GENERAL INFORMATION
For information about the features of each
Troy University location, please consult the university web site.
Alumni
Association
Centers and
Institutes
Endowed Chairs
and Professorships
Graduate School
Information and
Technology
Instructional Support Services
Intercollegiate
Athletics
Library
Sponsored
Programs
Troy University
Foundation
University
College
University
Relations
Alumni
Association
The Troy University Alumni Association’s sole purpose
is to establish mutually beneficial relations between Troy University and
its alumni. Alumni Affairs coordinates the activities of this association,
promotes alumni services, and establishes scholarships. In addition, Alumni
Affairs maintains and updates alumni records and broadens communication
between alumni and the university. Through these activities and services,
the university is able to respond to the needs of its constituents thus
enabling alumni to respond to the needs of the university. Additional
information regarding these activities and services can be obtained by
calling Alumni Affairs at (334) 670-3318 or 1-877-487-6978.
Centers and
Institutes
Center for Applied Research
The Center for Applied Research (CAR) conducts research
for criminal justice agencies throughout Alabama. The CAR is an
administrative part of the Department of Criminal Justice and was created in
the fall of 1997. Activities include applied research in criminal justice,
improvements in the classroom instruction in the social sciences, and
publishing the Criminal Justice Journal. The Journal is practitioner based
and provides a forum for discussion of important issues to the criminal
justice field.
Center for Business and Economic Services
The Center for Business and Economic Services (CBES)
conducts applied research and provides services to businesses and government
agencies throughout Alabama. CBES, an administrative unit of the Sorrell
College of Business, was founded in December 1974. Activities include
applied research, educational activities, management consulting, and
publishing the Business and Economic Review semiannually. CBES supports the
economic development of small businesses through the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC). SBDC offers one-to-one consulting, training,
information and government bidding opportunities to small businesses in a
ten-county area of southeast Alabama. Opportunities are also available for
business students and faculty to work together with area businesses to
provide research projects for small firms. Students receive practical
knowledge and earn class credits.
Center for Design, Technology and Innovation
Better known as <<dti>>, the Center for Design,
Technology and Innovation is a design think tank housed within the
Department of Art and Design at Troy. Synthesizing an aggressive,
multi-disciplinary design education with the varied visual communication
demands of the global marketplace, <<dti>> is responsible for developing
design strategies for qualifying businesses, industries and not-for-profit
organizations.
Center for Environmental Research and Service
The Center for Environmental Research and Service
(CERS) delivers environmental research, education and service to citizens of
the state of Alabama and the region as well as the university community.
Through contractual and collaborative relationships with governmental
agencies, nonprofit organizations, other institutions of higher education,
business, students and individuals, the center conducts and promotes
activities designed to maintain or increase environmental quality. The
Center for Environmental Research works via applied field and laboratory
research to gain a better understanding of the forces which cause
environmental degradation in order to fashion workable solutions for the
citizens of the state and region. CERS also works to provide citizens with
knowledge and tools for preventing or correcting environmental degradation
at the community level.
The success of CERS depends upon its ability to work in
cooperation with a variety of other organizations. Over the past dozen
years, CERS has worked with the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management (ADEM) on issues ranging from development of a state revolving
loan fund for wastewater treatment system finance to development and
delivery of a nonpoint source water quality education program for educators,
students and the general public. CERS coordinates the Alabama Nonpoint
Source Water Quality Education Program and publishes the Alabama Water Watch
and Alabama Nonpoint Source newsletters under contract to ADEM. CERS has
also worked with the Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed
Management Authority to monitor water quality in the watershed and to train
and support volunteer water quality monitors. CERS strives to involve Troy
faculty and students in its monitoring and research programs. Troy graduate
and undergraduate students have been involved in all of the CERS monitoring
projects, and CERS has been able to provide support for graduate and
undergraduate students in the form of assistantships and periodic
employment. CERS has been and remains very active in environmental education
for educators and students in Alabama. CERS played a key role in
establishing the Environmental Education Association of Alabama.
Center for International Programs
The Center for International Programs at Troy
University promotes international education for all students. It works to
help prepare students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to
be responsible and concerned citizens in the 21st century. It actively
supports international students attending Troy by providing counseling,
orientation programs, travel opportunities, assistance with visas and other
governmental requirements. In addition, it works to create a bridge between
the community and the international students through programs such as
Passport which connect Troy international students to the primary and
secondary schools and volunteer organizations. The Center for International
Programs also develops and encourages study abroad agreements and activities
in order to assist all students at Troy University with invaluable
experience in international education. Through the American English Group,
the Center for International Programs offers instruction in English as a
Second Language to ensure that all international students studying at Troy
University have the necessary English language skills to be successful in
their chosen academic programs.
