Curb College Hosts AES Recording Workshop + Expo
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) in conjunction with the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business held the AES Recording Workshop + Expo 2010 at Belmont’s Curb Event Center March 5-6. Curb College faculty member Mark Volman kicked off the two-day conference and trade show, which featured top industry guest speakers and panelists including a keynote address by Ben Folds. Click here for more on this story.

Moreover, in winning 14 league games this season, Belmont joins 2008 National Champion Kansas in an exclusive fraternity as the only programs in the nation to win 12 or more regular season conference games each of the past eight seasons. This marks the latest in an impressive list of career honors for Byrd. Including Belmont’s NAIA years and stints at Maryville College and Lincoln Memorial University, Byrd has been named district or conference coach of the year eight times. Click here for more on this story.

Entrepreneurship Students Finalists in Dell Social Innovation Competition
Belmont Entrepreneurship students led by Jose Gonzalez have been named finalists in the Dell Social Innovation Competition for their project Guatemalan Honey Cooperative for Economic Development. The students will now go on to the next phase of the competition for a chance to win $50,000 to implement their proposed social need project, which would support a venture that manages the production and commercialization of fair trade honey for small-scale farmers in Guatemala. Dell’s competition is seeking college students who want to improve areas of critical human need through social innovation and helps students to perfect their skills in business plan development, idea pitching and networking.

“We are excited about the possibilities that working with our partner in Guatemala, Asociacion Chajulense, can bring both to their community and to the students," said Gonzalez. "The students will be fully immersed over the coming weeks drafting the specifics of the project plan. This is service learning at its best."

The students went to Guatemala Jan. 5-15, 2010 as part of a study abroad course to learn about fair trade, entrepreneurship and economic development.

Belmont Holds Asian Studies Symposium
Belmont University is holding its first-ever Asian Studies Symposium the week of March 15-19. As part of the symposium, Belmont is hosting several renowned speakers, including Rafia Zakaria, a Belmont alumna and Deputy General Secretary for Amnesty International. A Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Indiana University, she is working on her dissertation titled "Negotiating Identity: Sharia, multiculturalism and Muslim women." A lawyer and the Director of the Muslim Women's Legal Defense Fund and The Julian Center Shelter, Rafia writes a weekly column for the Daily Times in Pakistan and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Arts and Letters Daily, the Nation and the American Prospect.

All events are free and open to the public. Click here for a complete listing of events.

Music City Corporate Band Challenge Set for March 14
Come out Sunday, March 14 at 6 p.m. to MPAC for the Music City Corporate Band Challenge. Cheer on Corporate Bands who won the Band Challenge Preliminaries and now go on to compete for bragging rights and a chance to perform at the CMA Music Festival and at the Arts & Business Council's 2011 Bowtie Awards. The event will be hosted by host Demetria Kalodimos of Channel 4 News and will feature a special appearance by 2009 Winners MTA's Transit. General Admission tickets $21. For tickets or more information, visit Arts & Business Council or call the ABC at 615-743-3055. The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business is Corporate Band Challenge Event Partner.

Monday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Concert Series
Belmont Mansion

Tuesday, March 16, 3:30 p.m.
War on Terror and Pakistani Women
Rafia Zakaria, Belmont alumna and Deputy General Secretary for Amnesty International, talks about how the War on Terror's internal displacement, retribalization, and American aid are affecting Pakistani women.
MBC 200A

Tuesday, March 16, 4:30 p.m.
Paradise Lost? Nature's Economy and the Modern West
Environmental historian Dr. Andrew Duffin will deliver a talk on his recent book Plowed Under: Agriculture & Environment in the Palouse, his experiences as an environmental historian in the West and the resultant connections to Belmont's 2009-2010 theme focusing on sustainability.
Belmont Mansion

Tuesday, March 16, 6 and 9 p.m.
The Human Experience Movie (Two Screenings)
This is the story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions: Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning? Through one-on-one interviews and real life encounters, the brothers are awakened to the beauty of the human person and the resilience of the human spirit.
Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)

Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m.
Feminism Resisted
Join Dr. Stephanie Crowder, Dr. Sarah Bowles, and Dr. Peter Kuryla for a discussion of the ways in which feminism has been resisted.
MBC 100

Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m.
Mary Poplin
Mary Poplin has served as the dean of the Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies and as director of the teacher education program. She works on the application of the intellectual principles of the Judeo-Christian worldview to education, particularly among the poor. Her life-changing work with Mother Teresa led to her authoring Finding Calcutta.
Neely Dining Room

