Schedule of Events

REGISTER TODAY! Questions? Email Natasa Mongiardo ‘96, director of alumni engagement, at alumni@transy.edu or call 859-233-8213.

Thursday, April 24

  • A Note about Keeneland—we were not granted our request for group dining tickets. Alumni are encouraged to reserve their own tickets when they go on sale on February 18 at 9 a.m. ET..
  • 6:30 p.m. — Alumni TOPs (Transy’s Outstanding Pioneers) Panel – Carrick Theater, Mitchell Fine Arts Center. This year’s panel will feature:
    • H. Steven Banfield ’90, Vice President of Business Development, Marketplace at Placer.ai
    • Elizabeth Sujin Ford ’07, Actress and Modeling Artist
    • David C. Hoffman ’90, VP, Intellectual Property and Transactions at Cargo Therapeutics
    • Courtney E. Smith ’16, Girls Lead, National Team Development Program at USA Volleyball
    • and more…

Friday, April 25

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Transy Bookstore Open — William T. Young Campus Center
  • 9 – 11 a.m. — Back to Class, Part 1 (See list below. Space is limited)
    • Interwoven Histories of Europe and Africa (Simonetta Cochis, Priya Ananth)—Carpenter Academic Center, Room 310 (limit 25)—Europe and Africa share a long and often complex relationship. The wars between Carthage and Rome, centuries of trade, the glories of Al-Andalus, the Crusades, colonization, enslavement, and modern-day immigration have all influenced these two continents in countless ways. During this course, students will study the relationship between Europeans and Africans from various regions to gain a deeper understanding of how they have influenced each other over time and how their interactions have shaped the world we live in today.
    • Self-Help Industry (Rachel Butler)—Carpenter Academic Center 009 (limit 4)—This course critically explores self-help, a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. It will examine the self-improvement industry through a sociocultural lens, exploring expectations for personal development and self-growth within an individualistic culture.
    • Mapping Power (Mike Cairo)—Carpenter Academic Center 004 (limit 25)—An examination of the relationship between power and place, the construction, contestation, and reconfiguration of political spaces, and the formation of geopolitical images of the world.
    • Politics of Africa (Steve Hess)—Carpenter Academic Center 110 (limit 5)
    • Novel Approach to South Asian Religions (Carole Barnsley)—Carpenter Academic Center 207 (limit 5)
    • Calculus III (Kim Jenkins)—Brown Science Center 320 (limit 7)
    • Object-Oriented Programming (Bob England)—Brown Science Center 110 (limit 10)
    • Sports Analytics (Michael Kelly)—Brown Science Center 107 (limit 5)—The course will investigate the applications of statistics and mathematics in the sports industry. It will first explore the field of sports analytics before delving into the study of popular sports, such as baseball, basketball, and American football.
    • Health and Wellness (Kirk Abraham)—Beck Center 3050 (limit 4)
  • 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. — Registration — Hearth Room, William T. Young Campus Center
    Pick up your pre-ordered Transy T-Shirt, name tags, etc. Parking in campus lots off 4th Street or Graham Cottage.
  • 11 a.m. — Tour of Special Collections — Transy Library (limited to 15)
  • 1-3 p.m. — Back to Class, Part 2 (See list below. Space is limited.)
    • Julius Caesar (Frank Russell)—Carpenter Academic Center 203 (limit 4)—This course contextualizes the meteoric career of Julius Caesar in the political and cultural turmoil of late Republican Rome.
    • Music Theory for University Student (Larry Spell)—Mitchell Fine Arts 204 (limit 5)
    • Communication and Sport (Gary Deaton)—Cowgill Center 101 (limit 8)—This course will explore the ways in which Communication and Sport intersect. It will discuss areas of analysis, including Coaching, Economics, Broadcasting, Mental Health, and others. The students will use the text “The Lane Way” by Coach Don Lane to help guide their conversations.