Institute for Leadership Development
The mission of the Institute for Leadership Development
is to facilitate development of ethical, responsible leaders who are willing
to use their leadership knowledge, skills, and attitudes to serve society.
The Institute believes leadership skills and values can
be acquired through study, observation, analysis, reflection, precept,
example, and practice.
The ongoing goals of the Institute are to:
- Encourage and help other
University departments and programs make leadership development a central
focus in academic programs, student affairs and professional development
opportunities for faculty, staff and area citizens.
- Provide a variety of innovative
leadership development opportunities including formal course work,
mentorships, fellowships, public service and seminars.
- Promote experiential learning,
taking the learner beyond the classroom to relevant settings on and off
campus to observe and practice leadership.
- Emphasize the role of ethical
leadership in personal success and social improvement.
- Recognize, encourage, promote and
reward excellence in leadership.
Institutional
Research, Planning and Effectiveness (IRPE) Office
The IRPE office provides required services for
institutional research, planning, and effectiveness. In the area of
research, the IRPE office prepares analyses, surveys, and reports regarding
numerous University areas for federal agencies, state agencies,
non-governmental external agencies, and the University. In the areas of
institutional planning and effectiveness, the IRPE office coordinates
activities which include providing information to the various divisions and
units of the University; maintaining copies of institutional effectiveness
reports; assisting with assessment of program outcomes; surveying students,
alumni, and employers; and reviewing the effectiveness and planning
documentation for existing, new and revised programs. The IRPE office
publishes the results of online surveys and provides the Troy Fact Book of
demographic information online and in print format. In addition, the IRPE
office serves as the liaison with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education
(ACHE) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Commission on Colleges (COC).
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Endowed Chairs
and Professorships
Five endowed chairs have been established by the Troy
University Board of Trustees and endowed with funds from Mrs. Anise J.
Sorrell and others. Some of these chairs have full-time occupants; others
provide visiting lecturers and enhancements.
Sorrell Endowment
The Adams-Bibby Chair of Free Enterprise
The Adams-Bibby Chair of Free Enterprise was made
possible by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berry Bibby and a bequest from
the estate of Mrs. Anise J. Sorrell. The chair is named in honor of the
Bibbys and Mrs. Bibby’s father, Mr. Eason Young Adams.
As an incentive to encourage private donations to the
state’s public universities, the 1985 Alabama Legislature established the
Alabama Endowment Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. This trust provides
$400,000 to the Troy University Foundation for each $600,000 donated to the
foundation for the Eminent Scholar Endowment.
Eminent Scholars
♦ ALFA Eminent Scholar in
Environmental Management and Agriculture
♦ Eminent Scholar of Computer and
Information Science
♦ HealthSouth Eminent Scholar in
Sports Medicine
♦ Troy University Foundation
Eminent Scholar Chair in Banking and Finance.
Professorship
♦ The E. H. Sherman Professorship
in Accounting
♦ The Sherman Professorship was
established by gifts from alumni and friends of the
Troy University
accounting program.
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Graduate School
A student with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
college or university may apply to the dean of the Graduate School for
admission. The Graduate Bulletin should be consulted for detailed
information on the regulations of the Graduate School, the programs and
courses offered for graduate credit, the requirements for degrees, financial
aid and other matters pertaining to graduate study with Troy University.
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Information and
Technology
Distance Education
Students have various opportunities to take courses
using a variety of distance education options. Details are available from
advisers, in the course schedule published for each academic term, from the
dean of Distance Education and from the applicable web pages.
Radio and Television
The Department of Radio and Television provides for
Troy University Television (TrojanVision), Troy University Public Radio, and
the videoconferencing interactive network. The Troy University Public Radio
Network includes WTSU-89.9 MHZ serving Troy/Montgomery; WTJB, 91.7 MHZ
serving Columbus/Phenix City; and WRWA, 88.7 MHZ serving Dothan. The network
broadcasts diverse international, national and local news and cultural and
entertainment programs. The network is affiliated with the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio
International (PRI). The department operates the Radio Reading Service for
the sight-impaired and handicapped.
