Troy University to recognize academic excellence at Honors Convocation on April 15

Students are recognized during the 2025 Honors Convocation. This year's event is set for 2:30 p.m. on April 15 in the Claudia Crosby Theater.

Students are recognized during the 2025 Honors Convocation. This year's event is set for 2:30 p.m. on April 15 in the Claudia Crosby Theater.

Troy University will recognize excellence, achievement and service across the university community during its annual Honors Convocation at 2:30 pm. on April 15 in the Claudia Crosby Theater on the Troy Campus.

The ceremony will recognize students who have earned prestigious awards for outstanding scholarship and service from their departments in the University’s five colleges…

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IDEA Bank Student-Made Store will be a first of its kind nationally when it opens in Fall 2024

The IDEA Bank will host a brick-and-mortar Student-Made Store, with online sales.

The IDEA Bank will host a brick-and-mortar Student-Made Store, with online sales.

The Sorrell College of Business has partnered with Student-Made Store, a customizable shopping platform for student entrepreneurs, to provide Troy University student creators with an exclusive selling outlet both online and in-person in downtown Troy.

Student-Made Store focuses on partnering with innovative spaces on college and university campuses to build an entirely student-run platform for…

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ISCO brings varying cultures together for fun-filled night of food, entertainment and fellowship

There was a lot of excitement in the Lamar P. Higgins Ballrooms for the annual International Student Cultural Organization's ISCO Festival.

There was a lot of excitement in the Lamar P. Higgins Ballrooms for the annual International Student Cultural Organization's ISCO Festival.

Infectious smiles filled the Trojan Center Ballrooms during the ISCO Festival on Thursday night. 

The event featured a variety of performances showcasing just a few of the cultures represented at TROY. Songs,dance routines and a salsa demonstration highlighted the night and showed why Troy University is considered Alabama’s international university.

ISCO Festival-goers were treated to a variety of student acts during the entertainment portion of the event. (TROY photo/Aliza Chambers)

“Let me tell you why we thought it was important to become an international university,” said Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., Chancellor, before…

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Homecoming tailgate becomes a learning lab for HSTM students in the Sorrell College of Business

For Sorrell College students, even the homecoming football game is chance for learning.

For Sorrell College students, even the homecoming football game is chance for learning.

In the Sorrell College of Business, even a homecoming tailgate on Tailgate Terrace becomes a learning lab when a Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management class is involved.

Dr. Harriet Dixon

The HSTM-3330 – Festival and Event Tourism — class planned and executed the Sorrell College of Business homecoming tailgate event for the third straight year. 

Dr. Harriet Dixon, an assistant professor in the School of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management teaches the class and emphasized the win-win scenario.

“The Sorrell College of Business views its homecoming event as a way to provide a service to alumni, students and faculty in the college of business, as well as provide an experiential learning opportunity for students,” said Dixon. “Experiential learning helps students learn by doing, which builds…

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