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Archive 2008-2009


August

8/13/2009
Transylvania student spends summer researching autism at Stanford University
8/6/2009
Transylvania’s Thomson Hall is first residence hall in Kentucky to receive ENERGY STAR certification for energy efficiency: Part of the university’s ‘Crimson Goes Green’ initiative
8/5/2009
Moorman and McEuen recognized with Bingham Awards for Excellence in Teaching

July

7/28/2009
Transylvania ranked as one of nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review
7/23/2009
Seventeen professors from across the country will participate in Transylvania’s fourth annual seminar on liberal education
7/21/2009
Transylvania announces molecular biologist and geneticist Sean B. Carroll as fall Kenan Lecture speaker
7/16/2009
Transylvania’s last orientation and registration for the class of 2013 is Saturday, July 18
7/15/2009
Transy’s student newspaper names new editor, staff
7/14/2009
Chandler became "Happy" at Transylvania
7/9/2009
Transylvania student volunteers time to children in Lexington and Belize
7/6/2009
GSA session enters its final week at Transylvania

June

6/30/2009
"Transylvania Treasures" wins international Gold Award
6/22/2009
Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship holds second annual Student Congress at Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, June 20-27
6/16/2009
New Maestro Scott Terrell takes the baton to conduct the Lexington Philharmonic at Lexington's patriotic concert on the steps of historic Old Morrison
6/8/2009
2009 Governor’s School for the Arts session opens June 21 at Transylvania
6/3/2009
Transylvania graduate named Outstanding Young Lawyer for the Kentucky Bar Association

May

5/23/2009
Transylvania awards 260 degrees to largest class in its history
5/20/2009
Nationally recognized journalist John S. Carroll to deliver Transylvania University commencement address on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m.
5/15/2009
Transylvania publications honored again
5/14/2009
John N. Williams Jr., Lucy S. Williams, William R. Stamler, Carol Ann Goff Tanner and Mamata G. Majmundar receive top honors at Transylvania’s alumni weekend awards ceremony
5/14/2009
Transylvania honors ten graduates for distinguished service, achievement during Alumni Weekend
5/11/2009
Transylvania vice president for alumni and development named president of Culver-Stockton College
5/1/2009
Six current and former Transylvania students have won prestigious Fulbright awards

April

4/29/2009
Transylvania continues to monitor the situation regarding the H1N1 flu virus
4/27/2009
Transylvania Boys A Cappella to give free concert May 3 at 7:30 p.m.
4/24/2009
John Owings, internationally acclaimed pianist, to give solo recital at Transy
4/20/2009
Delta Delta Delta hosts Women of the Bluegrass: Women in Environmental Jobs event for Transy community
4/17/2009
Juried student exhibition opens April 29 in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery
4/17/2009
Lost and Found: Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery closes season with senior exhibition, May 12-19
4/16/2009
Transylvania professor collaborates to bring Spanish writers to Kentucky Foreign Language Conference April 16-18
4/15/2009
Lecturer sees hope in research aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease
4/14/2009
Transy professor to perform with Lexington Philharmonic in season finale Friday, April 17
4/3/2009
Transylvania wins AIKCU’s annual “Battle of the Bumpers” contest

March

3/30/2009
Transylvania Anthropology Club brings awareness to campus community with Fair Trade Week
3/26/2009
Professor Gregory Partain offers a piano and a cappella choir concert Sunday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public.
3/18/2009
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich to give Transylvania’s 2009 Rick O’Neil Philosophy Lecture
3/18/2009
Experts on Alzheimer’s to speak at Transylvania March 24 and April 7; free and open to the public
3/13/2009
Transy student presents surrogacy research at annual bioethics conference at Harvard
3/11/2009
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3/11/2009
Transylvania students partner with neighborhood to create Morlan Gallery exhibit "North Limestone Gathers," opening March 16
3/5/2009
Distler named MVP, Todd Coach of the Year in HCAC
3/4/2009
Tobacco industry critic makes case for federal regulation of tobacco products
3/4/2009
Verax named top player, Lane best coach in HCAC
3/2/2009
Transylvania men's and women's basketball teams win Heartland Conference tournaments, move on to NCAA Division III Championships

