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Archive 2009-2010


August

8/4/2010
Transylvania ranked as one of nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review

July

7/28/2010
Three Transylvania professors—Kirk Abraham, Belinda Sly and Scott Whiddon—receive prestigious Bingham Awards for excellence in teaching
7/28/2010
Art professor Dan Selter retires to focus on his own art
7/14/2010
Seventeen professors from across the country will participate in Transylvania’s annual seminar on liberal education
7/6/2010
Final week of GSA 2010 at Transylvania is July 5-10

June

6/18/2010
Deana Ison named executive assistant to incoming president
6/16/2010
2010 Governor’s School for the Arts session opens June 20
6/16/2010
Transylvania and the city of Lexington invite the public to annual patriotic concert Friday, July 2, at 8 p.m.

May

5/29/2010
Transylvania awards 240 degrees at Shearer’s final commencement as president
5/21/2010
Transylvania publications receive awards
5/21/2010
Six Transylvania students awarded prestigious Transylvania Scholarship
5/20/2010
Twenty receive Transylvania University’s prestigious William T. Young Scholarship
5/13/2010
Transylvania student secures sustainability grant to create greenspace on busy corner lot of campus
5/12/2010
Transylvania University to go tobacco-free August 1
5/4/2010
Juried student exhibition May 5-21 in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery
5/4/2010
Transy on Broadway presents musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” May 6-8 at 7:30 p.m.

April

4/30/2010
Transylvania students Travis Maynard and Liz Lane present projects at national conference
4/29/2010
Transylvania students awarded Lexington Rotary Club scholarships
4/29/2010
Karen Caldwell, Dorothy Smith, Jennifer Moore and Richard J. Corman receive top honors at Transylvania’s alumni weekend awards ceremony
4/14/2010
Transylvania announces new president after in-depth national search
4/12/2010
Transy Boys A Cappella to give free concert Wednesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. and debut new CD; tickets required
4/8/2010
Shearer to deliver Transylvania commencement address
4/5/2010
Transylvania’s choir joins other college choirs for two performances of Brahms’ “Requiem” April 9-10
4/5/2010
Award-winning poet Cecilia Woloch ’78 to give public reading Monday, April 12, 4 p.m. at Transylvania University
4/2/2010
Transylvania's Alpha Theta chapter of Kappa Alpha Order wins national award
4/2/2010
Transylvania’s senior art exhibit runs April 2-23 in Morlan Gallery; included in April 16 Gallery Hop

March

3/31/2010
Transylvania’s Theatre Guild presents “Brighton Beach Memoirs” April 1-3 at 7:30 p.m.
3/29/2010
Transylvania trustee issues challenge to alumni
3/25/2010
“Our Ailing Health Care System: How to Fix It and How to Protect Your Health”: John Abramson, professor at Harvard Medical School, to speak April 1 at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
3/25/2010
Transylvania honors 41 first-year students for academic excellence
3/22/2010
Transylvania professor Peter Fosl publishes philosophy book
3/19/2010
Alltech Lectures Series at Transylvania: Expert on equine health to speak at Transylvania March 24; free and open to the public
3/17/2010
William T. Young, Jr., chairman of Transylvania’s board of trustees, and Barbara Young, vice chair of the board of directors at Sweet Briar College, receive prestigious award from the Council of Independent Colleges
3/16/2010
Transylvania’s student newspaper, the Rambler, wins big at Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association awards program
3/10/2010
Richard Taylor, Kentucky Poet Laureate and Transylvania’s Kenan Visiting Writer, will give poetry reading March 25
3/5/2010
Concert by acclaimed pianist Gregory Partain will feature three pieces, including 200th birthday tribute to Chopin; March 23, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
3/1/2010
Transylvania wins AIKCU's annual "Battle of the Bumpers" contest for second year in a row

February

2/26/2010
Dixieland-style jazz band “Red Hook Ramblers” to perform at Transylvania March 2 at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
2/16/2010
Transylvania's Kenan Visiting Artist Zoé Strecker exhibits installation piece "Auction Block" in Morlan Gallery Feb. 19-March 26
2/12/2010
Transylvania University Theater presents Eugene Ionesco’s "Rhinoceros" with guest director and student assistant director
2/10/2010
"Dances with Wolves" and "Battlestar Galactica" actress Mary McDonnell to speak at Transylvania Wednesday, March 10; limited seating, ticket required
2/9/2010
Transylvania University invites high school sophomores and juniors to Preview Day, Saturday, March 6
2/4/2010
Transylvania’s Hope for Haiti efforts continue with panel discussion and forum Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.; open to the public, donations accepted

