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Shepherd University

Appalachian Heritage Festival At Shepherd University To Highlight Family And Community

August, 2023 Tagged With: Appalachian Heritage Festival, Center for Appalachian Studies, In Print Sep 2023, music, Shepherd University

Just Us Lillys band

The 2023 Appalachian Heritage Festival will be held on September 23 at various locations on the Shepherd University campus.  Read the Full Story >>

Summer Construction at Shepherd University

May, 2023 Tagged With: construction, In Print June 2023, Kenamond Hall, Reclaim Company, Shepherd University, Turner Hall

When students return to Shepherd University in the fall, they will notice some changes to the east campus. Over the next few months, two former dormitories on the East Loop — Kenamond Hall and Turner Hall — will disappear. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Sports Camps

May, 2023 Tagged With: football, In Print June 2023, Shepherd University, soccer, summer camp

Shepherd University will host multiple soccer camps this summer, run by student-athletes and coaches from the men’s and women’s soccer teams.  Read the Full Story >>

Youth Music Camps at Shepherd University

May, 2023 Tagged With: In Print May 2023, Shepherd University, Shepherd university School of Music, summer camp

The School of Music has announced camps for string orchestra, jazz, jazz flute, woodwind, to be held on the Shepherd University Campus in June Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd Football Stars Work Out For NFL Scouts On Pro Day At Ram Stadium

March, 2023 Tagged With: Brian Walker, Ernie McCook, Joey Fisher, NFL, NFL draft, Pro Day, Ronnie Brown, Shepherd University, shepherd university football, Solomon Alexander, Tyson Bagent

pro football scouts and Pro Day on the Shepherd U campus 2023

Five Shepherd University football players ran through Pro Day drills in front of three dozen scouts this morning at Ram Stadium on the Shepherd campus.  Read the Full Story >>

Small-Scale Agriculture Workshops

February, 2023 Tagged With: agriculture, community supported agriculture, In Print Feb 2023, Shepherd University, Tabler Farm

green house

Shepherd University has partnered with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture Veterans & Heroes to Agriculture program to offer a monthly series of workshops that will focus on small-scale, intensive vegetable production techniques.  Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Football Wins Rematch Against Indiana University

December, 2022 Tagged With: Joey Fisher, Shepherd University, shepherd university football, Tyson Bagent

tyson bagent hands off the ball

Shepherd University football team scores a 48-13 win over Indian University of Pennsylvania to earn a berth in the 2022 NCAA Division II semi-final round. Read the Full Story >>

Conversations About Local Growth

October, 2022 Tagged With: housing, housing trends, infrastructure, population growth, Shepherd University, Stubblefield Institute

Toll House Woods housing development

Share your thoughts and concerns on local growth with theStubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications at Shepherd University.  Read the Full Story >>

A Time Satire at Shepherd University Theater

October, 2022 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2022, Shepherd University, The Thanksgiving Play, theater

The Thanksgiving Play, written by 2020 McArthur Fellow Larissa Fasthorse, is intended to be funny, edgy, and serious. A group of terminally “woke” actors struggle to create a play for a local elementary school that presents a balanced history of the first Thanksgiving, trying to include all perspectives but without offending anyone. Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Heritage Writer-In-Residence Program Hosts Week-Long Program with Author Barbara Kingsolver

September, 2022 Tagged With: Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Project, In Print Sep 2022, Shepherd University, Shepherd University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities

author - Barbara Kingsolver

The 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-In-Residence events on Shepherd University campus (Sept. 23-30), featuring author Barbara Kingsolver, are open to the public. Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Heritage Festival at Shepherd University

September, 2022 Tagged With: Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Project, Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities, In Print Sep 2022, Shepherd University

band - The State Birds

“Celebrating Women’s Voices in Appalachia” is the theme of the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Festival (Sep 25) on the Shepherd University campus. Read the Full Story >>

Building Character, Mending Fences

September, 2022 Tagged With: Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities, In Print Sep 2022, MIddleway Day Festival, Shepherd University

Air Force Junior ROTC painting fence

The white picket fence will look good for Middleway Days on October 8 2022, thanks to the volunteer efforts of the cadets of the Jefferson HS Air Force Junior ROTC program. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Football Team Prepared For Exciting 2022 Season

August, 2022 Tagged With: Adam Stilley, Ernie McCook, In Print Aug 2022, Joey Fisher, Shepherd University, shepherd university football

Are you ready for some home-town college football? Our local Shepherd University Rams open practice this week, looking ahead to their season opener on September 1.  Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Attracts Students & Funding

April, 2022 Tagged With: Shepherd University, Stubblefield Institute

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 >>

Talent & Teamwork On & Off the Field

April, 2022 Tagged With: Adam Stilley, Shepherd University, shepherd university football, Tyson Bagent

The football field is quiet during the early spring, but come fall the stands and pavilions will be packed with energetic fans.

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 >>

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