March 16, 2012

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Posted in Important Announcements on March 16, 2012

Trade Book Sales to Benefit Belmont Literacy Fund
Starting Monday, March 19 through Friday, March 23, Belmont University Campus Store is donating the proceeds from sales generated by their trade book section to the Belmont Literacy Fund. With the support from sponsors such as Dollar General, Belmont University, and other organizations Rose Park hosts Family Literacy Day every year where Belmont students, faculty and staff volunteer to promote the joy of books and reading to children and families in the community. The Belmont Literacy Fund makes this event possible as well as other campus events related to literacy.

CEMB Hosts Seminar on Entertainment Theory
Dr. Jennings Bryant, leading scholar in the area of media and communications psychology, will present “”Why Did I Just Watch That? Essentials of Entertainment Theory” at a seminar at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 26 in Neely Dining Hall. Earlier during the day, Bryant will be give a faculty lecture as part of the Teaching Center’s “Lunch & Learn” brown bag lunch series from noon to 1 p.m. He will be speak on the topic of “Reaching Students with Rewired Brains.” Please contact Nanci Alsup in the Teaching Center for more information on the luncheon.

Know A Student Who Deserves to Wear the Red Coat?
Belmont is looking for students to apply for the 2012 -2013 Belmont Student Ambassadors. The Belmont Ambassadors are a non-paid student group who serve as hosts and hostesses at university events including: trustee meetings, Christmas at Belmont, President’s Concert, and other university VIP functions. Qualities we look for in a Belmont Student Ambassador include leadership ability, maturity, dependability and a strong sense of pride in the University. We are asking you for recommendations of students you feel would be a great fit for this organization. Please send any student recommendations to natalie.cecil@belmont.edu . Applications are due Friday, March 23. Click here for a copy of the application.

Belmont Community Offered Discount to Donald Miller’s Storyline Conference May 6-7
Belmont University is pleased to host Donald Miller’s Storyline Conference May 6-7. At Storyline, New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller teaches you to understand and plan your life using the elements of story. At Storyline, you will learn to:

Know your story
Embrace the shared agency God has given you to manage and direct your life
Filter the scenes that take place in your story to keep the bad ones out
Understand which characters need to star and which ones need to go
Engage in, rather than run from, conflict
Be motivated by climactic scenes rather than goals
Bond with God while living a great story

Go to www.mystoryline.net to learn more. Special discount for Belmont faculty, staff and students available: Use code: MUSIC12 when you register (Must have and use Belmont email address to take advantage of discount). Discounted cost when registering before April 4- $199. Discounted cost when registering April 5 to May 4- $249. For more information, contact Associate University Minister Christy Ridings at (615) 460.6419 or christy.ridings@belmont.edu.

Baseball Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night
Belmont Baseball would like to invite all faculty and staff members to join the team for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night 4 p.m. Friday, March 23 at Rose Park. All faculty and staff members will be recognized before the game and can register for the chance to win a Belmont Baseball prize pack. Please RSVP to Mallory McGough at mallory.mcgough@pop.belmont.edu by Tuesday, March 20. Also, if you are interested in throwing out the first pitch, please include that in your RSVP. We look forward to seeing you at the game.

March 9, 2012

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Posted in Important Announcements on March 9, 2012

March Madness Begins with ‘Selection Sunday’ Watch Party
Join Belmont men’s basketball team 4 p.m. Sunday, March 11 in the Beaman Student Life Center for a “Selection Show” pep rally featuring the Bruin Blast Pep Band, Belmont University Cheerleaders and free refreshments. The men’s basketball team will also be available for autographs.

4 p.m. – food & refreshments served
4:15 p.m. – pep rally
4:30 p.m. – team introduction
5 p.m. – NCAA Tournament bracket revealed live on CBS

For the latest NCAA Tournament information, visit www.belmontbruins.com. We hope to see you on Sunday, and please remember to set your clocks forward one hour Saturday night for Daylight Savings Time.

