TROY to YOU: NPHC Plaza dedication, John Lewis historical marker, International students learn about Greek Life
September 9, 2022
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NEWS
NPHC Plaza will create a rally point for memories and the future
NPHC Greeks will now have a rallying point on the Troy Campus with the dedication of a plaza in their honor.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza, to be dedicated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, recognizes and honors the eight historically African American Greek-letter organizations of the NPHC that are active at Troy University.
Historical marker unveiled at birthplace of John Lewis
The birthplace of the late Congressman John Robert Lewis now bears a historic marker, recognizing the significance that this tract of land off Gardner Bassett Road just outside of Troy had on the Civil Rights icon’s life and legacy.
Unveiled during a special ceremony on Saturday, the marker was a project of The John R. Lewis Legacy Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 2021 by members of the Lewis family to promote diversity, support civil rights education and engage in community service projects that foster the legacy of Congressman Lewis. Sponsors for the day’s events included the Alabama Power Foundation, Delta Airlines, Troy University, the City of Troy, Edward Brewster Photography and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
VIDEOS
Saturdays at the VET
With the first home football game coming up on Saturday, we look back at what makes gamedays so special.
ISCO Greek Life Night
Many of Troy University's international students are still learning about certain aspects of college life in America and last night, many of them got a chance to learn about involvement in fraternities and sororities.
PODCASTS
The Talk of TROY - "'The Music Man' Statue & The New Music Industry MBA"
Troy University is now offering a new Master of Business Administration in Music Industry. And, the degree is giving music students practical industry experience, as Producer Jaelanne Thomas reports.
And Host Marissa Lacey brings us a story on "The Music Man" statue. It depicts a man playing the saxophone and was placed there in honor of clarinet player and emeritus professor of Music, Carl Vollrath.
In Focus- "Historian Shares Talladega Flying Machine Stories"
Although the Wright Brothers are credited with inventing the first successful airplane, Florida historian Dale Cox has found an alternate account about Dr. Lewis Boswell's earlier invention of a flying machine in Talladega County, Alabama. Dale Cox, host of Two Egg TV's Off the Beaten Path Travel Channel and author of nineteen books, talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson, about Dr. Boswell's patents and his flying machine.