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data-file-height="250" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">Seal</a> of Transylvania University</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Transylvania Seminary<br />(1780–1799)<br />Bacon College<br />(1837–1851)<br />Kentucky University<br />(1858–1865)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">In Lumine Illo Tradimus Lumen (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Motto in English</div></th><td class="infobox-data">In That Light, We Pass on the Light</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1780<span class="noprint">; 244 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1780</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Religious affiliation</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)">Disciples of Christ</a><sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NAICU" class="mw-redirect" title="NAICU">NAICU</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$190.2 million (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Brien Lewis<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">963<sup id="cite_ref-enrollment_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enrollment-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">U.S.</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Transylvania_University&params=38.0522_N_84.4936_W_region:US-KY_type:edu"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°03′08″N</span> <span class="longitude">84°29′37″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.0522°N 84.4936°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.0522; -84.4936</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">150 acres (61 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#B20D35; color:white;"> </span> Crimson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Transylvania_Pioneers" class="mw-redirect" title="Transylvania Pioneers">Pioneers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> – <a href="/wiki/HCAC" class="mw-redirect" title="HCAC">HCAC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Athletic_Conference" title="Ohio Athletic Conference">OAC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River_Lacrosse_Conference" title="Ohio River Lacrosse Conference">ORLC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CCIW" class="mw-redirect" title="CCIW">CCIW</a>,</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Raf, <a href="/wiki/Rafinesque%27s_big-eared_bat" title="Rafinesque's big-eared bat">Rafinesque's big-eared bat</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.transy.edu">www<wbr />.transy<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg/220px-Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg/330px-Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg/440px-Transylvania_University_logo_hz.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="75" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Transylvania University</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private university</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a>, United States. It was founded in 1780 and is the oldest university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is <a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation_in_the_United_States" title="Higher education accreditation in the United States">accredited</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a>. Its medical program has graduated 8,000 physicians since 1859.<sup id="cite_ref-tutor_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tutor-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Transylvania's name, meaning 'across the woods' in <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the <a href="/wiki/Transylvania_Colony" title="Transylvania Colony">Transylvania Colony</a>, which existed briefly between 1775 and 1776 in south and western Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-name_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-name-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is the <a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">alma mater</a> of two <a href="/wiki/U.S._vice_president" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. vice president">U.S. vice presidents</a>, two <a href="/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a> justices, 50 <a href="/wiki/U.S._senator" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. senator">U.S. senators</a>, 101 <a href="/wiki/U.S._representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. representatives">U.S. representatives</a>, 36 U.S. governors, 34 U.S. ambassadors, and the only <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America" title="President of the Confederate States of America">Confederate president</a>, making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen.<sup id="cite_ref-tutor_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tutor-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Clay.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Henry_Clay.JPG/220px-Henry_Clay.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Henry_Clay.JPG/330px-Henry_Clay.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Henry_Clay.JPG/440px-Henry_Clay.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2898" data-file-height="3496" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a> served off and on as professor of law and as trustee from 1807 to his death in 1852.</figcaption></figure> <p>Transylvania—Latin for 'across the woods'—was the first college west of the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a> and was named for the short-lived <a href="/wiki/Transylvania_Colony" title="Transylvania Colony">Transylvania Colony</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-earlytransy_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-earlytransy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Assembly">Virginia Assembly</a> chartered <b>Transylvania Seminary</b> in 1780, before Kentucky became a separate state. It was chiefly promoted by <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian Church">Presbyterians</a>. Initially situated in a log cabin in <a href="/wiki/Boyle_County,_Kentucky" title="Boyle County, Kentucky">Boyle County</a>, Kentucky, the school moved to Lexington in 1789.<sup id="cite_ref-earlytransy_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-earlytransy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first site in Lexington was a single building in what is now the historic <a href="/wiki/Gratz_Park_Historic_District" title="Gratz Park Historic District">Gratz Park</a>. </p><p>By 1799, the institution was called <b>Transylvania University</b>. By 1818, a new main building was constructed for students' classes. That building burned down in 1829, and the school was moved to its location north of Third Street. Old Morrison was erected 1830–34, under the supervision of <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a>, who both taught law and was a member of Transylvania's Board.<sup id="cite_ref-tu_oldmorrison_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tu_oldmorrison-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1818, the university included a medical school, law school, a divinity school, and a college of arts and sciences.<sup id="cite_ref-earlytransy_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-earlytransy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-transyhistory_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transyhistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/220px-Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/330px-Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/440px-Original_Seal_of_Transylvania_University.jpg 2x" data-file-width="695" data-file-height="692" /></a><figcaption>The original <a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">seal</a> of Transylvania University</figcaption></figure> <p>The Disciples of Christ church founded <b>Bacon College</b> in Georgetown. It operated from 1837 to 1851 and 1858 to 1861. It was renamed <b>Kentucky University</b> in 1858. In 1865, the remnants of the school were merged into Transylvania University. The merged institution took the name "Kentucky University."