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Private, liberal arts college in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1780, Transylvania University is the 16th oldest college in the country.
Lexington, Kentucky
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Congratulations to our 2023 NCAA Division III National Champions!
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Transylvania guard Maddie Kellione, who had the highest GPA in yesterday's
@NCAADIII
national championship, chatted with
@BillieJeanKing
and
@FLOTUS
during today's DI title game. The
@NCAA
is celebrating the 50th anniversary of
#TitleIX
.
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#ScholarAthlete
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"Transylvania is a school, yes. But we are much more than that. We are a community in which each member is beloved."
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The Transylvania women's basketball team celebrated our first-ever national championship today in Dallas — capping off a 33-0 season! Join us Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. for a welcome home rally in Beck.
#FlyPios
🏆
@TransySports
@TUWBX
@NCAADIII
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Pioneers win! No. 2 Transylvania — now 32-0 after tonight's Final Four victory — will face No. 1 Christopher Newport in the April 1 national championship in Dallas.
#FlyPios
!
@TransySports
@TUWBX
#FlyPios
! 🦇 👏
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Welcome home, national champs!
@TUWBX
arrived back on Transylvania's campus in the wee hours this morning after winning the
@NCAADIII
title Saturday in Dallas. Join us for a National Championship Celebration on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Beck — and
#FlyPios
!
@TransySports
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We support the right of high school students to make their voices heard as they speak out against gun violence. Therefore, those who are disciplined for peacefully protesting will not be penalized because of it when applying to Transy.
#StudentsStandUp
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Our
@tuwbx
national champions joined today's celebration of
#CollegeAthleteDay
at the White House.
@VP
hosted the event honoring NCAA national title winners from across the country. On April 1, our Pioneers won the DIII crown to cap off a 33-0 season.
#FlyPios
@TransySports
🏆
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We celebrated our women's basketball national champions today in Beck with a rally that included Mayor Linda Gorton presenting our Pioneers with a Spirit of Lexington Award and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman naming them
#KentuckyColonels
.
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#FlyPios
👏 🎉 🦇
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Our 33-0 women's basketball team received their well-earned national championship rings during a ceremony at last night's volleyball match. With a lot of returners from last season, Transylvania kicks off the preseason Oct. 27 against Ashland.
#FlyPios
✨ 🦇
@tuwbx
@transysports
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We planted our flower "T" along North Broadway yesterday — the annual display is made up of around 2,160 begonias.
#ShareTheLex
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Early spring, Punxsutawney Phil? We'll see! This morning we're enjoying how beautiful our campus looks in the snow.
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'Hail Transylvania, pass on thy light.' We honor the memory of those among our families, friends and communities lost to
#COVID19
by shining the color of compassion on Old Morrison.
#TogetherKy
#TeamKentucky
#HealthyatHome
#Patriot
@GovAndyBeshear
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Congratulations, Class of 2019! As is tradition, our graduating seniors pose for a class photo before receiving their diplomas. Less than an hour until commencement! Watch the ceremony live on our main Facebook page: .
#TransyGrad
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Congratulations to Gregg Muravchick, director of our
#DepartmentOfPublicSafety
, for receiving a national TOP COPS Awards honor for his actions during an attack last April in a campus coffee shop.
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After an incident in our coffee shop, a suspect is in custody and a student has been sent to U.K. Hospital. Buildings are being secured.
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A long time ago, in a galaxy (not so) far, far away, a university was chartered across the woods, passing the light of education to generations of young scholars who would go on to change the world.
#TransyCharterDay
#Maythefourthbewithyou
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Brian Lane, our men's basketball head coach, is vying for his 300th career win this week in the Don Lane Classic, named after his Hall of Famer dad and former Transy coach. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Beck Center as we take on Marietta College!
#FlyPios
@TransyHoops
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As we got ready for fall term finals this morning, we were treated to a beautiful sunrise over Transylvania Alumni Plaza.
