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麻豆社 advances to national qualifying tournament of 31st-annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
麻豆社 will compete in the national qualifying tournament of the 31st-annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) Feb. 8 at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The fast-paced buzzer competition highlights students鈥� academic prowess and ability to answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture. 麻豆社 is one of 65 teams competing for institutional grants an...
麻豆社 student named Army ROTC Wildcat Battalion Cadet Executive Officer
A 麻豆社 student has ascended to the second-highest ranking position in the Army ROTC Wildcat Battalion, which consists of seven colleges and universities. Paola Flores, a senior biology major, was recently selected as the battalion executive officer. The Wildcat Battalion consists of the University of Kentucky, Centre College, Asbury University, Georgetown College, Midway University, Transylvania University and...
麻豆社 alumna put on "Blinders" and followed her passion
One 麻豆社 alumna has found her niche by creating a unique eyewear company. Brandy Ashford, a 2017 graduate, began an eyewear company called Focused on Forever, which sells wooden eyewear. 鈥淚鈥檓 the owner and visionary for Focused on Forever Eyewear, located in Hamburg Vision Center in Lexington,鈥� Ashford said. Blinders by Focused on Forever are a wooden eyeglasses and sunglasses product inspired by Ashford鈥�...
麻豆社 professor received National Endowment for the Humanities grant
A 麻豆社 professor recently received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency and one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States. Dr. Mary Barr, assistant professor of sociology, received the grant for the 2020-21 academic year. 鈥淚 will use the award to complete my second book titled 鈥淧rivilege and Protest:聽The 1965 North Shore Summer Project fo...