The Office of Campus Security just posted the "News from HQ" Security Newsletter for December. This publication offers monthly safety tips pertaining to the campus, city and sometimes even state or national concerns. The newsletter also features notices of upcoming events sponsored by the Crime Prevention Unit as well as important numbers for Campus Security and Metro Police. Click here to read the December issue.
The 2008 Fall Follies T-shirts are ready to be picked up. You can pick up your T-shirt(s) between 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the front desk in the Student Affairs Office (which is located on the second floor of the Beaman Student Life Center). You must present your Belmont ID, and initial for the T-shirt(s) as well. You are only allowed to pick up the T-shirt that you ordered. No exceptions.
Belmont students, faculty and staff can receive a 10 percent discount on tickets to the Dec. 8 Debby Boone concert at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The concert, which will feature the Nashville Choir and The Boone Sisters, will benefit Continent of Great Cities, a Christian non-profit committed to planting strong churches in the major cities of the Latin world.
Tickets are on sale now at the symphony box office: 615-687-6400. To get 10 percent off the price of any ticket, simply ask for the "church" discount. Limited table seating is also available for dinner and show by calling Ashley Holland at 615-354-3747.
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On Fri., Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Troutt Theater, the Department of Theatre and Dance presents "They're Doing Choreography!," a dance showcase of original compositions created by Dance Minor students at Belmont. Each choreographer will present a movement piece that is unique to his or her life experience and that highlights the use of the human body as a means of expression. Admission is free, and Cultural Arts Convocation credit is available.
Join the Student Government Association for its annual Mistletoe Ball Formal this Thursday evening, Dec. 4, from 8-11 p.m. at Cannery Ballroom. Tickets can be purchased in the Beaman at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Tickets are $12 for an individual and $20 for a couple, and the first 75 people will receive a free t-shirt. Food, live music and prizes will be provided. Tickets are also available for purchase at the door, and directions to the venue are available at www.mercylounge.com.
Live performances by Belmont students:
Brett Mclaughlin
Sydney Hutchko and Megan Lopez
John Flanagan
Bianca "Miss B" Edwards
Andrew Neil
and Future!
If you have any questions or need more information, contact Sarah Mitchell at 460-6428 or at sga@mail.belmont.edu.
On Mon., Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. all students, faculty and staff are invited to take a break from busy end-of-the-year to-do lists to celebrate the season at the Belmont Mansion, courtesy of new Service Corp initiative "White Out." The event will feature live acoustic Christmas music, sweet treats and even some giving back. Attendees are encouraged to bring at least one unwrapped toy that will be donated to Toys for Tots in order to ensure less fortunate children see their Christmas wishes come true.
For more information about Belmont Service Corps’ White Out, visit www.belmontservicecorps.org or contact Amanda French at frencham@pop.belmont.edu.
Each day, 18,000 children die of starvation or starvation-related causes. This December you can do something about it. On Dec.10 in the Curb Event Center, we are taking on hunger in a big way. Belmont University's Student Affairs Division in partnership with Feed My Starving Children, Word Entertainment, EMI Christian Music Group and Provident Records offers you an opportunity to make the difference between life and death for children around the world.
Over 1000 Volunteers will prepare and pack 400,000 meals, providing food for 1,100 children for an entire year!Please join us. With no special preparation and only two hours of your time, combining ingredients, sealing bags, and packing boxes to the sound of Christmas music you can save a child’s life. Simply sign up online. Go to http://www.belmont.edu/promo/wow for more information and sign-up.
This is the largest event ever sponsored by Feed My Starving Children and a powerful way to live out the university’s mission of “engaging and transforming the world.”
**Belmont students will be able to receive Community Service Convocation credit for the time that they serve.**
Join us, and start your Christmas season with gratitude and giving back.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. committee is sponsoring a bus trip to Civil Rights Sites in Cincinnati, Ohio on Jan. 31, 2009. We will board the bus at 4:30 a.m. in the lower circle (in front of Wheeler) and will return to Belmont about 10 p.m. This trip is limited to one bus and will be on a first-come basis. The cost is $25 per person. Upon arrival in Cincinnati, we will tour the United Underground Railroad Freedom Center (www.freedomcenter.org). Following this, we will go as a group to lunch. The afternoon will include a trip to RACE: Are We So Different?, a traveling exhibit at the Cincinnati History Museum.
A bus trip to a significant civil rights site is a part of the MLK week celebration each year. We’ve been to Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta and Cincinnati in the past. This year we are fortunate to be able to include the RACE exhibit in our plans. The exhibit is not scheduled to come to Tennessee, so this may be the only chance you have to see it. Students participating can receive personal/professional growth convocation credit. To apply, please come to the Psychology Building and see Mary Godwin for an application and to pay your $25.
Join us for a break during exams with Exam Exercise! Take a break from writing papers, answering questions and last minute cramming with a fun fitness class at the Beaman Center. Back by popular demand, Exam Exercise is a great way to relieve stress and get a great workout in before tackling your next calculus problem.
Thurs., Dec. 11: Zumba!
