Orff-Schulwerk is an active, child-centered approach to music education developed by Carl Orff that combines music, movement, speech and drama.
Dr. Scott Sexton, Assistant Professor of Music Education and Assistant Director Troy University’s John M. Long School of Music, presented at the Carl Orff Canada National Conference held on April 23 -26 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference is held every two years in various cities around Canada and is attended by music teachers from all over…
Matilda Ziegler is an American history major with a minor in philosophy from Cliffside, N.C.
Matilda Ziegler, a student in Troy University’s Department of History and Philosophy, has been awarded a Graduate Council Fellowship by Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, where she will begin PhD studies in environmental history in the fall.
The Graduate Council Fellowship is awarded to only 35 incoming graduate students at SBU each…
Ileana Lampon was recognized at the regional level for her stop-motion video “POTS: Got Salt” – a public service announcement.
In February, 12 Troy University graphic design students were honored in Montgomery at the 2026 American Advertising Awards for their contributions in advertising, design, illustration, photography, video and motion Graphics. This recognition marks the first of a three-tiered competition that also includes a regional and national component.
Graphic Design Student
Ileana Lampon
Ileana Lampon was the only student from TROY who was recognized at the regional level for her stop-motion video “POTS: Got Salt” – a public service announcement (PSA) created in Professor Chris Stagl’s Motion Graphics course that brings attention to people…
Franklin and Fennelly are the first co-authors to receive the Hall-Waters Prize.
Award-winning novelist, Tom Franklin, and Beth Ann Fennelly, Poet Laureate of Mississippi from 2016-2021, received Troy University’s Hall-Waters Prize on Friday, April 17 at the Troy Campus.
The day began with Franklin and Fennelly meeting with Dr. Kirk Curnutt’s English senior seminar class for a discussion in the Lamar P. Higgins Ballrooms and responding to…
