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Transylvania students learn real-world skills through tax prep program by John Friedlein Transylvania’s accounting program teaches students to do more than just crunch numbers. For more than four decades, they’ve been helping their community through a free income tax service while learning practical skills. One of them is professor Christi Hayne ’03, who now guides current Pioneers participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

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A life of service: Alumna turns Transy education into a diplomatic career by Julie Martinez Mariju Bofill, a Transylvania University alumna from the Class of 1999, has forged a remarkable career with the U.S. Department of State, spanning over two decades. Currently, she holds the title of coordinator for logistics and platforms in the Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts. However, her journey

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From Theory to Practice: Enriching Student Learning Through Community Engagement by Stephen Russell For nearly a decade, Alan Bartley, professor of economics at Transylvania University, has championed community engagement through service learning projects in his economics senior seminar class. These projects enrich student learning and also forge meaningful partnerships with local organizations.  This year’s class project began with a collective decision among the students to

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Coach Pat Deacon and professor Phil Points: Lifelong friends, Transylvania colleagues Story submitted by Patricia Blackburn “Pat” Deacon and George Philip “Phil” Points ’57 Forty-five minutes north of Lexington is the picturesque community of Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Early travelers would stop at inns on the ridge for curative waters, and two celebrities were born there: country singer Skeeter Davis and music educator Lulu Vere Childers.

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