<sup id="cite_ref-earlytransy_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-earlytransy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-transyhistory_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transyhistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg/220px-John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg/330px-John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg/440px-John_C_Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2050" data-file-height="2755" /></a><figcaption>Alumnus <a href="/wiki/John_C._Breckinridge" title="John C. Breckinridge">John C. Breckinridge</a>; <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="History of the Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> U.S. Vice President</figcaption></figure> <p>From these early years, Transylvania has dominated academe in the <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_region" title="Bluegrass region">bluegrass region</a> and was the sought-after destination for the children of the South's political leadership, military families, and business elite. It attracted many politically ambitious young men, including <a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin" title="Stephen F. Austin">Stephen F. Austin</a>, the founder of Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_the_Civil_War">After the Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: After the Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg/220px-Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg/330px-Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg/440px-Drawing_of_Transylvania_University_Medical_Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="451" /></a><figcaption>Medical Hall, which burned down in 1863</figcaption></figure> <p>The new institution used Transylvania's campus in Lexington while perpetuating the Kentucky University name.<sup id="cite_ref-earlytransy_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-earlytransy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university was reorganized into several new colleges, including the Agricultural and Mechanical College (A&M) of Kentucky, publicly chartered as a department of Kentucky University as a <a href="/wiki/Land-grant_university" title="Land-grant university">land-grant institution</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Morrill_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Morrill Act">Morrill Act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-transyhistory_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transyhistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, due to questions regarding having a federally funded land-grant college controlled by a religious body, the A&M college was spun off in 1878 as an independent, state-run institution. The A&M of Kentucky soon developed into one of the state's flagship public universities, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-transyhistory_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transyhistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kentucky University's College of the Bible, which traced its roots to Bacon College's Department of Hebrew Literature, received a separate charter in 1878. Kentucky University's seminary eventually separated but remained on the same campus until 1950. It later changed its name to the <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Theological_Seminary" title="Lexington Theological Seminary">Lexington Theological Seminary</a>. In 1903, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_College_(Kentucky)" title="Hamilton College (Kentucky)">Hamilton College</a>, a Lexington-based <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_college" title="Women's college">women's college</a> founded in 1869, merged into Kentucky University.<sup id="cite_ref-transyhistory_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transyhistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to confusion between Kentucky University and its daughter institution, the University of Kentucky, it was renamed "Transylvania University" in 1908. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1988_trademark_dispute">1988 trademark dispute</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1988 trademark dispute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1988, Transylvania University experienced an infringement on the institution's trademark when <a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Cards" title="Hallmark Cards">Hallmark Cards</a> began selling "Transylvania University" T-shirts. The product, developed for the Halloween season, was intended to be a novelty item purporting to be college wear from the fictional Count <a href="/wiki/Dracula" title="Dracula">Dracula</a>'s <i>alma mater</i>. When contacted by Transylvania University, Hallmark admitted that they were unaware of the Kentucky-based institution and immediately recalled all unsold products.<sup id="cite_ref-rebranding_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rebranding-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university is located on a 48-acre (19.4-hectare) urban campus about four blocks from the center of the city of <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a>. It has 24 buildings, 3 athletic fields, 3 dining areas, and a National Historic Landmark.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campus is divided by North Broadway: to the East stand the academic buildings of the university; to the West, most of the residential buildings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_campus">Academic campus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Academic campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Transylvania_Campus.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Transylvania_Campus.JPG/220px-Transylvania_Campus.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Transylvania_Campus.JPG/330px-Transylvania_Campus.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Transylvania_Campus.JPG/440px-Transylvania_Campus.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Carpenter Academic Center and the Transylvania Lawn</figcaption></figure> <p>The academic side of campus lies to the East of North Broadway, one of the major streets in Lexington. Old Morrison is the central <a href="/wiki/Academic_administration" title="Academic administration">administration</a> building. Designed by pioneer Kentucky architect <a href="/wiki/Gideon_Shryock" title="Gideon Shryock">Gideon Shryock</a> and erected in 1833 under the supervision of <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a> (then professor of law at Transylvania), Old Morrison is the central image on the city seal of Lexington. It houses the offices of financial aid, accounting, the registrar, the president, the dean, communications, the Center for Academic and Professional Enrichment, and more. The building also holds the tomb of <a href="/wiki/Constantine_Rafinesque" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantine Rafinesque">Constantine Rafinesque</a>, professor of natural science at the university from 1819 to 1826, and Sauveur Francois Bonfils, who taught at the university from 1842 to 1849 (a native of France, he was forced to flee because of political discord).