December 2011

Transylvania University choir embarks on winter tour Jan. 3

Posted on December 16, 2011July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Transylvania University Choir embarks on its winter tour Tuesday, Jan. 3. The choir will perform in four cities in four days on their tour: Alpharetta, Ga.; Tampa, Fl.; Brandon, Fl.; and Fort Myers, Fl. At the conclusion of the tour, the choir will also give a performance at Transylvania. Selections for the performances include “How Can I Keep From Singing,” “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” “Bogoroditse Devo (Ave Maria)” and “Plenty Good Room (On the Glory Train).” Transylvania’s a cappella group, TBA, will also perform some selections from their repertoire. Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. Alpharetta Methodist Church Alpharetta, Georgia Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Alumni and prospective student reception Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Tampa, Florida Thursday, Jan. 5 Choral Workshop 1-3 p.m. Concert 7 p.m. Brandon High School Brandon, Florida Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. Fort Myers Christian Church Fort Myers, Florida Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Carrick Theater, Mitchell Fine Arts Center Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky (859) 233-8141Free and open to the public Under the direction of Gary Anderson, Transylvania professor of music and director of choral ensembles, the choir toured Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Ljubljana, Slovenia in May 2009 as part of Transylvania’s innovative May term. In 2006, the choir toured Vienna, Austria, Hungary and the Transylvania region of Romania. Continental tours are scheduled during the years the choir does not travel abroad. For more information, contact the fine

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Transylvania presents "The Dream Alive Program," featuring Joe Rogers, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.

Posted on December 16, 2011July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Transylvania University will present “The Dream Alive Program,” featuring Joe Rogers, Thursday, January 12, at 7 p.m. in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center’s Haggin Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public. “The Dream Alive Program” is an incredible live commentary by Rogers in dedication to the life, memory and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. This powerful program with an enlightening message for today is an effort to help increase the understanding of the enormous contributions that King imparted to the nation and a reminder that his wisdom and vision are timeless. Rogers is the former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, where he held the distinction of serving as America’s youngest Lieutenant Governor and only the fourth African American in U.S. history ever elected as a state’s number two executive. Now a national speaker, lecturer and attorney in Colorado who served on the seven-member National Commission on the Voting Rights Act, Rogers has been recognized for his work and commitment to strengthening America. He is a recipient of the Trumpet Award from Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting System, one of the nation’s highest honors bestowed in recognition of African American achievement. The award heralds the accomplishments of individuals who have made significant contributions and enhanced the quality of life for all Americans. Persons who have received the award include Muhammad Ali, former

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Transylvania website, presidential inauguration project and publications receive awards

Posted on December 13, 2011July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Transylvania University communications office received Grand Champion awards for its website design and implementation, website homepage and presidential inauguration project in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education-Kentucky’s annual awards ceremony December 9 in Lexington. Transylvania also received Award of Excellence recognition for its presidential inauguration invitation and presidential inauguration program and the Special Merit award for Transylvania magazine. Transylvania’s redesigned and reorganized website was launched in July with special attention to the needs of prospective students, alumni, students’ families, the news media and the general public. The site’s homepage features a clean, simple and image-centric design that emphasizes the university’s urban location, distinguished history and positive outcomes. The website was the work of Web Development Manager Mariana Shochat with content contributed by Web Writer/Editor Jesse Darland and other members of the communications team. The presidential inauguration project included more than 40 unique pieces, including the award-winning invitation and program. The material was a joint effort of the communications office: Associate Vice President Sarah Emmons, Publications Director Martha Baker, Writer/Editor Bill Bowden, Public Relations Associate Mollie Eblen, Graphic Designer Barbara Grinnell, Editorial Assistant Tyler Young, Shochat and Darland. “We are delighted that our communications staff has been recognized once again for its outstanding results,” said President R. Owen Williams. “Transylvania has a long history of producing award-winning work, and I’m proud to see that tradition continue.” The award winners were selected from more than 150 entries submitted

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Transylvania junior plans meal of local foods for Lexington elementary school

Posted on December 2, 2011July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Childhood obesity rates rose nearly 15 percent between 1980 and 2008 and a flurry of articles from The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today, among others, place at least part of the blame on nutritionally deficient school lunches. First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign and organic garden on the White House lawn have brought national attention to childhood obesity and the need for kids to have access to healthy food options. Transylvania University junior and exercise science major Eryn Hornberger sees a deeper issue. “A lot of the problem lies in kids not wanting the healthy food in the first place,” she said. “They don’t understand the importance of its healthy qualities, better taste and the strong impact it has on their community and local economy.” As an intern in the Fayette County Public School’s (FCPS) Child Nutrition department this semester, Hornberger has seen the commodity and processed foods that are ordered by school systems and the lack of local foods on school menus. The ordering process for those items is simpler, she said, and the “processed foods and produce vendors the schools use guarantee a specific serving size, which most farmers can’t do, or won’t be able to determine until the food service has the data to see from experience. Too often this results in turning back to old ways, as they are already working with very little funding. The food service providers

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