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April 13, 2007

Achievers


CSI: Belmont
Belmont University’s Department of Chemistry and Physics hosted a series of events April 9-13, 2007 entitled CSI: Belmont. Events included a presentation by a firearms analyst from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a viewing of an episode of NUMB3RS with commentary from Dr. Miller and a viewing of an episode of CSI with commentary from Dr. Murphree.

College of Arts and Sciences Hosts Exploration Workshops
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted two “Exploration Workshops” for high school sophomores and juniors and Friday, April 13, 2007. The first, “Smuggled,” was an exploration in environmental studies, and the second, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” was an exploration in chemistry. Led by Belmont faculty and students, these half day, hands-on workshops provide an opportunity for middle Tennessee teachers to send up to five students with a keen interest in their subjects to take part in active learning, labs and group research.

Belmont PR Students Attend PRSSA National Assembly
prsa.jpgTwelve students from Belmont University were among students from around the country attending the PRSSA National Assembly in Nashville March 22-25. Attending the March 22 reception were Belmont students (seated, from left) Ben Palos, Lisa Bates, Emily Telford, Fatima Karwandyar and Ashley Bearden with (standing, from left) Belmont faculty members Bonnie Riechert, APR, and Pam Parry, APR; Vicki Bagwell, APR, immediate past president of the Nashville PRSA chapter; Marcia Colburn, Nashville PRSA chapter president; and Susan Barnes, APR, Fellow PRSA, Nashville PRSA member. Other Belmont students attending the assembly included Brittany Adams, MacKenzie Fischer, Jess Reuter and Alyssa Stell.

Bearden Awarded AT&T Scholarship
Ashley Bearden, a public relations major at Belmont University, has been selected as the first recipient of the AT&T Scholarship in Public Relations. She will be honored April 18 during the College of Arts & Sciences Awards Program.


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