{"id":18748,"date":"2021-12-14T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=18748"},"modified":"2021-12-20T12:33:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:33:14","slug":"key-moments-of-eventful-year-at-transylvania-were-the-top-blog-stories-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/12\/key-moments-of-eventful-year-at-transylvania-were-the-top-blog-stories-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Key moments of eventful year at Transylvania were the top blog stories of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Throughout 2021, Transylvania University\u2019s 1780 blog has been a reliable source for campus news while spotlighting faculty, staff, students and alumni stories. Here\u2019s a look at the top five most popular posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Transylvania, Frederick Douglass High School announce partnership to provide scholarships to bio-med program graduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2-810x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2-810x504.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2-730x454.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_fdhs-scholarship_feature-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/10\/transylvania-frederick-douglass-high-school-announce-partnership-to-provide-scholarships-to-bio-med-program-graduates\/\">new partnership with Lexington\u2019s Frederick Douglass High Schoo<\/a>l received a lot of attention. Announced in October, graduates of Douglass\u2019 biomedical science program are the newest students eligible to receive a minimum $20,000 per year scholarship to attend Transylvania University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Transylvania welcomes three \u2018proven leaders\u2019 to Board of Trustees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_new-trustees.jpg\" alt=\"three new trustees\" class=\"wp-image-17266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_new-trustees.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_new-trustees-350x225.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_new-trustees-282x182.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/transylvania_new-trustees-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Falguni Amin-Zimmerman, J. Todd Clark and Dr. Charisse Gillett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/transylvania-welcomes-three-proven-leaders-to-board-of-trustees\/\">joined Transylvania University\u2019s Board of Trustees<\/a>. Amin-Zimmerman and Clark are alumni who previously served on the university\u2019s Board of Regents. Gillett is a pioneer in her own right, whose tenure at Transy more than a decade ago is still felt in the programs she once administered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. In Memoriam: Remembering Rachelle Williams Bolton \u201998<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2-810x480.jpg\" alt=\"rachelle dodson\" class=\"wp-image-12541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2-810x480.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2-350x207.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2-730x433.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/dodsonfeature2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachelle Williams Bolton \u201998, an alumna who served on the Board of Regents and the past president of the Transylvania Alumni Board, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/06\/in-memoriam-remembering-rachelle-williams-bolton-98\/\">was remembered for her commitment to the university and the Lexington community.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Transylvania University Dean\u2019s List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list-350x227.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list-730x473.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list-282x182.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-congratulations-deans-list-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The university\u2019s Dean\u2019s List is always popular with students and their families and friends, who enthusiastically keep up with their academic achievements. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/01\/transylvania-university-deans-list-for-fall-2020\/\">fall 2020<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/06\/transylvania-university-deans-list-for-winter-2021\/\">winter 2021<\/a> lists were among the blogs most popular posts in 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.  Transylvania PumpkinMania to return this fall in partnership with local farming advocate Black Soil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/191029_Events_PumpkinMania_DSC_7691-810x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/191029_Events_PumpkinMania_DSC_7691-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/191029_Events_PumpkinMania_DSC_7691-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/191029_Events_PumpkinMania_DSC_7691-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/191029_Events_PumpkinMania_DSC_7691-768x511.jpg 768w, 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