Archives

Twenty receive Transylvania’s prestigious William T. Young Scholarship

Posted on August 8, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Twenty students have been awarded Transylvania University’s William T. Young Scholarship. Student applicants participate in a highly competitive process based on grades and test scores, extracurricular activities, a written essay and a personal interview. Each scholarship covers tuition and the general fee—a value in excess of $90,000 over a four-year period. The program is named in honor of the late William T. Young, former chairman of Transylvania’s board of trustees and a Lexington civic leader and businessman. Melinda Ann Borie, Louisville, Ky., Ballard High School Katie Mae Brewer, London, Ky., South Laurel High School Erin Lynn Brock, West Chester, Ohio, Lakota West High School Holly Michelle Brown, Brodhead, Ky., Rockcastle County High School Kellie Renee Davis, Mt. Washington, Ky., Assumption High School Joshua Robert Edge, Owensboro, Ky., Daviess County High School Charli Beth Fant, Glasgow, Ky., Glasgow High School Kaitlyn Bryn Foree, Pleasureville, Ky., Henry County High School Joseph Belfield Glass, Paris, Ky., Bourbon County High School Isaiah Hampton Harney, Morehead, Ky., Rowan County Senior High School Margaret Ann Heaberlin, Paintsville, Ky., Paintsville High School Elizabeth Trulia Heines, Shepherdsville, Ky., North Bullitt High School Lindsey Madison Jagoe, Owensboro, Ky., Daviess County High School Amelia Anne Reesor, Louisville, Ky., Assumption High School Lindsey Taylor Robke, Independence, Ky., Simon Kenton High School Viktoria Safarian, Lexington, Ky., Tates Creek High School David Thomas Saxon, Madisonville, Ky., Hopkins County Central High School Sara Elizabeth Waddell, Lakewood, Ohio, Lakewood High School Jeremy Lynn Yoder,

Read “Twenty receive Transylvania’s prestigious William T. Young Scholarship”

Recent graduate Mallory Powell awarded Fulbright to teach in Vietnam

Posted on August 4, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Mallory Powell, who graduated with a double major in Spanish and international affairs in May, was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to study in Vietnam for the 2008/09 academic year. Powell is one of 10 English teaching assistants selected for the inaugural Fulbright program in Vietnam. She will be in Vietnam for 11 months, where she’ll teach English to college students and students in a teacher training program, and study Vietnamese. Powell’s interest in Vietnam was sparked in a class taught by political science professor Jeff Freyman, and study abroad experiences helped her gain the confidence to apply for the Fulbright. “My two trips abroad were integral in inspiring me to travel more,” she said. “I went to Spain for May term my first year and for a term last year. That empowered me to take a step to go even farther away.” A volunteer with Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Powell’s plans for the future include working with immigrants or refugees, focusing on the human side of international affairs, rather than the political.

Fifteen professors from across the country will participate in Transylvania’s seminar on liberal education

Posted on July 24, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University, an early leader in liberal arts education, will host a faculty seminar titled Twenty-first Century Liberal Education: A Contested Concept, July 24-27. The 15 seminar participants were selected from a pool of over 40 applicants from prominent liberal arts colleges throughout the country. They reflect the diversity within the professorate at liberal arts colleges and include faculty members from Hanover, Wheaton, Davidson, Earlham, Wofford, Oglethorpe, and the University of Richmond. Seminar sessions include “The Historic Background to the Contemporary Debates,” “The Classical Tradition in the 20th Century: Robert Maynard Hutchins,” “The Rival Tradition: John Dewey,” “The Classical Tradition Redux: Allan Bloom” and “The Purposes of Liberal Education: Varieties of Individual Development.” Participants are asked to consider the application of liberal education principles to enhance their own effectiveness as college and university teachers – in the classroom, in the preparation of course offerings and in the construction of curricula at their academic institutions. Richard H. Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges, will give the opening address, “Evolving and Durable Dimensions of the Liberal Arts: Both Good and Bad News.” The plenary speaker is Stephen Salkever, the Mary Katherine Woodworth Professor of Political Science at Bryn Mawr College. His address is entitled, “Keeping Our Difficult Balance: Hopes, Fears, and Puzzles About the Future of Liberal Education.” Through this seminar, Transylvania University and its Bingham Program for Excellence in Teaching, seeks to contribute to a national conversation on

Read “Fifteen professors from across the country will participate in Transylvania’s seminar on liberal education”

Transylvania rising senior, Katharin Shaw, awarded Goldwater Scholarship; conducting summer research at Harvard

Posted on July 8, 2008July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Katharin Shaw, a graduate of Princess Anne High School’s International Baccalaureate Program has been named a Goldwater Scholar by the Board of Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The prestigious award honors Shaw with a $7,500 scholarship for her senior year at Transylvania University. “I’m really excited about receiving the award,” said Shaw. “I am thankful for the invaluable support provided by my family, friends and the faculty here at Transylvania.” Transylvania chemistry professor Eva Csuhai encouraged Shaw to apply for the scholarship. “Katharin constantly asks insightful questions about topics being covered, she is an essential player in all class discussions and she has a good vision of the intellectual potential of almost any issue we have discussed,” said Csuhai.  “Katharin is a very easy learner who is able to apply concepts she just learned very quickly and efficiently. She will pay attention to every detail and give justice to all aspects of a subject. She is entirely self-motivated, sets very high standards for herself, and is generally able to live up to them.” To fulfill the essay part of the application, Shaw modified her term paper for Csuhai’s class in which she proposed a means of using RNA interference to treat the disease Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7 (SCA7). “Her biochemistry research paper showed not only a full understanding of the class material, but also a pressing need on her part to explore new

Read “Transylvania rising senior, Katharin Shaw, awarded Goldwater Scholarship; conducting summer research at Harvard”