March 2, 2012

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Posted in Important Announcements on March 2, 2012

Why I Give: Faculty Staff Campaign
“Thru the years, I have watched Belmont grow from a small college to a world class university. Also, I have enjoyed the dual privilege of the Belmont experience as a staff member and as a student. I received both my B.S. and M.Ed. degrees from Belmont,” said Scholarship Counselor Helen Bond. “Working as a staff member in Enrollment Services has afforded me the opportunity to deliver the superior university service Belmont has so ardently cultivated throughout the years, and I know that my gift will play an important role in the life of our students. For these reasons, and many more, I give to Belmont.”

Belmont is in the process of wrapping up the Faculty Staff Campaign for Fiscal Year 2012. We will have weekly updates for you in FYI. If you have not participated in the past, we encourage you to join us. No gift is too small, and your gift can be directed to an area of interest to you. Participation is the key! For more information contact Harry Chapman at harry.chapman@belmont.edu or call (615) 460-6690.

Every individual who participates in the 2012 Faculty Staff Campaign will be entered into a drawing to win a limo ride from Belmont by Matchless Transportation to The Palm Restaurant and enjoy dinner for two. Following dinner, we have two box seats for a Thursday evening Nashville Symphony classical concert. The deadline to contribute is April 1. For information on how to enter the contest without contributing, please contact Harry Chapman at (615) 460-6690. Also we will create competition groups. Any group that reaches 100-percent participation will have a pizza party courtesy of Sodexo. Group details coming. It’s crunch time! Be 100 percent Belmont!

February 24, 2012

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted in Important Announcements on February 24, 2012

Off-Campus Parking Reminder
We want to encourage Belmont students, faculty and staff to refrain from parking on nearby streets. As a reminder, you are not permitted to park in “no parking zones” or any private business lots. The Metropolitan Police Department will ticket and tow your vehicle if you leave your car anywhere that would block alleys or driveways or in a residential permit-only area. These areas are identified by green and white signs and are available only for people who live in homes without driveways near Belmont who have obtained a parking permit from Metro.

Belmont provides students, faculty and staff free alternative transportation to and from campus—including bicycle rentals, the Music City Star rail system and Metropolitan Transit Authority buses. Click here for more information on campus parking and alternative transportation options.

Belmont Basketball Hoop Hour
Join Belmont men’s basketball head coach Rick Byrd and Belmont women’s basketball head coach Brittney Ezell for the Hoop Hour luncheon series, presented by Trane. The monthly series will feature a lunch buffet, along with an opportunity to watch game highlights and hear commentary from Coach Byrd and Coach Ezell. The final Hoop Hour is noon to 1 p.m. March 7 in the Vince Gill Room. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are available at $10 per person and must be purchased in advance. To order, call the Box Office at (615) 460-BALL or order online.

Sodexo Brings Sampling of Slovenian Food to Belmont March 1-2
Campus dining provider Sodexo is proud to bring Chef Tomo Irsic, a native of Slovenia, to the kitchens here at Belmont to prepare several meals for students, faculty and staff March 1 – 2. Chef Irsic will be preparing a wide variety of Slovenian food including: Octopus Salad Littoral Style, Visoko Pork Roast with Vegetable Noodles, Spinach Noodles with Smoked Salmon and Olives as well as Isrtian Fritule, a traditional Slovenian dessert, just to name a few. Chef Irsic’s dishes will be available in the Gabhart Dining Hall on March 1 from 4:30-7 p.m. in as well as for the lunch service on March 2 from 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Meghan Orga at meghan.orga@sodexo.com or 615-460-8333.

Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
Every year the Tennessee Higher Education Commission recognizes outstanding community service performed at the campus level by students and faculty with the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award. Five students and five faculty members throughout the state are selected to receive a $1,000 award. We would love for the great work being done by those in the Belmont community to be recognized by this program. This is yet another opportunity to demonstrate Belmont’s mission to transform our community and the world.