Friday, March 19, 10 a.m.
Chapel
Neely

Friday, March 19, 10 a.m.
Food Fight
Students in Organic Chemistry take an in-depth look at organic foods, their true cost, organic vs. regular milk, and irradiation and microwave cooking.
HSB 409

Friday, March 19, 10 a.m.
Back on the Farm
Students in Organic Chemistry take an in-depth look at organic farming, its environmental impact, chemicals used in traditional farming, the advantages of grass-fed beef and biofuels.
HSB 410

Friday, March 19, 10 a.m.
Better Living Through Chemistry?
Students in Organic Chemistry take an in-depth look at food additives including protein supplements, antioxidants, dyes, and the environmental impact of prescription drugs
HSB 408

Friday, March 19, 3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Lipscomb
Baseball hosts Lipscomb in the first of a three game series at Shelby Park.
Shelby Park - Off campus

Friday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Musical Theatre Presents Grease
Call (615) 460- 8500 or visit the Curb Box Office for advanced tickets. Ticket availability at the door will vary by performance. Admission Charge: $5 for Belmont faculty and staff and non-Belmont students. Additional performances will be held Sat., March 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sun., March 21 at 2 p.m.
Troutt Theater

Saturday, March 20, 1-3 p.m.
The Queen of Hearts Takes Over Belmont Mansion
Belmont Mansion invites Nashville families to meet the Queen, the Queen of Hearts, that is, at its zany Alice in Wonderland Character Tea Party. The tea party is open to families and kids of all ages. There will be peanut-butter and jelly finger sandwiches, “eat me” cookies and tarts, “drink me” juice, and of course, tea! Kids can participate in a musical chairs Caucus Race, try their luck at ping pong teacup games, play a spot of hedgehog croquet, and build their own Wonderland terrariums. This event is $5 per person, reservations are suggested.
Belmont Mansion

Saturday, March 20, 7 p.m.
CEMB Country Showcase
Curb Event Center Arena

Sunday, March 21, 4 p.m.
Belmont Supports Haiti Benefit Showcase
The Belmont Supports Haiti Showcase is a benefit concert that will raise funds to support the relief efforts in Haiti. The showcase will feature bands of Belmont students who have auditioned and been approved.
Neely Dining Room

ONGOING
Now thru May 14
The American Experience - Art and Decorative Arts from the Collections of Belmont University Alumni
Guest curated by Mark Brown, Belmont Mansion executive director, this exhibit will include quilts, furniture, silver, glass, textiles, painting and prints. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Leu Art Gallery in the Lila D. Bunch Library

March 12
Richard Shadinger, Music

March 13
Sharon Crumpton, Math/Computer Science
Kaye Horsfall, Frist Center

March 14
Ronald French, Custodial Services
Charlsie Matthews, Career Services

March 15
Aida Po Joy, Custodial Services

March 16
Joseph Byrne, Honors
Henderson Hill, Student Affairs

March 17
Debra Belue, Theatre
Gary Hodgin, Business

March 18
Ben Curtis, Religion
Teresa Tummins, Education

March 19
Sherry Pendley, Bookstore

March 20
Margie Gamble, User Services

March 21
Linda Harmon, Music

Homecoming 2010
Click here to view more photos from this year's celebration of Homecoming 2010: From Anywhere to Here.

The annual event is co-sponsored by the New Century Journalism Program and The Tennessean. The winning word, spelled correctly by Davidson County 8th grade homeschooler Clark Hubbard, was “mugient,” an adverb meaning “lowing, bellowing.”

Judges for this year’s event were New Century Journalism faculty members Dr. Sybril Bennett and Dorren Robinson, and English Assistant Professor Sue Trout.

Belmont Recognizes Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, and Belmont is hosting several events throughout the month to address different issues relating to feminism and resistance.

“Women's History Month is a celebration of the experiences and accomplishments of women throughout history, as well as a time for people to pay heed to those experiences and accomplishments. This year we've decided to address a pressing issue for women, and men, namely the resistance so many people feel toward feminism,” said Caresse John, assistant professor of English. “Our theme 'Resisting/Feminism' is meant to be taken two ways: the resistance people feel toward feminism and feminism as means of resistance. Thus, our panels and keynote speaker address these issues. We would love to have a campus-wide discussion about why people fear feminism and about ways in which we can overcome that fear.”

