If this is your first visit to our Web site, we invite you to explore the University and learn about Transylvania’s 227-year heritage
of academic excellence within the liberal arts tradition. Transylvania is a warm and welcoming community of bright, motivated students and
a highly qualified faculty dedicated to undergraduate teaching.
Transylvania is also a very active campus that welcomes visitors to our many events, including recitals and concerts, theater productions, guest writers and speakers, athletic events, and much more. We hope you will take advantage of these occasions to get to know us better.
We would be delighted to have you visit us in person. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your time on our Web site. It’s good to have you here.
Charles L. Shearer
President
President Shearer came to Transylvania in 1979 and was inaugurated as president in 1983. During his more than 20 years as president, the University has made significant progress in every area of campus life, including enrollment, academic quality, endowment growth, and development of the physical campus.
