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March 27, 2009

BELMONT NEWS


Belmont Celebrates Earth Hour with Acoustic Music, Recycling
BelmontUnplugged_small2.jpgBelmont University and student organization Service Corps will celebrate this Saturday’s Earth Hour by hosting a special event on campus featuring live acoustic performances from student acts along with an opportunity for individuals to recycle. The March 28 Earth Hour is a global event in which millions of people around the world will turn out their lights from 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time to make a statement of concern about the planet and climate change. The Belmont celebration, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., will occur on the top floor of the Curb Event Center garage, providing a perfect view of downtown Nashville as the skyline “disappears” at 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.belmont.edu/green/belmontunplugged.


McCullough Grants Exclusive Interview to Belmont Vision
McCullough2.jpgTwo-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough granted an exclusive interview this week to Belmont Vision Editor Melanie Bengtson. The interview with the student paper is the only interview McCullough will do prior to his campus appearance next week.

The author will speak in Belmont's Curb Event Center on Mon., March 30 at 7 p.m. as the official conclusion of the year-long campus celebration of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate. As the final keynote presenter in Belmont’s 2008-09 “Art of Being Free” lecture series, McCullough will speak on “Leadership and the History You Don’t Know.” To date, more than 4,000 free tickets have been given to the campus and local community for the event. Click here to read Bengtson's complete interview with McCullough.


Center for Entrepreneurship Holds High School Business Plan Contest
Belmont partners with Williamson County Office of Economic Development for Centennial High competition

Belmont University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Williamson County Office of Economic Development, held a business plan competition for 74 high school honors economics students at Centennial High School Wednesday. Under the direction of faculty and staff from Belmont, students were given three hours to research and develop an idea for a new company. Working in teams, the students pitched a variety of ideas for companies, from a pill that serves as an alarm clock to a courier service for the elderly.

Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship, said, “It renews my spirits to see how enthusiastic and entrepreneurial the young people are these days. I was amazed by the quality of their presentations after just one short day of research and preparation.”

Centennial High School Principal Dr. Terry Shrader added, “Centennial High School is honored to partner with Belmont University and the Williamson County Office of Economic Development to bring this engaging and relevant learning experience to our Honors Economics students. We, at Centennial, are very lucky to have such willing partners in our students' learning.” Click here for more on this story.


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