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the Civil War, Old Morrison was a hospital for Union and Confederate soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was gutted by fire in 1969 but was renovated and reopened in 1971. It was designated a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> in 1965 in recognition of the university's status as the oldest west of the Allegheny Mountains.<sup id="cite_ref-nhlnom_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhlnom-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/220px-Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/330px-Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/440px-Academic_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Academic Side of Campus in April 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Beside Old Morrison, the Carpenter Academic Center houses the faculties of <a href="/wiki/English_studies" title="English studies">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophy</a>, <a href="/wiki/History" title="History">history</a>, <a href="/wiki/Political_science" title="Political science">political science</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foreign_language" title="Foreign language">foreign languages</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Classics" title="Classics">classics</a>, as well as offices for professors. The center, formerly known as Haupt Humanities, was renovated during the 2017–2018 academic year; the renovation updated classrooms and faculty offices, added student gathering spaces and integrated new technologies.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carpenter Academic Center was reopened in May 2018. </p><p>Behind the Carpenter Academic Center is Alumni Plaza, which opened in 2015 as an outdoor classroom and social gathering area.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also on the academic side of campus, a state-of-the-art student indoor athletic facility, called the Clive M. Beck Center, was completed and opened in 2003; it is a location for men's and women's athletics and holds student fitness equipment. </p><p>The Mitchell Fine Arts Center is the home of the music program, providing offices and classrooms for drama and music programs. It contains a large concert hall, a small theater, a recital hall, the Morlan Gallery, the music technology classroom, and the Office of Information Technology. The Morlan Gallery in the center is the location for six or seven art exhibitions every year during the academic calendar, primarily as a gallery of contemporary art, including <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_folk_art" title="Appalachian folk art">Appalachian folk art</a>, Chinese art, contemporary African art, sculptural installations, and performance and video pieces. The gallery offers guided tours and lectures for school groups, civic clubs, and senior-citizen organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cowgill Center for Business, Economics, and Education holds classrooms for these subjects and offices for professors. It features a high-tech multimedia classroom, a specialized classroom for training education majors, a computer lab, lecture halls, seminar rooms, study areas, faculty offices, and the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The L.A. Brown Science Center houses classrooms, laboratories and offices for the natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics programs. A state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is available to enhance students' academic and research experience.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Library">Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Horace_Holley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Horace_Holley.jpg/220px-Horace_Holley.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Horace_Holley.jpg/330px-Horace_Holley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Horace_Holley.jpg/440px-Horace_Holley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="894" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Horace_Holley_(minister)" title="Horace Holley (minister)">Horace Holley</a> led Transylvania from 1818 to 1827.</figcaption></figure> <p>Originally completed in 1952 and dedicated by President <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a>, the main library building was renovated and enlarged in 1985; it was re-dedicated by then Vice President <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> as the Douglas Gay Jr. and Frances Carrick Thomas Library. The Special Collections of the library houses a manuscript collection with letters, diaries, and documents of notable historical figures associated with the university, including <a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis" title="Jefferson Davis">Jefferson Davis</a>, Robert Peter, <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Hunt" title="John Wesley Hunt">John Wesley Hunt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Drake" title="Daniel Drake">Daniel Drake</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Horace_Holley_(1781%E2%80%931827)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horace Holley (1781–1827)">Horace Holley</a>. The rare books section houses a collection of books relating to the history of horses and natural history and a collection of pre-1800 medical books.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The books belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Medical_school" title="Medical school">Transylvania Medical Department</a>, which closed in 1859, are now kept in special collections. The library was the setting for the film "<a href="/wiki/American_Animals" title="American Animals">American Animals</a>", which told how <a href="/wiki/Transylvania_University_book_heist" title="Transylvania University book heist">four twenty-year-old students stole and attempted to sell some of the rare books</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The basement of the library was renovated and became the Dugi Academic Center for Excellence in 2013<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first floor was renovated in 2015. </p><p>The Glenn Building was constructed as a multi-purpose building in 2005 and houses a coffee shop, Gratz Perk, admissions offices, and expansion space for the library. It was named in honor of James F. Glenn, a former Board of Trustees member who donated $1.1 million for its construction. It utilizes an environmentally friendly geothermal heating and air conditioning system, and several mature trees near the site were preserved during construction.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/220px-Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/330px-Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg/440px-Residential_Side_of_Transylvania_University.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Residential Side of Campus in April 2016 Showing Construction</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Residence_halls">Residence halls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Residence halls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The western half of the campus contains most of the residential parts of the campus. Dalton-Voigt Hall opened in the fall of 2015 and houses first-year students. This $7 million, 144-bed facility offers suite-style living and common spaces for studying and activities.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jefferson Davis Hall and Henry Clay Hall were demolished in June 2015 to make space for construction of Kincaid Hall and Bassett Hall, which are similar to Dalton-Voigt and opened in January 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thomson Hall was opened in the fall of 2008. It received <a href="/wiki/Energy_Star" title="Energy Star">Energy Star</a> rating in 2009. It features 31 suite-style units, including study areas, living rooms, kitchenettes, bathrooms, and bedrooms. The building is three stories tall, has 28,000 square feet (2,600 m<sup>2</sup>) of space, and cost $5.5 million. Thomson Hall was built to be environmentally friendly and exceeds state insulating value requirements by 28 percent. It has geothermal heating and energy, low-flow shower heads, a total energy recovery wheel on outside ventilation, fifty percent recycled material in the parking lot surface, and energy-saving lighting.