The Department of Radio and Television also gives
“hands on experience” to broadcast majors of the Hall School of Journalism
and for other qualified students. TrojanVision is an educational access
cable station received by viewers in central and south Alabama and Columbus,
Ga. Students and staff produce regular news programs and a variety of
musical programs, lectures, sports and community/university events for
delayed airing. The department also helps faculty who teach video-based
distance education courses by offering faculty a variety of delivery methods
including the interactive videoconferencing network.
Information about programming on public radio and
TrojanVision is available at wtsu.troy.edu.
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Instructional
Support Services
Troy University offers students a variety of
instructional support services, including resources to assist students in
areas such as technology, basic study skills, academic planning, and
tutoring in selected courses. Students should contact the registrar or an
academic adviser at their campus locations for more information about
available resources.
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Intercollegiate
Athletics
The Troy University Department of Intercollegiate
Athletics is affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) and currently competes at the Division I-A level. Troy sponsors nine
women's sports and seven men's sports. The men's sponsored sports include
baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, outdoor track & field,
and tennis. The women's sponsored sports include basketball, cross country,
golf, soccer, softball (fast-pitch), track & field (indoor and outdoor),
tennis and volleyball.
Beginning in the fall of 2005, all Trojan sports will
compete in the Sun Belt Conference which includes 13 schools from Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. In
the fall of 2001, the football program successfully completed its first year
in Division I-A as an independent with a 7-4 record. After earning the
respect of national powers the University of Miami and the University of
Nebraska, the Trojans shocked SEC powerhouse Mississippi State during their
homecoming. Troy State exited Starkville, MS with a 21-9 victory. Since
then, the Trojans have defeated nationally ranked Missouri and Marshall
(twice).
Similarly, the other 15 Trojan sports have enjoyed
great success since reclassification to NCAA Division I in the fall of
1993. The Trojan golf team received a tenth-in-the-nation ranking in 1994
and advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament in ‘95. The Troy baseball team
advanced to the Division I Regional Tournament in ‘95 and ‘96. Troy’s
softball team won the conference championship, defeated the Ohio Valley
Conference champions in a play-in, and advanced to post-season play in ‘96,
the first softball team from the state of Alabama ever to do so.
Further, the men’s basketball team has dominated the
Atlantic Sun Conference in recent years by capturing the regular season
Conference Championships in 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04. “March
Madness” invaded Troy in 2003 when the Trojans won the Conference Tournament
and advanced to participate in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Trojans
also competed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 2004.
University athletic teams have a history of success at
every level. In all, Troy has won 11 NCAA National Championships in four
different sports. The 1968 football team earned notoriety by winning the
NAIA national championship with a wide-open passing attack that was years
ahead of its time. The men’s golf team won NCAA Division II national crowns
in 1976, 1977, and 1984, while the Lady Trojan golfers were national champs
in 1984, 1986, and 1989. The football team won Division II championships in
1984 and 1987, and the baseball team won the 1986 and 1987 Division II World
Series.
Troy University’s athletic facilities are among the
finest in the nation. The Tine Davis Field House is home to the
administrative staff and football coaches. It features a 150 seat
auditorium (the Elizabeth Mills Rane learning Center), the Ben F. Beard
Recruiting Lounge, a 3,000 square-foot weight training center, locker rooms,
and several meeting rooms. Adjacent to the Davis Field House is the newly
renovated 2,250-seat Pace-Riddle baseball stadium, Trojan Oaks Golf Course
(nine holes of championship golf), the recently expanded 30,000-seat Movie
Gallery Stadium, and two football practice fields. Other nearby facilities
include our new Trojan softball complex (completed in the fall 2001) and our
soccer/track complex (completed in the spring 2003). Also, the
state-of-the-art Lunsford Tennis Complex was completed in the fall of 2001,
doubling the number of courts available to TROY students and the Troy
community. The renovated 4,000-seat Trojan Arena is home to both basketball
teams and the volleyball team.
Department of Athletics Mission Statement
The Troy University Athletics Department is an integral
part of the University. Its mission is to assure a balance between the
desire to win and the desire to facilitate positive growth of
student-athletes. The Athletics Department will strive to graduate
student-athletes who will make significant contributions to society, view
their experience in athletics as rewarding and who will be proud alumni and
advocates of the University.
Values Statement
We believe the education, emotional, ethical and
physical development of the student-athlete is our primary objective.
We believe people are our greatest asset and positive
morale will be an integral part of the program. Positive coach morale leads
to positive player morale, which enhances academic and athletic success.
