Looking at the early numbers on Shepherd University’s enrollment picture for next year, undergraduate applications are at the highest level the University has seen in eight years (and up 39 percent compared to this time last year). Enrollment confirmations are up 24 percent compared to this time last year. The University has also run up the score in attracting federal funding. Read the Full Story >>
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Talent & Teamwork On & Off the Field
2021 was quite a year for the Shepherd University football team. In case you missed the excitement at the end of the season, the Rams pushed through the post-season with back-to-back upset victories to make it to the semi-final round of the Division II national championship. Read the Full Story >>
Lecture: Warriors In Peace
Dr. Stephen Goldman will speak on the topic of “Warriors in Peace: White and Black Union Veterans and the Fight for Equality in Post-Civil War America” presented by the Shepherd University President’s Lecture Series on March 22 (Tue) at 6:30 pm in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education Auditorium (213 N King St, on the Shepherd University Campus). Read the Full Story >>
Folk Music at Shepherd University
The School of Music will host the LUA Project at the Frank Center (University Drive / Parking Lot G) for an afternoon of discussions on March 3 (Thu) followed by a performance on March 4 (Fri). The music of the LUA Project is inspired by Son Mexicano, Appalachian song forms, Jewish and Eastern European tonalities, baroque melodic ideas, and Scotch-Irish narrative storytelling approaches. Read the Full Story >>
Music at Shepherd University this Spring
The School of Music is presenting a full calendar of concerts this spring. Read the Full Story >>
Women on the Ball at Shepherd University
Shepherd University’s athletic teams certainly have been working hard during the school’s 150th anniversary year. Read the Full Story >>
Shepherd University Men’s Basketball Back on the Court
Shepherd University basketball is back after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Jefferson County resident Rob Kuska is a career science writer and the author of three books on basketball. Kuska spoke with Justin Namolik, now entering his 14th season as head men’s basketball coach, to get his thoughts on Shepherd’s return to the hardwood and running a college basketball program during a pandemic. Read the Full Story >>
Let’s Dance! Piano Ensemble — NOV 17
Shepherd University’s Piano Ensemble will perform a lively selection of dance music from across the world that feature six hands and four hands formats. Read the Full Story >>
Afro House Concert Series — NOV 11
n Series presents an evening of Afrofuturistic music selections from the Afro House Concert Series. Read the Full Story >>
Rude Mechanicals Present Hamlet
he Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players of Shepherd University return to the stage this November to present Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Read the Full Story >>
Weaving In Anticipation
The fall equinox really did signal a change of season this year, sending us to the closet looking for sweaters for an evening walk with the dogs. Orb-weaver spiders (above) seem to be in unusual abundance this year too — perhaps they want to get back to normalcy and just hang out like everyone else. Read the Full Story >>
The Health Of The Community
Be the Light” — it’s the inspirational message displayed prominently on the walls throughout Erma Ora Byrd Hall, home to the College of Nursing, Education and Health Sciences at Shepherd University. This state-of-the-art teaching facility represents the University’s commitment to training the nursing professionals who are essential to meeting the health care needs of the local and regional community. Read the Full Story >>
Art Exhibit at Shepherd University
e 2 Gallery is hosting the Annual Shepherd University Faculty Exhibition, featuring digital video, painting, sculpture, design, installation art, and printmaking by faculty artists. Read the Full Story >>
Jelani Cobb & The Kerner Report — Oct 27
Speaking about the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, Jelani Cobb writes, “the flames of a single incident seemed to combust, and all at once, over the country.” Cobb’s recently published book, The Essential Kerner Commission Report, “distills the full Kerner Report to its most significant and enduring parts.” The current book is a much slimmer volume, but no less timely or relevant. Read the Full Story >>
Marching Band Spectacular — Oct 9
even area high school bands and Shepherd University’s Ram Band will participate in the 42nd Annual Band Spectacular hosted by the Martinsburg High School Band on October 9. Read the Full Story >>
