May 09, 2008
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Belmont Campus Hosts Two Successful Events
Last weekend found the campus abuzz with activity as both the annual Fiesta Belmont Latin Street Fair and the Arthritis Walk held their events at Belmont May 3 and 4 respectively.
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BELMONT NEWS
Belmont Signs 'Turning the Tide of Technology' Initiative
The Nashville Technology Council, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Belmont University, 13 other local academic organizations and more than 50 area businesses recently launched their “Turning the Tide of Technology” initiative. The launch of the initiative was made official yesterday with each participant signing a charter agreement. Assistant Provost Glenn Acree, pictured signing the initiative, serves on the Tech Council's Board of Directors.
The charter solidified a working partnership to continually raise awareness in the student community, enhance education programs and provide career opportunities to meet the workforce needs of Middle Tennessee. By signing the charter, organizations agreed to support and contribute to the overall success of the initiative.
“The signing of the charter agreement is an important step needed to aid in the continued growth of the Middle Tennessee technology community,” said Jeff Costantine, president, Nashville Technology Council. “The objectives of the initiative include, creating student interest in technology, raising student enrollment in technology related fields of study, addressing the rising demand of technology resources and working to align graduate skills to meet business demand to help fill area technology jobs.”
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Belmont to Hold Spring 2008 Commencement
Belmont University will hold its spring 2008 commencement with two separate ceremonies. Belmont graduate students will be honored Fri., May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Massey Concert Hall, while undergraduates will receive their degrees on Sat., May 10 at 10 a.m. in the Curb Event Center.
Belmont will celebrate the graduation of a total of 661 students, marking the largest graduation in the university’s history to date. During the graduation ceremonies, 551 undergraduate, 98 master’s and 12 doctoral degrees will be conferred. Tickets, which have been distributed to the graduating students, will be required for guests wishing to attend either event.
Dr. Robert C. Fisher, president of the University, will preside over both events and present the graduates with their degrees as well as provide commencement remarks.
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ACHIEVERS
Faculty Members Used as Experts in Local, National Media
Dr. Don Cusic, professor of music business, was quoted this week in more than a hundred print and internet outlets following the death of country music legend Eddy Arnold. Cusic wrote Arnold's biography, Eddy Arnold: I'll Hold You in My Heart. Click here to read the coverage on CNN.com. Cusic also wrote an editorial this week for the Tennessean on the Hope Scholarship. Click here for more on that story.
In addition, Dr. Sal Giorgianni, director of experiential education and development in the School of Pharmacy, was quoted this week in the Tennessean, along with three pharmacists who will serve as members of the school's adjunct faculty. Click here to read the story.
Alexander Recognized by FoxSports.com
FoxSports.com recently recognized Belmont men's basketball associate head coach Casey Alexander as one of the Top 5 assistants in Mid-Major college basketball. The ranking was a result of a poll of more than 450 head coaches, assistants and others who deal with assistants on a daily basis. To read the full story, click here.
Schenkel Published in Entrepreneurship Journal
Dr. Mark Schenkel, assistant professor of Entrepreneurship, has been notified that his research, “Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Exploring the Relationship Between Organizational Factors and Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Desirability in a Corporate Setting,” has been published in the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship. Co-authors were Deborah V. Brazeal, professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at California State Polytechnic University-Ponoma, and Jay A. Azriel, assistant professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at York College-Pennsylvania. The article is now available in the Spring 2008 edition, pages 9-25.
Marvanova, Hallmark Attend Simulation Annual Meeting
Marketa Marvanova (Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Beth Hallmark (Nursing) recently attended the Simulation User Network (SUN) annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. These two collaborative innovators in cross-discipline health care education attended discussions on new equipment for simulations, simulation discussion groups, sharing ideas and experiences with simulation in health care education (nursing, medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant), with hands on programming workshops.
Hobson Published in Pharmacy Teaching Newsletter
Eric Hobson (Pharmacy Practice) had an article titled "Follow Up on Classroom Assessment Techniques" published in the current American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academy Teaching and Learning Newsletter. The article offers a starting point for discussion of formative assessment strategies and resources that support their use in clinical and didactic education.
Women's Golfers Win A-Sun Year-End Honors
Belmont junior golfer Lorie Warren was named Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Year Tuesday as voted on by the conference’s head coaches and media relations directors. She was also a unanimous choice for the All-Atlantic Sun first team. In addition to Warren’s honors, freshman Lauren Spurlock was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team. Click here for more information.
Magruder Published in Physics Journal
Dr. Robert Magruder, chair of the Chemistry and Physics department, has had the following paper published in the Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 103: "Pulsed infrared laser annealing of gold nanoparticles embedded in a silica matrix" with A. Halabica, J.C. Idrobo, S. T. Pantelides, R. H. Magruder, III, S. J. Pennycook and R. F. Haglund.
