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2012-2013


May

5/16/2013
Transylvania faculty, staff and students biking Friday, May 17, for National Bike to Work Day
5/10/2013
Poet Nikky Finney to receive honorary degree from Transylvania University
5/9/2013
Transylvania professor consulted for article in The New Yorker
5/7/2013
Transylvania University offers a variety of summer courses
5/6/2013
Transylvania alums honored by Fayette County Bar Association
5/2/2013
Collins book tells stories from human side of our national pastime
5/1/2013
Transylvania University named Gold Level Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association

April

4/30/2013
Tickets on sale for Transylvania’s production of “Pippin”
4/26/2013
Actor Steve Zahn to deliver Transylvania University’s commencement address on Saturday, May 25, at 9:30 a.m.
4/25/2013
World Voices series presents an evening of Indian music and dance May 1 at 7:30 p.m.; open to the public
4/19/2013
Transylvania's Shakesweek includes two free public performances April 25 and 26
4/19/2013
Transylvania wins AIKCU’s annual “Battle of the Bumpers” contest for fifth year running
4/18/2013
Transylvania professor receives distinguished fellowship
4/15/2013
Transylvania’s A. B. “Happy” Chandler was commissioner of Major League Baseball when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier
4/5/2013
Transylvania announces Margo Buchanan as director of “Pippin”
4/4/2013
Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery presents the senior thesis exhibition “3XD: Design, Displace, Daddy Issues” April 4-19
4/3/2013
Transylvania University athletics director, Jack Ebel, steps down

March

3/29/2013
Transylvania gearing up for cycling in Lexington with expanded bike loan program, larger repair shop
3/28/2013
Eric Stoller, higher education thought leader, to present at Transylvania Monday, April 8; free and open to the public
3/24/2013
Roszell Mack III elected to Transylvania Board of Trustees
3/20/2013
Transylvania University Professor Chris Begley leads author through the Honduran jungle
3/15/2013
Poet Maurice Manning will give reading at Transylvania April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
3/7/2013
Transylvania adds neuroscience major
3/4/2013
Transylvania University’s commitment to sustainability saves energy and over $60 thousand during winter break
3/2/2013
Transylvania breaks ground for state-of-the-art athletics complex

February

2/24/2013
Filmmaker discusses documentary, "The Negro Baseball League: An American Legacy," Tuesday, Feb. 26; free and open to the public
2/24/2013
Morlan Gallery’s “Divine” exhibition opens Monday, Feb. 25, welcomes guest curator
2/19/2013
Transylvania speech and debate team excels at Kentucky Forensics Association State Championship
2/18/2013
President of American Philosophical Association to give Transylvania’s 2013 Rick O’Neil Philosophy Lecture
2/14/2013
Paul Finkelman, national expert in American legal history and constitutional history, to give John Marshall Harlan lecture March 5, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
2/12/2013
Transylvania University Local Food Fair Friday, Feb. 15; free and open to the public
2/11/2013
Transylvania Board of Trustees approves strategic plan: Transylvania 2020
2/8/2013
Transylvania’s student newspaper, The Rambler, wins multiple awards at Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association conference
2/6/2013
“‘Gospel Dynamics’: When the Jewish Jesus Isn’t Enough" Feb. 17, at 7 p.m.; free and open to the public.
2/6/2013
Affrilachian Poets and The Sisters of the Sacred Drum to perform on Thursday, February 7
2/1/2013
“An Evening at the Cabaret: Disney” at Transylvania Feb. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public

January

1/30/2013
CNN analyst Peter Bergen to give Transylvania’s Kenan Lecture on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
1/29/2013
Transylvania accounting students offer free tax service to those with incomes of $50,000 or less
1/28/2013
Kathy J. Susman, campus counselor, appointed to state psychology board
1/24/2013
Renowned artist and activist Robert Shetterly will conduct classes at Transylvania Jan. 28-Feb. 1, give public lecture Jan. 30
1/18/2013
Transylvania hosting volunteer projects on campus for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 21
1/15/2013
Transylvania University will present Broadway musical "Pippin" May 16-19 in Haggin Auditorium
1/6/2013
Kentucky Secretary of State to hold civic health roundtable at Transylvania Jan. 8 at 12:30 p.m.
1/2/2013
Morlan Gallery opens new year with haunting exhibition Jan. 16-Feb. 15, accompanied by musical and spoken word performance Jan. 23

