Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher and his wife, Judy, are releasing a new book, Life is a Gift: Inspiration from the Soon Departed this week, featuring a collection of interviews and lessons learned from 104 terminally ill patients of Alive Hospice in Nashville. FaithWords, the publisher of Life is a Gift, will hold a book signing for the Fishers at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, Green Hills Mall, on Thurs., May 22 at 7 p.m. Twenty-five percent of the authors' royalties will go to Alive Hospice (www.alivehospice.org). Click here for more information.

Posted by April Hefner at 10:26 AM on May 19, 2008 | Permalink

The Office of Campus Security is hosting a R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Systems class on Sundays in June from 5-8 p.m. each night. The class will meet June 1, 8, 15 and 22 in the Security Operations Center. To register, contact Renee Ruthven with the Office of Campus Security at crimeprevention@mail.belmont.edu or 615/460-6617. Cost is $10 for BU affiliated or immediate family member, and $20 for non-BU affiliate when space is available, and this fee covers the cost of manuals, supplies and refreshments. More information can be found at http://www.belmont.edu/ocs/RAD_Systems_for_Women/index.html.

Posted by April Hefner at 10:21 AM on May 19, 2008 | Permalink

Receive Community Service convo credit by volunteering this summer for the Veggie Project! The Veggie Project is a researched based Health Education program and Veggie Market, a collaboration between Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee. If you are interested in children's health and well-being, be a team leader! Guide a group of kids through fun, interactive health-related activities. Sign up deadline is May 23, and program runs from June 3 to Aug. 8. For more information, contact Anna Au at 615.343.1277 or anna.r.au@vanderbilt.edu.

We will be at four different clubs- Andrew Jackson, Thompson Lane, Vine Hill and Preston Taylor. The hours we need volunteers are between 1-6 p.m. The commitment is to visit (2 hours) one of the four clubs once a week for at least four weeks.

Requirements for volunteers:
-minimum of a 4 week commitment
-minimum of 2 hours each week
-must be 18 years or older
-must have transportation to get to the club

Volunteer Training Dates: (you only need to attend one of the two sessions)- Please RSVP about which session you can attend. If you cannot attend either session, but would still like to volunteer and you meet the above requirements, please e-mail Anna Au to work something out.
• Thursday, May 29 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (VCH) Wadlington A Conference Room
• Friday, May 30 from 1-2 p.m. at VCH Conference Room # 2104

When you respond, please include the dates and times of when you would be available to volunteer.

Posted by April Hefner at 04:37 PM on May 14, 2008 | Permalink

Belmont University along with Apple, Canon, MacAuthority and Vanderbilt University, is helping to sponsor Electronics Recycling Days May 14-17. The first three days of this drive are for institutions and businesses. Saturday, May 17 is open to all individual consumers. Students, faculty, staff and individuals are encouraged to drop off used electronic equipment for safe and earth friendly disposal. MacAuthority is located at 2018 Lindell Avenue off of 65 and Wedgewood at Exit 81. Call MacAuthorityfor details or directions at 615.383.1010 (Please note: MacAuthority at Cool Springs is not a recycling site for this drive.)

Posted by April Hefner at 09:01 AM on May 12, 2008 | Permalink

Jesus Christ Superstar, a groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is coming to TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall May 30-31 for three performances. Belmont alumna Tiffini Dodson ('04) will play Mary Magdalene in the production. Your special discounted performances are Fri., May 30 at 8 p.m. and Sat., May 31 at 2 p.m. Log on to www.tpac.org/corporatesaver to purchase tickets, and click on UNIVERSITY. Your special password is belmont. Offer ends May 25 (or while tickets last).

Posted by April Hefner at 01:49 PM on May 06, 2008 | Permalink

What are your plans for work, fun and family after graduation? Where do you want to be in five, 10 or 20 years from now? The Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) invites you to think about how your own social values and environmental concerns can help you after Belmont. Thousands of students at more than 100 colleges and universities sign the Pledge around graduation time. It's completely voluntary. Its purpose is to enable students to connect their values with work they find personally satisfying, and at the same time, create a better world for those around them. Check out the GPA website at www.graduationpledge.org to learn more. It has a lot of helpful information. At Belmont's Graduation Rehearsal on May 9 at 10 a.m., the student GPA committee will have a table at the back of the auditorium where you can sign the Pledge book and receive a pledge card and pin. You are encouraged to sign up only if you are serious about making the Pledge since it's completely voluntary and no one is monitored. The Belmont student GPA committee can be reached at belmontgpa@yahoo.com.

Posted by April Hefner at 02:12 PM on May 02, 2008 | Permalink

The May issue of the Office of Campus Security's "News from HQ" newsletter is now available online and includes good advice on how to keep property safe while packing up for summer break. The newsletter also offers information on bicycles lost over Christmas break. Click here to read the newsletter.

Posted by April Hefner at 08:42 AM on May 01, 2008 | Permalink