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61-474: Lykins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Johnston Lykins (1800–1876), American politician James Edward Lykins , American sculptor Laura Lykins (born 1869/70), American lawyer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Lykins . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

122-407: A central outdoor field where students can socialize, play sports, or do homework. The other residence spaces on campus are Poole Residence Center and Rosenthal Apartment Complex. Poole houses first-year students in large, suite-style rooms. Rosenthal houses upper-class students in an outdoor apartment style. The newly built and renovated William T. Young Campus Center opened in the fall of 2020. It

183-649: A degree of enchantment of which the most exaggerate fairy tale certainly has no prototype". The pet parrot , Florita, spoke profanity that "shocked and delighted". After Johnston's death, his widow Mattie married artist George Caleb Bingham , and they lived there. It became an early site of the Barstow School for Girls. It was renovated into the Mondamin Hotel, and then Roslin Hotel. The Kansas City Star lamented its demolition in late 1990 as an icon of

244-566: A federally funded land-grant college controlled by a religious body, the A&;M college was spun off in 1878 as an independent, state-run institution. The A&M of Kentucky soon developed into one of the state's flagship public universities, the University of Kentucky . Kentucky University's College of the Bible, which traced its roots to Bacon College's Department of Hebrew Literature, received

305-487: A fun sing-off. The greeting line starts as a large arch comprising every member of the first-year class (and various faculty, staff, and campus student leaders). Every line member goes down and shakes hands with all other members, introducing themselves along the way. There is a week-long celebration of Halloween by students known as "Raf Week" in honor of the 19th-century botanist, inventor, and Transylvania professor Constantine Rafinesque . The university ends October with

366-496: A high-tech multimedia classroom, a specialized classroom for training education majors, a computer lab, lecture halls, seminar rooms, study areas, faculty offices, and the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum. The L.A. Brown Science Center houses classrooms, laboratories and offices for the natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics programs. A state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer

427-534: A log cabin in Boyle County , Kentucky, the school moved to Lexington in 1789. The first site in Lexington was a single building in what is now the historic Gratz Park . By 1799, the institution was called Transylvania University . By 1818, a new main building was constructed for students' classes. That building burned down in 1829, and the school was moved to its location north of Third Street. Old Morrison

488-458: A medical doctor, partially self-taught. He had no degree, but frontier medical training was often casual. He was the first president of Mechanics Bank. In 1851, he married a second time, to Martha "Mattie" A. Livingston, a teacher of his daughter Sarah, at a boarding school in Lexington, Missouri . Mattie was 26 years old, having recently moved from Kentucky to work at a boarding school, and he

549-598: A mission in Potawatomi territory at what later became the west side of Topeka, Kansas . That year, some of the tribal elders requested that he be named their tribal physician, a government post that provided him a salary that was necessary to support the mission. His appointment was opposed by the Jesuits and the Potawatomi allied with them, but was granted in 1844. That year, he translated the New Testament into

610-449: A performance space for theatre performances by students and professionals on campus. Transylvania has Greek life on campus, with five fraternities and five sororities and 42% of the students as members of Greek organizations. In its 2022 edition of "The Best 387 Colleges", The Princeton Review named Transylvania in the top 10 U.S. schools on its list of colleges with "Lots of Greek Life". Transylvania's athletic teams are nicknamed

671-418: A practitioner or administrator, to attend Transylvania. Students who participate will return to their home region and communities to work for ARH post-graduation. Before beginning classes, first-year students participate in an orientation week and various community-building exercises, including long-standing traditions, such as the first-year serenade and greet line. The serenade divides the class in two for

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732-570: A reputation as an effective physician in Missouri. Faced by the desperate need of his tribal students and their families, who were succumbing to various diseases, he read and did what he could medically. A smallpox epidemic hit the Shawnee reservation and Lykins began a vaccination program, an unusual approach by then. The Baptist mission board approved funds for printing religious tracts in native tribal languages, so in 1833, Jotham Meeker brought

793-557: A separate charter in 1878. Kentucky University's seminary eventually separated but remained on the same campus until 1950. It later changed its name to the Lexington Theological Seminary . In 1903, Hamilton College , a Lexington-based women's college founded in 1869, merged into Kentucky University. Due to confusion between Kentucky University and its daughter institution, the University of Kentucky, it