December

12/18/2012
Junior invited to Washington, D.C. by the White House Office of Public Engagement
12/18/2012
Transylvania partners with the University of Kentucky for a new pre-engineering program for Transylvania students
12/17/2012
Charles L. Shearer, president emeritus of Transylvania University, receives honorary degree from University of Kentucky at December commencement; alumnus David Lollis also honored
12/17/2012
The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship works to improve diplomacy; center moving to Transylvania University
12/13/2012
Transylvania senior selected as USA Today correspondent
12/7/2012
Transylvania is using man’s best friend and special events to counteract stress of a student’s worst enemy—finals

November

11/30/2012
Transylvania University inducts 14 into Lampas Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa
11/27/2012
Modern drama set in the pop music scene opens Thursday, Nov. 29, at Transylvania
11/21/2012
Political science professor Jeff Freyman to present inaugural lecture in ‘Left of Center’ speaker series at Transylvania Nov. 29; free and open to the public
11/13/2012
Maurice Manning selected as judge for National Book Award poetry prize
11/6/2012
Transylvania University’s information technology department wins 2012 AIKCU Technology Award for best new campus application
11/6/2012
Morlan Gallery celebrates local printmakers; exhibition opens Nov. 5 and culminates in holiday party and print sale Dec. 5
11/2/2012
Soprano Christine Goerke performs Nov. 3, the first show of the inaugural Gail Robinson Series
11/1/2012
Transylvania named a ‘best value’ by Kiplinger’s

October

10/23/2012
Expert nutritionist Marion Nestle receives honorary degree from Transylvania University
10/23/2012
Laughter and fun will be in the air when “The Liar” opens Thursday, Oct. 25, at Transylvania University
10/15/2012
Transylvania University and BCTC host eighth annual Latino Multicultural College Fair Oct. 16
10/12/2012
Transylvania professors bring science out of the classroom and into the taproom for West Sixth Science Pub, and the public is invited
10/4/2012
Transylvania’s 2012 entering class is second largest in school history, sets records for diversity; retention rate is highest ever
10/3/2012
Expert nutritionist Marion Nestle to speak at Transylvania Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
10/2/2012
Transylvania alum and Fulbright Scholar receives award for public diplomacy from U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
10/1/2012
Transylvania University receives $5 million grant from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust to establish merit scholarship program

September

9/28/2012
Troy Heffron named Transylvania’s AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer
9/17/2012
Transylvania University to participate in international PARK(ing) Day Friday, September 21
9/14/2012
Transylvania University names director and assistant director of student involvement and leadership
9/13/2012
Internationally acclaimed Celtic Fiddler Liz Knowles comes to Transylvania, Thursday, Sept. 20
9/12/2012
Transylvania University moves up six places in U.S. News & World Report rankings, makes Great Schools at Great Prices list
9/12/2012
The Kentucky Women Writers Conference brings the Gypsy Poetry Slam to Transylvania on Friday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m.; free and open to the public
9/12/2012
Yale History Professor David Blight to present on the Civil War at Transylvania University on Monday, Sept. 17
9/10/2012
Transylvania University’s Studio 300: Digital Art and Music Festival features two days of cutting-edge works by international artists
9/7/2012
Ink in the Cage: The Stories Behind MMA Fighter Tattoos opens in Transylvania University’s Morlan Gallery Monday, Sept. 17

August

8/29/2012
National Book Award winner Nikky Finney to address Transylvania convocation on Sunday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m.; free and open to the public
8/28/2012
Ashley Gutshall and Tristan Fretwell named assistant directors of residence life
8/28/2012
Transylvania University first-year students focus on two books during August term
8/28/2012
Transylvania University names Ashley Hinton-Moncer director of health and wellness
8/24/2012
The Wholesome Chef will teach healthy cooking classes at Transylvania University
8/20/2012
Transylvania’s Don Combs: Gold Medalist at Giving Back
8/17/2012
Transylvania graduate earns Al Smith Fellowship for poetry
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