{"id":21253,"date":"2022-12-13T08:05:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T13:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=21253"},"modified":"2022-12-13T08:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T13:16:11","slug":"2022s-top-1780-blog-stories-highlight-community-support-events-at-transylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/12\/2022s-top-1780-blog-stories-highlight-community-support-events-at-transylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"2022&#8217;s top 1780 blog stories highlight community support, events at Transylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-730x411.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-730x411.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-810x456.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/1780Blog_Transylvania-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University\u2019s 1780 blog is the source for campus news spotlighting faculty, staff, students, alumni and community stories. This year, the top posts on the blog feature some campus events, new scholarship opportunities and the campus supporting fellow students.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New in 2022: you can get stories from 1780 delivered directly to your inbox. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/transy.edu\/1780\">transy.edu\/blog<\/a> and add your email address in the left navigation menu, then click \u201cSubscribe to 1780.\u201d When a new post is published, it\u2019ll be sent to you via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the top 5 (plus one) blogs from 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 &#8211; New Transylvania scholarships expand higher-ed opportunities for prospective students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_scholarships_tweet.jpg\" alt=\"students walking on campus\" class=\"wp-image-20684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_scholarships_tweet.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_scholarships_tweet-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_scholarships_tweet-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University created two new scholarships delivering the benefits of a top-notch liberal arts education to local residents and students from diverse backgrounds. The 1780 Guarantee assures full tuition and fees are covered for eligible Kentucky students, and the Impact Scholarship does so for student leaders of color engaged in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/09\/new-transylvania-scholarships-expand-higher-ed-opportunities-for-prospective-students\/\">Get the details on the new programs and read the blog.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 &#8211; U.S. poet laureate to give public reading at Transylvania on Nov. 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/transylvania_limon_tweet.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of a woman\" class=\"wp-image-20553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/transylvania_limon_tweet.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/transylvania_limon_tweet-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/transylvania_limon_tweet-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the second time this year, the U.S. poet laureate spoke at Transyvlania. Ada Lim\u00f3n, who lives in Lexington, gave a poetry reading and answered questions from the audience about her work. She visited Transylvania as part of the Delcamp Visiting Writer series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/08\/u-s-poet-laureate-to-give-public-reading-at-transylvania-on-nov-10\/\">Learn more about the event and read the blog.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 &#8211; Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes Transylvania sophomore during inaugural presentation event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-730x486.jpg\" alt=\"Kappa Alpha Psi welcomes Transylvania sophomore during inaugural presentation event\" class=\"wp-image-21091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-730x486.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/TransylvaniaUniversity_Kappa-Alpha-Psi-39-copy.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kappa Alpha Psi, the first historically Black fraternity to formally recruit at Transylvania, welcomed a new member this fall. The fraternity\u2019s arrival on Transy\u2019s campus is the result of a collaboration between the offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Student Life, as well as a growing partnership with the NPHC community in Lexington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/11\/kappa-alpha-psi-welcomes-transylvania-sophomore-during-inaugural-presentation-event\/\">Meet the student and read the blog.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 &#8211; Transylvania invites community to 12th annual PumpkinMania Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_twitter-copy.jpg\" alt=\"lit jack-o'-lanterns\" class=\"wp-image-20705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_twitter-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_twitter-copy-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/transylvania_pumpkinmania_twitter-copy-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Transylvania and Lexington communities turned out to carve 500 pumpkins at this year\u2019s PumpkinMania Festival presented by White, Greer &amp; Maggard Orthodontics. For this year\u2019s display, Transylvania once again sourced and recycled the pumpkins from Black Soil, an organization connecting Black Kentucky farmers with their agricultural heritage and expanding the market for their products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/09\/transylvania-invites-community-to-12th-annual-pumpkinmania-festival\/\">Look back at PumpkinMania and read the blog.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 &#8211; Transylvania community comes together to support first-year student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-730x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-730x479.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-2048x1345.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-810x532.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Transylvania_Community_Capps_01-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1780 story with the most views* this year is one of support for a first-year student in his time of need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/10\/transylvania-community-comes-together-to-support-first-year-student\/\">Read more about Dakota Capps and his story.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* There&#8217;s one more story\u2026 about Transylvania hosting and evening with dancer, choreographer Bill T. 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