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Archive 2010-2011


August

8/4/2011
Transylvania ranked as one of nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review

July

7/28/2011
Fifteen professors from across the country to participate in Transylvania’s seminar on liberal education
7/15/2011
Transylvania University names the Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper interim associate dean of interreligious life
7/8/2011
Performances cap GSA final day at Transylvania

June

6/29/2011
Transylvania publications receive awards from the Public Relations Society of America's Thoroughbred Chapter
6/27/2011
Celebrate America’s independence with Transylvania University and the city of Lexington
6/24/2011
Present and former House Speakers honor Henry Clay with discussion on history, role of Speaker of the House
6/24/2011
Information, photos, and B-roll available for download; broadcast clips to be added following the program
6/21/2011
Twenty receive Transylvania's prestigious William T. Young Scholarship
6/20/2011
Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship holds fourth annual Student Congress at Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, June 18-25
6/13/2011
Transylvania to host tribute to Henry Clay with four Speakers of the House, June 24 at 7:30 p.m.
6/9/2011
Transylvania University named Gold Level Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association
6/9/2011
New Governor’s School for the Arts session opens June 19 at Transylvania University

May

5/28/2011
Transylvania graduates largest class in its 231-year history
5/26/2011
Transylvania University to graduate largest class in its 231-year history on Saturday; president and chief executive officer of Westinghouse Electric Company to give keynote address
5/26/2011
Three Transylvania students awarded prestigious Transylvania Scholarship
5/13/2011
Transylvania University earns national ranking in “Top 100 Social Media Schools” list; scores in top 3.3 percent of over 9 million Twitter accounts
5/5/2011
Transylvania University and the Carnegie Center sign partnership agreement

April

4/29/2011
R. Owen Williams inaugurated as Transylvania University’s 25th president
4/22/2011
Civil War film starring Academy Award winner to be screened at Transylvania Friday, April 29; director to give presentation; free and open to the public
4/20/2011
Transylvania announces lecture series named in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, an 1852 graduate of Transylvania’s law department
4/15/2011
Juried student exhibition opens April 27 in Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery; opening reception one of the events for inauguration of R. Owen Williams
4/11/2011
Inaugural symposium on the Civil War features nationally recognized historians and authors David W. Blight, Annette Gordon-Reed, John McCardell Jr. and Jed Shugerman
4/5/2011
Transylvania University presidential inauguration events scheduled for April 27-29; installation ceremony, which is free and open to the public, set for Friday, April 29, at 10 a.m.

March

3/31/2011
Transylvania University names Kirk Purdom vice president for advancement
3/23/2011
“An Evening of Song”: Transylvania’s Creative Intelligence Series brings University of Kentucky opera student Reginald Smith Jr. to campus Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
3/21/2011
Former Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Richard Taylor, will give reading at Transylvania Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m.
3/16/2011
Transylvania publication receives regional award
3/11/2011
Transylvania wins AIKCU’s annual “Battle of the Bumpers” contest for third year running and raises over $7,000 for scholarship fund
3/3/2011
Transylvania honors 63 first-year students for academic excellence
3/2/2011
Transylvania University invites high school sophomores and juniors to Spring Preview Day, March 26

February

2/16/2011
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls,” opens Thursday, Feb. 17 at Transylvania University
2/11/2011
Transylvania professors find art and stories in curbside furniture
2/2/2011
“Can We Talk? Problems in Race and Conversation” is topic of Transylvania’s Kenan Lecture, Tuesday, Feb. 15; free and open to the public

January

1/31/2011
Transylvania accounting students offer free tax service to those with incomes under $40,000
1/26/2011
Transylvania’s student newspaper shines in yearly Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association contest
1/24/2011
“An Evening at the Cabaret: As Seen on TV” at Transylvania Jan. 28 and 29.
1/18/2011
Morlan Gallery exhibit “Dropping Stitches” examines the recent knitting resurgence in popular culture
1/12/2011
Transylvania hosting volunteer projects on campus for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service; program honoring King planned for Jan. 19

December

12/22/2010
Transylvania publications receive awards at CASE-KY conference
12/22/2010
Anonymous donor pledges matching gift of up to $1 million
12/8/2010
Transylvania President Emeritus Charles L. Shearer receives Henry Clay Medallion
12/3/2010
Transylvania receives grant from Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to fund educational programs for improving stormwater quality
12/3/2010
Entrepreneur Hall of Fame recognizes three with Transylvania ties

November

11/19/2010
Successful Empty Bowls Project returns to Transylvania's Morlan Gallery Dec. 6-8
11/16/2010
On heels of Quidditch World Cup in New York, Transylvania team to play two exhibition matches for the public
11/11/2010
Transylvania Special Collections champion Charles Ambrose honored at National Philanthropy Day
11/9/2010
"Noel: Four Centuries of Christmas": Women’s quartet Anonymous 4 to perform at Transylvania Dec. 8; performance part of the Smith Concert Series
11/8/2010
Transylvania’s William F. Pollard receives national award from Council of Independent Colleges

October

10/28/2010
Transylvania University Theater presents classic Greek tragedy as a rock opera with original score.
10/25/2010
Transylvania to host Lexington mayoral candidate forum Tuesday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m.
10/21/2010
"Memories of the Past": Morlan exhibit of world-class contemporary Chinese ink brush paintings runs October 29 through November 30
10/20/2010
Transylvania University invites high school students to two Fall Preview Days: Friday, October 22 and Saturday, November 13
10/18/2010
Transylvania dedicates renovated laboratories in Brown Science Center
10/17/2010
“Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers” is topic for fall Kenan lecture to be given by Kwame Anthony Appiah
10/8/2010
Transylvania enrollment at 1,110; most academically-talented entering class in Transy’s history

September

9/23/2010
Leading world authority on the Gnostic Gospels will speak at Transylvania Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public
9/17/2010
Transylvania offering five concerts during WEG, four as part of Alltech Fortnight Festival
9/17/2010
A resounding success: Transylvania’s 225th Anniversary Campaign surpasses goal
9/13/2010
Transylvania's Morlan Gallery opens "The Illustrious Horse" exhibition in celebration of the World Equestrian Games
9/9/2010
Kentucky poet Maurice Manning to speak at convocation Sunday, Sept. 12; talk relates to First Engagements book selection, Wendell Berry's "A World Lost"

August

8/31/2010
65 Transylvania students return to campus a week early for community service and environmental projects
8/23/2010
President's Advisory Council is formed


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