    • French III: Topical Issues (Brian Arganbright)—Carpenter Academic Center 309B (limit 5)
    • Playing with the Past (Hannah Alms)—Carpenter Academic Center 102 (limit 4)—This course will examine children’s toys, games, and books that depict the history of the United States. By directly interacting with these products and analyzing the historical events they reference, as well as their production and reception, the students will consider their accuracy and approach to American identity.
    • Monkeying Around (Ellen Furlong ’03, Olivia Fleming)—Carpenter Academic Center 009 (limit 6)—This course is a study of non-human animals and their place in human society. The students will explore perceptions of and interactions with animals, as well as the contexts that shape the relationship between humans and non-human animals.
    • Environmental Chemistry (Kyle Schnitzenbaumer)—Brown Science Center 218 (limit 8)
    • Level Up Life (JJ Wallace, Avery Tompkins)—Beck Center 3050 (limit 3)—In this course, students will navigate the intersection of gaming culture, society, and personal well-being using perspectives from both sociology and exercise science by engaging with a variety of video game modalities such as virtual reality, active gaming, and community-based gaming. Through the act of play, discussion, reflection, and research on gaming, students will gain insight into how gaming culture shapes communities and society and influences personal well-being.
  • 1:30 p.m. — Tour of McPeek Racing at Magdalena Farm—2651 Russell Cave Road. McPeek Racing at Magdalena Farm is a 123-acre Thoroughbred breeding and racing farm owned and operated by Lexington native Kenny McPeek. McPeek trained horses have won close to 300 stakes races, including the 2024 Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, and Thorpedo Anna, the 2024 Kentucky Oaks and Breeders Cup winner and winner of the 2024 Horse of the Year. On this tour, you will see up-and-coming horses in training, mares, and foals. This is a hands-on tour, so bring plenty of peppermints to feed the horses. Tickets are $25 per person (tour limit 15).
  • 2:30 p.m. — Tour of Mill Ridge Farm — 2800 Bowman Mill Road. Located near the iconic Keeneland Racetrack, this farm is renowned for raising and selling first-class Thoroughbreds. Tickets are $30 per person (tour limit 20).
  • 4 p.m. — Beer & Bourbon Tour & Tasting — Lexington Brewing Co., 401 Cross Street. Two tours in one! See where Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch Bourbon are made and sample their products along the way. Each guest (21 years & older) receives four tasting tokens to trade for samples in the brewery and/or distillery. Cost: $13 per person. (tour limit 18)
  • 5:30 p.m. — Class of 1975 50th Reunion Dinner — Epping’s on Eastside, 264 Walton Avenue (free of charge to 1975 classmates; $80 per person for guests and other alumni)
  • 6 – 8 p.m. — Class of 1980 & Friends Gathering — Home of Marc ’80 and Gwen ’88 Mathews, 500 S Mill Street
  • 6 – 8 p.m. — Class of 1990 35th Reunion Dinner — Pasta Garage, 962 Delaware Avenue, $25 per person
  • 6 – 8 p.m. — Class of 1995 30th Reunion Social — Epping’s on Eastside, 264 Walton Avenue, $35 per person
  • 6 – 8 p.m. — Class of 2000 25th Reunion Social — District 7 Social, 1170 Manchester Street, $25 per person
  • 6 – 8 p.m. — Class of 2005 20th Reunion Social — District 7 Social, 1170 Manchester Street, $25 per person
  • 6 – 8 p.m. — Young Alumni Reunion (Classes 2010-2024) — Old North Bar, 101 West Loudon Avenue, $10 per person (*voucher to use toward the cost of food)
  • 8 – 10 p.m. — 250Lex Party — West Sixth Brewing, 501 West Sixth Street
    Have you heard? Lexington turns 250 years old this year; that’s just 5 years older than Transy. Let’s celebrate! Cash bar for beer, wine and bourbon.