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dalton-Voigt, Thomson, Kincaid, and Bassett Halls surround Back Circle, a central outdoor field where students can socialize, play sports, or do homework. </p><p>The other residence spaces on campus are Poole Residence Center and Rosenthal Apartment Complex. Poole houses first-year students in large, suite-style rooms. Rosenthal houses upper-class students in an outdoor apartment style.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campus_Center">Campus Center</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Campus Center"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The newly built and renovated William T. Young Campus Center opened in the fall of 2020. It is a 97,710-square-foot (9,078 m<sup>2</sup>) building—61,400 square feet of new construction and 36,310 square feet of renovated space. Replacing Forrer Hall, the structure offers two dining locations, an athletic workout facility, a competition-sized swimming pool, and numerous meeting spaces of all sizes and uses. It also houses the health and wellness center, student life offices, and the bookstore. </p><p>The Campus Center was dedicated in October 2021 where <a href="/wiki/William_T._Young" title="William T. Young">William T. Young Sr.</a>, whom the original Campus Center was named for, and William T. Young Jr. were recognized for their many contributions to the university over the years. Both chaired the Transylvania Board of Trustees. Portraits of both Youngs adorn a wall of the new Center to commemorate the family's contributions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG/220px-Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG/330px-Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG/440px-Old_Morrison_Commencement.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Old Morrison</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings_in_the_United_States" title="College and university rankings in the United States">Academic rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_college" title="Liberal arts college">Liberal arts</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking" title="U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking"><i>U.S. News & World Report</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_USNWR_LA_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_USNWR_LA-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">102</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monthly_college_rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Monthly college rankings"><i>Washington Monthly</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_Wamo_LA_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_Wamo_LA-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">86</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">National</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Top_Colleges" title="America's Top Colleges"><i>Forbes</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_Forbes_NU_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_Forbes_NU-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">307</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal"><i>WSJ</i></a>/College Pulse<sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_WSJ_NU_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_WSJ_NU-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">381</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i>, Transylvania University has an acceptance rate of 92%.<sup id="cite_ref-USNWR_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNWR-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accepted applicants have an SAT score range (25th–75th percentile) of 1050–1360.<sup id="cite_ref-USNWR_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNWR-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Transylvania presently<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (July 2019)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> offers 46 majors<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 37 minors and many pre-professional tracks spread among four divisions: Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics and Social Sciences. It offers such majors as Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication (WRC),<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as interdisciplinary studies, or the ability of students to design their majors.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Transylvania became the first of Kentucky's liberal arts colleges to partner with the Peace Corps to establish a Peace Corps Prep program, a diversity-oriented program designed to prepare undergraduates for international development fieldwork and potential Peace Corps service.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Transylvania also partnered with Appalachian Regional Healthcare to incentivize students from Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia interested in healthcare, whether as a practitioner or administrator, to attend Transylvania. Students who participate will return to their home region and communities to work for ARH post-graduation.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Before beginning classes, first-year students participate in an orientation week and various community-building exercises, including long-standing traditions, such as the first-year <a href="/wiki/Serenade" title="Serenade">serenade</a> and greet line. The serenade divides the class in two for a fun sing-off. The greeting line starts as a large arch comprising every member of the first-year class (and various faculty, staff, and campus student leaders). Every line member goes down and shakes hands with all other members, introducing themselves along the way. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg/220px-Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg/330px-Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg/440px-Transylvania_University_Pumpkinmania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Pumpkins lit on the steps of Old Morrison</figcaption></figure> <p>There is a week-long celebration of <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> by students known as "Raf Week" in honor of the 19th-century botanist, inventor, and Transylvania professor <a href="/wiki/Constantine_Rafinesque" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantine Rafinesque">Constantine Rafinesque</a>. The university ends October with a unique combination of activities, including a lottery for four students to win the chance to spend the night in Rafinesque's tomb.<sup id="cite_ref-rafweek_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rafweek-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The steps of Old Morrison are lined with pumpkins carved by students, faculty, staff, and members of the community around Halloween for what is called Pumpkinmania. In honor of Professor Rafinesque, the grab-and-go dining space in the Campus Center is named the "Rafskeller"—a pun on the word <i><a href="/wiki/Rathskeller" class="mw-redirect" title="Rathskeller">Rathskeller</a></i>. </p><p>Transylvania is also known for the Kissing Tree, a white ash tree estimated to be nearly 280 years old–35 years older than the university itself. In the 1940s and 1950s, the administration ignored students kissing in public near the tree when it was frowned upon elsewhere on campus.