate residencies or fellowships.    

SU Establishes an Endowed Professorship To Honor the Long-Term Service of Charlotte and Verne Collins

SU announces the creation of the Charlotte A. and Verne E. Collins Endowed Professorship made possible through the generosity of James R. Wilkins Jr. and the James R. Wilkins Charitable Trust and by the action of the board of trustees.    

SU's School of Education & Human Development Names Teacher of the Year in Loudoun County

SU Presents Teacher-of-the-Year Award to Loudoun County Public School Physical Education Teacher and Athletics Coach Carmel Keilty    

Shenandoah Valley Compassionate Pharmacy Program Wins Commonwealth Council on Aging 2009 Best Practice Award

Shenandoah University, physicians from Winchester Medical Center and the Rite Aid Corporation collaborate in the non-profit program    

Performing Arts Live

Performing Arts Live is a unique, guest artist series sponsored by Shenandoah University that brings world-class cultural offerings to the Northern Shenandoah Valley.

    

Children's Literature Conference

Shenandoah University hosts its 24th Annual Children's Literature Conference, "Reading: It's a Guy Thing: Hooking Boys on Books," on June 29 through July 3.     

Baseball Finishes Sixth in Nation

The Shenandoah University baseball team, fresh off its first appearance in the NCAA Baseball Championships, finished its most successful season in school history with a No. 6 ranking in the final American Baseball Coaches Association poll.     

SU Names Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., Dean of Shenandoah Conservatory

Shenandoah University President Tracy Fitzsimmons has announced the appointment of Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., as the next dean of Shenandoah Conservatory, effective July, 1, 2009.
    

Michael J. Sbandi Receives Prestigious McGowan Scholarship

Shenandoah University business student Michael J. Sbandi has been awarded the prestigious McGowan Scholarship by the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business
    

SU Pharmacy Students Debate for Final Exam and $1K Service-Learning Prize

Two first-year Doctor of Pharmacy students from Shenandoah University’s Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy earned a $1,000 cash prize for the Daniel Morgan Middle School in Winchester, Va.    

SU and the Council for Exceptional Children Host Special Education Workshop

Shenandoah University’s School of Education & Human Development and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Chapter 192, host a free, special educational workshop in Leesburg, Va.    

SU Receives ACI Award for Usage of Environmentally Friendly ‘Pervious Concrete’

Pervious Concrete Reduces Potential for Sediment and Storm Water Runoff Into Nearby Abrams Creek    

SU Hosts 11th Annual Nursing Research Day

The Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing and the Rho Pi Chapter, Shenandoah University’s nursing honor society, hosted the 11th Annual Nursing Research and Scholarship Day on April 24    

The Power of Numbers, Egypt and Coming Home

Conservatory student Kimberly Moon spends the spring 2009 semester studying at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. She takes a few moments to contemplate bianary code and her experiences as an American in a foreign land.

    

Caring For Environment Starts Early

Six students in Shenandoah University's Environmental Education (ES 340) course taught a unit on aquatic ecology to seventh-grade life science classes at Daniel Morgan Middle School April 6, 7 and 8.

    

Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Division Performs in New York City

Shenandoah University’s Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Division performed as part of the “Fridays at Noon”series at the 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, in New York City, on Friday, May 29, 2009.     

SU Launches New Integrated Mobile Learning Program

Starting in the fall semester of 2009, the university will put the new environmentally friendly MacBook and Apple iPod touch into the hands of all incoming first-year, full-time students.    

SU Moves Fast-Track MBA Program to Winchester

Shenandoah University has moved its 16-month, every-other-weekend MBA program—previously offered at its Northern Virginia Campus in Ashburn, Va.—to its main campus in Winchester, effective for the fall 2009 semester.     

SU Hosts Business Symposium "How To Survive and Prosper in the Current Economic Climate"

Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business and its community partners hosted a day-long a symposium, “How to Survive and Prosper in the Current Economic Crisis,”at Stimpson Auditorium in Halpin-Harrison Hall, March 10.    

SU Respiratory Care Senior Serves on the Board of the Virginia Society of Respiratory Care

Sandy Johnson of Winchester, a senior respiratory care graduate from Shenandoah University, has been appointed to serve as the student board member for the Virginia Society of Respiratory Care (VSRC) for 2009.    

SU Nursing Student Elected to Serve as Secretary of the Virginia Nursing Students Association

Shenandoah University nursing student Sonya Bhuller of Haymarket, Va., has been elected to serve as secretary on the board of the Virginia Nursing Students Association.

    

SU Associate Professor H. Jurgen Combs Appointed to the Commission for Community Colleges & Teacher Education

Associate Professor of Education Leadership H. Jurgen Combs has been appointed to the Commission for Community Colleges and Teacher Education by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE); He will serve on this commission until 2012.     

Transforming Children's Lives

Missy Wolff-Burke's summer camp for pediatric amputees has grown to include an average of 30 campers from 12 states, 15 volunteers and a waiting list.

    

Values Victory

Shenandoah University's four-person ethics team went to the 10th annual Wachovia Ethics Bowl at Washington & Lee University and came home a very close second-place.     

SU and Inova Health System Partner to Expand Nursing Education Program

Shenandoah University has formed a collaborative affiliation with Inova Health System of Falls Church, Va., in support of the university's second-degree BSN program.

    

SU Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy Faculty Participate In Drug Research With George Washington University Faculty

SU Dedicates Claude Moore Center for Literacy

Shenandoah University will dedicate its Claude Moore Center for Literacy on Thursday, June 26, at 11:00 a.m., at the James L. Bowman Building, 20 South Cameron Street, in Winchester.    

Spirit of Shenandoah Campaign Reaches $55 Million Milestone

Shenandoah University, announced its Spirit of Shenandoah comprehensive campaign has reached $55 million toward its $65 million goal. >>    

Collaborating Creatively

Jan Wagner brings the world of music to Shenandoah. The Venezuelan native is also the artistic director for Shenandoah Performs, the university's summer music festival. >>    

Stan and Doris Harrison Receive 2008 Williams Trophy from The Washington Airports Task Force

The Washington Airports Task Force (WATF) named Former Byrd School Dean Stan Harrison and his wife Doris Harrison as recipients of the 2008 Williams Trophy during the WATF’s annual General Meeting on Nov. 25.     

Mikhail Baryshnikov Receives Honorary Doctorate from SU

SU's Shenandoah Conservatory awarded an honorary doctorate to world-famous dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov on Friday, Sept. 28, during a fund-raising gala at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Va.    

Shenandoah University Earns AACSB International Accreditation

Shenandoah University earned AACSB International initial accreditation of its business programs on April 12, 2007. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide.