Month: March 2019

Students to advocate for $4.1 million budget increase at Higher Ed Day

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Higher Ed day will be held Thursday, April 4, in Montgomery and offers students a chance to get involved in local politics while advocating for higher state education funding. Marcus Paramore, the director of government relations for Troy University, encouraged students to go and talk to their local representatives, asking them for equitable funding for Troy. This year, Governor Kay Ivey has proposed a $4.1 million increase in funding for the Troy University system, according to the Executive Budget Office. In 2017 and 2018, Troy received $49 million from the…

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Scott Cross to replace Phil Cunningham as head basketball coach

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Wesley Kirchharr Sports Editor The Troy men’s basketball team has taken a step in a new direction after parting ways with longtime Trojan coach, Phil Cunningham. Troy Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain announced that Scott Cross is the new head coach of the men’s basketball program as of Tuesday, March 26. “My family and I cannot wait to get to Troy and become part of the Trojan community,” said Head Coach Scott Cross. “My sincere thanks to Chancellor Hawkins and Jeremy McClain for believing in me and allowing me to…

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Early leaning center coming to Dothan

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Emma Daniel News Editor The College of Education and the College of Health and Human Services are teaming up to create an early learning center in Dothan in an effort to encourage early education in the Wiregrass area. The Coleman Center for Early Learning and Enrichment on Troy’s Dothan campus will provide early education to children from six weeks old to kindergarten-age using a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) curriculum.  “The early learning center will provide an innovative approach for educating young children and a lab and research…

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Suit up with professional wear sale from J.C. Penney sale

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Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief J.C. Penney and Troy University are partnering to offer students a 40 percent discount on professional attire to help students prepare for upcoming career fairs during a Suit-Up event on Sunday, March 31. The Sorrell College of Business will hold a career fair in Bibb Graves on April 2, and Career Services will hold a general career fair on April 3. Both events require students to dress professionally. “The J.C. Penney in Dothan inside the Wiregrass Commons Mall is actually closing the store to outside shoppers and…

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