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, with the rules on public displays of affection slackened, students refer to the tree as the Kissing Tree. In 2003, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicle_of_Higher_Education" title="The Chronicle of Higher Education">The Chronicle of Higher Education</a></i> included the Kissing Tree among the most romantic places on college campuses in America and was mentioned in a <i><a href="/wiki/Wall_Street_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Wall Street Journal">Wall Street Journal</a></i> article about romance on college campuses.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts">Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The campus, home to various Transylvania choirs and instrumental ensembles, also hosts several exhibitions in its Morlan Gallery that change by season. The gallery focuses on work produced in the past decade from worldwide viewpoints. Transylvania was honored with an international Gold Award for <i>Transylvania Treasures</i>, its publication dedicated to showcasing the rare and valuable items in Transylvania University's special collections and medical and science museum, and now is considered a treasure in its own right, concluding a prestigious national competition sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Council_for_Advancement_and_Support_of_Education" title="Council for Advancement and Support of Education">Council for Advancement and Support of Education</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Transylvania's theatre department produces two to three stage productions every year. The Lucille C. Little Theater provides a performance space for theatre performances by students and professionals on campus.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fraternities_and_sororities">Fraternities and sororities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Fraternities and sororities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Transylvania has <a href="/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities" title="Fraternities and sororities">Greek life</a> on campus, with five fraternities and five sororities and 42% of the students as members of Greek organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its 2022 edition of "The Best 387 Colleges", <i><a href="/wiki/The_Princeton_Review" title="The Princeton Review">The Princeton Review</a></i> named Transylvania in the top 10 U.S. schools on its list of colleges with "Lots of Greek Life".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Transylvania's athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers. The university is a member of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">Division III</a> level of the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA), primarily competing in the <a href="/wiki/Heartland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference">Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference</a> (HCAC) since the 2001–02 academic year. The Pioneers previously competed in the <a href="/wiki/River_States_Conference" title="River States Conference">Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference</a> (KIAC; now known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA) from 1916–17 to 2000–01. </p><p>Transylvania competes in 27 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field; women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball; and co-ed teams include cheerleading, dance and equestrian (eventing).<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Transylvania Pioneers student-athletes compete under colors <a href="/wiki/Crimson" title="Crimson">crimson</a> and <a href="/wiki/White" title="White">white</a> at a variety of venues throughout the country; maintain successful results; and often compete against larger institutions including <a href="/wiki/Ohio_University" title="Ohio University">Ohio University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Philanthropists" class="mw-redirect" title="Philanthropists">Philanthropists</a> have increased sizable gifts to the university in its present period more so than ever before, and coaches at Transylvania University have been continually recognized for athletic achievements.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness" title="Wikipedia:Vagueness"><span title="This information is too vague. (September 2020)">vague</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Transylvania_Pioneers_football" title="Transylvania Pioneers football">Transylvania Pioneers football</a></div> <p>Transylvania won the first-recorded football game in the state of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Centre_Praying_Colonels_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre Praying Colonels football">Centre Praying Colonels</a> of <a href="/wiki/Centre_College" title="Centre College">Centre College</a> 13<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>–0.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/1903_Kentucky_University_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1903 Kentucky University football team">1903 team</a> claimed a southern championship. The Pioneers played football from 1888 to 1941 (except 1906), when the team disbanded. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Alumni plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article's list of alumni <b>may not follow Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifiability</a> policy</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit">improve this article</a> by removing names that do not have independent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a> showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">citations</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Amongst Transylvania's prominent alumni are two <a href="/wiki/U.S._vice_president" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. vice president">U.S. vice presidents</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_C._Breckinridge" title="John C. Breckinridge">John C. Breckinridge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson" title="Richard Mentor Johnson">Richard Mentor Johnson</a>, and two <a href="/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a> justices, <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_Harlan" title="John Marshall Harlan">John Marshall Harlan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Freeman_Miller" title="Samuel Freeman Miller">Samuel Freeman Miller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Transylvania_University_History_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Transylvania_University_History-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Transylvania_University_alumni" title="List of Transylvania University alumni">List of Transylvania University alumni</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_faculty">Notable faculty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notable faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bidleman_Bascom" title="Henry Bidleman Bascom">Henry Bidleman Bascom</a> (1796–1850) – U.S. Congressional Chaplain, Methodist Bishop, President of Transylvania University 1842–1849.