854-539: A unique combination of activities, including a lottery for four students to win the chance to spend the night in Rafinesque's tomb. The steps of Old Morrison are lined with pumpkins carved by students, faculty, staff, and members of the community around Halloween for what is called Pumpkinmania. In honor of Professor Rafinesque, the grab-and-go dining space in the Campus Center is named the "Rafskeller"—a pun on

915-418: A variety of venues throughout the country; maintain successful results; and often compete against larger institutions including Ohio University . Philanthropists have increased sizable gifts to the university in its present period more so than ever before, and coaches at Transylvania University have been continually recognized for athletic achievements. Transylvania won the first-recorded football game in

976-420: Is a 97,710-square-foot (9,078 m ) building—61,400 square feet of new construction and 36,310 square feet of renovated space. Replacing Forrer Hall, the structure offers two dining locations, an athletic workout facility, a competition-sized swimming pool, and numerous meeting spaces of all sizes and uses. It also houses the health and wellness center, student life offices, and the bookstore. The Campus Center

1037-551: Is available to enhance students' academic and research experience. Originally completed in 1952 and dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower , the main library building was renovated and enlarged in 1985; it was re-dedicated by then Vice President George H. W. Bush as the Douglas Gay Jr. and Frances Carrick Thomas Library. The Special Collections of the library houses a manuscript collection with letters, diaries, and documents of notable historical figures associated with

1098-489: Is three stories tall, has 28,000 square feet (2,600 m ) of space, and cost $ 5.5 million. Thomson Hall was built to be environmentally friendly and exceeds state insulating value requirements by 28 percent. It has geothermal heating and energy, low-flow shower heads, a total energy recovery wheel on outside ventilation, fifty percent recycled material in the parking lot surface, and energy-saving lighting. Dalton-Voigt, Thomson, Kincaid, and Bassett Halls surround Back Circle,

1159-835: The Carey Mission , which was called the "point from which the American frontier was extended". McCoy baptized Lykins in June 1822 and was soon appointed as a missionary by the Baptist Board of Missions for the United States. Lykins applied himself diligently to his calling, and by 1824 could read religious discourses in the Potawatomi language . By 1825, he was appointed the official tribal teacher in Michigan and

1220-630: The Indian Territory (which became the state of Kansas ), issuing the Shawnee Sun as the first tribal language publication. He founded the area's first bank, newspaper, and Baptist church. He was the first president of town council in the town of Kansas, and the first duly elected mayor when it was reincorporated as the City of Kansas. He is reportedly "possibly associated with more Kansas City 'firsts' than any other early settler". Lykins

1281-711: The Kansas Historical Society next to its headquarters. Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky , United States. It was founded in 1780 and is the oldest university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Its medical program has graduated 8,000 physicians since 1859. Transylvania's name, meaning 'across

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1342-692: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1916–17 to 2000–01. Transylvania competes in 27 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field; women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball; and co-ed teams include cheerleading, dance and equestrian (eventing). The Transylvania Pioneers student-athletes compete under colors crimson and white at

1403-757: The Civil War, Old Morrison was a hospital for Union and Confederate soldiers. It was gutted by fire in 1969 but was renovated and reopened in 1971. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 in recognition of the university's status as the oldest west of the Allegheny Mountains. Beside Old Morrison, the Carpenter Academic Center houses the faculties of English , philosophy , history , political science , foreign languages , and classics , as well as offices for professors. The center, formerly known as Haupt Humanities,

1464-626: The Clive M. Beck Center, was completed and opened in 2003; it is a location for men's and women's athletics and holds student fitness equipment. The Mitchell Fine Arts Center is the home of the music program, providing offices and classrooms for drama and music programs. It contains a large concert hall, a small theater, a recital hall, the Morlan Gallery, the music technology classroom, and the Office of Information Technology. The Morlan Gallery in

1525-528: The Kentucky-based institution and immediately recalled all unsold products. The university is located on a 48-acre (19.4-hectare) urban campus about four blocks from the center of the city of Lexington, Kentucky . It has 24 buildings, 3 athletic fields, 3 dining areas, and a National Historic Landmark. The campus is divided by North Broadway: to the East stand the academic buildings of the university; to

1586-553: The Kissing Tree. In 2003, The Chronicle of Higher Education included the Kissing Tree among the most romantic places on college campuses in America and was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article about romance on college campuses. The campus, home to various Transylvania choirs and instrumental ensembles, also hosts several exhibitions in its Morlan Gallery that change by season. The gallery focuses on work produced in