Hare Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Belmont University men’s basketball player Justin Hare has been awarded a coveted educational grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. The Cleveland, Tenn. native was one of 58 student-athletes who participated in NCAA winter sports selected as a 2007-08 Postgraduate Scholarship Award winner. Hare was one of only three NCAA Division-I men’s basketball players chosen to receive a postgraduate scholarship, joining Drew Streicher of Butler University and Jack Leasure of Coastal Carolina University. Twenty-nine male and 29 female student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III were selected from a deep and distinguished candidate pool. Each will receive a one-time, nonrenewable grant of $7,500. Click here to read the full story.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Student Health Services Announces Summer Hours of Operation
Beginning June 3, the clinic will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Appointments appreciated. Phone: 460-5506. If there is an emergency, please contact Campus Security at 6911. Please note that the clinic will be closed May 12–30.
Electronics Recycling Days
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.)
Dining Services Announces Summer Hours of Operation
The Belmont cafeteria will be closed May 8-18 and will reopen for lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. for May 19-July 25. Cafeteria will open for breakfast and dinner depending on needs of Summer Groups on campus. Corner Court will be open weekdays from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Curb Café will be open for lunch May 8-16 and closed May 19-30.
Beaman Center Announces Summer Group Fitness Schedule
Keep your body beach ready with our exciting Group Fitness classes this summer! We have all of your favorite classes to keep you motivated to exercise all summer long. Classes begin June 2. Click here to download your copy of the summer schedule today!
Campus Parking Announcement for Saturday's Commencement
For Saturday morning's commencement ceremony, the Office of Campus Security requests that all faculty and staff park in either the Inman or Thrailkill garages in order to keep the Curb Event Center garage free for graduates and their guests. Approximately 550 students will be graduating on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
Nashville Children’s Choir to Hold Auditions
Auditions for the 2008-09 year of Nashville Children’s Choir occur the next two Thursdays on May 13 and 20. We are seeking to identify children from families who desire to provide for their children a quality choral experience which places strong emphasis on focused, energetic, disciplined, delightful music-making! For more information or to request an audition time, visit the website, http://ncc.belmont.edu, email ncc@mail.belmont.edu or call 460-5400 ext.1862.
Fall Print Material Deadline Set for July 31
As stated in a campus email last week, the Office of Communications' deadline for starting fall print material projects is set this year for July 31. Given the anticipated needs of the Town Hall Presidential Debate, we want to encourage an early start on all non-debate-related fall projects. Any print materials you anticipate needing for the first half of the fall semester should be put into production this summer. Please contact Greg Pillon or April Lyons if you have any questions.
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COMING UP
Friday, May 9, 2-3:30 p.m.
Baccalaureate
"Baccalaureate: A Service of Ordination to Daily Work" is a part of the Spring Commencement celebratory events for graduates and their families. The service will feature graduating seniors who will share how God is calling them to use what they have learned at Belmont to serve others.
Belmont Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary
Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
Graduate Commencement
Massey Concert Hall
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m.
Undergraduate Commencement
Curb Event Center
Saturday, May 10, 7 p.m.
Nashville Children's Choir
Massey Concert Hall
May 29-31
Christian Community Health Fellowship National Conference: The Kingdom of God and Health Care Among the Poor
CCHF (www.cchf.org) is a national organization of clinics and health care professionals whose mission is to live out the gospel through health care for the poor. Belmont’s Inman College of Health Sciences is working with both the national CCHF and its local partner, Siloam Family Health Center. The keynote speaker will be Dr. John Perkins, who inspired the founding of CCHF.
Ongoing
Now-June
William Myers: Prints
Bill Myers is an artist and illustrator of numerous posters, books and magazines for adults and children as well as the creator of murals, and album covers. For the film Nashville, he created the artwork used in the opening credits, the soundtrack cover and poster.
Leu Art Gallery (Library)
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BIRTHDAYS
If you notice an incorrect or missing birthday, please e-mail the update to communication@mail.belmont.edu.
May 9
Carol Smith, Provost's Office
May 12
Madeline Bridges, Music
Bob Fisher, President
Matthew McCrickard, Registrar's Office
May 14
Ken Duncan, Maintenance Services
May 16
David LaPell, Maddox Residence Director
Don Purdy, Auxiliary Services
May 17
Douglas Bisson, History
David Herrera, Business
Amanda Wheeler, Strategic Marketing and Special Initiatives
May 18
Ann Baldwin, Art
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SPECIAL PROMOTIONS
Tennessee Rep Discounts for Faculty and Staff
Tennessee Repertory Theatre will continue its discounted season subscription plans for faculty and staff at all Tennessee schools (grade school through college/university) during its 2008-2009 season. Educator Subscription Packages are available for the steeply discounted rate of $90 per subscription (available for both standard and flex options)—a savings of 55 percent over the single ticket rate! Tennessee Rep’s 24th season features Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson, Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire and Darwin in Malibu by Crispin Whittell. Additional information on Educator Subscription Packages and subscription forms as well as descriptions of the plays featured in Tennessee Rep’s 2008-2009 season are available at www.tennesseerep.org.
Discounted Tickets to 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at TPAC
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 Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 31 at 2 p.m. Offer ends May 25 (or while tickets last). To purchase tickets, simply log on to www.tpac.org/corporatesaver and click on UNIVERSITY. Your special password is belmont.
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