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Welcome from the President

R. Owen WilliamsIf this is your first visit to our website, we invite you to explore the university and learn about Transylvania's 230-year heritage of academic excellence within the liberal arts tradition. Transylvania is a warm and welcoming community of bright, motivated students and a highly qualified faculty dedicated to undergraduate teaching.

Transylvania is also a very active campus that welcomes visitors to our many events, including recitals and concerts, theater productions, guest writers and speakers, athletic events, and much more. We hope you will take advantage of these occasions to get to know us better.

We would be delighted to have you visit us in person. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your time on our website. It's good to have you here.

R. Owen Williams
President


President Williams came to Transylvania in 2010 following a 24-year career as a Wall Street investment banker and a 10-year period of scholarly preparation at Yale University, Harvard University, and New York University. He also brought to Transylvania an impressive resume of volunteer work for non-profit organizations that included extensive fund-raising and strategic planning initiatives.

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