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Our Pioneers Women's Basketball team got a fan-filled welcome back to campus Sunday evening after their historic win in the NCAA DII Final Four semifinals. Next up? The national championships in Dallas on April 1.
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Especially with colorful leaves still on some of the trees, our first snowfall of the season has been a beautiful way to kick off the week.
#ShareTheLex
❄️ 🍂
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The outpouring of gratitude over the past few days has included flowers for our Jazzman's ladies & well-earned donuts for our DPS officers.
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Greetings from a wintry Transylvania campus as we get our first measurable snowfall of the season. Stay safe out there! ❄️
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We celebrated Jazzman’s Cafe's Marcia Figgs during a reception this afternoon. Our Student Government Association gave the Monroe Moosnick Memorial Award to Marcia, whose last day is next week after working on campus for the past 40 years! Congratulations, and we'll miss you!
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National champion Transylvania Pioneers attend NCAA
#CollegeAthleteDay
at the White House via
#1780Blog
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#FlyPios
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Our 32-0 women's basketball team heads to Dallas tomorrow morning at 8:30 to play in Saturday's national championship. The Transylvania community is gathering in front of Beck to cheer them on as they leave — watch the send-off live on our Facebook page.
@TransySports
@TUWBX
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Our
@TUWBX
national champions are in Washington, D.C., for this morning's
#CollegeAthleteDay
celebration at the White House. Get more info — — and watch the livestream beginning at 11:30 — .
@TransySports
@POTUS
#FlyPios
🏆
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Transylvania women’s basketball enjoys rare backdrop to historic championship game win via
@heraldleader
@Yahoo
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#FlyPios
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Our first-year students posed for their class photo on the Old Morrison steps yesterday. Welcome to Transylvania!
#Transy2025
#TransyTradition
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Forrer demolition has begun. The 60-year-old residence hall is making way for our new Campus Center, which will feature dining facilities, event and gathering spaces, exercise rooms and more.
#FarewellToForrer
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We celebrated the
@TransyBaseball
players in our Class of 2021 this evening during a commencement ceremony in Haggin Auditorium. They couldn't attend Saturday's commencement because they were playing in the NCAA Tournament. Watch: .
#Transy2021
#TransyGrad
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Congratulations to housekeeper Bessie Belmont for receiving our July Essential Piece Award! Her professionalism, focus and attention to detail help create an awesome environment to work and study.
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Check out this time-lapse video of Forrer Hall demolition. The 60-year-old residence hall is making way for our new Campus Center, which will open in the fall of 2020.
#FarewellToForrer
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It's game time in Dallas! Get the details on watch parties, how to see the game and more as
@TUWBX
plays in the national championship: .
#FlyPios
#WingsUp
@TransySports
#Transylvania
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.
@TransySports
is observing a moment of silence at each home game this week to honor the memory of Lance Paul, a first-year student and soccer recruit who passed away Monday. We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss and offer our heartfelt condolences to his loved ones.
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Sodexo today presented its President's Award to Marcia Figg and Erika Lyvers for helping contain last month's attack in Jazzman’s.
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Let's pack Beck today to celebrate the Transylvania women's basketball national champions! The rally starts at 3:30 and will be livestreamed: . Grab a commemorative T-shirt at the event.
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#FlyPios
🏆 🥳 🦇
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Flags on campus are half-staff today in honor of those who lost their lives 18 years ago on 9/11. Because today calls for volunteerism, we are encouraging students to participate in a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
#NeverForget
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We’re set to take on the Kentucky Wildcats when the
#BattleOnBroadway
resumes Oct. 26. The
@Rupp_Arena
exhibition game will honor the late Hall of Famer C.M. Newton, who had strong ties to both schools.
@TransyHoops
@KentuckyMBB
#FlyPios
!