1647-902: The Pioneers. The university is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) since the 2001–02 academic year. The Pioneers previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of

1708-528: The Potawatomi language. In 1848, he built a trade school there by constructing the Pottawatomie Baptist Mission Building , and after three years had 90 students. Quarrels abounded between clergy of different Christian denominations and within the same ones. Lykins was an enthusiastic participant in these, and made many enemies. This, compounded by their criticism of his lack of medical credentials, led to his dismissal from

1769-542: The Southern traditional design was "so pretentious that no one in Missouri would attempt to erect the structure", they hired architects and craftsmen from Cincinnati and shipped steel beams from Pittsburgh . While most citizens saw wooden sidewalks and muddy streets roamed by livestock, this Greek classic revival , or neoclassical , style two-story brick mansion with red painted walls had 14 rooms, 10 fireplaces, circular staircases, and crystal chandeliers. The main hall

1830-485: The West, most of the residential buildings. The academic side of campus lies to the East of North Broadway, one of the major streets in Lexington. Old Morrison is the central administration building. Designed by pioneer Kentucky architect Gideon Shryock and erected in 1833 under the supervision of Henry Clay (then professor of law at Transylvania), Old Morrison is the central image on the city seal of Lexington. It houses

1891-567: The ability of students to design their majors. In 2018, Transylvania became the first of Kentucky's liberal arts colleges to partner with the Peace Corps to establish a Peace Corps Prep program, a diversity-oriented program designed to prepare undergraduates for international development fieldwork and potential Peace Corps service. Transylvania also partnered with Appalachian Regional Healthcare to incentivize students from Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia interested in healthcare, whether as

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1952-525: The center is the location for six or seven art exhibitions every year during the academic calendar, primarily as a gallery of contemporary art, including Appalachian folk art , Chinese art, contemporary African art, sculptural installations, and performance and video pieces. The gallery offers guided tours and lectures for school groups, civic clubs, and senior-citizen organizations. The Cowgill Center for Business, Economics, and Education holds classrooms for these subjects and offices for professors. It features

2013-676: The cultural failure of the developers, the city government, and the public, to preserve historical architecture. During the American Civil War , he maintained Union loyalty but Mattie had to move to Clay County, Missouri , due to General Order No. 11 which required loyalty oaths for those living near the Kansas border south of the Missouri River. Lykins resided in Kansas City until his death on August 15, 1876. Mattie

2074-410: The early to mid 1950s. The site of the now demolished Lykins School is at the northern forefront of Lykins Square Park. His bibliography of publications include the languages of Kansa , Delaware , Potawatomi , Munsee , Otoe , Osage , Iowa, Piankehsaw, and Shawnee . Long after his lifetime, the Pottawatomie Baptist Mission Building was restored and repurposed, and finally became a museum for

2135-621: The fall of 2015 and houses first-year students. This $ 7 million, 144-bed facility offers suite-style living and common spaces for studying and activities. Jefferson Davis Hall and Henry Clay Hall were demolished in June 2015 to make space for construction of Kincaid Hall and Bassett Hall, which are similar to Dalton-Voigt and opened in January 2017. Thomson Hall was opened in the fall of 2008. It received Energy Star rating in 2009. It features 31 suite-style units, including study areas, living rooms, kitchenettes, bathrooms, and bedrooms. The building

2196-612: The first printing press to the Shawnee Mission. Books in Shawnee, Potawatomi, and other native languages were rapidly produced, to be used in missionary educational programs such as literacy. Lykins was co-author and editor of the Sinwiowe Kesibwi ( Shawnee Sun ), a small newspaper published entirely in the Shawnee language . In 1837, he wrote and published an Osage language grammar book. In 1843, Lykins founded

2257-613: The founder of Texas. The new institution used Transylvania's campus in Lexington while perpetuating the Kentucky University name. The university was reorganized into several new colleges, including the Agricultural and Mechanical College (A&M) of Kentucky, publicly chartered as a department of Kentucky University as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Act . However, due to questions regarding having

2318-415: The government post of Physician to the Potawatomi in 1851. He left the Potawatomi mission soon after, returning to the Shawnee mission until 1855, when it was closed. At that time he moved to Kansas City, to be near his son. A Kansas City Public Library historian said Lykins is "possibly associated with more Kansas City 'firsts' than any other early settler". Long before it became Kansas City, he cofounded

