The Spring 2024 edition of Shepherd University Magazine is now available. Read it on Issuu: tinyurl.com/33x2k6uu

Giles Snyder, newscaster for NPR, and Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will address Shepherd graduates during the 151st Commencement. Read more: tinyurl.com/3ukbp8vv

Senior Olivia Reese was honored as Major of the Year during the SHAPE_America 138th National Convention & Expo. Read more: tinyurl.com/2vnesccz

Shepherd University named Carrie L. Bodkins as the new Shepherd University Athletics director. Bodkins brings a wealth of experience in higher education and athletics to Shepherd, having worked as an AD, head coach, and NCAA compliance director. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc89dtbw

English students Taylor Beam and Clara Monson presented their scholarly work at the Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention earlier this month, with Beam receiving a Stemmler/Dennis LGBT& Award. Read about their experience: tinyurl.com/36bap2jm

Today is the day! 🎓 For those who aren't attending our 151st Commencement ceremonies in person, visit our commencement webpage for livestreams: tinyurl.com/2p98f2as

Shepherd honored its outstanding faculty for 2023-2024 during an awards reception on April 29. The awards celebrate faculty excellence for scholarship, work in the classroom and advising students, and impact in the community. Read more: tinyurl.com/4scf75k3

Thanks to their work with the Appalachia Service Project during Alternative Spring Break, three Shepherd students are now lined up to participate in summer internships with the organization. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mw65cd4p

Congratulations to rising senior Eli Hall for being named one of 55 students from across the country as a Udall Scholarship recipient! 👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/4x8bsf25

The Dean's List for Spring 2024 is now available. Congrats to our Rams who have earned this honor: tinyurl.com/bdhapzkt

Shepherd University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities is under new leadership. Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst, associate professor of history, is heading the program after Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt’s retirement. Read more: tinyurl.com/3kcvfz5h

Step into summer right and schedule a campus tour with Shepherd Admissions. 🌤 Register today: tinyurl.com/34nf5chd

The works of three Shepherd University English majors - Taylor Beam, Lee DiFante, and Logan King - have been accepted for publication in the 14th volume of the peer-reviewed academic journal LURe. Read more: tinyurl.com/yj7cpw6f

Mirian Hernandez, a junior political science major, is one of 15 undergraduate students from throughout the United States chosen to participate in the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program. Read more: tinyurl.com/2v4pwew4

After FAFSA delays, the Office of Financial Aid began delivering financial aid packages to incoming freshmen last Thursday, May 16. Learn more about these packages: tinyurl.com/35ftpj4x

Shepherd University will be closed May 24-27 and will reopen on Tuesday, May 28.

Something new is coming to the Ram Fam next week. #ShepherdU

In the fall 2024 semester, Shepherd will offer a new Master of Education in educational leadership degree program geared toward working adults currently working in, or aspiring to be in, the education field. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3dsddsa8

The Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities announces that the Anthology of Appalachian Writers: Ann Pancake Volume XVI is now available at the Shepherd University Bookstore and Four Seasons Books. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2jtdehj7