Legendary country music recording artist Vince Gill will be performing live at the Curb Event Center on Sat., July 11 at 9 p.m. Vince Gill will be the headlining act for the National Gathering of United Methodist Men (UMM) being held July 9-12 on Belmont’s campus. The UMM have opened the concert to the general public and are generously offering discounted tickets ($20.00) to Belmont faculty, staff and students.

An Evening with Vince Gill
Curb Event Center
Saturday, Jul 11, 2009 @ 9:00 p.m.
Doors Open @ 8:45 p.m.

If you would like to attend the concert, please click here to purchase discounted tickets. On the ticket purchase page where it says “enter code," please enter the password gobruins to enable your discount.

Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 02:25 PM on June 30, 2009 | Permalink

The Office of Campus Security will be hosting a R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Class for Women starting Sun., July 5. The class will meet on Sundays: July 5, 12 and 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the Security Operations Center. The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. Our courses are taught by nationally certified R.A.D. Instructors and provide each student with a workbook/reference manual.

For more information on class times and how to register, visit our Web site at http://www.belmont.edu/ocs/RAD_Systems_for_Women/index.html or email Renee Ruthven at crimeprevention@belmont.edu.

Posted by April Hefner at 11:41 AM on June 29, 2009 | Permalink

In observance of the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend, the Fitness and Recreation areas of the Beaman Center will close Thurs., July 2 at 2 p.m. and will remain closed until Mon., July 6. We will re-open at 6 a.m. on July 6.

Posted by April Hefner at 10:46 AM on June 29, 2009 | Permalink

Belmont University students, faculty and staff are invited to be an extra for the filming of ESPN's "Monday Night Football" opening video with Hank Williams, Jr. About 250 extras are needed Mon., June 22 at the Parthenon in Centennial Park from 2-8 p.m. for an interior scene, and 500 extras are needed Tues., June 23 at the Parthenon for an exterior scene from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Special guest Gloria Estefan will be part of the filming on Monday. The video will be part of all 17 ESPN "Monday Night Football" telecasts this fall.

What to wear: Club/concert attire or an NFL jersey w/ pants. No other logos.
• Must be 18 years or older with valid driver’s license or gov’t ID to participate
• Space limited for filming on Monday, June 22nd

Where: Parthenon Entrance at Centennial Park in Nashville, 25th at West End Avenue

Posted by April Hefner at 11:38 AM on June 19, 2009 | Permalink

Belmont students, faculty and staff are invited to a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new residence hall on Wed., June 17, 2009 at 10 a.m. Ceremony will be held near the entrance to Maple Hall at the corner of the construction area behind Pembroke and Heron.

Posted by April Hefner at 02:49 PM on June 12, 2009 | Permalink

The Belmont University Concert Band provides an opportunity for all brass, woodwind and percussion instrumentalists to perform in a university ensemble. The concert band performs between two and three concerts annually and provides a challenging and enjoyable atmosphere in which members study excellent band literature in a variety of styles.

Participation is open to all Belmont students regardless of major, and no formal audition is required. We are currently seeking instrumentalists who have had high school band experience and play piccolo, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba and percussion. Rehearsals take place in Belmont Heights Baptist Church on Monday and Wednesday from 3-4:20 p.m. The ensemble is available for one hour of credit under the course number MUN 3991-02: SpStuEns-Concert Band and satisfies elective and fine arts requirements for most degrees. University-owned instruments are available for use.

For more information about Concert Band and other performing ensembles, visit the University Bands Web page or contact Dr. Barry Kraus (barry.kraus@belmont.edu). You may register for Concert Band when you visit Towering Traditions.

Posted by April Hefner at 02:46 PM on June 12, 2009 | Permalink

Belmont is offering two exciting laptop programs for incoming students. We have a Macbook and a Dell Studio 15 model, both with 4 GB of ram and full three-year warranties. For more information on these programs and how to finance the laptops through Belmont student accounts, go to http://www.belmont.edu/its/laptop/index.html. Pricing is competitive with educational discounts from Dell and Apple.

If you have any questions about the programs, contact Randall Reynolds, director of Technology Services at 615-460-5471.

Posted by April Hefner at 03:58 PM on June 10, 2009 | Permalink

During the summer term, the Belmont University Writing Center will be open from 3:15-5:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Stop by the second floor of Wheeler or call x6241 for an appointment. We look forward to working with you and your writing this summer!

Posted by April Hefner at 01:13 PM on June 09, 2009 | Permalink

The Beaman Center's Group Fitness classes start today, June 8, and there is a great schedule for the Summer! Visit the BFitBU blog to download the schedule and all the class descriptions. For more information about the Group Fitness schedule, please contact Melissa Thomas at 460-6313 or email her at thomasm@pop.belmont.edu.

Posted by April Hefner at 11:32 AM on June 08, 2009 | Permalink

TPAC is offering Belmont students, faculty and staff an exclusive presale opportunity to purchase tickets to see Wicked in September. Buy tickets now before the Sat., June 6 public on-sale date! Presale ends at 11:59 p.m. on Fri., June 5.

Wicked: September 2-20, 2009
TPAC's Jackson Hall

USE PASSWORD: BELMONTWICKED. Limit: 8 tickets per transaction. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. For groups of 20 or more, call 615-782-4060 or email groups@tpac.org to reserve.

Posted by April Hefner at 11:25 AM on June 02, 2009 | Permalink