We’d like to ask that you please submit to Tim Stewart a one-paragraph nomination of either a Belmont student or faculty community service project by Feb. 24. Please include a brief description of the activity and the nominee’s role in activity, as well as how long the activity has been underway and how the activity has benefited the community. All submissions will be reviewed by the Provost Council as well as the Offices of Community Relations and Service-Learning to select nominees for the student and faculty categories.

Thank you for your help in recognizing all of our community service initiatives.

Tickets On Sale for April 15 Sara Bareilles Concert in Curb Event Center
Grammy-nominated artist Sara Bareilles will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15 in Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. Tickets for the show are on sale now, and Belmont students, faculty and staff can receive an exclusive discount. An American singer-songwriter, pianist and three-time Grammy Award nominee, Bareilles is responsible for two best-selling albums, Little Voice (2007) and Kaleidoscope Heart (2010), as well as hit radio singles “Love Song” and “King of Anything.”

Belmont students, faculty and staff can purchase exclusive discounted tickets for this event:

Belmont Students – $15 (1 ticket limit)
Faculty & Staff – $20 (2 ticket limit)
Regular Price – $25

All seating for the concert is general admission. Please click here to take advantage of the Belmont discount. For more information, contact the Curb Event Center ticket office at (615) 460-8500.

Why I Give: Faculty Staff Campaign
“I give to Belmont because Belmont is family! My mother graduated from here when I was five years old. A fellow student would watch me while my mother attended classes. I vividly remember my mother’s graduation day and how proud we all were,” said Glenda Dahlhauser, a graphic designer in University Marketing and Special Initiatives. “I have seen Belmont grow to become an outstanding University over my lifetime and in the 12 years since I started working here. I believe in Belmont, its mission and values. Belmont continues to play an important role in my life. I am proud to say I work at Belmont!”

February 17, 2012

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted in Important Announcements on February 17, 2012

We’d like to ask that you please submit to Tim Stewart a one-paragraph nomination of either a Belmont student or faculty community service project by next Friday, Feb. 24. Please include a brief description of the activity and the nominee’s role in activity, as well as how long the activity has been underway and how the activity has benefited the community. All submissions will be reviewed by the Provost Council as well as the Offices of Community Relations and Service-Learning to select nominees for the student and faculty categories.

Thank you for your help in recognizing all of our community service initiatives.

Janiya M. Williams won first place for her age category in the Homecoming Coloring Contest.

Homecoming 2012 Coloring Contest Winners
Thank you to our judges Erin Winkle, Darcy North, Alyssa Clabaugh and Noah Quinton.

Honorable Mention – [under the age limit categories]
Lofton Fish, 22 months
Parents: David (’04, ’07] & Kelly (‘‘06) Fish of Nashville, Tenn.

First Place – Ages 3-5
Jack Robinson, age 5
Parent: Stephen Robinson, associate professor in Chemistry & Physics Department

First Place – Ages 6-8
Janiya M. Williams, age 8
Parents: Lee & Cynthia Simmons of Winter Park, Fla., “Belmont Friends”

First Place – Ages 9-12
Bethany Gomillion, age 11
Parents: Tony & Melissa (‘11) Gomillion of Pulaski, Tenn.

Tickets On Sale Monday for April 15 Sara Bareilles Concert in Curb Event Center
Grammy-nominated artist Sara Bareilles will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15 in Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, Feb. 20, and Belmont students, faculty and staff can receive an exclusive discount. An American singer-songwriter, pianist and three-time Grammy Award nominee, Bareilles is responsible for two best-selling albums, Little Voice (2007) and Kaleidoscope Heart (2010), as well as hit radio singles “Love Song” and “King of Anything.”

Belmont students, faculty and staff can purchase exclusive discounted tickets for this event:

Belmont Students – $15 (1 ticket limit)
Faculty & Staff – $20 (2 ticket limit)
Regular Price – $25

All seating for the concert is general admission. Tickets go on-sale 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Please click here to take advantage of the Belmont discount. For more information, contact the Curb Event Center ticket office at (615) 460-8500.