February

2/27/2009
Nearly 50 Transylvania University students head to DC for youth energy summit; senior Marcie Smith is a featured keynote speaker
2/27/2009
Tobacco industry ‘Insider’ Jeffrey Wigand to speak at Transylvania, Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
2/26/2009
Transylvania publications receive two Grand Awards at CASE competition
2/25/2009
Transy basketball teams make history
2/18/2009
"Mi Did Deh Deh," an exhibit examining Jamaican identity, part of Friday’s Lexington Gallery Hop
2/17/2009
Noted presidential historian delivers Kenan Lecture on Abraham Lincoln
2/13/2009
Transylvania University Theater presents 17th century French comedy "Tartuffe," Feb. 19-28; audience invited to Q & A session following opening night performance
2/12/2009
Transylvania University celebrates Darwin's 200th birthday
2/9/2009
Transylvania closely linked to Lincoln
2/5/2009
Noted presidential historian to deliver Transy’s Kenan Lecture, “Our Lincoln,” Monday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public

January

1/29/2009
Transylvania's admissions and scholarship deadline extended to February 9
1/29/2009
Transylvania receives $2.9 million gift from 1937 graduate; second largest estate gift in school’s history
1/26/2009
“An Evening at the Cabaret: When I Was a Kid” opens at Transylvania Saturday, Jan. 30, for a two-night run
1/23/2009
Transylvania University names Marc Mathews vice president for finance and business
1/21/2009
Writer, activist and prominent cultural critic Todd Gitlin will give a public lecture at Transylvania Thursday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m.
1/16/2009
Transylvania joins nation in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as Day of Service; special public program on January 22
1/13/2009
Morlan Gallery’s Mi Did Deh Deh, an exhibit examining Jamaican identity, runs through February 27; gallery talk is Wednesday, Jan. 21
1/13/2009
Prominent Biblical scholar and best-selling author John Dominic Crossan to speak at Transylvania Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
1/2/2009
Transylvania University invites high school juniors and seniors to Winter Visit Day

December

12/19/2008
Transylvania University publications receive awards in three categories of annual CASE competition
12/19/2008
Transylvania alums receive Fulbright honors
12/19/2008
Transy student plays unique role at U.N. climate talks in Poland; youth delegation challenges leaders
12/3/2008
Transylvania’s Empty Bowls Project overwhelming success; bowls sold out in four hours, more than $6,600 raised for charity
12/3/2008
Transylvania senior represents U.S. at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Poland

November

11/26/2008
Transylvania University among schools recognized as leaders of educational excellence in the 2008-09 edition of “Colleges of Distinction”
11/19/2008
Tickets still available for Transylvania’s “A Medieval Feast” Madrigal dinners, December 4, 5, and 6
11/18/2008
Transylvania holiday events raise money for community
11/14/2008
Transylvania music professor Larry Barnes receives composer award
11/7/2008
Rep. Kathy Stein to speak at Transylvania on Veterans Day; 113th Army Band Quintet to perform
11/5/2008
Chanticleer to conduct master class with Transylvania’s male a cappella group; free and open to the public

October

10/30/2008
Transy junior opens solo exhibition; runs through November 6
10/24/2008
Grammy Award-winning group Chanticleer to perform at Transylvania on Friday, Nov. 14; limited tickets available to the public.
10/15/2008
Transylvania University Theater opens season Oct. 30 with Miller’s masterpiece “The Crucible”
10/13/2008
Kentucky author and activist Wendell Berry to give poetry reading at Transylvania on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.
10/13/2008
“Death’s Showcase” runs through Nov. 21 at Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery; coffins featured
10/9/2008
Asia expert Orville Schell to deliver Transylvania’s Kenan Lecture, Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
10/8/2008
Leading social critic and noted author Michael Bérubé will speak at Transylvania Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m.
10/3/2008
Transylvania dedicated Thomson Residence Hall

September

9/27/2008
"Forces of Habit: Why we make war on some drugs but not others"
9/26/2008
Tami Tango Trio brings traditional Buenos Aires music to Transylvania, September 26
9/12/2008
Transylvania's fall convocation speaker, David Walton, presents "A Purpose Driven Life"
9/12/2008
Pieces from Transylvania’s extensive collection featured in first Morlan Gallery exhibit of 2008-09 season; runs through October 10

August

8/25/2008
Lauren Strohmeier '08, to pursue a master's in global politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
8/25/2008
May 2008 graduate accepted into mathematics Ph.D. program at the University of Iowa
8/19/2008
Recent graduate Austin Price to study international development at the University of Pittsburgh


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