Fri., Dec. 12: Scenic Spin
Mon., Dec. 15: 20/20/20
Tues., Dec. 16: PiYo
Check BIC or the Beaman Blog for class descriptions. All classes will meet at 12 p.m. in the Group Fitness Room. Sign up for Scenic Spin by calling 460-6313.
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Come join Team Belmont as we train together for the Counrty Music ½ Marathon. This 16 week training course will adequately prepare all participants to run the Country Music ½ Marathon on April 25th, 2009. Training begins in January. The information meetings will be December 1st and 8th at 10am in the Group Fitness Room. For more information check out our blog at http://forum.belmont.edu OR email Melissa at thomasm@pop.belmont.edu.
The University Wind Ensemble presents a pre-Thanksgiving concert on Mon., Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Massey Performing Arts Center. Admission is free, and recital credit will be offered. Repertoire includes selections from Tielman Susato’s tuneful anthology of Renaissance music titled The Danserye, a contrast of Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante defunte for winds and for solo piano featuring Dr. Kristian Klefstadt, Aaron Copland’s An Outdoor Overture, a sampling of the Golden Age of Russian Orthodox music in a wind setting of Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, and the intensely rhythmic and percussive sound of Dana Wilson’s Dance of the New World. Please join us!
For information about the Wind Ensemble or performance opportunities in other university bands, please visit our Web page.
There truly is no place like home as the greatest family musical of all time, the wonderful Wizard of Oz, twists its way into Nashville! The entire family will be captivated as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto and their friends the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this lavish production featuring breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography and classic songs. Your special discounted performances of The Wizard of Oz are Thurs., Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Glengarry Glen Ross, a classic of the American theatre, is David Mamet at his best, and 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Never has the author’s ear for the rhythms of contemporary speech been more keen than in this tale of cutthroat competition among real estate salesmen. Your special discounted performances of Glengarry Glen Ross are Sat., Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Tues., Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. and Wed., Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m.
To purchase tickets for either production, log on to www.tpac.org/corporatesaver and click on University. Then use password belmont.
Would you like to make a difference in the life of a child? Big Brothers Big Sisters needs you! You only need to spend one hour each week with your little brother or little sister. You can meet with your little brother or little sister during or after school at some of the local youth centers and schools: Youth Life Learning Center on Tennessee Avenue, West End Middle School on West End Avenue, Sylvan Park Elementary on Utah Avenue, Napier Elementary on Fairfield Avenue and several other locations. For more information, contact Anne Gallo at Big Brothers Big Sisters 522-5658 or anne.gallo@bbbs.org.
Junior Cassidy Alexander, who goes by Cassidy Lynn, recently entered CMT's "Music City Madness" contest along with 7,000 other videos. CMT picked 64 to begin the contest and now it's up to the public to vote. CMT has cut the number in half after each round of viewer votes, and they are down to the Elite 8 with Cassidy still in the running! Her video, "Down By The Bonfire" needs your vote!
Each round ends Monday nights at midnight, and starts again Tuesdays at noon. Log onto www.madness.cmt.com and vote as many times as you want. The winner gets a meeting with the A&R department at Warner Brothers Records, mentoring sessions with Randy Travis and their own Unplugged session on CMT.
Due to work Metro Water needs to do on a new water line that will serve the campus, portions of 15th Ave. and Acklen Ave. will be closed on Thurs., Nov. 20, Fri., Nov. 21 and Mon., Nov. 24. 15th Ave. will be blocked from Wedgewood to Caldwell. Acklen will be closed from 12th Ave. just past the intersection at 15th Avenue. Both streets will be closed to thru traffic, but residents living along the closed stretch will have access to their homes. Access to the Inman garage will be limited to the alley entrance from Wedgewood and the entrance and exit from E. Belmont Circle.
If you ordered a 2008 Fall Follies DVD, it is ready to be picked up. You can pick up your copy between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the front desk in the Student Affairs Office (which is located on the second floor of the Beaman Student Life Center). You must present your Belmont ID, and initial for the DVD as well.
Belmont's Advertising Principles is hosting a Faith & Development convocation Wed., Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. in the Massey Boardroom. This event features the life-changing stories of the women of Thistle Farms. These women have overcome strong addictions through God's grace and the support of others. Experience their new lives working together at Thistle Farms creating all-natural products. Hear, sample and support the healing power of love this holiday season. They will also be bringing their lotions, candles and salt scrubs to share with you. They make a great gift for your family!
About Thistle Farms: Thistle Farms is a non-profit business operated by the women of Magdalene. By hand, the women create natural bath and body products that are as kind to the environment as they are to the body. All sales proceeds go back into supporting the residents of Magdalene.
Think it's unfair you can't play basketball in the fall? Well, now you can! Belmont Intramurals is hosting the first ever Holiday Hoops 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in a few weeks. Rosters are due Nov. 21, and the Informational Meeting is Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Beaman Student Life Center. If you have any questions, please contact Allison Holden at intramurals@mail.belmont.edu or 460-6245.
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