Category: News
Hours Before Trump Inauguration Shepherd University President Responds to Racist Graffiti on Campus
(The Picket) – Shepherd University President Mary Hendrix addressed two recent instances of racist graffiti on campus Friday in an email to campus decrying the Read More
Diggin’ Deep With Diggz – Women’s March on Washington
This week on Diggin’ Deep with Diggz: Da’Shawn interviews students about the Women’s March on Washington that will be taking place this Saturday.
Women’s March on Washington- What to expect
(THE PICKET) – With the Women’s March on Washington mere days away, Shepherd students contemplate what the march stands for and what it would mean Read More
Women Prepare to March on Washington
(The Picket)– Shepherdstown women met Wednesday, Jan. 11, to plan their participation in the Women’s March on Washington to take place on the National Mall Read More
Racist Graffiti Found In Byrd Science Center
(THE PICKET) — Offensive graffiti was found Wednesday in the first-floor men’s bathroom in the Byrd Science Center, according to Shepherd University police. This marks Read More
SGA Holds First Meeting of Semester
The Shepherd Student Government Association’s first meeting of the semester was a brief event in which the SGA discussed upcoming events and possible changes on Read More
Shepherd and partners present plans for new swift habitat to public
THE PICKET- Shepherd University officials are proposing to build a roost for over a thousand chimney swifts that will be displaced by the demolition of Read More
Update: University Police give Reporting Rules on Campus Graffiti after Dec. 2 Report of Library Defacement
As complaints of hate crimes have increased nationwide since the Nov. 8 elections, Shepherd University is not immune. Grafitti with racial slurs was found Dec. Read More
Shepherd University Signs Agreements to Increase International Student Recruitment
(THE PICKET) – Shepherd University has signed agreements with four universities to recruit more international students Three of the schools are Anahuac University in Mexico, Read More
Enrollment at Shepherd University continues to decline
Enrollment at Shepherd University has dropped 5.4 percent from fall 2015 to fall 2016 for degree-seeking students, according to the vice president of management annual Read More
Shepherd University faces damaging budget cuts
(THE PICKET) – According to an email sent to Shepherd University employees by President Mary J.C. Hendrix, the University will be allocated $191,040 less than the Read More