Liver transplant recipient embraces community at Troy University

Ansley Mangus is a freshman from Fairhope, Ala. attending TROY after a liver transplant as a child.

Ansley Mangus is a freshman from Fairhope, Ala. attending TROY after a liver transplant as a child.

According to the National Institute of Health, about 7,100 liver transplants were performed in the United States in 2015. One of those recipients, Ansley Mangus, is now happy, healthy and in her first year of college at Troy University.

Days before her fifth birthday, Mangus suffered a medical emergency while on vacation with her family that…

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Laura Aaron Mixon memorial scholarship aims to spread “love and light” to new choral students

Laura Aaron Mixon dedicated her life to her family, music and music education.

Laura Aaron Mixon dedicated her life to her family, music and music education.

In honor of longtime music educator and former Troy University faculty member, the Laura Aaron Mixon Memorial Choral Scholarship has been established to help support budding choral music educators.

Mixon earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from TROY and eventually went on to become a member of the faculty. Her career as an…

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Saliba challenges new students to take advantage of everything TROY has to offer

Students representing each of the University's five colleges light the Odyssey Flame to signal the beginning of new students' journey at TROY.

Students representing each of the University's five colleges light the Odyssey Flame to signal the beginning of new students' journey at TROY.

New Troy University students began their journey as a Trojan on Sunday during the University’s annual Odyssey Convocation.

The event, which is held annually as the culminating event of Move-In Weekend on the Troy Campus, seeks to encourage and inspire incoming students, while giving them a taste of campus life. The theme of this year’s…

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Bootcamp kicks Student Publications The Tropolitan, The Palladium into gear for a new year

Student journalists meet Senior Vice Chancellor Sohail Agboatwala during Student Publication's bootcamp. (TROY photo Brady Fitch)

Student journalists meet Senior Vice Chancellor Sohail Agboatwala during Student Publication's bootcamp. (TROY photo Brady Fitch)

Troy University’s student publications held their annual bootcamp on Monday and Tuesday. The event featured workshops, networking and planning for the year ahead.

The Tropolitan, TROY’s student newspaper, and the Palladium, TROY’s yearbook, convened to get on the same page before classes began on Wednesday.

“In general it’s always nice to give everybody a refresher,…

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