2379-413: The library. It was named in honor of James F. Glenn, a former Board of Trustees member who donated $ 1.1 million for its construction. It utilizes an environmentally friendly geothermal heating and air conditioning system, and several mature trees near the site were preserved during construction. The western half of the campus contains most of the residential parts of the campus. Dalton-Voigt Hall opened in

2440-616: The mission's constituents westward. In 1831, Lykins went with them, founding a mission in Missouri near the Shawnee reservation. Other groups' later forceful removals of tribes in 1838 along a similar route are historically commemorated as the Potawatomi Trail of Death . In 1831, he purchased 16 acres (6.5 ha) in the initial plat for the town of Kansas, Missouri and cofounded the Town of Kansas Company. He soon achieved

2501-661: The missionary work of Isaac McCoy , among the area's native tribes . He joined the McCoy mission to the Wea peoples in northern Indiana in 1819. Lykins was not yet a Christian, and was hired only as a schoolteacher. He spent more time traveling for supplies and assisting the mission's functions than he did teaching school. From 1820 to 1822, he quit several times, but kept returning. In 1820, McCoy moved his mission west to Fort Wayne, Indiana , and in 1822 moved again west to Michigan Territory . In hostile Potawatomi country, they founded

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2562-500: The offices of financial aid, accounting, the registrar, the president, the dean, communications, the Center for Academic and Professional Enrichment, and more. The building also holds the tomb of Constantine Rafinesque , professor of natural science at the university from 1819 to 1826, and Sauveur Francois Bonfils, who taught at the university from 1842 to 1849 (a native of France, he was forced to flee because of political discord). During

2623-482: The only Confederate president , making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen. Transylvania—Latin for 'across the woods'—was the first college west of the Allegheny Mountains and was named for the short-lived Transylvania Colony . The Virginia Assembly chartered Transylvania Seminary in 1780, before Kentucky became a separate state. It was chiefly promoted by Presbyterians . Initially situated in

2684-701: The past decade from worldwide viewpoints. Transylvania was honored with an international Gold Award for Transylvania Treasures , its publication dedicated to showcasing the rare and valuable items in Transylvania University's special collections and medical and science museum, and now is considered a treasure in its own right, concluding a prestigious national competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education . Transylvania's theatre department produces two to three stage productions every year. The Lucille C. Little Theater provides

2745-412: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lykins&oldid=1036587088 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Johnston Lykins He was editor of the first printing press in

2806-481: The remnants of the school were merged into Transylvania University. The merged institution took the name "Kentucky University." From these early years, Transylvania has dominated academe in the bluegrass region and was the sought-after destination for the children of the South's political leadership, military families, and business elite. It attracted many politically ambitious young men, including Stephen F. Austin ,

2867-552: The town of Kansas, becoming a wealthy civic booster and founding the area's first bank, newspaper, and Baptist church. In 1831, Lykins had already purchased 16 acres (6.5 ha) in the initial plat for the town of Kansas, Missouri and cofounded the Town of Kansas Company. His property extended south from the Missouri River to Fifth and Broadway. He later expanded his holdings to 12th and Washington on Quality Hill . While residing in Kansas City, Lykins functioned as

2928-514: The traveling preacher to the Odawa (Ottawa) and other tribes. In 1828, he married Delilah McCoy, who was his student and Isaac's daughter, becoming Isaac's son-in-law. In 1829, in preparation for major removal westward, Lykins traveled to study medicine for one year at the prestigious Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky . The Indian Removal Act of 1830, of which Lykins and McCoy had originally been good faith advocates, pushed many of

2989-499: The university, including Henry Clay , Jefferson Davis , Robert Peter, John Wesley Hunt , Daniel Drake , and Horace Holley . The rare books section houses a collection of books relating to the history of horses and natural history and a collection of pre-1800 medical books. The books belonging to the Transylvania Medical Department , which closed in 1859, are now kept in special collections. The library

3050-526: The woods' in Latin , stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony , which existed briefly between 1775 and 1776 in south and western Kentucky. It is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents , two U.S. Supreme Court justices, 50 U.S. senators , 101 U.S. representatives , 36 U.S. governors, 34 U.S. ambassadors, and

