Celebrating growth, graduates in Vietnam

In addition to enrolling international students on the Troy Campus, the University also operates teaching sites in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, where in 2008 TROY became the first U.S. university to award the baccalaureate degree.

In October, a delegation of senior Troy University leadership led by Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, visited Vietnam on a trip that featured four commencement ceremonies and one new class intake ceremony.

At Vietnam National University – University of Economics and Business, 196 new students began their journey toward earning their TROY degrees in business.

The delegation also conducted commencement ceremonies at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam National University – University of Economics and Business, Saigon Technical University and Duy Tan University. Degrees in business, computer science, and hospitality, sport and tourism management were awarded.

Students study abroad in 16 countries!

In 2022, TROY students took to the skies and traveled to 16 different countries after the resurgence of opportunities to study abroad, thanks in large part to the Chancellor’s Award for Global Competitiveness.

The Chancellor’s Award aims to foster international awareness and better assimilation of Troy University students in the worldwide workplace while providing the financial assistance to make that goal a reality. Made possible through proceeds from TROY license plate sales, the scholarship offers TROY students $1,250 per year to help with the costs of trips abroad.

Professors, students make discoveries abroad

A study-abroad opportunity in 2022, led by Anthropology/ Archaeology Professor Dr. Stephen Carmody, unearthed several key discoveries in Italian history.

Through a partnership with Italy’s University of Pisa, Dr. Carmody and six TROY students participated in a three-week dig in Vada Volterra, a harbor town off the coast of Tuscany.

Having already identified a “huge amphitheater, gigantic temples and mosaic tile floors,” the team began working in an area that had previously been excavated. Initially thought not to reveal anything of significance, they later found a type of floor that was not uncommon for the area but “very early” for its time.

Dancers take part in Italy Summer Arts Academy

TROY Dance students and faculty once again had the opportunity to visit the artistic community of Pietrasanta, Italy, for a two-week, study-abroad trip as part of the Summer Arts Academy.

The trip coincides with the annual Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta Festival, a unique international festival that combines dance and music with visual arts. Students learned from world-renowned performers and were able to showcase their own skills.

“Any study-abroad experience is always wonderful, but this one in particular is a very hands-on and immersive experience,” said Tori Averett, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance.

The summer home of the College of Communication and Fine Arts in Pietrasanta was established by First Lady Janice Hawkins in collaboration with former Montgomery, Alabama, Mayor Todd Strange.

Ph.D. students travel to London

A group of doctoral students traveled to London in the spring to get first-hand leadership experience on the global stage.

The students, part of the first three cohorts of TROY’s online Global Leadership Ph.D. program, attended the Student Global Leadership Conference, held by the London-based Foundation for International Education.

The students had the opportunity to interact with leaders of large and small businesses, not-for-profit leaders and academics, including senior managers at Lloyd’s of London, and had discussions with faculty from the London School of Economics and Political Science.