The Big Little University Rising
Shenandoah University student Jolonnie Reed ’25 was commissioned in a virtual ceremony with four other student leaders from across the country as a new member of the World Student Christian ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Student Selected for WSCF-US…
In 2015, the family of Vivian Christy Sansoni created a scholarship to the Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA) in her memory. Vivian was a youth actress, singer, dancer, and musician, and the ... Continue Reading Students Selected for the 2023-24…
Caitlyn Piedra ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was cast in a new musical by Carlos Bauzys and Kim Bixler based on the life of Fernando Barba, who is the man who founded the Brazilian ... Continue Reading Piedra ’23 Cast in New…
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the inaugural Shenandoah Guitar Festival, taking place Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 16, 2024 in Armstrong Hall. Under the direction of Associate Professor of ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2024 Shenandoah…
“Music Therapy and Music-Based Interventions in Neurology: Perspectives on Research and Practice,” a book co-edited by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Kerry Devlin ’17, M.M.T., LPMT, ... Continue Reading Devlin ’17 Co-edits Published Book…
Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Conducting Tim Robblee, Ph.D., conducted the National Honor Festival Band for the Korean International Music Education Association (KIMEA) in Seoul, South ... Continue Reading Robblee Conducts National Honor Festival…
Nitin Anish ’26 (Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Musicianship & Entrepreneur Development) released “Finish Line” on Feb. 23; the new song is available on all streaming platforms. The song evokes ... Continue Reading Anish ’26 Releases New Song,…
Shenandoah University School of Business Lecturer Yolanda Shields, Ph.D. has offered her expert advice in a WalletHub.com feature about business credit cards for small business owners. In the feature, ... Continue Reading Shields Offers Perspectives On WalletHub…
Nate Copeland (AS ’85) is the new vice president of intelligence services for Geo Owl. Charlie Rudisill (B ’85) is a senior client partner for Hatchworks. (Pictured to the left.) In November 2023, ... Continue Reading February 2024 Class Notes
Six students representing Shenandoah University’s Office of Spiritual Life and Center for Civic Engagement joined over 100 students from colleges and universities across Virginia for the 2024 Student ... Continue Reading SU Students Travel to Richmond…
Shenandoah Conservatory students, alumni and faculty traveled to Japan for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip in January that fulfilled coursework in the Shen Ed Navigating Difference Sphere: ... Continue Reading Music Students Travel to Japan…
Members of the Shenandoah Conservatory trumpet studio have advanced to the live round portion of the large group category at the National Trumpet Competition (NTC). NTC will be held at the Texas ... Continue Reading Trumpet Studio Advances to Live…
Jamie Shegogue ’23, LPMT, MT-BC, (Bachelor of Music Therapy) has been appointed as the first Pediatric ICU Music Therapist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, expanding the ... Continue Reading Shegogue ’23 Appointed First Pediatric…
Sam Barthel ’24 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, Minor in Film Studies) produced, directed and starred in his independent project, a production of “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” the award-winning ... Continue Reading Barthel ’24 Produces, Directs, and…
Associate Professor of Music Theory and Embedded Music Theory Tutor Coordinator Rachel Short, Ph.D., presented “Songs from the Heart,” a special Valentine’s Day concert at the Godfrey Miller Center, ... Continue Reading Short and Crotzer Scartascini ’24…
Brody Grant ’21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was awarded a 2023 Craig Noel Award by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle in the category of Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical for ... Continue Reading Grant ’21 Wins Outstanding Lead…
Director of Composition, Coordinator of New Music and Associate Professor of Composition Jonathan Newman, M.M., is a resident at the Kimmel Harding Nelson (KHN) Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, ... Continue Reading Newman in Residence at Kimmel…
Grant Taylor ’20, who graduated from Shenandoah with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice, was working his first job after college when tragedy struck his family, changing his life ... Continue Reading From Tragedy to Triumph Grant…
Violet Amoabeng ’09, ’11, first came to Shenandoah as an English major, but through the encouragement of the late Lillian Cook Braun Endowed Chair in Accounting Charles J. Pineno, Ph.D., changed her ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Graduate Makes Impact Through…
As Shenandoah University anticipates its 150th anniversary in 2025, some of its graduates are also celebrating significant birthdays, like Charles “Cy” L. Maulden ’47 who marked his 100th birthday ... Continue Reading Dayton Alumnus Celebrates a Century…
Shenandoah University marked its 149th birthday with a Founders’ Day celebration on Monday, Feb. 12, that featured a glance into SU’s history, beginning with its founding in 1875, courtesy of Adjunct ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Celebrates Founders’ Day…
Cassidy Myers ’22 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance) recently completed a Christmas contract performing in “Up on the Haustop” at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The holiday production was produced by Matt ... Continue Reading Myers ’22 and Moore ’23…
From studio to stage, residency to raised curtain — Shenandoah Conservatory presented its much-anticipated performances featuring DanceWorks Chicago and the Shenandoah Conservatory Dance Ensemble ... Continue Reading DanceWorks Chicago with the Dance…
Jack Dossett ’22 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) is playing the role of Henrik in American Theatre Group’s “A Little Night Music” alongside an all-star cast that includes Kate Baldwin, ... Continue Reading Dossett ’22 Cast in American…
Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Voice Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., collaborated with an interdisciplinary team led by Assistant ... Continue Reading Meyer Co-authors Research in NMR…
Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History and Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., will present “The Uncanny Double: Sound and Trauma in Matthew Holness's Possum (2018)” on ... Continue Reading McManus Lectures in Musicology Colloquium,…
Shenandoah Conservatory music faculty and students were invited to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Jan. 28, to participate in a Chinese Lunar New Year ... Continue Reading Conservatory Faculty and Students Celebrate…
Students and faculty from the performing arts leadership and management graduate program recently completed a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) Leadership Institute in Greece, an experience which ... Continue Reading PALM Students Visit Greece for…
Thanks to the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University, visitors to the Wilton House Museum now have the opportunity to view the historic 18th century plantation in a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning…
Shenandoah University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates continued to shine on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), posting a perfect first-time pass rate for the second half of ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Nursing Graduates Continue To…