3111-407: The word Rathskeller . Transylvania is also known for the Kissing Tree, a white ash tree estimated to be nearly 280 years old–35 years older than the university itself. In the 1940s and 1950s, the administration ignored students kissing in public near the tree when it was frowned upon elsewhere on campus. Today, with the rules on public displays of affection slackened, students refer to the tree as

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3172-416: Was 15 feet (4.6 m) wide. It was often a gathering space for community representatives to discuss civil and political issues. Separate apartment buildings were in the rear for the 33-year-old enslaved woman and three children. The house was frequented by Kansas City leader Kersey Coates and his young daughter, "presided over by a host and hostess of the old regime of Southern hospitality [which] afforded

3233-471: Was 51. The couple helped to establish the First Baptist Church in Kansas City in 1855. In the 1880s, Mattie wrote a memoir recalling life in the town of Kansas, through the sacking of Lawrence and the Civil War. In 1853, the town of Kansas, Missouri was reincorporated and renamed City of Kansas. Its first mayor, William Samuel Gregory , served only 10 months when it was discovered that he

3294-648: Was born in Franklin County, Virginia on April 15, 1800. He was the second of 12 children born to David and Jemima Lykins. His childhood was mostly in Kentucky and Indiana . At age 16, he left his family for one year to apprentice with a doctor in Vincennes, Indiana , where he met Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy . Lykins was a student and teacher in Fort Wayne, Indiana . He became involved with

3355-1024: Was dedicated in October 2021 where William T. Young Sr. , whom the original Campus Center was named for, and William T. Young Jr. were recognized for their many contributions to the university over the years. Both chaired the Transylvania Board of Trustees. Portraits of both Youngs adorn a wall of the new Center to commemorate the family's contributions. According to U.S. News & World Report , Transylvania University has an acceptance rate of 92%. Accepted applicants have an SAT score range (25th–75th percentile) of 1050–1360. Transylvania presently offers 46 majors and 37 minors and many pre-professional tracks spread among four divisions: Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics and Social Sciences. It offers such majors as Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication (WRC), as well as interdisciplinary studies, or

3416-476: Was erected 1830–34, under the supervision of Henry Clay , who both taught law and was a member of Transylvania's Board. By 1818, the university included a medical school, law school, a divinity school, and a college of arts and sciences. The Disciples of Christ church founded Bacon College in Georgetown. It operated from 1837 to 1851 and 1858 to 1861. It was renamed Kentucky University in 1858. In 1865,

3477-717: Was his caregiver in his final weeks of peaceful infirmity. She married artist and family friend George Caleb Bingham , and they lived at the original Lykins mansion. All three are buried in neighboring plots of "founder's row" at Union Cemetery in Kansas City. His namesake Lykins Neighborhood is in the Historic Northeast district of Kansas City, directly east of his first mansion. It is characterized by an internationally diverse population including immigrants and refugees. The Lykins Neighborhood Association (LNA) became an exemplar of rehabilitation from historic blight caused by racist housing policies set by JC Nichols in

3538-506: Was not eligible to be mayor because he did not live within the city limits. Lykins was already the first president of the city council, so he became the second mayor and first legally valid mayor. He completed the final two months of Gregory's term and was elected to another one-year term. From 1856 to 1857, Mattie oversaw construction of the Lykins mansion, the city's first and reportedly the "handsomest residence west of St. Louis". Because

3599-520: Was renamed "Transylvania University" in 1908. In 1988, Transylvania University experienced an infringement on the institution's trademark when Hallmark Cards began selling "Transylvania University" T-shirts. The product, developed for the Halloween season, was intended to be a novelty item purporting to be college wear from the fictional Count Dracula 's alma mater . When contacted by Transylvania University, Hallmark admitted that they were unaware of

3660-496: Was renovated during the 2017–2018 academic year; the renovation updated classrooms and faculty offices, added student gathering spaces and integrated new technologies. Carpenter Academic Center was reopened in May 2018. Behind the Carpenter Academic Center is Alumni Plaza, which opened in 2015 as an outdoor classroom and social gathering area. Also on the academic side of campus, a state-of-the-art student indoor athletic facility, called

3721-524: Was the setting for the film " American Animals ", which told how four twenty-year-old students stole and attempted to sell some of the rare books . The basement of the library was renovated and became the Dugi Academic Center for Excellence in 2013 and the first floor was renovated in 2015. The Glenn Building was constructed as a multi-purpose building in 2005 and houses a coffee shop, Gratz Perk, admissions offices, and expansion space for

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