{"id":2883,"date":"2018-08-31T12:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T16:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?page_id=2883"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:34:52","slug":"blog-transylvania-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"topStoriesBlock\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width blog-stories is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-top-stories\">Top Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id='topStories' class='feature-tax'><div class='flexslider carousel'><ul class='slides'><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/senior-spotlights-celebrate-transylvania-university-class-of-2026\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/senior-spotlights_feature-2-2-1.jpeg)'><h3>Senior Spotlights celebrate Transylvania University Class of 2026<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-graduate-luke-patton-signs-with-lexington-legends\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Luke_Patton__Lexington_Legends-2.webp)'><h3>Transylvania graduate Luke Patton signs with Lexington Legends<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-may-term-connects-pioneers-with-experiential-learning-in-the-community\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/may-term-2.jpeg)'><h3>Transylvania May term connects Pioneers with experiential learning in the community<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-receives-largest-gift-in-university-history-to-support-student-scholarships\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/gift-announcement.jpeg)'><h3>Transylvania receives largest gift in university history to support student scholarships<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-salutes-graduating-class-ahead-of-saturdays-commencement\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/class-of-2026-blog.jpeg)'><h3>Transylvania salutes graduating class ahead of Saturday\u2019s commencement<\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-stories padded full-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"newsFromTransy\">News from Transy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='container blog-category-block'><div class='row post-type-post archive blog'><article id='post-26167' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-athletics category-news tag-baseball tag-top-stories feeds-sports'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-graduate-luke-patton-signs-with-lexington-legends\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Luke_Patton__Lexington_Legends-2-280x180.webp\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-graduate-luke-patton-signs-with-lexington-legends\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania graduate Luke Patton signs with Lexington Legends<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26143' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-news category-support-transy tag-scholarships tag-the-transylvania-fund tag-top-stories tag-william-t-young-scholarship'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-receives-largest-gift-in-university-history-to-support-student-scholarships\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/gift-announcement-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"a campus building with students walking\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-receives-largest-gift-in-university-history-to-support-student-scholarships\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania receives largest gift in university history to support student scholarships<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26129' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26129 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-students tag-class-of-2026 tag-commencement tag-top-stories'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-salutes-graduating-class-ahead-of-saturdays-commencement\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/class-of-2026-blog-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"people on a lawn watching commencement\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-salutes-graduating-class-ahead-of-saturdays-commencement\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania salutes graduating class ahead of Saturday\u2019s commencement<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full d-none d-lg-block full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24705\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1.png 935w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-350x56.png 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-730x117.png 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-810x130.png 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-Promo-AD-300x237-v3.png\" alt=\"Big things are coming to Transy | transy.edu\/tickets | Learn More\" class=\"wp-image-24707\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-stories padded full-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"admissionsInsider\">Academics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='container blog-category-block'><div class='row post-type-post archive blog'><article id='post-26152' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26152 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics tag-community-engagement tag-lexington tag-may-term tag-top-stories feeds-academics'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-may-term-connects-pioneers-with-experiential-learning-in-the-community\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/may-term-2-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"students sitting in a cemetery with open notebooks\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-may-term-connects-pioneers-with-experiential-learning-in-the-community\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania May term connects Pioneers with experiential learning in the community<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26147' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-admissions tag-admissions feeds-admissions'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/what-a-transylvania-education-prepares-you-for-real-outcomes-real-readiness\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/TUSGA-Career-Readiness-Workshop-and-Networking-Mixer-11-1-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"a professor giving a presentation\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/what-a-transylvania-education-prepares-you-for-real-outcomes-real-readiness\/' rel='bookmark'>What a Transylvania education prepares you for: real outcomes, real readiness<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26143' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-news category-support-transy tag-scholarships tag-the-transylvania-fund tag-top-stories tag-william-t-young-scholarship'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-receives-largest-gift-in-university-history-to-support-student-scholarships\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/gift-announcement-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"a campus building with students walking\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-receives-largest-gift-in-university-history-to-support-student-scholarships\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania