Dow Benedict, former faculty member and Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Shepherd University, looks back on 48 years of service as a mentor, artist, and leader. Read the Full Story >>
Wendy Baracka, LICSW
SU Athletic Club Working Harder, Reaching Higher
Since its launch in the fall of 2018, the Shepherd University Athletic Club (SUAC) has gained some serious momentum toward their vision of elevating Shepherd University athletic programs and facilities through targeted financial support and improvement projects. Read the Full Story >>
Shepherdstown’s Popular “Identity Crisis” Fundraiser Back for Year 10
The “10th-Annual Identity Crisis Fundraiser: A Decade of Inspiration! Come As You Are NOT!” will take place this month—Saturday, August 10. Let’s take a closer look at the history of one of Shepherdstown’s most supportive annual events, and how the funds raised are being used to beneficially impact local patients and survivors of breast and other types of cancers. Read the Full Story >>
Fifteen Years at the Helm of The Meck
Shepherdstown’s Mecklenburg Inn is an English-style pub with a beer garden that simply feels like home. Solar powered and cozy, and draped in historic architectural features, visitors can order a favorite drink and sip on the comradery inside, or step outside into a peaceful sanctuary of old-growth trees and flowering plants. Read the Full Story >>
Embracing the Flow
— Local artist loans prized work to U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka. Stretched out on the red shag carpet of her childhood family room, Kelly Scudieri recalls the record player, being surrounded by art supplies, and sketching with her brother and her dad. This memory produces a wide smile and the recognition that Kelly cannot Read the Full Story >>
Supporting Community Students When School is Out of Session
To truly improve the academic and social success of students, particularly those who have greater adversity from poverty or toxic stress, we must also support and develop after-school, weekend, and summer-time programming. Read the Full Story >>
Seeing Addiction Through a New Lens
— Surgeon General upgrades definition—sparks new perspective. Addiction treatment has come a long way from its earliest roots in both effective options and societal attitudes. Once thought of as a sinful overindulgence reflecting a lack of self-control and discipline—a moral failure or corruption on the part of the user—is now largely understood as a progressive Read the Full Story >>
Parenting Practices for Protection and Prevention
There are few things that overwhelm me like the thought of my kids struggling with addiction in the future. Right now they are young, vibrant, and super curious about life. But before long, the possibility of them being offered a drink or a smoke, or something else, may come their way. While this is scary Read the Full Story >>