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January 11, 2008

BELMONT NEWS


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Belmont Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with Series of Events
FYImlklogo2.jpgIn celebration of the Jan. 15 anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth date, Belmont University will be holding its 11th annual series of Commemorative Programs over the course of the next several weeks. The university’s commitment to Martin Luther King Week through classroom and special events began in 1997 and continues to grow today with Belmont observing the MLK holiday with widely varied events. All of the events listed below are open to both the Belmont community and the general public at no charge unless otherwise noted. For additional information, visit Belmont’s MLK Web site at www.belmont.edu/mlk.

Scarlett Leadership Institute Hires Executive Director
FYIJerryBrase2.jpgBelmont University recently announced that long-time retail executive Jerry Brase has been named Executive Director of the Scarlett Leadership Institute. Brase comes to Belmont after a 32-year career in retailing, including the last 10 years at Tractor Supply Company where he served as Executive Vice President of Merchandising. During his tenure with Tractor Supply, the company grew to be a $2.7 billion retailer operating more than 700 stores nationally.

Belmont Grads Gain Momentum for Philanthropic Web Site
Sam Davidson and Stephen Moseley (Belmont class of 1998) met working in the nonprofit sector in Nashville. Seeing first-hand how community needs were changing and being affected by technology, the two joined forces to launch philanthropic Web site CoolPeopleCare.org.

cool.bmp"We wanted to provide a place where individuals wanting to make a difference could meet the organizations actively doing so," says Moseley. "We also wanted to show people that it was easier than they thought to make a difference. We wanted to prove that it is possible to change the world in less than five minutes a day."

Austin Named to Top Three of National Video Contest
Freshman finance major Landon Austin has been selected as one of three finalists from 352 video entries for the MySpace/Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” Music Video contest. All three finalists will receive a trip to a Super Bowl XLII viewing party in Phoenix, Ariz., as well as a $10,000 cash prize and a limited distribution deal with Interscope Records. The Grand Prize winner will have 60 seconds of their music video aired as part of a Doritos commercial during the Feb. 3 Super Bowl XLII live telecast and will be chosen from the three finalists via fans who are allowed to vote once per day from Jan. 7-27 at www.myspace.com/doritoscrashthesuperbowl.



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