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hamilton_Bishop" title="Robert Hamilton Bishop">Robert Hamilton Bishop</a>, first president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Clay" title="Henry Clay">Henry Clay</a>, seminal law department professor<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Caldwell_(physician)" title="Charles Caldwell (physician)">Charles Caldwell</a>, physician and founder of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville_School_of_Medicine" title="University of Louisville School of Medicine">University of Louisville School of Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Drake" title="Daniel Drake">Daniel Drake</a>, taught <a href="/wiki/Materia_medica" title="Materia medica">materia medica</a> from 1817 to 1818, dean from 1825 to 1827</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning_(poet)" title="Maurice Manning (poet)">Maurice Manning</a>, poet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Charles Martin "C. M." Newton</a>, TU basketball coach, 1956–68</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque" title="Constantine Samuel Rafinesque">Constantine Samuel Rafinesque</a>, professor of botany, buried on campus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Wilkins_Short" title="Charles Wilkins Short">Charles Wilkins Short</a>, American botanist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elisha_Warfield" title="Elisha Warfield">Elisha Warfield</a>, doctor and noted horse breeder, selected as the first Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics at the (then-) newly established medical school at Transylvania University</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Penn_Warren" title="Robert Penn Warren">Robert Penn Warren</a> set part of his 1946 novel <i><a href="/wiki/All_the_King%27s_Men" title="All the King's Men">All the King's Men</a></i> at Transylvania University.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Lowell" title="Robert Lowell">Robert Lowell</a> referred to the university in his sonnet "The Graduate (Elizabeth)." The poem states gleefully, "Transylvania's Greek Revival Chapel is one of the best Greek Revival things in the South."</li> <li>A 2004 robbery at Transylvania University's special collections library was the subject of the true-crime drama film <i><a href="/wiki/American_Animals" title="American Animals">American Animals</a></i>, released in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also the focus of Episode 3 of the Audible podcast "Heist with Michael Caine," as well as a memoir written by one of the culprits involved in the heist titled <i>Mr. Pink: The Inside Story of the Transylvania Book Heist</i>.</li> <li>Transylvania is home to the <a href="/wiki/Judy_Gaines_Young_Book_Award" title="Judy Gaines Young Book Award">Judy Gaines Young Book Award</a>, given annually to honor an excellent work of fiction or poetry written in the <a href="/wiki/Appalachia" 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 5,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vulture&rft.atitle=The+Real-life+Heist+Caper+Behind+American+Animals&rft.date=2018-06-01&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=Chris&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2018%2F06%2Fthe-real-life-heist-caper-behind-american-animals.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATransylvania+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transylvania_University&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Baker, Jonathan Tyler. "No Longer an 'academically inferior, church-controlled southern school': How Transylvania College Found Success After World War II." <i>Register of the Kentucky Historical Society</i> 120.1 (2022): 33–63. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/142/article/880870/summary">excerpt</a></li> <li>Cousins, James P. <i>Horace Holley: Transylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education in the Early American Republic</i> (U Press of Kentucky, 2016). 297 pp</li> <li>Ellis, William E. <i>A History of Education in Kentucky</i> (University Press of Kentucky, 2011).</li> <li>Jennings, Walter Wilson. <i>Transylvania, Pioneer University of the West</i> (Pageant Press, 1955).</li> <li>Lunger, Irvin E. "Transylvania College: Its History and its Future" <i>Register of the Kentucky Historical Society</i> 56.4 (1958): 309–318.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcGlothlin1977" class="citation journal cs1">McGlothlin, William J (1977). "Rev. Horace Holley: Transylvania's Unitarian President, 1818–1827". <i>Filson Club History Quarterly</i>. <b>51</b> (3): 234–248.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Filson+Club+History+Quarterly&rft.atitle=Rev.+Horace+Holley%3A+Transylvania%27s+Unitarian+President%2C+1818%E2%80%931827&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=234-248&rft.date=1977&rft.aulast=McGlothlin&rft.aufirst=William+J&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATransylvania+University" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Morelock, Kolan. <i>Taking the town: Collegiate and community culture in the Bluegrass, 1880–1917</i> (University Press of Kentucky, 2008).</li> <li>Peter, Robert. <i>The history of the medical department of Transylvania University</i> (1905) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tukxAQAAMAAJ">online</a>.</li> <li>Peter, Robert, and Johanna Peter. <i>Transylvania University: Its Origin, Rise, Decline, and Fall</i> (1896) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=qAUUAAAAYAAJ">online</a></li> <li>Sonne, Niels H. <i>Liberal Kentucky, 1780–1828</i> (1939; reprint 1968) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/liberalkentucky10000sonn">online</a>, focus on Transylvania U.</li> <li>Wright, John Jr., ed. <i>Transylvania: Tutor to the West</i> (2nd ed. 1980)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZerfas1934" class="citation journal cs1">Zerfas, L. G. (1934). 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College">Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albright_College" title="Albright College">Albright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_College" title="Allegheny College">Allegheny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alma_College" title="Alma College">Alma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst_College" title="Amherst College">Amherst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Atlantic" title="College of the Atlantic">Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustana_College_(Illinois)" title="Augustana College (Illinois)">Augustana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_College" title="Austin College">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bard_College" title="Bard College">Bard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bates_College" title="Bates College">Bates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beloit_College" title="Beloit College">Beloit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennington_College" title="Bennington College">Bennington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berea_College" title="Berea College">Berea</a></li> <li><a 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title="Connecticut College">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornell_College" title="Cornell College">Cornell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_College" title="Davidson College">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denison_University" title="Denison University">Denison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DePauw_University" title="DePauw University">DePauw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickinson_College" title="Dickinson College">Dickinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_University" title="Drew University">Drew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earlham_College" title="Earlham College">Earlham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eckerd_College" title="Eckerd College">Eckerd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_College_(Massachusetts)" title="Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)">Emmanuel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_%26_Marshall_College" title="Franklin & Marshall College">Franklin & Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furman_University" title="Furman University">Furman</a></li> <li><a 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title="Hiram College">Hiram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobart_and_William_Smith_Colleges" title="Hobart