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Kathy J. Susman, campus counselor, appointed to state psychology board

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Kathy J. Susman, campus counselor at Transylvania University, has been appointed by Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear to serve a four-year term on the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology. The board, which is composed of eight psychologists and one citizen at large, examines and licenses candidates for entry into the profession of psychology. It also conducts formal hearings and prosecutes any violations of Kentucky’s laws and regulations concerning the practice of psychology. Susman is a certified psychologist with autonomous functioning who has been at Transylvania since 2010. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Marshall University and a master’s in public administration from the University of Kentucky. She has provided behavioral health services and administration of public mental health programs for over 20 years.

Renowned artist and activist Robert Shetterly will conduct classes at Transylvania Jan. 28-Feb. 1, give public lecture Jan. 30

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Renowned artist and activist Robert Shetterly, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow with the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), will conduct classes and deliver a public lecture during an intensive week-long visit to Transylvania University, January 28-February 1. Shetterly’s lecture, “Truth, Courage, and the Spirit of Democracy,” is on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Coleman Recital Hall in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. It is free and open to the public. Shetterly taught himself drawing, printmaking and painting after attending Harvard University. For 12 years he illustrated the editorial page drawings for the Maine Times, the National Audubon Society’s children’s newspaper Audubon Adventures and more than 30 books. Now, his paintings and prints are in collections all over the U.S. and Europe. His painting tended toward the narrative and the surreal until 2002 when he began painting the series of portraits, numbering now over 120, called “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” The show has been exhibited in venues across more than 20 states, including university museums, grade school libraries, sandwich shops and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. A book of portraits by the same name was published in 2005 and in 2006 won the top award of the International Reading Association for Intermediate Non-fiction. The portraits have given Shetterly an opportunity to speak with children and adults all over this country about sustainability, U.S. history, the necessity of dissent in a democracy

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Transylvania hosting volunteer projects on campus for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Monday, Jan. 21

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—In 1994, the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday was designated by Congress as a national day of service, charging Americans to make the third Monday in January a “day on, not a day off.” On Monday, Jan. 21, Transylvania University students, faculty and staff will celebrate the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service by joining members of the Lexington community to perform service projects. Several service opportunities will be available at Transylvania and include donating blood, writing letters of thanks to troops for serving overseas, making valentines for several Lexington organizations and knitting scarves for Special Olympics. The projects listed are open to the public. Projects at Transylvania Donate blood (with Kentucky Blood Center) William T. Young Campus Center Corner of Fourth Street and Broadway 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 276-2534 to sign up. Write letters of thanks to the troops William T. Young Campus Center 1-3 p.m. Make valentines for the Adult Day Center, UK Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House William T. Young Campus Center 1-3 p.m. Knit scarves for Special Olympics CARE House 439 W. Fourth Street 1-3 p.m. Bring your own supplies Because space is limited, volunteers are asked to register at http://uwbg.galaxydigital.com/volunteer/agency/display/mlk-day-of-service/?agency_id=3747 prior to volunteering. For more information, contact Karen Anderson at (859) 233-8182, or kanderson@transy.edu.

Transylvania University will present Broadway musical "Pippin" May 16-19 in Haggin Auditorium

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University will present “Pippin” May 16-19 in Haggin Auditorium. Transylvania’s theater and music programs will join forces to produce the popular musical, which first opened on Broadway in 1972. “This is a funny, inventive, coming-of-age fairy tale—a story we hope everyone will love,” said theater professor Sully White, who will produce the show. She explained that “Pippin” was chosen for its virtues as a good ensemble piece, one that will allow many students to shine in their roles. “While certainly the titular character is a lead role, the ensemble roles have as much stage time and get the fun task of helping to create the world of the play,” she said. “We also wanted something that would challenge and excite both the actor and the singer, and we think we’ve found that in the solid book scenes that make up the story and in the energetic score.” The musical uses the premise of a mysterious acting troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on an ambitious quest for an extraordinary and meaningful life. The context of the show is purposefully anachronistic and unconventional, though the musical score reflects a contemporary 1970s pop style. During the musical, Pippin’s adventures include a mock battle to show him the life of a warrior, a series of meaningless sexual encounters that teach him how relationships without love are hollow, a fight against tyranny and

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Beyond Gun Control After Newtown

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The following originally appeared in The Huffington Post. In the aftermath of the Newtown massacre, a heated debate has developed about gun control. The shock and suffering in the fallout from the tragedy have prompted urgent calls for a corrective to prevent such pain from rupturing another community. More restrictive gun laws are an obvious starting point. Such reform represents a tangible response to a pervasive sense of helplessness. Wayne LaPierre, president of the NRA, offered a simplistic rebuttal to the outcry for gun control laws stating that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun;” hence, his proposal to put armed guards in all schools. Others who oppose gun control even suggest arming teachers so they can, presumably, engage armed assailants and win gun battles should they break out in their schools. Of course, we all would have wanted Dawn Hochsprung, principal of Sandy Hook, to win such an imaginary battle so that victory and power would be aligned with the good, defeat and weakness with the bad. Innocence preserved, evil put in its place. In such an imaginary scene, teachers would have mastered firearms in addition to math, literature and science. They would change their roles to become like first responders, whom we have come to revere as paragons of strength and courage. In this imaginary narrative, the problem with LaPierre’s remarks is evident in the expectation that teachers

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