Transylvania launches new digital outreach efforts with 1780 blog
Finding the latest, news and event information about Kentucky’s first university just got easier with the launch of 1780, the official blog of Transylvania University.
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Transy students conduct top-level research with new EEG system
Transylvania recently installed an electroencephalogram system to record brain data—bringing the school on par with many of the nation’s prestigious research institutes and university neuroscience labs.
Passing on the light in the face of darkness
We often invoke our school’s motto when referring to the distinctiveness of our community – In Lumine Illo Tradimus Lumen. We can only pass on the light, however, if we keep it burning.
PumpkinMania kicks off with day of carving
Hundreds of jack-o’-lanterns will light up the Old Morrison steps beginning Oct. 30 for Transylvania’s PumpkinMania and the community stepped up to help get the display ready. On Sunday, more than 300 pumpkins were delivered to Transylvania’s back circle, near Thomson Residence Hall, for carving. The truckload of large orange pumpkins grown by Overman’s Bluegrass Fruits and Vegetables in Central Kentucky were delivered shortly after 8 a.m. Students from campus organizations and sports teams were the first to help unload and prep the pumpkins for carving. With scrapers and power tools in hand, they gutted the fall fruit, removing the seeds and guts and getting them ready for carvers. Once prepped, students, staff, faculty and community members took over and began carving designs — both simple and intricate — into the pumpkins. The carved pumpkins were moved across campus to the front steps of historic Old Morrison. On Tuesday, the community is again invited to join Transylvania and PumpkinMania sponsors Blue Grass Community Foundation and Tetra Tech, for a fall celebration. The fun kicks off with music and food trucks a little after 5 p.m. Trick-or-treating begins at 6 p.m. The highlight of the night takes place at 7 p.m. when nearly 500 pumpkins are lit up at once. They’ll stay in place and will light up each night until Friday, Nov. 2. And in case you were wondering what happens to all those pumpkin guts, they’ve already been added to the
Transy, UK to kick off crosstown rivalry with one voice
Underscoring the friendly nature of this exhibition game, the Transylvania University Choir will stand side by side with the UK Blue Note a cappella group—each wearing their own school colors—to sing the national anthem.