and William Smith Colleges">Hobart & William Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">Holy Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_College" title="Hope College">Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houghton_University" title="Houghton University">Houghton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Wesleyan_University" title="Illinois Wesleyan University">Illinois Wesleyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juniata_College" title="Juniata College">Juniata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_College" title="Kalamazoo College">Kalamazoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyon_College" title="Kenyon College">Kenyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_College_(Illinois)" title="Knox College (Illinois)">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_College" title="Lafayette College">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest_College" title="Lake Forest 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University">Southwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_University" title="Susquehanna University">Susquehanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swarthmore_College" title="Swarthmore College">Swarthmore</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Transylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_College_(Connecticut)" title="Trinity College (Connecticut)">Trinity College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_University_(Texas)" title="Trinity University (Texas)">Trinity University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_College" title="Union College">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ursinus_College" title="Ursinus College">Ursinus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vassar_College" title="Vassar College">Vassar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_College" title="Wabash College">Wabash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_College" title="Washington College">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_%26_Jefferson_College" title="Washington & Jefferson College">Washington & 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Young Library"><img alt="William T. Young Library" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/William_T._Young_Library.jpg/90px-William_T._Young_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/William_T._Young_Library.jpg/135px-William_T._Young_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/William_T._Young_Library.jpg/180px-William_T._Young_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2912" data-file-height="2184" /></a><figcaption>William T. 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Arena</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Center_(Lexington)" title="City Center (Lexington)">City Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_National_Bank_Building" title="Fayette National Bank Building">Fayette National Bank Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gratz_Park_Historic_District" title="Gratz Park Historic District">Gratz Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunt%E2%80%93Morgan_House" title="Hunt–Morgan House">Hunt–Morgan House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keeneland" title="Keeneland">Keeneland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Horse_Park" title="Kentucky Horse Park">Kentucky Horse Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alltech_Arena" title="Alltech Arena">Alltech Arena</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Proud_Park" title="Kentucky Proud Park">Kentucky Proud Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Theatre_(Lexington)" title="Kentucky Theatre (Lexington)">Kentucky Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kroger_Field" title="Kroger Field">Kroger Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Brewing_and_Distilling_Company" title="Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company">Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Cemetery" title="Lexington Cemetery">Lexington Cemetery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Financial_Center" title="Lexington Financial Center">Lexington Financial Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_History_Center" title="Lexington History Center">Lexington History Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter_Clocks_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter Clocks Field">Counter Clocks Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln_House" title="Mary Todd Lincoln House">Mary Todd Lincoln House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnell_Springs_Park" title="McConnell Springs Park">McConnell Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Coliseum_(University_of_Kentucky)" title="Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky)">Memorial Coliseum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Horeb_Earthworks_Complex" title="Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex">Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patterson_Office_Tower" title="Patterson Office Tower">Patterson Office Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_Villa" title="Pope Villa">Pope Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Mile" title="The Red Mile">The Red Mile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singletary_Center_for_the_Arts" title="Singletary Center for the Arts">Singletary Center for the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky_Art_Museum" title="University of Kentucky Art Museum">University of Kentucky Art Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waveland_State_Historic_Site" title="Waveland State Historic Site">Waveland State Historic Site</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges and<br /> universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_Community_and_Technical_College" title="Bluegrass Community and Technical College">Bluegrass Community and Technical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Wesleyan_University" title="Indiana Wesleyan University">Indiana Wesleyan University</a>-Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Theological_Seminary" title="Lexington Theological Seminary">Lexington Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway_University" title="Midway University">Midway University</a>-Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_College_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National College (Virginia)">National College</a>–Lexington</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_University" title="Sullivan University">Sullivan University</a>-Lexington</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Transylvania University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transportation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Grass_Airport" title="Blue Grass Airport">Blue Grass Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_75_in_Kentucky" title="Interstate 75 in Kentucky">I-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_in_Kentucky" title="Interstate 64 in Kentucky">I-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Route_1425" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Route 1425">KY 1425</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citation_Boulevard" title="Citation Boulevard">KY 1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Route_1974" title="Kentucky Route 1974">KY 1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Transit_Center" title="Lexington Transit Center">Lexington Transit Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lextran" title="Lextran">Lextran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_o%27_War_Boulevard" title="Man o' War Boulevard">Man o' War