Donate Books for Read Me Week
New or like-new children’s books are needed for first and second graders to help Book’em fill the requests for Read Me Week, Feb. 27 – March 2. People wanting to make donations can drop them off at the Belmont bookstore or Tim Stewart’s office in the Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Service-Learning on Compton Avenue. Books will be collected until Feb. 17. For more information, contact Tim Stewart at (615) 460-5431 or tim.stewart@belmont.edu.

Homecoming 2012 Pep Rally and Bonfire Today
Don’t miss out on this annual Homecoming tradition where we as a Belmont community, both past and present, light up the Homecoming bonfire and rally around our men’s and women’s basketball teams and coaches as they prepare for the Homecoming basketball games on Saturday, Feb. 17. Be sure to be at the gravel lot on the corner of 15th and Bernard Avenues at 5 p.m. today so you don’t miss the Lighting Ceremony. There will be free Belmont swag, fabulous food and lots of entertainment. Bring your families or come on your own, but don’t miss this event. Sponsored by Belmont Panhellenic and the Office of Student Activities.

Why I Give: Faculty Staff Campaign
“I give because I love and believe in Belmont and the mission set forth to make a positive difference in the world. I have a daughter who is a sophomore here, and I want her to believe in and give back to Belmont for the education and experiences she is receiving. I strive to set the example that teaches her that all things, including giving, starts with the individual,” said Telecommunications Services Manager Gary Hunter.

February 10, 2012

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Posted in Important Announcements on February 10, 2012

Gravel Lot Closed Feb. 16-17
The gravel lot on the corner of 15th and Bernard Avenues will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16 and 17, in preparation for the Homecoming 2012 Pep Rally and Bonfire. In addition, prospective graduate student interviews will require a number of reserved spaces in both the North (Inman/McWhorter) and Curb Event Center garages on Friday, Feb. 17. Please be aware of these special events on campus and plan accordingly. Visit http://www.belmont.edu/parking/ to review the campus parking map and alternative transportation options.

Homecoming 2012 Pep Rally and Bonfire
Don’t miss out on this annual Homecoming tradition where we as a Belmont community, both past and present, light up the Homecoming bonfire and rally around our men’s and women’s basketball teams and coaches as they prepare for the Homecoming basketball games on Saturday, Feb. 17. Be sure to be there right at 5 p.m. so you don’t miss the Lighting Ceremony. There will be free Belmont swag, fabulous food and lots of entertainment. Bring your families or come on your own, but don’t miss this event. Sponsored by Belmont Panhellenic and the Office of Student Activities.

Why I Give: Faculty Staff Campaign
“Our reasons for giving to Belmont stem primarily as parents of two Belmont alumni. Our son transferred to Belmont when I joined the faculty in 2003. Our daughter transferred to Belmont two years later. The experiences they both had were transformational in their lives. From the moment they arrived on campus they felt welcomed into the Belmont community. They developed strong friendships with classmates and found mentors from their professors. While at Belmont they also both met the people who would eventually become their spouses,” said Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Professor of Management Jeff Cornwall. “We choose to give to Belmont because it has had, and continues to have to this day, such a positive impact on our family.”

Every individual who participates in the 2012 Faculty Staff Campaign will be entered into a drawing to win a limo ride from the Belmont campus to the Palm Restaurant to enjoy dinner for two. For information on how to enter the contest without contributing, please contact Harry Chapman at (615) 460-6690. Also we will create competition groups. Any group that reaches 100-percent participation will have a pizza party courtesy of Sodexo. Group details coming. It’s crunch time! Be 100 percent Belmont!

Complete Dining Survey for Chance to Win an iPad 2
Belmont’s dining partner Sodexo is requesting your participation in an important online survey about your recent dining experiences on campus. In return for your participation, your name will be entered into a drawing to win an iPad 2!

