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the total number of Shenandoah PA
alumni to 347. The 2016 Best Graduate
Schools rankings include detailed
statistical information on more than 1,800
programs nationwide. This year, new peer
assessment surveys were conducted and
new rankings published in five areas in
health last updated in 2011: health care
management, physician assistant, public
health, rehabilitation counseling and
veterinary medicine. The 2016 rankings
also introduce the first expanded ranking
of master’s programs in nursing. Three
additional Shenandoah University graduate
programs are ranked in the top 100 —
pharmacy, #71; physical therapy, #85; and
occupational therapy, #100. Updates for
these rankings are scheduled to be released
in 2016.
were named Strong Scholars, an honor
that comes with a $5,000 scholarship
from the Hattie M. Strong Foundation
(HMSF). White and Winter, both of
whom are currently completing student
teaching, were chosen based on their letters
of application and personal interviews.This
is the fourth year that HMSF has provided
scholarships for Shenandoah students
seeking initial teacher licensure, and who
demonstrate promise as future teachers.
White is a kinesiology major seeking K-12
licensure in health and physical education,
and Winter is a biology major seeking
licensure in secondary education.
On Feb. 27, a group of faculty and
graduate students traveled to the
Library of Congress with the goal of
touring the facility and furthering their
research studies across various subject
areas. The group not only took a docentled, one-hour tour of the historic Jefferson
Building, but also registered for library
cards and met with subject specialists in
their areas of study.
Graduate Programs Librarian
Rosemary Green, Ph.D., organized
a similar trip during the Spring 2014
semester. “Last year’s trip was met with
so much enthusiasm from the faculty
and staff, that I decided to repeat the
excursion,” said Dr. Green. “This year,
we doubled our participation and were
able to draw in graduate students as
well. The Library of Congress offers
unsurpassed resources, collections, and
opportunities—all of which we are now
accessing as a university community.”
Participants explored the various reading
rooms, admired the library’s architecture,
conducted research on its databases, viewed
priceless artifacts such as the Gutenberg
Bible and President Thomas Jefferson’s
personal library collection, and wandered
through diverse exhibits like “Civil Rights
Act of 1964,” “Grand Illusion: The Art
of Theatrical Design” and “Mapping a
New Nation: Abel Buell’s Map of the
United States 1784.” The nation’s library
impressed the Shenandoah group. “What
a fantastic trip!” said Department of
World Languages and Cultures Chair
Students, faculty and staff members toured the historic Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress and conducted research
during a trip to Washington, D.C., organized by Graduate Programs Librarian Rosemary Green, Ph.D., on February 27.
Photo: Jason López
The Rev. Gil Caldwell, an AfricanAmerican clergyman who is a veteran
of the Civil Rights Movement, and
who was a friend of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., addressed the university
community at several Jan. 19 events
during Shenandoah’s observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Caldwell, a
retired United Methodist Church minister,
shared a short documentary, spoke with
students over lunch and dinner (including
a lunchtime Q&A session), and was the
guest speaker at a worship service in honor
of Dr. King held in Armstrong Concert
Hall. Caldwell participated in the Prayer
Pilgrimage for Freedom in 1957, the March
on Washington in 1963, the Mississippi
Freedom Summer in 1964, the Selma to
Montgomery March in 1965, and the Poor
People’s Campaign in 1968.
Two Shenandoah University students,
Denzel White ’15 and Gail Winter ’15,
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