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Big thanks to
@WKYT
for this shout-out before last night's NCAA DI men's basketball championship. The Transylvania women's team is "bringing glory to the Bluegrass" 🏀🦇👏
#FlyPios
@TUWBX
@TransySports
@NCAADIII_
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We sent off our 32-0 women's basketball team this morning as they left for Dallas to play in Saturday's national championship. During the event, a representative from the mayor's office declared this Go Pioneers Day! Get Championship Week info: .
#FlyPios
!
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TICKET PUNCHED: Transy Women’s Basketball in National Championship game for 1st time via
@WKYT
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Meet our Class of 2026. These talented students hail from 22 states across the nation and five countries. Welcome to Transylvania!
#Transy2026
#ClassPhoto
📸
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As is tradition, Transylvania's Class of 2023 posed for a group photo before commencement. The ceremony starts in 20 minutes! 📸
#TransyGrad
#Transy2023
#ClassPhoto
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Bryce Lowe, a Transylvania Student Government Association senator and captain of
@Transy_Lax
, gave a talk at today's Board of Trustees winter meeting. The senior is majoring in business marketing.
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Transy ranks in the top 7% of the nation's four-year colleges in a recently released Princeton Review guidebook highlighting the best values. Editor-in-chief: "These schools were bona fide standouts for the return they deliver on one’s college investment."
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Transylvania and
@LexingtonLegend
make Whitaker Bank Ballpark home venue for
@TransyBaseball
in 2020 via
#1780blog
#WingsUp
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Congratulations to Sarah Ashley ‘18 for receiving UK's 2018-19 Cralle Foundation/Joan Cralle Day Fellowship, which will pay tuition for her first year at the U.K. College of Medicine and other expenses. She's the eighth
#Transy
student to receive the fellowship since 2003.
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Our 31-0 women's basketball team is one of three Kentucky squads in the hunt for a national title this weekend.
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#Transylvania
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Our new Campus Center will enhance our students’ college experience with welcoming spaces for a wide variety of activities—from group collaboration to fitness to dining to quiet contemplation.
#CollegeLife
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"Transylvania has had a man named Lane as their men's basketball head coach since April 30, 1975." —
@wkytsports
And earlier this week Brian Lane, who took over from his hall-of-famer dad, Don, picked up his 350th career win.
#FlyPios
!
@TransySports
@TransyHoops
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Here's a peek inside our new W.T. Young Campus Center. More spaces — including the Hearth Room and dining and meeting areas — are opening up this week to Transylvania students, faculty and staff (with masks and physical distancing required, of course).
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Check out the progress we've made on our new Campus Center — opening this summer!
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At Wednesday's national championship rally, our women's basketball team received a Spirit of Lexington Award from
@MayorGorton
, and the 33-0 Pioneers were named
#KentuckyColonels
by
@LtGovColeman
.
@TUWBX
@TransySports
#WingsUp
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Lexington's first dusting of snow greets students, faculty and staff on Transylvania's campus this morning. ❄️
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Our academic affairs staff delivered these
#TransyGrad
boxes to seniors around Lexington yesterday (and shipped them to out-of-town seniors). The boxes include yard signs to spread the word of their accomplishment, stickers to put on Senior Toast glasses, and pennants.
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The 31-0 Transylvania women's basketball team is headed to Hartford, Connecticut, for Saturday night's NCAA
#FinalFour
game against Smith College. Watch live: .
#FlyPios
!
@TUWBX
@TransySports
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Not fangs, but last May term we offered an English course called Vampires vs. Werewolves.
Question of the Day! Though they don't offer classes about fangs, Transylvania University is an actual school located in what U.S. state?
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Playing in a national title game is always significant, but something extraordinary happened Saturday.
@TUWBX
@TransySports
@NCAADIII
#Transylvania
#FlyPios
#NationalChamps
#DreamTeam
🏆
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Congrats to senior Rachel Cox, who was commissioned as an
@usairforce
officer yesterday! She plans to attend the UK College of Medicine while participating in the Air Force's Health Professionals’ Scholarship Program—before serving our country as a
#USAF
healthcare professional.
