LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Twenty-four upperclassmen at Transylvania University have been named August Term Scholars for the 2012-13 academic year.<\/p>\n
\nAugust Term Scholars will serve as role models and mentors to first-year students while working with faculty members. August term will take place August 10-30 and will provide new students with an engaging and exciting introduction to Transylvania. During the fall semester, August Term Scholars will continue to meet weekly with a small group of students.\n<\/p>\n
\nThis is the first year for Transylvania\u2019s August term, a three-week academic and cocurricular program for entering students. August term students take a single course, a seminar titled \u201cFirst Engagements: Enculturation into a Scholarly Community.\u201d Basic texts are common to all students, while professors teaching the various sections of the course supplement their class with materials from their own academic disciplines. August term also includes traditional new-student orientation sessions on alcohol awareness, academic integrity and other topics.\n<\/p>\n
\nThis year\u2019s August Term Scholars were chosen from a pool of applicants. Requirements included a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, rising junior or senior status and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThey are outstanding students selected to help our new students make the academic and social transitions to college life,\u201d said Michael Covert, associate dean of students and director of retention programs at Transylvania. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t run the program without them.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nThe August Term Scholars are:
\nDaniel Barber, rising junior from Frankfort, Ky.
\nCarrie Burt, rising junior from Nicholasville, Ky.
\nSarah Czack, rising senior from Versailles, Ky.
\nShelby Dixon, rising junior from Louisville, Ky.
\nAnna Followell, rising senior from Lexington, Ky.
\nAndrew Goff, rising senior from Louisville, Ky.
\nKelly Hieronymus, rising senior from Nicholasville, Ky.
\nEryn Hornberger, rising senior from Lexington, Ky.
\nKristina Houchins, rising junior from Winchester, Ky.
\nMeghan Johnson, rising junior from Owensboro, Ky.
\nHannah E. Johnson, rising junior from Lexington, Ky.
\nHannah D. Johnson, rising senior from Lexington, Ky.
\nNatalie Jones, rising senior from Lexington, Ky.
\nIlana Kline, rising junior from Lexington, Ky.
\nCameron Lindsey, rising senior from Nicholasville, Ky.
\nKali Mattingly, rising junior from Rush, Ky.
\nTrevor Million, rising senior from Arcadia, Ind.
\nMelissa Moberg, rising junior from Jackson, Tenn.
\nColin Mong, rising junior from Chillicothe, Ohio
\nBobby Puckett, rising senior from Murray, Ky.
\nEmily Shepp, rising senior from Mayfield, Ky.
\nRyan Smith, rising senior from Berea, Ky.
\nVictoria Sullivan, rising junior from Vanceburg, Ky.
\nSarah Tipton, rising senior from Corbin, Ky.\n<\/p>\n
\nTransylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation\u2019s sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Twenty-four upperclassmen at Transylvania University have been named August Term Scholars for the 2012-13 academic year. August Term Scholars will serve as role models and mentors to first-year students while working with faculty members. August term will take place August 10-30 and will provide new students with an engaging and exciting introduction to Transylvania. During the fall semester, August Term Scholars will continue to meet weekly with a small group of students. This is the first year for Transylvania\u2019s August term, a three-week academic and cocurricular program for entering students. August term students take a single course, a seminar titled \u201cFirst Engagements: Enculturation into a Scholarly Community.\u201d Basic texts are common to all students, while professors teaching the various sections of the course supplement their class with materials from their own academic disciplines. August term also includes traditional new-student orientation sessions on alcohol awareness, academic integrity and other topics. This year\u2019s August Term Scholars were chosen from a pool of applicants. Requirements included a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, rising junior or senior status and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. \u201cThey are outstanding students selected to help our new students make the academic and social transitions to college life,\u201d said Michael Covert, associate dean of students and director of retention programs at Transylvania. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t run the program without them.\u201d The August Term Scholars are: Daniel Barber, rising junior from Frankfort, Ky. Carrie Burt, rising<\/p>\n