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64th Annual McMurran Scholars Convocation
Friday, April 25
3 p.m.
Watch the live stream – link to come!
Shepherd University President, Dr. Mary J.C. Hendrix ’74, and the Faculty Senate Scholarship and Award Committee cordially invite you to watch the live stream of the 64th McMurran Scholars Convocation. Join us in honoring the 2025 McMurran Scholars induction class. Dr. Karen Green will be honored as the “Last Lecture” speaker.
Annual Accounting Club Alumni Dinner
Friday, May 2
6 – 9 p.m. (check-in begins at 5:30)
Storer Ballroom
The time for catching up with old friends and meeting future accounting professionals is here again! Buffet Dinner with beer and wine available. Business casual dress.
Please RSVP by April 21 – RSVP HERE
If you would like to contribute a testimonial about your time as a Shepherd University accounting student or accounting club member, please email your testimonial to our advisor, Dr. Cindy Vance at cvance@shepherd.edu. You can find current alumni testimonials at https://www.shepherd.edu/accounting/accounting-testimonials. We would love to add to these for recruitment of accounting students!
School of Nursing 50th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, May 8
2:30 – 5 p.m.
Erma Ora Byrd Hall
Celebrate 50 years of Nursing at Shepherd! Join the School of Nursing for an Open House with tours of the nursing teaching facilities, a reception with light refreshments, and the unveiling of the new Nursing mural!
Please RSVP by Friday, May 2. – RSVP HERE
152nd Commencement Ceremony & Receptions
Saturday, May 10
Butcher Center
The Shepherd University Alumni Association is happy to host the receptions following each of the Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies. Receptions for both will be held on the outdoor plaza between Butcher and Frank Centers directly following each ceremony. Find all Commencement Day details here!
For family members interested in purchasing Honor Fund program messages for their student, you may do so here or by downloading the paper form and mailing it back with a check to:
Shepherd University Alumni Association
PO Box 5000
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Purchase flowers for your graduate through our exclusive Crayola Flowers partnership!
Regional Alumni Mixer – Hagerstown Flyer Boxcars
Thursday, June 12
Game starts at 6:30 p.m.
This event is FREE but RSVPs are required! RSVP link coming soon.
1965-1970 Alumni Reunion Mixer
Wednesday, June 25 at 2 p.m.
Potomac Ridge Brewing
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Contact Pamela Link Wilmer ’69, 304-671-3614, or David Little ’68, 240-291-1743 for more details!
SAVE THE DATE
Watch this page and the SUAA social media for more details and updates on these exciting future events!
Emeritus Luncheon honoring the 50-year Class of 1975
Saturday, October 11
9 – 11 a.m.
Storer Ballroom, 3rd floor, Student Center
This event, traditionally held during spring commencement week each year, has been moved to the fall 2025 semester. A letter noting this change will be sent to the Class of 1975 and all prior classes in March with an official invitation to the event following in August.
Phi Sigma Epsilon 50th Anniversary Reunion (class of the 1970s)
2025 Homecoming Weekend – October 25
There’s so much more to do!
Are you interested in travel? Be a part of our Roaming Rams Travel Program! Check out all of the exciting adventures currently scheduled with our travel partners Collette or The Travel Corporation. You can also schedule your own excursions through TravelPerks!
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