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Transy on Broadway returns!

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“Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” A musical adventure of life, love and growing up Catholic LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University’s student-run musical theater group Transy on Broadway, which gave an inaugural performance of “Godspell” last spring, returns this April with “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” a musical about life, love and growing up Catholic. The show runs Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. Both performances are in the Lucille C. Little Theater. Tickets are $10. The comedic coming-of-age musical follows Eddie and Becky as they grow up together in Catholic schools and navigate issues such as confession, guilt, forgiveness, the opposite sex and answering “the call.” For more information, call the public relations office at (859) 233-8120. For tickets, call the box office at (859) 233-8601, from 1-4 p.m.

Transylvania to honor Stephenson’s 70 years of service during Alumni Weekend

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Harry Stephenson, who has been associated with Transylvania as a student, coach, administrator, and teacher for 70 years, will be honored with a reception and dinner on Thursday and Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry has proclaimed the day Harry S. Stephenson Day. Stephenson came to Transylvania as a student in the fall of 1936 and never really left. With the exception of three-and-a-half years for military service during World War II, two years playing professional baseball, a year of graduate school, and another year of high school teaching, Stephenson has enjoyed an uninterrupted association with Transylvania as a student, teacher, administrator, and coach that now spans a remarkable seven decades. Today, in his role as special assistant to the director of athletics, Stephenson is celebrating the 70th anniversary of his love affair with Transylvania. When Stephenson enrolled at Transylvania in 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president and the nation was struggling to climb out of the Great Depression. A basketball grant helped make Transy affordable for Stephenson, who became a star player, making the All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament team as a senior. Though Transylvania did not field a baseball team at the time, the game was Stephenson’s first love and a sport he pursued on the professional level, first during his college summers as a shortstop and second baseman in the Ohio State League at Findlay and with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in Springfield, Missouri. World War II put

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“The fountain of youth: Does it really exist?”
Third lecture in Alltech Series at Transylvania, April 25, 7 p.m.; free and open to the public

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—In the 1500s, Juan Ponce de Leon searched Florida for the fountain of youth, and some people still believe that Florida may hold the key to eternal youth. Can the “magic potions” that are being marketed today help retain youthfulness or will they simply drain wallets and age bodies further? Can you add years to your lifespan by severely restricting your caloric intake? Learn more about the latest anti-aging discoveries that biotechnology is turning into reality at “The fountain of youth: Does it really exist?” lecture to be given by Inge Russell, Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in Transylvania’s Haggin Auditorium in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. This lecture is the third in the Alltech Lecture Series at Transylvania and is free and open to the public. Russell is a research scientist focusing on the areas of fermentation and yeast biochemistry. She is co-founder and editor of the journal “Critical Reviews in Biotechnology” and editor of “The Journal of the Institute of Brewing.” Russell has been widely recognized for her volunteer work promoting science and technology, specifically for encouraging women to pursue studies in this field. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

Applications currently available for three summer academic camps at Transylvania; enrollment limited

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University is offering junior high and high school students three summer academic camps in the areas of computer languages and programs as well as robotics. Two are overnight camps and one is a day camp. Overnight – Introduction to Computer Programming (Academic and Computer Camp)–students entering grades 8-12 Participants will learn about computer fundamentals, computer languages and the basics of Web design. In addition, students will have the opportunity to attend lectures in other academic areas such as music, chemistry and philosophy. The camp, which runs June 10-15, is $300 per camper and is limited to 40 students. The application deadline is May 1. Overnight – Introduction to Java and Perl – students entering grades 10-12 As participants in this program, students will gain a deep, intensive introduction to the intricacies of either language. The camp, which runs June 17-22, is $350 per camper and is limited to 35 students. In order to be eligible for this camp, students must have attended a previous Transylvania computer camp, or taken some high school programming classes. The application deadline is May 1. Day Camp – Programming and Robotics – students entering grades 6-8 As participants in this program, students will gain an introduction to the fundamentals of robot building and programming or learn to program in BASIC or C++. The camp is offered June 25-30, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. The cost is $200 per camper plus an optional charge for

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God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It – Bestselling author and political activist Jim Wallis to speak at Transylvania March 28, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Jim Wallis, author, public theologian, preacher, activist and international commentator on ethics and public life, will speak at Transylvania University’s Haggin Auditorium Wednesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited. Wallis is best known as founder and executive director of Sojourners/Call to Renewal, which convenes a national network of churches, faith-based organizations and individuals working to overcome poverty in America. He is editor of Sojourners magazine, which reaches more than 250,000 people, and his latest book, “God’s the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It,” was on The New York Times bestseller list for four months. Wallis is a frequent guest on television and radio programs including “Meet the Press,” Public Broadcasting’s “Frontline” and National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation.” His columns have appeared in major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe. He teaches the course Faith, Politics and Society at Harvard University and is the author of eight books. The lecture is sponsored by the Lilly Project at Transylvania and funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or the Lilly Project at Transylvania at (859) 281-3569.