Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. Chancellor Troy University 36 seconds We plan to reach into the public schools in Alabama early and begin offering sign language to students way before they come to Troy University. When they come to Troy University, we want the prepared, we want them oriented, we them ready to step into that classroom and make a difference. So Troy University is making a commitment not out of a desire to build a program, itŐs out of a desire to serve the deaf people of Alabama and the agencies that are charged with serving those important consumers.