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Transylvania University named Gold Level Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association

Posted on May 1, 2013July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University has been named a Fit-Friendly Company at the Gold Level by the American Heart Association, which recognizes workplaces that champion the health of employees. To make the cut, Transylvania had to demonstrate participation in areas outlined by the American Heart Association to promote physical activity, nutritional well-being and an overall organizational culture of health consciousness. Transylvania demonstrated its commitment to being a healthy place to work through its Wellness Works initiative, which offers various programs to faculty and staff that target physical, financial, emotional, occupational, intellectual and social wellness. Ashley Hinton-Moncer, director of health and wellness and chair of the Wellness Works committee, said committee members have worked hard this year to continue to improve wellness on campus. “One of our newest initiatives this past year was games on the lawn.  Throughout the summer we provided a variety of lawn games to encourage employees to step outside during lunch and engage in some friendly competition.  We continue to improve our health and wellness efforts and are extremely excited about the future.” This past year Transylvania also implemented “Fit Friday” where every Friday faculty and staff are encouraged to be active for a minimum of 20 minutes.  Those who participate receive a free “Fit Friday” T-shirt they can wear with jeans and tennis shoes. They also get 15 extra minutes during lunch to work out. Transylvania also requires all vending machines to have healthy snacks selected from a

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Transylvania professor receives distinguished fellowship

Posted on April 18, 2013July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University philosophy professor Peter Fosl has been named the first recipient of the David Hume Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. From September 2013 until February 2014, he’ll pursue his own research at the university, present his findings, and engage with other international scholars in the university’s academic community. The fellowship was established as part of the university’s year-long celebration of the tercentenary of the birth of David Hume (April 22, 1711). Applications were accepted from Hume scholars around the world. “The appointment as David Hume Fellow with the IASH is a dream come true for me,” said Fosl.  “Students at Transylvania know that Hume is an intellectual hero of mine, and they endure sitting beneath a rather large portrait of him I’ve hung in our principal philosophy classroom—a copy of the portrait that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. It’s dizzying to think I’ll be working among some of the world’s best philosophers in the town where he lived and the university he attended.” Fosl studied at the University of Edinburgh once before, as a Fulbright student working on his dissertation in 1990-91. He received the more recent fellowship on the strength of his research titled “The Promise of Philosophy: Skepticism and Naturalism in Hume.” “It’s a perfect circle to my intellectual career,” Fosl added. “A number of Transylvania students have recently enrolled

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Transylvania announces Margo Buchanan as director of “Pippin”

Posted on April 5, 2013July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Actress, director and playwright Margo Buchanan has been selected to direct Transylvania University’s production of the Broadway musical “Pippin.” Sully White, Transylvania’s theater program director, will produce the show, which will be presented by the university’s theater and music programs May 16-19. “I have a deep affection for ‘Pippin,’” Buchanan said. “I had the vinyl record when I was a kid and I wore the grooves out. But, it has been an eye-opener getting to know this musical again as an adult.” Buchanan has taught professionals, college students and children in Chicago and Kentucky. In Chicago, she learned sign language, taught acting at The Center on Deafness and won grants to teach acting to deaf children in the city schools. These experiences led to her 1994 appearance in the feature film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where she interpreted for and acted with Lord Richard Attenborough. White said she was taught by Buchanan as part of the Lexington Shakespeare Institute’s summer program and knew that Buchanan would be a great fit to direct “Pippin.” “I have seen several things Margo has directed, and I trust her implicitly. She will be good with our students,” White said. Although Buchanan has directed non-traditional musicals and light operas, she says this musical is a whole new experience. “As I delve into ‘Pippin’ it seems less and less traditional,” Buchanan said. “It’s format and structure is that of a Broadway musical, but the story

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Transylvania gearing up for cycling in Lexington with expanded bike loan program, larger repair shop

Posted on March 29, 2013July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Transy Bikes Shop Manager Stevie Morrison ’15. LEXINGTON, KY.—Transylvania is gearing up to meet a growing enthusiasm for cycling in this bike-friendly city. With a focus on sustainability, the university is expanding its bike loan program, has opened a larger repair shop, and plans to sponsor more cycling events and add storage shelters. “Biking is healthy for us,” Transy Bikes Shop Manager Stevie Morrison said. “It’s also better for the environment. I almost never use my car anymore.” The cycling program’s aggressive expansion is a part of a cultural shift that needs to take place as the campus itself grows and space for parking becomes increasingly limited, Sustainability Director Angela Dossett said. Other resources include group rides with We Bike TU and a bike shelter behind Forrer Hall. Additionally, a fix-it-yourself outdoor station may be in the pipeline, and the campus will eventually connect to the Legacy Trail, a 12-mile bicycling and walking path. To learn more about cycling in Lexington, students, faculty and staff are welcome to stop by the Forrer Hall shop, where they also can receive free help with repairs. They should be prepared to get a little grease on their hands. “I won’t fix it for them, but we’ll work together to get it fixed,” Morrison said. Junior Jim Price uses the shop a lot for repairs. “You learn how to do it yourself,” he said. “You don’t have to go and pay someone else to

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Roszell Mack III elected to Transylvania Board of Trustees

Posted on March 24, 2013July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Roszell Mack III has been elected to the Transylvania University Board of Trustees. He is president and managing member of Mack & Co., an independent global advisory firm headquartered in New York City and focused on strategic, financial, and alternative investment solutions for the family office marketplace. A native of Lexington, Mack is a graduate of Bryan Station High School. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He was previously a founding partner of Ascent Venture Group, LLC, and an investment banker for more than 10 years with Goldman Sachs & Co., Peter J. Solomon Company and Salomon Smith Barney.