August 15, 2008
BELMONT NEWS
Belmont Launches “Great Moments in Presidential Debate History” on www.belmontdebate08.com
Video Series Highlights Political Personalities from Memorable Presidential Debates
In celebration of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate, Belmont University is launching “Great Moments in Presidential Debate History” on the university’s official Debate 08 Web site, www.belmontdebate08.com. This new video component features political personalities discussing their experiences with candidates vying for the nation’s highest office. Frank Fahrenkopf, former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and current co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates is the first “Great Moments” participant in the series. A new video will roll out each week leading up to the debate at Belmont on Oct. 7, 2008. Next week, Roy Neel, Chief of Staff for the Honorable Al Gore, will be featured on the site.
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Bruin Andy Wicke Featured on ESPN.com
Belmont Bruins senior Andy Wicke has been featured on ESPN.com by college basketball writer Kyle Whelliston. The story, "Belmont’s NCAA Tourney Hero Inspires Off the Court," highlights Andy’s character and life aspirations in addition to his successful basketball career. To read the story, click here.
Belmont Unveils Athletics Web Site Redesign
Partnership with CBS College Sports Provides Enhanced Features, Coverage
Belmont University Athletics is proud to announce the public launch of its new-and-improved official athletics’ Web site, www.belmontbruins.com. The fresh, revamped Web design will provide Bruin fans with its customary in-depth coverage along with new features and user-friendly site navigation.
Belmont University Athletics is the latest in a long line of NCAA programs to partner with CBS College Sports and its industry leading digital network. The partnership affords Bruin fans quick and easy access to signature information and unique content. Whether in middle Tennessee or all points beyond, the premier source for Belmont Bruins’ content is simply a point and click away.
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Belmont Teams with CMT One Country for 'Your Voice Your Choice' Concert Event
Make a decision. Have it heard. Belmont University and CMT One Country will host the “Your Voice Your Choice” concert event at the Curb Event Center on Wed., Aug. 27, including free food, voter registration and outdoor performances beginning at 5 p.m. The community-wide event, encouraging voter registration in advance of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University, will include performances by Eli Young Band and Randy Rogers Band along with a Student Battle of the Bands featuring acts from local universities.
Tickets, which are free to students with a college ID or $5 for the general public, go on sale today at the Curb Event Center box office on Belmont’s campus and all Ticketmaster outlets. In addition to the Curb box office, student tickets will also be distributed at the Sarratt box office at Vanderbilt University, the Office of Student Life & Diversity Initiatives at Volunteer State, at the Student Services office at Tennessee State and at the Student Life office at Nashville State Community College.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the local nonprofit partners of CMT One Country, the pro-social initiative of cable network CMT, which include Hands On Nashville, Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. In addition, students picking up tickets by Aug. 25 will be eligible to enter a sweepstakes offering front row tickets, meet and greet passes and other prizes. Additional details and rules are available at YOURVOICE.CMT.COM.
Belmont Associate Provost and Dean of Students Dr. Andrew Johnston said, “We’re convinced that Belmont’s opportunity to host the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate is also a Nashville opportunity. It presents a valuable and unusual opportunity for colleges and universities in Nashville to draw their students’ attention to the privilege and responsibilities of citizenship. The ‘Your Voice Your Choice’ event kicks-off Belmont’s year-long celebration of debate-related programming under the theme ‘the Art of Being Free,’ and it also marks the beginning of focused student voter registration campaigns and collaborative programming at educational institutions across the city.” Click here to read the rest of this story.
School of Pharmacy Lands First Drug Study
The Belmont University School of Pharmacy (BUSOP) announced recently the launch of the school’s first research study, a project to investigate the stability of liquid forms of several drugs previously only available in solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules). The study contract grant of $157,000 is with Galipot, which manufactures SyrSpend SF™, the sugar-free syrup suspension agent for the drug’s active ingredients. The research project will involve numerous Belmont pharmacy faculty members in evaluating 71 different drugs over the next two years. Liquid forms of drugs are vital to the treatment of infants, children and patients whose illnesses prevent swallowing.
Dr. Phil Johnston, dean of the School of Pharmacy, added, “I’m excited that our first research project as a school will serve patients who are often most in need: young children and patients with cancer, stroke or other devastating conditions who have lost their ability to swallow. BUSOP’s vision involves training competent, compassionate practitioners and serving our profession and patients. This first drug study project incorporates every aspect of our mission.” Click here to read the rest of this story.
Belmont Hosts 'Computers 4 Kids' Event
On Fri., Aug.8 Belmont hosted Computers 4 Kids, an event sponsored by Connected Tennessee. High school foster children from 13 counties in middle Tennessee were given brand new Dell laptop computers valuing more than $100,000.
The event was held in the Gordon E. Inman Center and featured remarks concerning Internet security and safety by Deborah Tate, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
Gov. Phil Bredesen was also in attendance and praised the initiative. “Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids program is impacting the lives of Tennessee children by placing technology in the hands of deserving young people who would not otherwise have this access,” said Bredesen.
According to its Web site, Connected Tennessee is a non-profit organization that develops and implements effective strategies for technology deployment, use and literacy in Tennessee. For more information, visit www.connectedtennessee.org.
Massey Launches Health Care Management Alliance
The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business recently entered a national partnership with Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) and Nashville-based Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP) to offer a certificate program in Toyota Production System (TPS)/Lean-based healthcare process improvement. Courses will be offered on the Belmont University campus four times per year, and participants in the five-day course will utilize new facilities within Belmont’s College of Health Sciences. The first course is set for Nov. 10-14, 2008.
Lean Healthcare for Quality, Safety and Efficiency Certificate Program will include instruction by national health care management experts including Dr. David Munch, chief clinical and quality officer for Lutheran Exempla Medical Center and Charles Hagood, CEO of Healthcare Performance Partners. Each course is limited to 30 registrants, allowing for a decidedly hands-on learning approach within Belmont’s state-of-the-art health care training facilities. A portion of the training will involve use of health science simulation labs designed to mirror the realities of acute care “step down” units, as well as maternity and pediatric nursing units. Click here to read the rest of this story.
A-Sun Shines on Bruins' Potential in Preseason Poll
From the A-Sun --- Coming of their fourth straight 20-win season, Belmont volleyball is poised to again be one of the top teams in the Atlantic Sun in 2008 according to the latest preseason poll and preseason all-conference team released Thursday. Senior outside hitter Cat Mundy (Dallas, Texas) was chosen Atlantic Sun Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team; middle hitter and fellow senior Emily Cahill (Lakeside Park, Ky.) also represents the Bruins on the all-conference team. To read more, click here.
To read an article on Cat Mundy in The Nashville City Paper, click here.
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