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Pres. Seamus Carey presented the President's Award to Commander Brian Maynard for the
@lexkypolice
efforts following the Jazzman's attack.
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Today, Brien Lewis becomes Transylvania University's 28th president. Welcome
@transypres
Brien and Laura!
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We're one of only nine schools in the U.S. — and the only in Kentucky — that is a top-100
#LiberalArts
college in a city with a population of more than 300,000. And we're within walking distance of downtown!
#ShareTheLex
#BeAPioneer
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During today's NCAA tournament selection show, our 27-0 women's basketball team found out who their first opponent will be in the Big Dance. The No. 2 Pioneers are taking on Rhodes at home Friday at 8:15 p.m.
#FlyPios
! 🦇 🔥 🏀
@TransySports
@TUWBX
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"Our hearts go out to the communities in western Kentucky and throughout the region — including our students and their families in the affected areas — who are dealing with unimaginable loss from last night's tornadoes."— Transylvania President Brien Lewis
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As is tradition, our graduating students posed for their
#ClassPhoto
on the Beck Center steps this morning. Watch the commencement ceremony live starting at 9: .
#TransyGrad
#Transy2022
🎉 📷
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Transylvania is headed to the Final Four! 🦇 🎉 👏 Now 31-0,
@tuwbx
advanced last night after beating NYU 79-63 in Beck. Our No. 2 women's basketball team takes on No. 4 Smith College on March 18.
#FlyPios
! 🏀 🔥
@TransySports
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Congratulations to junior Jocelyn Lucero, who has been elected president of Transy's Student Government Association for 2018-19!
@Jocy_lu
@TU_SGA
#StudentLeadership
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Congratulations to all of our students who made the Transylvania dean’s list for fall term!
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A women’s basketball dynasty: Undefeated
@TUWBX
headed back to NCAA Tournament via
@heraldleader
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Check out the inside of our bookstore, which recently moved from Third Street to the new Campus Center. The space, now more convenient for students, features an atrium with large windows, which manager Kristi Bowerman said makes the new location a "warm and inviting place.”
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Join us for a free watch party tomorrow at the Kentucky Theatre to cheer on our 32-0 women's basketball team in the national championship! Doors open at 11 a.m., and the game starts at noon. More Championship Week details: .
#FlyPios
@TransySports
@TUWBX
🦇
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Susan Rayer has retired after impacting the lives of Transy students as our director of career development for more than two decades. She's also been a tremendous colleague and supporter of faculty and staff. She's pictured with her husband, Greg, during her retirement reception.
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Fly Pios!!! 🦇
@TUWBX
STILL UNDEFEATED!😤
@TransySports
punched their ticket to the National Championship! See you in Dallas!
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Transylvania is partnering with the Lexington Sporting Club for its inaugural season, which kicks off March 18. Our campus is serving as the
@USLLeagueOne
team's official training ground. (Photos:
@LexSporting
)
#TransyPartners
⚽ 👏
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Transylvania baseball captain knocks it out of the park on his way to becoming a lawyer via
#1780Blog
#ScholarAthlete
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It’s officially Go Pioneers Day in Lexington! Check out this morning’s send-off for our No. 2 women’s basketball team as they left campus for Saturday’s national championship in Dallas. Championship Week info: .
#GoPios
! 🦇
@transysports
@tuwbx
@ncaadiii
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We'll light our
#TransyPumpkinMania
display each evening through
#Halloween
. Swing by
#HistoricOldMorrison
on Third Street and check it out!
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Our
@TUWBX
women's basketball national champions presented a trophy to trainer of Mo Stash, the winner of today's Kentucky Utilities Transylvania Stakes at
@keeneland
Congratulations!
#OpeningDay
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Hall of Famer Don Lane joined his son Brian's Nike Guard & Perimeter Play Camp on Friday. Beginning with coach Don Lane in '76, they've helped develop the basketball skills of more than 57,000 youths. This
@TUCoachLane
session led by our men's basketball coach runs through today.
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