Month: March 2017

Justin Blowers Staff Writer Spring Trojan Day had a 19 percent increase in student attendees, according to Director of Enrollment Services Tiffani Schmidt. The event took place on Saturday, March 25, and is designed for prospective students, both incoming transfers and freshmen, and their families to learn more about Troy University. “It’s the best opportunity for students to come get their academic information, student involvement information and we always coordinate an athletic event with it,” Schmidt said. “It’s the best opportunity for them (prospective students) to get the full experience.”…

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Asem Abdelfattah Staff Writer The Student Government Association is promoting Home Sweet Troy Week from April 3-8. Douglas Dick, a junior risk management and insurance major from Panama City, Florida, and SGA vice president of campus activities-elect, said that the goal of this event is to promote school spirit while having fun and serving the community. The first event of the week will be Compliment Day. SGA members will pass out compliment stickers, T-shirts and candy outside the Trojan Center on Monday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor Troy University is undergoing preparations for its accreditation reaffirmation process that occurs every 10 years. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) serves as the regional accrediting body and seeks “to assure the educational quality and improve the effectiveness of its member institutions,” according to its website. Wendy Huckabee Broyles, director of assessment for the offices of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, described the series of steps and timeline for the SACSCOC review. “For the main review, we will submit our compliance…

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Katie Miller Staff Writer In celebration of the Troy University Concert Chorale’s 10 years in performance, Diane Orlofsky, professor of music and director of Troy’s Concert Chorale, will be conducting the choir in several pieces chosen by the alumni of the group. “It’s kind of symbolic of the journey that the School of Music has taken through the years,” Orlofsky said. The pieces chosen for the concert represent a journey through each artist’s life. “It’s like tracing the steps of a favorite town that you’ve been to lots, and then…

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