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LEXINGTON Ky.\u2014Transylvania University\u2019s commencement on Saturday, May 23, marked the start of a new journey for graduating students, who are well-prepared to join the workforce or continue their education at graduate or professional schools.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe students of the class of 2015 received their bachelor\u2019s degrees during the 9:30 a.m. ceremony in front of historic Old Morrison.\n<\/p>\n
\nHomaira Akbari, an award-winning thought leader in the security, Internet of Things, mobile and software sectors, delivered the commencement address. She is founder and CEO of the global advisory firm, AKnowledge Partners.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDr. Akbari is a brilliant thinker at the cutting edge of technology, industry and business,\u201d President Seamus Carey said. \u201cShe has a unique perspective to share with our students that will not only inform, but inspire them to shape their futures.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nTransylvania senior Skyler Slone\u2014a theater and philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) major from Hindman, Ky.\u2014 gave the student address: \u201cYou Are Living Your Story.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nAlso during the ceremony, the university presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Roszalyn Mack Akins, a 1976 Transylvania graduate and long-time Fayette County Public Schools teacher and administrator. Akins founded the BMW (Black Males Working) Academy, which motivates and educates African American students.\n<\/p>\n
\nThese students have set themselves apart in an outstanding fashion:\n<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\t<\/span>Forty-one percent of the students will receive honors in their academic programs, and 35 percent will graduate with Latin honors\u2014a cumulative GPA above 3.5. LEXINGTON Ky.\u2014Transylvania University\u2019s commencement on Saturday, May 23, marked the start of a new journey for graduating students, who are well-prepared to join the workforce or continue their education at graduate or professional schools. The students of the class of 2015 received their bachelor\u2019s degrees during the 9:30 a.m. ceremony in front of historic Old Morrison. Homaira Akbari, an award-winning thought leader in the security, Internet of Things, mobile and software sectors, delivered the commencement address. She is founder and CEO of the global advisory firm, AKnowledge Partners. \u201cDr. Akbari is a brilliant thinker at the cutting edge of technology, industry and business,\u201d President Seamus Carey said. \u201cShe has a unique perspective to share with our students that will not only inform, but inspire them to shape their futures.\u201d Transylvania senior Skyler Slone\u2014a theater and philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) major from Hindman, Ky.\u2014 gave the student address: \u201cYou Are Living Your Story.\u201d Also during the ceremony, the university presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Roszalyn Mack Akins, a 1976 Transylvania graduate and long-time Fayette County Public Schools teacher and administrator. Akins founded the BMW (Black Males Working) Academy, which motivates and educates African American students. The class of 2015 These students have set themselves apart in an outstanding fashion: \u2022 Forty-one percent of the students will receive honors in their academic programs, and 35 percent will graduate with Latin honors\u2014a cumulative GPA above 3.5. \u2022 Transylvania will<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\t<\/span>Transylvania will graduate its first group of majors from the neuroscience program, which started in fall 2013 and now has 35 students majoring in it.
\n\u2022\t<\/span>Members of this class have received numerous awards to continue their education, including two of 23 Alpha Lambda Delta Fellowships offered to the honor society\u2019s 275 chapters nationwide, the University of Kentucky\u2019s prestigious Cralle Fellowship and the Rotary Club\u2019s Ollie Hurst Scholarship for involvement in community and campus affairs.
\n\u2022\t<\/span>Students will pursue graduate degrees that include French at NYU and physical therapy at Columbia University.
\n\u2022\t<\/span>Sixty-seven percent of the class studied abroad in locales from Japan to Ecuador, and three students received Kenan Student-Faculty Research grants for independent projects in Europe. Additionally, three received Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"