November 2008

Transylvania University among schools recognized as leaders of educational excellence in the 2008-09 edition of “Colleges of Distinction”

Posted on November 26, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University has been selected to appear in the admissions guidebook “Colleges of Distinction.” Wesley L. Creel, president and founder of Colleges of Distinction, says that the schools chosen for this honor are some of the very best in the country. “What they all share is that they are great places to get an education,” he said. Approximately 40 colleges in each of the six geographical regions in the U.S. were selected as meeting four key criteria that make a college truly exceptional: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes. Selections were determined by a review board of academicians, guidance counselors and parents. “We are pleased with the complimentary review of Transylvania,” said President Charles L. Shearer. “We take great pride in engaging our students, in having excellent professors and in the successful outcomes of our alumni.” “Colleges of Distinction” praised Transylvania for its internship program and cited recent examples of students who had internships with a member of the Scottish Parliament, at the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention in Atlanta, at McGraw-Hill in New York City and locally at Lexmark International, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers and numerous law firms and medical centers. The book says that “Transylvania graduates are known for their ability to think critically and to use inquiry to explore themselves and the world around them,” and mentions the university’s extensive study abroad and May term programs. Shedding light on Transylvania’s great teaching, the book says

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Celebrate the 2008 holiday season with a madrigal dinner at Transylvania

Posted on November 19, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Begin your holiday season by going back in time to Merry Olde England to A Medieval Feast presented by the Transylvania University Madrigal Singers and the Medieval Instrumental Ensemble. Madrigal dinners will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 4, Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6 in the William T. Young Campus Center. Tickets to this popular holiday event are $20 on Thursday and $25 on Friday and Saturday. Upon entering a castle hall, guests will be seated at tables filled with bread, fruit and salads. As guests enjoy the festive surroundings and dine in royal fashion, the wassail will arrive, the court will enter and the pageantry will unfold. Guests will also partake in a wassail toast with members of the royal court. The evening’s feast will be fit for royalty and feature salads, carved roast beef, roasted vegetables, breads, desserts, coffee and teas. The performance is directed by Transylvania’s Gary Anderson, professor of music and director of choral ensembles. For more information, call the fine arts office at (859) 233-8141.

Transylvania holiday events raise money for community

Posted on November 18, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The art program at Transylvania University invites the community to help feed the hungry by doing some early Christmas shopping for beautiful handmade ceramic bowls at the Morlan Gallery Dec. 3–5, noon-5 p.m. Transylvania and Morehead State University ceramic students and their professors Dan Selter (Transylvania) and Kira Munson Campbell and Steven Tirone (Morehead) have thrown and donated several hundred beautiful ceramic soup bowls available in the Morlan Gallery for $10 each. Started 16 years ago, the Empty Bowls Project is an opportunity for local artists to donate handmade ceramic bowls that are made available for purchase, with the proceeds benefiting community agencies that feed the hungry. Over the last eight years, the Morlan Gallery bowl sales have raised nearly $24,000 for local agencies such as Moveable Feast, the YMCA Spousal Abuse Center and the Hope Center. “Local artists can still donate bowls for sale as part of the Empty Bowls Project,” said Morlan Gallery director Andrea Fisher. “Functional or nonfunctional artists’ bowls of any media: wood, glass, fiber or paper mâché would be wonderful additions to this worthy event.” Included with every bowl purchase is a ticket to a vegetarian bean soup supper in the Rafskeller in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Soup supper tickets are available for $5 each without a bowl purchase. All proceeds from the bowl sale and the soup supper will go to Community Action, a Lexington

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Transylvania music professor Larry Barnes receives composer award

Posted on November 14, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University music professor Larry Barnes has received a composer award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), for his work in 2007 and 2008. Awards are granted based on creative and professional activity, including performances and recordings of original music. During this period, Barnes’s composition, “Toccata – Act of War,” was released by Capstone Records, on a disc featuring a variety of new work by 11 composers performed by pianist Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi. Fellow Transylvania professor and pianist Gregory Partain also released the piece on his disc, “Gregory Partain, Vol 2.” In summer 2008, the film “Euphoria” was re-released with an entirely new original score by Barnes. The film recently played at the Chesapeake Film Festival. Barnes is a recipient of Transylvania’s Bingham Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Howard Hanson Prize, two Kentucky Arts Council Performing Artist awards and numerous ASCAP awards. Barnes is a member of the Music Teachers’ National Association, the Kentucky Music Teachers’ Association, the Society of Composers, Inc. and the Southern Composers’ League. His music has been released on MMC and Nine Winds recordings and published by Southern Music Corporation. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

Rep. Kathy Stein to speak at Transylvania on Veterans Day; 113th Army Band Quintet to perform

Posted on November 7, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The 113th U.S. Army Band Quintet will perform and Representative Kathy Stein (D-Lexington), will give the keynote address at Transylvania University’s Veterans Day ceremony, Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m., in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. The brass quintet is part of the 39-piece 113th U.S. Army Band, the second oldest Army band in the United States. It supports the U.S. Army Armor Center, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armor Training Brigade and the U.S. Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox. World War II veteran and Lexington resident George Hendricks will deliver a special reflection on his service. Hendricks, father of Lexington Fire Chief Bob Hendricks, was a staff sergeant in World War II and participated in numerous campaigns in Northern Africa and Italy. Hendricks, 92, was also the first Eagle Scout in Greenup County, Kentucky, and has been involved in Scouting for more than 75 years. “This event will serve as an important way of honoring the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces,” said junior Tyler Murphy, chair of the Student Government Association’s committee organizing the event. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.