Boulevard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Circle_Road" title="New Circle Road">New Circle Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Pike" title="Paris Pike">Paris Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_25_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 25 in Kentucky">US 25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_27_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky">US 27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_60_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky">US 60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_68_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 68 in Kentucky">US 68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_421_in_Kentucky" title="U.S. Route 421 in Kentucky">US 421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_View_Ferry" title="Valley View Ferry">Valley View Ferry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats" title="Kentucky Wildcats">Kentucky Wildcats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Legends" title="Lexington Legends">Lexington Legends</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#athletics">Transylvania Pioneers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHSAA_Commonwealth_Gridiron_Bowl" title="KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl">KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Sixteen_(KHSAA_State_Basketball_Championship)" title="Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship)">KHSAA Sweet Sixteen</a> (boys & girls)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lexington%E2%80%93Fayette_metropolitan_area" title="Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area">Metro Lexington</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corinth,_Kentucky" title="Corinth, Kentucky">Corinth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway,_Kentucky" title="Midway, Kentucky">Midway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millersburg,_Kentucky" title="Millersburg, Kentucky">Millersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky" title="Nicholasville, Kentucky">Nicholasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Middletown,_Kentucky" title="North Middletown, Kentucky">North Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Kentucky" title="Paris, Kentucky">Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadieville,_Kentucky" title="Sadieville, Kentucky">Sadieville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamping_Ground,_Kentucky" title="Stamping Ground, Kentucky">Stamping Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Versailles,_Kentucky" title="Versailles, Kentucky">Versailles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmore,_Kentucky" title="Wilmore, Kentucky">Wilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Kentucky" title="Winchester, Kentucky">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Neighborhoods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Northeast</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Station,_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Bryan Station, Lexington, Kentucky">Bryan Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastland,_Lexington" title="Eastland, Lexington">Eastland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkhorn_Park,_Lexington" title="Elkhorn Park, Lexington">Elkhorn Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gratz_Park_Historic_District" title="Gratz Park Historic District">Gratz Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyland,_Lexington" title="Joyland, Lexington">Joyland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northside,_Lexington" title="Northside, Lexington">Northside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcliffe,_Lexington" title="Radcliffe, Lexington">Radcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winburn,_Lexington" title="Winburn, Lexington">Winburn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Northwest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calumet,_Lexington" title="Calumet, Lexington">Calumet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Valley,_Lexington" title="Cardinal Valley, Lexington">Cardinal Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlands,_Lexington" title="Highlands, Lexington">Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Park,_Lexington" title="Highland Park, Lexington">Highland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masterson_Station,_Lexington" title="Masterson Station, Lexington">Masterson Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnells_Trace,_Lexington" title="McConnells Trace, Lexington">McConnells Trace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowthorpe,_Lexington" title="Meadowthorpe, Lexington">Meadowthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Park,_Lexington" title="Melrose Park, Lexington">Melrose Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakwood,_Lexington" title="Oakwood, Lexington">Oakwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saddle_Club,_Lexington" title="Saddle Club, Lexington">Saddle Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speigle_Heights,_Lexington" title="Speigle Heights, Lexington">Speigle Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spindletop,_Lexington" title="Spindletop, Lexington">Spindletop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmoreland,_Lexington" title="Westmoreland, Lexington">Westmoreland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Southeast</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover_Forest,_Lexington" title="Andover Forest, Lexington">Andover Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andover_Hills,_Lexington" title="Andover Hills, Lexington">Andover Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland_Park" title="Ashland Park">Ashland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Kentucky" title="Athens, Kentucky"> Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autumn_Ridge,_Lexington" title="Autumn Ridge, Lexington">Autumn Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Court,_Lexington" title="Bell Court, Lexington">Bell Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleau_Woods,_Lexington" title="Belleau Woods, Lexington">Belleau Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon,_Lexington" title="Brigadoon, Lexington">Brigadoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlegate,_Lexington" title="Castlegate, Lexington">Castlegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevy_Chase,_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Chevy Chase, Lexington, Kentucky">Chevy Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Hill,_Lexington" title="Cumberland Hill, Lexington">Cumberland Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastside,_Lexington" title="Eastside, Lexington">Eastside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairway,_Lexington" title="Fairway, Lexington">Fairway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainesway,_Lexington" title="Gainesway, Lexington">Gainesway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenbrier,_Lexington" title="Greenbrier, Lexington">Greenbrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartland,_Lexington" title="Hartland, Lexington">Hartland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idle_Hour,_Lexington" title="Idle Hour, Lexington">Idle Hour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenwick,_Lexington" title="Kenwick, Lexington">Kenwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirklevington,_Lexington" title="Kirklevington, Lexington">Kirklevington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeview_Islands,_Lexington" title="Lakeview Islands, Lexington">Lakeview Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne,_Lexington" title="Lansdowne, Lexington">Lansdowne</a></li> <li><a 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