All events are free and open to the public. Click here to read the rest of this story and see the complete listing of events.

Center for Business Ethics Receives $10,000 Gift from HCA
HCA’s TriStar Division gift helps create Harry N. Hollis Student of Integrity Award

Belmont University’s College of Business Administration (COBA) has received a $10,000 gift from the Hospital Corporation of America’s TriStar Division in order to create the Harry N. Hollis Student of Integrity Award. TriStar Health System’s President Larry Kloess and Chief Financial Officer Chris Taylor presented COBA Dean J. Patrick Raines with the check earlier this month.

TriStar has given this gift in honor of long-time business ethics professor Dr. Harry Hollis, who plans to retire this spring. Annual proceeds from the gift will go toward providing a $500 award to a “Student of Integrity” who has demonstrated exemplary integrity and ethical behavior while pursuing his or her business degree at Belmont. Recipients will be announced at the College’s annual awards convocation, with plans in place for a TriStar representative to participate in the award presentation and accompanying luncheon.

“We are extremely pleased to present this gift in honor of Dr. Hollis, who so aptly exemplifies integrity and ethics in both his personal and professional life, and who has spent much of his career teaching future business leaders to emulate those values” Kloess said. Click here to read the rest of the story.

SIFE Launches Third Annual Ethics Essay Contest
Belmont’s Students in Free Enterprise team (SIFE) recently launched its Third Annual Ethics Essay Competition with scholarship money totaling $2,000. The competition targets college-bound high school students who must respond to an ethical prompt with an essay or video detailing how they would react in the event of a specific ethical dilemma.

Assistant Professor of Finance Dr. John Gonas, who serves as a Belmont SIFE Advisor, said, "I am continuously impressed and inspired by the creative and innovative community projects that our SIFE students are developing and sustaining. Many of our partnerships will grow and be fruitful learning opportunities (for both the community partner and the Belmont student) for years to come." Click here to read the rest of this story.

All second round games will be broadcast Friday on CSS TV. Check your local listings for exact channel. The A-Sun women's championship game will be broadcast on CSS TV at 11 a.m. Central Saturday, and the men’s game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 5 p.m. Saturday.

'Savor History' and Support the Belmont Mansion
Calling all Belmont friends and family! Join the Belmont Mansion on Mon., March 15 in celebrating Adelicia Acklen's Birthday by dining at one of our "Savor History" participating restaurants. "Savor History: a Neighborhood Dining Experience to benefit Historic Belmont Mansion" is a unique way for you to support one of mid-town Nashville's most prestigious historic sites as well as to honor the mistress of the home, Adelicia Acklen, one of 19th Century American history's most dynamic, wealthy and influential women.

The following establishments have agreed to donate up to 10 percent of the day's proceeds to the Belmont Mansion:
Bongo Java, Bosco's, Cabana *, Fido, Pancake Pantry, Sunset Grill *, Taco Mamacita, Village Wines and Zumi Sushi(* open for dinner only). Please consider recruiting a birthday celebration group for breakfast, lunch and dinner this day and/or stop by these establishments to support the Mansion and our neighborhood in a very fun and social way!

Monday, March 8 - Friday, March 12
Spring Break

Monday, March 15
Faculty Concert Series
Belmont Mansion

ONGOING
Now thru May 14
The American Experience - Art and Decorative Arts from the Collections of Belmont University Alumni
Guest curated by Mark Brown, Belmont Mansion executive director, this exhibit will include quilts, furniture, silver, glass, textiles, painting and prints. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Leu Art Gallery in the Lila D. Bunch Library

Chrissi Dees, a patrol officer in Campus Security, lost her maternal grandmother on Tuesday. Please keep Chrissi and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

March 5
Donald Watson, Admissions

March 6
Meredith Kendall Valdez, Curb College
Jan Mahone, Plant Ops

March 7
Kathy Chiavola, Music
Lee Fessler, Plant Ops
Christine Wruble, CAS

March 9
Joy Kimmons, Education

March 10
Amy Hodge, Belmont Academy
Linda Jenkins, Business
Rachel Rigsby, Chemistry

March 12
Richard Shadinger, Music

March 13
Sharon Crumpton, Math/Computer Science
Kaye Horsfall, Frist Center

March 14
Ronald French, Custodial Services
Charlsie Matthews, Career Services