TROY to YOU: Largest incoming class on the way, Art and Design professors work with future Trojans, Troy transfers deed
June 30, 2023
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NEWS
TROY sees largest incoming freshman class in three years
Troy University is brimming with new students this summer after welcoming its largest freshman class in three years. From June 12 through July 21, over 1,550 students will take part in IMPACT, the two-day student orientation process that prepares students for life as a Trojan.
Being the largest class that we’ve had in the last few years, it’s really encouraging to us because it is a full circle moment. We’re able to see all those recruiting efforts and admissions responsibilities come to a close, but it’s an exciting beginning for the students who are starting their Trojan journey.
-Korrie Lynn Williams, Senior Director of Enrollment Services
TROY Art and Design professors collaborate with 22 future Trojans in China
Troy University Art and Design Department Chair Greg Skaggs and Assistant Chair Chris Stagl had the opportunity earlier this month to travel to Changzhou, China where they worked closely with 22 international students at Changzhou’s Institute of Technology.
From June 3 through June 13, Skaggs worked closely with his students to create 2D and 3D studio art projects while Stagl led students on the making of a short documentary video project.
Troy University transfers deed of Montgomery Campus building to Valiant Cross Academy
Troy University officially transferred the deed to building 136 on the Montgomery Campus to Valiant Cross Academy during a ceremony in the Rosa Parks Library and Museum on Tuesday.
Valiant Cross, a fully accredited, all-male school established by brothers Anthony and Fred Brock in 2015, has leased the building for its high school since 2018 and took ownership of the building after documents were signed on Tuesday.
VIDEOS
Dance students head to Italy for DAP Festival
Each year, members of the Troy University Department of Theatre and Dance travel across the world to Italy for the DAP Festival. There, students dive headfirst into dance culture and performances.
TFD offers ways to deal with summer heat
It's summertime, which means the temperature is getting hot outside and in your car. Mackenzie Foster has how you can stay safe inside and outside of your car this summer.
PODCASTS
The Talk of TROY - "The Tuskegee Airmen Hangar & The Heroism of Bennie Adkins"
It’s been over five years since a historical marker at the Troy Municipal Airport was dedicated for a hangar used by the Tuskegee Airmen. We recently spoke with Historian Daniel Hollman about the importance of having this monument in TROY. Producer Justin Blowers reports.
And in 2018, a Vietnam veteran and TROY graduate spoke with us about his autobiography, A Tiger Among Us. Command Sergent Major Bennie G. Adkins died in 2020, but his legacy lives on. Producer Xavier Kennedy reports on Adkins’ heroic actions, which were recognized in 2014 with the medal of honor.
Alabama Aloud with Don Noble "The Last of the Belles"
The work of Alabama authors deserves to be read out loud - and now it is! Join host Don Noble as he reads the diverse and extensive work of Alabama's finest authors. In this episode, Noble reads "The Last of the Belles" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1929 in The Saturday Evening Post.