January

1/29/2010
Wednesday afternoons in February, Transylvania accounting students offering free tax service to those with incomes under $40,000
1/28/2010
Transylvania launches its participation in RecycleMania, a nationwide competition among college campuses
1/22/2010
“An Evening at the Cabaret: A Night at the Movies” at Transylvania Jan. 29 and 30; proceeds go toward Transy’s Hope for Haiti relief efforts
1/20/2010
Copenhagen conference on climate change a ‘roller coaster’ experience for Transylvania senior
1/14/2010
Transylvania’s new librarian to revitalize reference, instruction programs
1/12/2010
Transylvania hosting service events for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 18
1/11/2010
Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery opens 2010 with photography exhibit focusing Kentucky
1/7/2010
Transylvania University invites high school seniors to Winter Visit Day, Saturday, January 30
1/5/2010
Transylvania University Choir embarks on winter tour
1/4/2010
Retired Transylvania professor publishes computer textbook

December

12/22/2009
Transylvania students host Crimson Christmas for local children.
12/17/2009
Transylvania initiates members into university’s inaugural class of Alpha Lambda Delta chapter
12/17/2009
Transylvania junior chosen for 2010 legislative internship program
12/17/2009
Consultant chosen to help conduct Transylvania presidential search
12/2/2009
Transylvania’s music program gives "A Gift of Holiday Music" to the community Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.

November

11/30/2009
Transylvania student learns from barbershop quartet greats, brings knowledge back to campus organization
11/23/2009
Transylvania drama professor presents annual solo performance of “A Christmas Carol” Wed., December 2; proceeds benefit the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center
11/20/2009
Transylvania Quidditch team to play match Sunday, Nov. 22, at 3 p.m. on the lawn behind Old Morrison, in preparation for intercollegiate competition
11/19/2009
Transylvania University Board of Trustees names presidential search committee
11/12/2009
Enjoy “A Medieval Feast” – Transylvania’s Madrigal dinners are December 3-5, at 7 p.m.
11/11/2009
Transylvania alum chosen as Presidential Management Fellow in the Federal Transit Administration
11/9/2009
Transylvania’s director of human resources receives Distinguished Service Award at national conference
11/4/2009
Transylvania music faculty present: “A Veterans Day Concert,” November 11 at 7:30 p.m.
11/3/2009
Richard Taylor, Kentucky Poet Laureate and Transylvania’s Kenan Visiting Writer, will sign newest release Friday, Nov. 6

October

10/30/2009
"The Narcotic Farm": Events at Transylvania showcase book and film about The Narcotic Farm, a former federal drug prison and treatment center in Lexington
10/24/2009
Shearer announces retirement as president of Transylvania University
10/9/2009
Transylvania University Theater opens season Nov. 5 with comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead;" cast of men and women switch roles on alternating nights
10/9/2009
Transylvania music professor composes score for film; screening at Kentucky Theater, November 12
10/7/2009
Morlan Gallery features recent works by Transylvania professor Jack Girard; "Retributions: Elections, Floods, and Wishing Wells" Nov. 2 - Dec. 9
10/1/2009
"Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species" - Sean B. Carroll will give the Fall Kenan Lecture Oct. 28; free and open to the public

September

9/24/2009
Grammy-nominated group Tiempo Libre to perform at Transylvania Oct. 9; limited tickets available to the public
9/24/2009
Make your Halloween “count” - Transylvania invites high school juniors and seniors to Fall Preview Day, Saturday, October 31
9/23/2009
Internationally acclaimed Barrage string ensemble performs at Transylvania with student participation
9/18/2009
"Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men" lecture at Transylvania Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m.; free and open to the public
9/17/2009
Art professor Nancy Wolsk to give public lecture "Who's/Whose Nude? Contemporary Women and the Nude" in the Morlan Gallery, September 17, at 7 p.m.
9/11/2009
Norman Wirzba, professor of theology, ecology and rural life at the Duke Divinity School, will give Transylvania's convocation Sunday, September 13
9/11/2009
Cindy Sheehan presents "Myth America" at Transylvania on Saturday, September 12
9/9/2009
Transylvania takes lesson from community book project; bakes cookies with local ingredients, including squash from the Transylvania Community Garden, for incoming students
9/3/2009
Transylvania senior Jessica Williams spends five weeks at mathematics program for college women
9/2/2009
Transylvania's Morlan Gallery collaborates with UK's Tuska Center for Contemporary Art for exhibit of ceramic sculpture

August

8/24/2009
Transylvania student makes sweet music as part of country duo


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