Hannah Hartline Troy University offers resources to help students who have transferred from community colleges, including assistance when a plan goes awry. Chandni Patel, an accounting major from Andalusia, who was a senior in the spring, said that being a transfer student gave her multiple benefits. “It was being able to have a high GPA, cost Read More
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Experience college beyond boundaries
Ngoc Vo His first journey to Vietnam started a different chapter of his life. Chad Downs, a marketing major from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, who was a senior in the spring, took part in the Troy Study Abroad program to Vietnam in the summer of 2012. That was where he met Yen Bui, a Vietnamese Troy Read More
Read MoreThe hunt for housing: hustle, hassle and headaches
Jessie Cocking When Lindsey Taylor learned she would be living in the Newman Center, the newest dorm on campus, she was thrilled, but a little reluctant. She said she was worried about how quickly the dorm had been built. “While living in the Newman Center, I only had a few problems,” said Taylor, a biomedical sciences Read More
Read MoreA guide to avoid the freshman 15
Emily Paige Blodgett Students can learn how to avoid the freshman 15 and stay well by knowing the services offered at Troy University and nearby. “How far do you have to walk to get an apple?” said Dr. Theresa Johnson, associate professor teaching classes in nutrition, as she explained what a food desert is. It’s when Read More
Read MoreTechnology fosters connecting, learning
Emily Beckstrom Timmy Dunkin, a political science major from Dothan who was a junior in the spring, added his professor as a friend on Facebook. Two days later, he found himself having coffee and speaking politics in the professor’s office. “We have a lot of the same views,” Dunkin said. “I think it’s one of the Read More
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