Tatum to Troy University graduates: ‘Success comes from consistently showing up’

TROY alumnus and Northwest Missouri State President Dr. Lance Tatum addresses TROY graduates during spring commencement.

TROY alumnus and Northwest Missouri State President Dr. Lance Tatum addresses TROY graduates during spring commencement.

Northwest Missouri State University President and Troy University alumnus Dr. Lance Tatum told TROY graduates that success rarely comes from having all the answers but rather by consistently showing up regardless of how difficult or messy life gets.

Tatum spoke to nearly 1,000 graduates during two spring commencement exercises across two days, Thursday and Friday,…

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Mother and daughter graduate TROY together in Spring Commencement, become the third and fourth generation of teachers

Mary and Kate Zedler earn degrees together during Spring Commencement.

Mary and Kate Zedler earn degrees together during Spring Commencement.

Two newly minted Troy University graduates are stretching a family legacy to four generations.

Mary Zedler and her daughter Kate graduated in Spring Commencement Exercises in Trojan Arena on Thursday.

For Mary, the path was a long one. She had begun her undergraduate degree in criminal justice at the University of South Alabama but stopped…

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Students to research, document Alabama art collections in new Mellon-backed course 

ART 3343 is one of five courses developed through the Mellon Foundation grant to deepen students' understanding of Alabama art and culture.

ART 3343 is one of five courses developed through the Mellon Foundation grant to deepen students' understanding of Alabama art and culture.

This fall a new hands-on, research-driven course will be offered in which students will work with Troy University’s art collections to research their histories, and the people, communities and cultural contexts connected to them. 

Art, Memory and Cultural Documentation (ART 3343), will be taught by Mellon Fellow Will Jacks, an assistant professor in the Department of Art…

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College of Arts & Humanities students present during Trojan Research Week

The event featured 21 poster displays, performances and paper presentations from student across three departments.

The event featured 21 poster displays, performances and paper presentations from student across three departments.

Twenty-one students in the College of Arts & Humanities (CAH) presented their research on Monday, April 21 as part of the second annual Trojan Research Week. This year’s number of students more than tripled compared to last year’s participants. 

The event featured poster displays, performances and paper presentations by students in the English department, History…

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