Month: February 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University senior Marcie Smith will be a featured keynote speaker at Power Shift ’09 in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27- March 2. Smith and 47 other Transy students join 10,000 student leaders from around the world to lobby for the President and Congress to pass a bold climate and energy policy that prioritizes renewable energy, green job creation and an aggressive cap on carbon emissions.   “The youth of America turned out in record numbers to elect a new President and Congress,” Smith said. “We’re here now to take our rightful seat at the political table. We are at a critical point in our nation’s history. We have the chance to work with our new leadership to build a new green economy and address our climate crisis with the passage of bold climate and energy policies.” Smith is being featured as a keynote speaker because of her expertise on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) and her work with the Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition. Last December Marcie attended the UN Climate Negotiations in Poznań, Poland. In Poland, Marcie served as a policy expert and worked closely with the Congolese government delegation on deforestation and indigenous rights issues. Smith will also be speaking about these issues in great detail not only during her keynote, but during a workshop titled, “The Relationship between the Global South and the Global North in Climate Negotiations.” As a sophomore, Smith, who is studying

Read “Nearly 50 Transylvania University students head to DC for youth energy summit; senior Marcie Smith is a featured keynote speaker”

Transylvania publications staff. From left to right: Barbara Grinnell, William Bowden, Lori-Lyn Hurley, Martha Baker. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Two Transylvania University publications took top honors at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District III awards competition. The awards were presented during the organization’s Step It Up annual conference in Atlanta earlier this month. Transylvania’s admissions viewbook won the Grand Award in the printed publications, student recruitment category and Transylvania Treasures, a publication that highlights items in the University’s Special Collections and Moosnick Medical and Science Museum, took the top prize for printed institutional publications. The publications are the work of Martha Baker, publications director; William Bowden, writer/editor; Barbara Grinnell, graphic designer; and Lori-Lyn Hurley, editorial assistant. Transylvania Treasures is designed by Carin Lovell of By Design, Lexington. The CASE awards recognize superior accomplishments that have lasting impact, demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, and deliver exceptional results. “Winning two Grand Awards in this competition is a great honor for Transylvania,” said Sarah Emmons, director of public relations. “Transylvania’s four-member publications staff works extremely hard and produces exceptional work. It’s wonderful that their work in the two categories they entered has been recognized as the best in the district.” CASE is the professional organization for advancement professionals who work in alumni relations, communications and development. The district encompasses the southeastern United States and includes colleges, universities, private schools and parochial schools from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North

Read “Transylvania publications receive two Grand Awards at CASE competition”