{"id":5460,"date":"2019-04-10T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:52:53","slug":"transylvania-university-vice-president-for-advancement-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/04\/transylvania-university-vice-president-for-advancement-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania University vice president for advancement to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-810x438.jpg\" alt=\"Old Morrison at Transylvania University\" class=\"wp-image-5461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-810x438.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-730x395.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-1536x830.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/04\/IMG_3388.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Seamus Carey announced today Vice President for Advancement Marty Smith, who has held the position since July 2016, has accepted a position outside the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring his three years at Transylvania, Marty Smith has led our fundraising and alumni relations efforts, where he has built a strong team dedicated to the institution\u2019s success,\u201d President Carey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith will begin as senior associate vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on May 28. In that role he will manage development programs for five colleges, campus initiatives, annual and planned giving, and corporate and foundation relations. 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