Shepherd University

Shepherd University and Blue Ridge Community and Technical College have established a 2+2 articulation agreement that allows eligible students to earn a baccalaureate degree in general business at Shepherd after earning their associate degree at Blue Ridge CTC. Shepherd President Suzanne Shipley and Blue Ridge President Peter Checkovich will sign the agreement Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m. at Blue Ridge CTC's Martinsburg, W.Va., campus. To be eligible, a student must have earned an A.S. in business from Blue Ridge CTC; applied for admission to Shepherd and been determined by Shepherd to meet all of the transfer student admissions requirements; and been admitted to Shepherd (all within 12 months of completion of the A.S. in business from Blue Ridge CTC)

A CD by Adam Booth, adjunct faculty member at Shepherd University and professional storyteller, has been juried into Tamarack in Beckley. "Mingo Black" is a collection of four original stories by Booth that reflect his Appalachian heritage and upbringing. Three are his creation, and the fourth is a family story that has been passed down seven generations. "It's pretty incredible for me because I have been working a long time to get to this point," Booth said.  "I've been telling stories in this capacity for 10 or 11 years.

Thomas C. Segar, of Hagerstown, has been named vice president for student affairs at Shepherd University, effective Aug. 1. As vice president, Segar will report to Shepherd University President Suzanne Shipley and serve on her executive staff. He will provide the leadership and vision for the Division of Student Affairs, which includes the administration, operation, budget and management of residence life, the Student Center, dining services, student activities, commuter affairs, Greek affairs, conference services, health center, counseling center, multicultural student affairs, student community service, veterans affairs and international students.

Senior Jaely Louise Chamberlain drew strong applause for her operatic rendition of the national anthem during opening ceremonies on Saturday at Shepherd University's 139th commencement. Chamberlain, of Winchester, Va., ended five years of study at Shepherd that earned her two degrees - one in musical education and the other in vocal performance. She was one of 716 graduates, including 652 who earned bachelor's degrees and 64 who received master's degrees. Chamberlain, who moved to Winchester with her parents 12 years ago from Australia, is a freelance performer at the Opera Camerata in Washington, D.C. Diane Rehm, a talk show host for National Public Radio, was awarded an honorary degree before she gave the commencement address.

Seung-yun Kim, assistant professor of computer sciences at Shepherd University, worked with two local high school teachers who were awarded a $36,000 grant through the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program. Wendy Lee, science teacher at Musselman High School in Inwood, and Denise Gipson, science teacher at Jefferson High School in Shenandoah Junction, asked to work with Kim based on his abstract published in the WV-INBRE research directory. The grant allowed the teachers to work with Kim for nine weeks this summer as he researched modeling and simulation of malaria and medication interaction.

Motorists entering Shepherdstown over the Potomac River bridge should expect delays over the next nine months as work begins on a long-awaited safe pedestrian underpass linking the East and West campuses of Shepherd University. Shepherdstown police said last month that a 21-year-old Shepherd student was hospitalized with serious injuries when she was struck by a vehicle while walking through the busy crosswalk on North Duke Street, the route that brings traffic from Maryland into Shepherdstown.

Over the centuries, the 18th-century log house being renovated on the Shepherd University campus has been a private home, a sorority house, a day-care center, a home-economics classroom, and, until last month, a storage unit. The university has spent about $68,000 on renovations so far. The one-and-a-half story frame house is believed to have been built between 1772 and 1793 by Femetghe and Clarkson Freeman. It's on East High Street between Snyder and Knutti halls. It's easily recognized by its peeling yellow paint.

One hundred-seventy-four Berkeley County, W.Va., residents have been named to the dean's list at Shepherd University. Martinsburg, W.Va., residents include Kaitlyn Baird, Steve Andrew Clipp Jr., Johnathan Edward Flanigan, Christopher Lee Hederick, Wendy Dawn Hobson, Katherine Janel Hoeck, Timothy J. Jones, Candice Bree Martin, Lannette Marie Melody, Natalie Brook Minnich, Loria Ann Painter, Isaac R. Patterson, Lesa Rae Rodrigues, Jenna Brianne Rose,...

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Shepherd University dedicated the Howard N. Carper Jr. Learning Commons Oct. 5 in honor of the late Carper, a longtime Shepherd administrator, former faculty member and alumnus. The center, on the first floor of the Scarborough Library, houses the Academic Support Center, Center for Teaching and Learning, First-Year Experience and Common Reading Program, Instructional Technology and the Regents Bachelor of Arts Program offices.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Six Shepherd University faculty members have received promotions. · Michael Austin has been promoted to professor of English. · Jason Best has been promoted to professor of astronomy and astrophysics. · Rick Bruner has been promoted to professor of art. · James Lewin has been promoted to professor of English. · Stephanie Slocum-Schaffer has been promoted to associate professor of political science. · James Tuttle has been promoted to associate professor of education.