Alumnus brings passion for transformative, interdisciplinary learning back to Transylvania as visiting professor
Returning to Transylvania’s campus is a homecoming of sorts for C. Shawn McGuffey.
Alumni Outcomes
Transylvania alumna makes history as Kentucky’s first openly transgender public official
Transylvania University grad Rebecca Blankenship made history last week as the first openly transgender public official in the Commonwealth.
Transylvania student, alumnus selected for Peace Corps service in West Africa
Clay York ’21 and Langley Sebastian ’23 are the most recent Pioneers to volunteer for service in the Peace Corps. Both credit professor Steve Hess for sparking their interest in the program. With placements in western Africa, they look forward to this unique opportunity to build bridges between disparate cultures.
Recent Transylvania grad returns to launch career, support current Pioneers
Taylor Smith graduated from Transylvania in May of 2021, and by mid-August, she was back on campus — not for a last-minute fifth year, but as the administrative assistant for the Center for Academic and Professional Enrichment.
NASA scientist, fiction writer alumnus to give talk at Transylvania on Nov. 2
Scientist and fiction author Les Johnson ’84 is returning to his alma mater of Transylvania to give a talk on working at NASA.