Saturday, April 26

  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Registration — Hearth Room, William T. Young Campus Center
  • 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Transy Bookstore Open — William T. Young Campus Center
  • 10 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. — Alumni Celebration Convocation — Carrick Theater, Mitchell Fine Arts Center. We are excited to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Morrison Medallion (Randy Cooper ’77), the Outstanding Young Alumni Award (Emily Neat ’20), Distinguished Achievement Award (Win Adkins ’65, Karen Borneman ’75, Jennifer Moore ’95, Tyler Murphy ’10, Ana Reyes ’96 and Shericka Smith ’05) and Distinguished Service Award (Colene Elridge ’05, Hannah Goodman Goodlett ’10, Brian Lane ’90, Marc Mathews ’80 and Britt Reynolds ’85).
  • 11:30 a.m. — Campus Tour I — Depart from Alumni Plaza
  • 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Transy Family Lunch — The Great Hall, William T. Young Campus Center, $15 per person (free for kids under 12). Members of the Robert Barr Society (Classes 1974 and prior) will gather in the Presidents Dining Room.
  • 12 – 1:30 p.m. — Dugi Fest: Alumni Celebration of Don Dugi’s 50 Years at Transy — William T. Young Campus Center (Pioneer Rooms), $30 per person.
  • 12 – 1:30 p.m. — Black Alumni Society Lunch — Graham Cottage, 469 N Broadway
  • 1:30 p.m. — Campus Tour II — Depart from the Campus Center
  • 2 – 3 p.m. — Greek Open House — Chapter Rooms, Bassett Hall Basement 
    (Sigma Kappas meet in 1st Floor Lobby)
  • 3 – 4 p.m. — Pre-Law Alumni Affinity Group Gathering — William T. Young Campus Center
  • 3 – 4 p.m. — W. T. Young Scholar Alumni Gathering — William T. Young Campus Center (Room 118)
  • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. — 100 Doors Mentor Reception — William T. Young Campus Center (The Rafskeller)
  • 4:30 – 6 p.m. — LGBTQ+ Alumni Network Coffee Chat — Manchester Coffee Co., 576 East Third Street
  • 6:30 – 10 p.m. — Transy Through the Decades Dinner & Dancing — Old Morrison Lawn
    Enjoy a Taste of Kentucky Dinner with music and dancing. Mercy Men will provide live musical entertainment. There will be a cash bar. The cost per person is $50 ($30 for classes 2010-2024). All alumni are invited to join us while we spotlight reunion classes ending in “0” and “5”! We will take class reunion photos during the dinner at Old Morrison steps on the following schedule (each 5-year reunion class separately, plus individual decades):
    • Barr Society plus 1965 and 1970 at 6 p.m.
    • Class of 1975 at 6:15 p.m.
    • Class of 1980 and 1985 at 6:30 p.m.
    • Class of 1990 and 1995 at 6:45 p.m.
    • Class of 2000 and 2005 at 7 p.m.
    • Class of 2010 and 2015 at 7:15 p.m.
    • Class of 2020 at 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, April 27

  • 9:30 a.m. — Robert Barr Society Breakfast — Pioneer Rooms, William T. Young Campus Center
    The Class of 1975 will be inducted into the Barr Society. Members of the classes 1974 and prior are encouraged to attend. (no charge for 1975; $15 for others)
  • 11 a.m. — Chapel Service — Old Morrison Chapel. Led by Rev. Carol Devine ’89.
  • 1 p.m. — Beer & Bourbon Tour & Tasting — Lexington Brewing Co., 401 Cross Street. Two tours in one! See where Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch Bourbon are made and sample their products along the way. Each guest (21 years & older) receives four tasting tokens to trade for samples in the brewery and/or distillery. Cost: $13 per person. (tour limit 18)
  • 4 p.m. — Beer & Bourbon Tour & Tasting — Lexington Brewing Co., 401 Cross Street. Two tours in one! See where Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch Bourbon are made and sample their products along the way. Each guest (21 years & older) receives four tasting tokens to trade for samples in the brewery and/or distillery. Cost: $13 per person. (tour limit 18)

Other events held in conjunction with Alumni Weekend:

  • Transy Tennis vs. Rose-Hulman — Saturday, April 26 at 11 a.m., Top Seed Tennis Club, 777 East Brannon Road, Nicholasville
  • Transy Baseball vs. Mount St. Joseph University — Saturday, April 26 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Sunday, April 27 at 12 p.m., Lexington Legends Field, 207 Legends Lane
  • Campus Sing — Sunday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m., Clive M. Beck Center
  • Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni Events
    • Friday, April 25, 6 p.m.—10th Annual Alumni Dinner, Lexington Club, 170 Esplanade Street
    • Saturday, April 26, 2 p.m.—Pike Alumni Annual Meeting, Strickland Auditorium, Brown Science Center
    • Saturday, April 26, 8 p.m.—Kappa Chapter Annual Alumni Party, Sire Hotel
      Tickets are limited for all events except Thursday and are available for purchase at transypikealumni.com.

Explore on Your Own

  • Lexington Art Walk Tour — Starts at 21C Museum Hotel and ends at Artist’s Attic
  • Lexington Scavenger Hunt — Solving riddles, finding clues, and completing challenges, your smartphone will lead you across the city’s best landmarks.
  • African American Heritage Trail — self-guided walking tour of more than 35 stops highlights the rich history of African Americans in Lexington and their contributions to the city. You will learn about Lexington’s history of slavery, segregation, the Black Freedom Struggle, and the many achievements of Black Lexingtonians. 
  • Mural Challenge — self-guided tour; explore street art and win prizes!
  • Pride Of Place — self-guided walking tour of Lexington’s LGBTQ sites.

Get more information on other walking tours in Lexington.