March 2010

Transylvania’s Theatre Guild presents “Brighton Beach Memoirs” April 1-3 at 7:30 p.m.

Posted on March 31, 2010July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University’s student-run Theatre Guild will present Neil Simon’s classic coming-of-age play, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” April 1-3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lucille C. Little Theater. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the Little Theater box office prior to each show. The play, with its mix of comedy and drama, is set in the Brighton Beach area of New York, in 1937 and tells the story of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening and a search for identity as he deals with his family, including brother Stanley, parents Kate and Jack, his aunt Blanche and his cousins Nora and Laurie. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

Transylvania trustee issues challenge to alumni

Posted on March 29, 2010July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University consistently ranks in the top 15 colleges and universities nationwide for the percentage of alumni who give to their alma mater. An anonymous member of Transylvania’s Board of Trustees has challenged non-giving alumni to give, and alumni who already give to increase the amount of their gift, by promising to contribute $250,000 in matching funds. However, alumni have to contribute $250,000 in new and increased gifts by June 30, 2010, for the university to receive the $250,000 in matching funds. “We hope that all our alumni will take advantage of this opportunity to increase the value of their gift,” said Mark Blankenship ’81, acting vice president for alumni and development. The timing of the trustee’s challenge also creates an opportunity for alumni to demonstrate their appreciation for President Charles L. Shearer’s 31 years of service to Transylvania, including the last 27 as president. Shearer will retire at the end of June. “Dr. Shearer has worked tirelessly to help make a Transylvania education possible for all qualified students, regardless of family financial circumstances,” said Blankenship. “And, he has worked countless hours to strengthen the university in every way possible.” There are two components for the challenge. The donor will match the full amount of gifts made by alumni who have not contributed to the Transylvania Annual Fund since June 30, 2006, which would make a $50 gift a $100 gift. For alumni who have contributed since June 30,

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“Our Ailing Health Care System: How to Fix It and How to Protect Your Health”: John Abramson, professor at Harvard Medical School, to speak April 1 at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public

Posted on March 25, 2010July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—John Abramson will give a lecture titled “Our Ailing Health Care System: How to Fix It and How to Protect Your Health,” Thursday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater, located in the Mitchell Fine Arts center at Transylvania University. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception and book signing.Abramson has worked as a family doctor in Appalachia with the National Health Service Corps and for 20 years in Hamilton, Mass. He was a Robert Wood Johnson fellow and is currently on the clinical faculty at Harvard Medical School, where he teaches health policy. He served for seven years as chairman of the department of family practice at Lahey Clinic. He was twice voted best doctor in his area and three times selected as one among several of the best family physicians in Massachusetts. Abramson is the author of “Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine,” published by HarperCollins in September 2004, with the third edition published in 2008. He has been published in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times and has made more than 65 appearances on national television, including two appearances on NBC’s “Today Show.” His academic publications include an article in The Lancet questioning the scientific accuracy of the national guidelines for cholesterol lowering and an article in Journal of the American Board of Family Practice on conflicts of interest in biomedical research.

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Transylvania honors 41 first-year students for academic excellence

Posted on March 25, 2010July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Forty-one first-year students at Transylvania University were recently inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society that recognizes academic excellence. To be included, students must have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA and be in the top 20 percent of their class during their first year or term of college. The new inductees are: Alisha Reece Acuff, Courtney Ann Baughman, Laura Elizabeth Campbell, Cassie Lorene Caudill, Alex Walter Cheser, Alyson Michelle Cox, Sarah Elizabeth Czack, Elizabeth Rose Davis, Hannah Elizabeth Edwards, Laura Pryor Edwins, Joseph Rodolfo Enderle, Jordan Harris Evans, Charli Beth Fant, Anna Elizabeth Followell, Rachel MacKenzie Gilliam, Nicholas James Hall, Kaitlin Elizabeth Hizny, Eryn Abigail Hornberger, Katherine Bennett Hoskins, Ryan Michael Kaufman, Nika Larian, Allison Kelsey Meade, Laura Catherine Miller, Savannah Elizabeth Nicholson, Scarlett Alexandra Nicholson, John Hartman Proctor, Robert Clark Puckett, Jordan Nicole Rebsch, Jennifer LeeAnn Robbins, Daniel Matthew Rouse, Cierra Nichole Sharp, Emily Marie Shepp, Katelyn Elizabeth Shouse, Ryan Matthew Smith, Sarah Elizabeth Tipton, Hannah Marie Trinkle, Christiane Marie Velez, Denise Lowelle Ward, Jennifer Ashley Woods, Quinton F. Williams and Alexander Christian Yaden.

Transylvania professor Peter Fosl publishes philosophy book

Posted on March 22, 2010July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University philosophy professor Peter Fosl has recently published “Philosophy: the Classic Readings,” a volume he co-edited with David E. Cooper. The book is a comprehensive collection of the greatest works of philosophy from ancient to modern times and draws on both Eastern and Western philosophical traditions. The works are arranged chronologically within sections on ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion and political philosophy. Original readings from more than 100 of the world’s great philosophers including Lao Tzu, Confucius, Kierkegaard and Sartre are included. “In my academic scholarship, I’ve explored topics concerned with skepticism and the history of philosophy,” said Fosl. “But through my work as a teacher at a liberal arts college, I’ve also become convinced of the importance of trying to bring philosophy to a wider audience. It shouldn’t just be something for professionals. ‘Philosophy: The Classic Readings’ is a part of my work both to transmit the history of philosophy and to make philosophy available to a wider readership.” Fosl received his bachelor’s from Bucknell University in 1985 and his master’s and Ph.D. from Emory University in 1990 and 1992. He is a contributing editor to “The Philosophers’ Magazine,” co-author of “The Philosopher’s Toolkit” (2002), co-editor of two volumes of “The Dictionary of Literary Biography” and is an editorial board member of The Journal of Transcendent Philosophy. He is a recipient of the Bingham Award for Excellence in Teaching at Transylvania and received the Acorn Award

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