We believe in nurturing diversity and fostering respect
and dignity for each individual.
We believe in institutional control of athletics to
assure compliance with rules and regulations.
We believe that service to our alumni, fans and
supporters is important to our program’s success. This service is
demonstrated by fielding successful teams, ensuring fan satisfaction and
through a caring attitude.
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Library
The Troy University Libraries hold a wide variety of
resources in multiple formats, including print, multimedia (CD ROM, video,
audio cassettes, microfilm, microfiche, and records) as well as electronic
linkages both on the library network and on the Internet to libraries and
information resources worldwide. These resources allow the library staff to
ensure that students and faculty have access to the information they need to
fulfill their educational and research goals.
The Library’s networked system, ILIOS (Greek for Troy),
consists of the on-line public access catalog, numerous bibliographic
databases, many with full text, and WebCat–the WWW access vehicle. The
library’s homepage is constantly developing to provide more sophisticated
and user friendly access to the resources in the library and around the
world. The library faculty and staff are continually developing quality
collections, facilities, and services to assist students and faculty in
their educational journeys. The library faculty and staff provide
professional and technical assistance and instruct users in the best methods
of utilizing the library’s resources. Through this instruction and
assistance, students learn information literacy skills that will support
lifelong and continuing education.
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Sponsored
Programs
Sponsored Programs (OSP) is responsible for
facilitating the activities of faculty and staff in seeking external support
for research and creative projects. OSP is responsible for assuring that all
agency guidelines and University policies are followed. Sponsored Programs
also assists in identifying sources of external funding and assists faculty
and administrators in all aspects of securing grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements and other types of awards.
OSP can provide advice on funding possibilities,
conceptualization of projects, budget preparation, completion of
applications, proposal editing and review, as well as other aspects of the
proposal development. In consultation with the principal investigator, OSP
can assist in negotiating the terms of funded awards.
In summary, Sponsored Programs serves as a facilitator
to aid the principal investigator from project inception to closing of a
funded grant or contract. OSP strives to serve as a communication link
between the University community and outside sponsors — federal state and
private sector foundations and corporations. The goals of OSP are to help
faculty and administrators secure funding, to limit the burden of
regulations to a minimum, and to ensure programmatic and fiscal
accountability for all sponsored programs.
Additional information about Sponsored Programs can be
obtained by contacting the OSP by phone (334-670-3102), fax (334-670-3259),
or e-mail (enfinger@troy.edu), or by visiting the OSP website at
www.troy.edu/osp.
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Troy University
Foundation
As authorized by the Board of Trustees, the Troy
University Foundation was established in 1968. The foundation is a
permanent, non-profit organization created to attract private support for
the Troy University system. The foundation is governed by a
self-perpetuating board of directors. The university, through its
foundation, seeks to gain meaningful financial support from private sources
as an essential supplement to legislative funds, students’ fees and federal
grants. It is, therefore, committed to an active program to attract
contributions from foundations, corporations and individuals. The foundation
accepts gifts of cash, real estate, securities, life income gifts, bequests
through wills, life insurance policies, charitable trusts, life estate
agreements, named funds and approved gifts-in-kind. For more information,
please contact the associate vice chancellor for development at:
334-670-3608 / fax 334-670-5853 / email jlaliber@troy.edu.
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University
College
University College delivers Troy University’s academic
programs outside the state of Alabama. It is comprised of five geographic
regions with approximately sixty sites located throughout the United States
and abroad, and administers Troy University’s on-line (eCampus) offerings.
University College’s academic programs and course offerings are the joint
responsibility of the academic colleges’ deans, the academic colleges and
departments as well as University College personnel. The hiring approval,
certification and academic review of University College faculty are the
responsibility of the academic colleges’ deans in consultation with
University College personnel. Most University College courses are delivered
in an accelerated schedule of five ten-week terms annually. Student support
services are available at all University College sites. University College
is a member of the Servicemembers’ Opportunity College (SOC) and the Council
of College and Military Education (CCME).
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University
Relations
University Relations provides information to the
university’s various audiences and supports a number of university and
community events. University Relations generates news and feature story
releases, provides student achievement releases to hometown media, prepares
media kits for special events, responds to media requests for information,
maintains news media contacts and provides necessary events coordination.
University Relations publishes the Troy University
Magazine, the TROY Today Faculty and Staff Newsletter, and TROY2U, an
electronic newsletter for alumni and friends of the university. For more
information, contact University Relations at (334) 670-3196.
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