The Talk of Troy

The Talk of TROY - ”HSJC‘s 50th Anniversary & ”Reimaging the Everyday” - October 15th, 2021

As Guest Host Cody Skelton reports, Troy University's Hall School of Journalism and Communication is celebrating half a century of training journalists. To commemorate the occasion, the Hall School of Journalism unveiled its new slogan, “Shaping Ethical and Trustworthy Communicators”.And, “Reimagining the Everyday” is the newest exhibit in TROY’s International Arts Center on the main campus. The artist, Janet Nolan, died in 2019, and as Producer Conner Howell reports, the message of her work lives on in this exhibit.

The Talk of TROY - ”Assistant Dean Todd‘s Syrup Farm & Sites of Conscience” - October 8th, 2021

As Cody Skelton Reports, Assistant Dean of the Sorrell College of Business Dewey Todd is the newest recipient of the Alabama Retail Association bronze medal for Retailer of the Year for businesses with annual sales of $1 million and under.And, TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery is hosting the latest installment in the Real Talk Community Forum series next week, and as Producer Conner Howell reports, the topic will be “Sites of Conscience.”

The Talk of TROY - ”KICK COVID & Memorial” - October 1st, 2021

To help keep football fans safe, Troy University is partnering with the Alabama Department of Public Health and The Bruno Event Team for KICK COVID, a testing and vaccination campaign.And, TROY Associate Professor of Theatre Quinton Cockrell has written a new play titled Memorial, which has recently been featured in the Human Rights New Works festival.

The Talk of TROY - ”9/11 Memorial Football Game & The Remnant Trust Collection” - September 10th, 2021

Every year, Troy University devotes a football game to the U.S. military, but this time, they're also commemorating the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, twenty years ago. And as Conner Howell reports, several events are planned.Troy University’s library on the main campus is hosting an exhibit from Texas Tech University’s Remnant Trust Collection, and Producer Cody Skelton reports this exhibit is user-interactive.

”College Colors Day & Lamar Higgins Scholarship” - September 3rd, 2021

As Cody Skelton reports, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has declared September 3rd as College Colors Day in the state, and Troy University's mascot T-Roy is joining in on the celebration.And, Host Marissa Lacey presents one of our favorite stories from this summer, now with higher quality audio: Troy University is creating a new scholarship in honor of its first black board of trustees member, Lamar Higgins, who died earlier this year.

"COVID-19 Vaccination Incentives & The New Endowed Scholarship" - August 27th, 2021

This week on The Talk of TROY, Producer Cody Skelton reports on the new COVID-19 vaccination incentives offered by Troy University.And, as Producer Conner Howell tells us, Troy University’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication is being awarded a $50,000 endowed scholarship.

"The Yellowhammer Film Fest and The Final Trojan Minute" - July 23rd, 2021

As Host Marissa Lacey reports, Troy University is cosponsoring the first Yellowhammer Film Fest, inviting high school and college students to create and watch films in a virtual celebration.And, in the final installment of The Trojan Minute, Troy University’s Kate Price-Howard, Assistant Professor of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic affected theme parks and other resorts.

"'America's Original Sin' and The Trojan Minute" - July 16th, 2021

"America’s Original Sin" is Willie Little's new art exhibit tackling the subject of slavery in the United States and issues of social justice. And as Host Marissa Lacey reports, it is currently on display at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery.And, in this week's Trojan Minute, we hear from Govind Menon, who studies intense jets of radiation and particles that form in supermassive black holes.

"Flex Classes & The Trojan Minute" - July 9th, 2021

As Host Marissa Lacey reports, Troy University has announced a new class format that will allow students to choose, week by week, whether to attend class face to face or online.And is there a way to fully document what life was like in 2020 once the COVID-19 pandemic started? TROY Historian and Archivist Marty Oliff answers that question on this week's Trojan Minute!

"The Trojan Minute & Staging Tinyard Hill as a Radio Play" - July 2nd, 2021

As Host Marissa Lacey reports, Troy University’s Department of Theatre and Dance has found a new way to perform, for one of the largest audiences it has ever had. Tinyard Hill is airing on TROY Public Radio on-air and online!And, we hear the newest installment of Trojan Minute. This time, political science professor Alexis Henshaw talks about her research into the role gender has on the global peacemaking process.