We will randomly draw a winner on Feb. 14, and they will be announced on the Belmont Dining Services Facebook page. So, make sure you like our dining page to see if you are the winner: Belmont Dining Services Facebook Page (make sure you like the page to see if you are the winner). You will have until Feb, 10 to complete the survey. Good Luck!

If you haven’t visited any of the campus dining locations as of yet, please take the opportunity to do so. You can then come back afterwards to complete the survey. Ensure your entry to win by completing the survey as soon as possible! It should take about 7 to 9 minutes max to complete and will only be available for a limited time.

To log-in now and participate in this online survey, click here. Once you are directed to the website page, you will need to enter the following 5-digit log-in ID 94157 to begin the survey. Should you exit the survey unexpectedly or accidentally close your internet browser, clicking on the link above will allow you to re-enter the survey and continue where you left off. Thank you, in advance, for your participation and valuable feedback.

February 3, 2012

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Posted in Important Announcements on February 3, 2012

Why I Give: Faculty Staff Campaign
“I give for one very simple reason: I love Belmont and want to see us succeed. When I first joined this community as an 18-year-old student, I had no idea the impact Belmont would have on my life. Now, as a staff member, I get to see other people’s lives impacted every day,” said Student Services Coordinator Ashley Harris. “I have received so much more from this University than a degree and now a career. I have made life long friends, gained confidence, a sense of purpose and a passion to see our students succeed. Being part of this community is such an honor, and I will always be so grateful for everything that Belmont does. Participating in the faculty-staff giving campaign is one small way that I can give back to the community that has done so much for me.”

January 27, 2012

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted in Important Announcements on January 27, 2012

Why I Give: Faculty/Staff Campaign
“I give because I believe in the mission of Belmont, and the blessing I have to be a part of this special community. Belmont has given me so much in the time that I have been here, and I want to be a part of the University’s success and future with my gifts both physically and financially,” said Director of Development and Major Gifts Harry Chapman. “When I have lunch at the cafeteria, attend an athletic event or just walk across campus, I can see the future in our students’ faces and know I have the opportunity to be a part of that. If you haven’t already, join me as we help make a great university even greater!”

Belmont is in the process of wrapping up the Faculty Staff Campaign for Fiscal Year 2012. We will have weekly updates for you in FYI, and coming soon, information on a campus wide competition. If you have not participated in the past, we encourage you to join us. No gift is too small, and your gift can be directed to an area of interest to you. For more information, contact Harry Chapman at harry.chapman@belmont.edu or (615) 460-6690.

Belmont Basketball Hoop Hour
Join Belmont men’s basketball head coach Rick Byrd and Belmont women’s basketball head coach Brittney Ezell for the all-new Hoop Hour luncheon series, presented by Trane. The monthly series will feature a lunch buffet, along with an opportunity to watch game highlights and hear commentary from Coach Byrd and Coach Ezell.

The next Hoop Hour is Wed., Feb. 1in the Vince Gill Room. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the program from noon to 1 p.m. Tickets are available at $10 per person and must be purchased in advance. To order, call the Box Office at (615) 460-BALL or order online.

Belmont Staff/Faculty Appreciation Night on Feb. 6
Please join your coworkers for a pre-game dinner 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 in Beaman A&B, followed by the men’s basketball game against Austin Peay at 7 p.m. For dinner reservations, please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 1 to belmontevent@belmont.edu or call (615) 460-6429. All staff, faculty and family members are welcome to attend the event.

To select your game tickets and print them from your desk, click here. Just enter you BuID # and create a username and password (if you have not done so already). You may also reserve seats by calling the Box Office at (615) 460-2255, or visiting the Box Office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) at the Curb Event Center. Belmont Basketball… It’s Bruin Time!

Staff/Faculty Appreciation Night is sponsored by Cornerstone Financial Credit Union. Open a checking account by Feb. 6 and receive $75. Open an account before Feb. 20 and receive $50. Register to win a Kindle Fire at the dinner.