receives largest gift in university history to support student scholarships<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-stories padded full-width hidden is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-new-frontiers\">New Frontiers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='container blog-category-block'><div class='row post-type-post archive blog'><article id='post-18094' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-18094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fine-arts category-new-frontiers category-news tag-morlan-gallery tag-studio-300 tag-top-stories'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/09\/studio-300-festival-to-bring-leading-edge-of-digital-art-music-to-transylvania-in-october\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"looking at digital art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/transylvaniastudio300-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/09\/studio-300-festival-to-bring-leading-edge-of-digital-art-music-to-transylvania-in-october\/' rel='bookmark'>Studio 300 festival to bring leading edge of digital art, music to Transylvania in October<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-17357' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-17357 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-new-frontiers'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/submissions-open-for-transylvania-studio-300-digital-art-and-music-festival\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"digital musicians\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_studio-300_music-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/submissions-open-for-transylvania-studio-300-digital-art-and-music-festival\/' rel='bookmark'>Submissions open for Transylvania&#8217;s Studio 300 Digital Art and Music Festival<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-16473' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-16473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-new-frontiers tag-caroline-randall-williams tag-creative-intelligence tag-new-frontiers'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/04\/poet-caroline-randall-williams-talks-justice-with-transylvania-community\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/04\/IMG_5109-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/04\/poet-caroline-randall-williams-talks-justice-with-transylvania-community\/' rel='bookmark'>Poet Caroline Randall Williams talks justice with Transylvania community<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"recentPosts\" class=\"wp-block-group padded full-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"recentPosts\">Recent Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id='blogStories' class='archive'><article id='26230' class='post-26230 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alumni category-support-transy tag-board-of-trustees'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/gene-vance-87-provides-leadership-philanthropic-support-across-transylvania-campus\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/vance-feature-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of a man\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/gene-vance-87-provides-leadership-philanthropic-support-across-transylvania-campus\/' rel='bookmark'>Gene Vance \u201987 provides leadership, philanthropic support across Transylvania campus<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/gene-vance-87-provides-leadership-philanthropic-support-across-transylvania-campus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T09:34:16-04:00\">June 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T09:34:17-04:00\">June 10, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/alumni\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Alumni<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/support-transy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Support Transy<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>Transylvania trustee Palmer \u201cGene\u201d Vance II \u201987 has provided decades of consistent leadership and generous support to strengthen opportunities for student success.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26203' class='post-26203 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-students tag-class-of-2026 tag-senior-spotlights'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/transylvania-continues-class-of-2026-spotlights\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-280x180.png\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"senior class posing in front of a campus building\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/transylvania-continues-class-of-2026-spotlights\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania continues Class of 2026 spotlights<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/transylvania-continues-class-of-2026-spotlights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T15:24:32-04:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T15:29:18-04:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/students\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Students<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>Transylvania continues spotlighting recent grads as they reflect on the faculty, community and personal growth that defined their college journey. <\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26184' class='post-26184 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-students tag-class-of-2026 tag-senior-spotlights tag-top-stories'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/senior-spotlights-celebrate-transylvania-university-class-of-2026\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/senior-spotlights_feature-2-2-1-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"commencement ceremony\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/senior-spotlights-celebrate-transylvania-university-class-of-2026\/' rel='bookmark'>Senior Spotlights celebrate Transylvania University Class of 2026<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/senior-spotlights-celebrate-transylvania-university-class-of-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-01T15:18:22-04:00\">June 1, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T15:28:21-04:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/students\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Students<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>Transylvania grads reflect on the faculty, community and personal growth that defined their college journey.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26167' class='post-26167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-athletics category-news tag-baseball tag-top-stories feeds-sports'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-graduate-luke-patton-signs-with-lexington-legends\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/05\/Luke_Patton__Lexington_Legends-2-280x180.webp\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/05\/transylvania-graduate-luke-patton-signs-with-lexington-legends\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania graduate Luke Patton signs with Lexington Legends<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a 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