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Transy Names Manning Head Softball Coach

Posted on August 24, 2006July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Michelle Manning, the former head coach at Albion College and Shenandoah University, has been named head softball coach at Transylvania, Pioneers’ athletics director Jack Ebel said Friday. Manning, a former all-conference player at Mount Union College, has also coached at Bethany College during her career. She took over a struggling Albion program two years ago and had an immediate impact, posting records of 18-18 and 20-20. At Shenandoah, the team posted the second most wins in school history under Manning’s leadership. “Michelle has demonstrated her ability to coach and recruit NCAA Division III athletes successfully,” said Ebel. “I think she will do a great job at Transylvania and we are delighted to have her join our staff.” Manning has also coached volleyball at the collegiate level. She replaces Kelley Anderson, who guided the Pioneers for nine years and posted a 231-92-4 record, including four Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season titles and an appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament in 2006. Three Albion players earned All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors last season and her team ranked in the top 10 academically. As a graduate assistant at Bethany, Manning was a member of the East Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2002 following a 32-10 record and an NCAA regional championship. Bethany was 31-8 in 2003. Transy was 32-12 last year, the fourth time in school history the Pioneers have won 30 games in a season.

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Transylvania alumna named director of Harvard College Women’s Center

Posted on August 11, 2006July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—After a national search, Harvard University has named Transylvania graduate Susan Marine the director of its new women’s center. She previously served as director of Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR). College Dean Benedict Gross made the appointment following the strong recommendation of a 13-member search committee. “I am delighted that, after an extensive national search, the committee selected Susan as the person most qualified to take on the responsibilities of this new center,” Gross said. “This recommendation is a clear indication to me that after an exhaustive look at strong candidates from across the country, the very best person for the job is right here. I am very excited about this appointment, and look forward to working with Susan,” he added. The search committee recommended Marine based on her experience in working with students, her background on women’s issues and her work in creating OSAPR at Harvard. The women’s center will facilitate student-run programs, build relationships across campus, develop and enhance women’s leadership on campus and provide a voice for undergraduate women at the college. The center will open this September. After receiving a degree in philosophy from Transylvania in 1992, Marine completed a master’s degree in student personnel at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Prior to Harvard, Marine worked in the area of sexual assault prevention at Colorado College, Dartmouth College and the Cambridge (Mass.) Department of Health. Marine serves on Transylvania’s Alumni

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Transy Names Villarreal Head Coach

Posted on August 7, 2006July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky. – George Villarreal, the former head coach at Chicago and Frostburg State, has been named to lead the Transylvania swimming and diving program, Pioneers’ athletics director Jack Ebel said Monday. Villarreal replaces Ebel, who coached the Transy swimmers for 27 years before moving up to athletics director earlier this year. Vilarreal becomes just the second head coach in the history of the program. Transy’s men finished second in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference last year while the women were fourth and combined for a third place finish. The Pioneers compete as members of the NCAA’s Division III. Villarreal compiled a dual meet record of 12-9-1 at Chicago last year and over the last three seasons, he guided the Maroons to a pair of NCAA Division III top-40 finishes. Under his leadership, Chicago posted its best ever University Athletic Association finishes, getting back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in nearly two decades. “George is a proven head coach at the NCAA Division III level,” said Ebel. “He is in excellent fit for Transylvania and we look forward to having him on our coaching staff. He’s the perfect person to help us become competitive in Division III swimming and diving.” Under Villarreal’s leadership, Chicago set 28 new school records in 14 events with relay teams meeting the qualifying times for the NCAA Division III Championships for the first time. In addition to his position at Chicago, Villarreal was the head

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

Posted on July 25, 2006July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Transylvania University, an early leader in liberal arts education, recently hosted a faculty seminar titled Twenty-first Century Liberal Education: AContested Concept. The 15 seminar participants were selected from a pool of over 50 applicants from liberal arts colleges throughout the country. They reflect the diversity within the professorate at liberal arts colleges and include faculty members from Smith College, Hollins University and Middlebury College among others. Acceptance to the program included the cost of the sessions, all seminar materials, lodging, meals and a travel stipend. Seminar sessions included “Alternative Traditions in Liberal Education,” “The Current State of Liberal Education in America” and “The Purposes of Liberal Education: Varieties of Social Engagement.” Participants were 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. Martha Andresen, professor of English at Pomona College gave the opening address, “I will speak as liberal as the north”: Tales of Teaching at a Liberal Arts College. The plenary speaker was John Churchill, executive secretary of The Phi Beta Kappa Society. He spoke about the current state of liberal education in America. Through this seminar, Transylvania University, with assistance from The Phi Beta Kappa Society, sought to contribute to a national conversation on the idea of liberal education and the mission of the liberal arts college in

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Transylvania names director of admissions

Posted on July 10, 2006July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Transylvania President Charles L. Shearer announced today that after an extensive search, Bradley L. Goan has been named directorof admissions, effective August 15. Deana Ison, senior associate director of admissions, has been serving as interim director. Goan has served as the director of the Robinson Scholars Program at the University of Kentucky for the past five years. He has also served U.K. as assistant director of undergraduate admission and as admissions counselor. “I’m really pleased to have Mr. Goan join the Transylvania staff in this very important role,” said President Charles L. Shearer. “Brad brings a great deal of experience and knowledge to this position, and Transylvania is fortunate to have him join our admissions efforts.” Reporting to the president, the admissions director is responsible for all programs related to Transylvania’s recruitment, admission and enrollment efforts. “Transylvania has an impressive history and an outstanding tradition of providing exceptional undergraduate education,” said Goan. “It is an institution that knows what it is about, and its commitments to the liberal arts and sciences, to intellectual inquiry and to critical thinking have never been more important to students than they are in our rapidly changing twenty-first century world. I am excited to join the Transylvania team, and I look forward to working with students and their families as they make their college choices.” Transylvania’s enrollment has grown to capacity over the past few years, and this year’s entering class will

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