Parents & Family

Greetings Parents,

Spring is upon us and among those things students’ are looking forward to are days warm enough to toss a Frisbee, set up shop in a gazebo to write a new song, or just take a nap on the sunny lawn, and of course they’re looking forward to you visiting campus for Parent & Family Weekend, April 7-8.

Spring is a beautiful time in Tennessee, but Belmont’s campus is particularly so. A stroll through campus gardens replete with tulips, dogwood and redbud in full bloom create a great atmosphere to catch up with your student in preparation for the onset of final exams and those plans for summer.

One special feature of the schedule will be the President’s Cookout and Belmont Baseball game, against Atlantic Sun opponent Stetson University, at Greer Stadium (home of the Nashville Sounds AAA baseball team). We hope you will be able to join us for the weekend. For additional details, you may check the link to the Parent & Family website.

Best wishes,

Dane Anthony,
Associate Dean of Students

Matt Burchett,
Coordinator of New Student Programs

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For More Information on Upcoming Athletic Events go to Bruins Online

February 18, 2006 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball v. East Tennessee State University

February 24, 2006 7:00 PM
Men's Basketball vs. Kennesaw State

February 25, 2006
3rd Annual Boulderdash Climbing Competition

February 25, 2006 7:00 PM
Urban Showcase
Curb Event Center

February 26, 2006 3:00 PM
Men's Basketball vs. East Tennessee State University

March 3, 2006 5:30 PM
Women's Basketball vs. Florida Atlantic

March 6-11 Spring Break

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Office of Residence Life

March 13th - 18th
On-Campus Housing Same Room Reservation Period

March 16th
Special Thrailkill Hall (Pictured Right) Housing Draw for current Kennedy Hall residents

March 30th
On-Campus Housing Draw Times Available Online

April 3rd - 6th
On-Campus Housing Selection Draw

Office of Student Financial Services

All accounts must have a zero balance prior to priority registration beginning April 24th.

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Below are just a few of the latest news headlines from Belmont University. To visit the Belmont University News & Media website and sign up for daily news updates, click here.

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist to Speak at Belmont
The Belmont Center for Business Ethics announces that Nobel Prize winning economist Dr. Robert W. Fogel of the University of Chicago will speak at Belmont on March 22. Fogel, the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions and Director of the Center for Population Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, won the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. His most recent book, The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism, argues that every movement for progressive economic, social and political change in U.S. history has had Christians in the vanguard.
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Pulitzer-Nominated Naturalist Author To Speak at Belmont
Scott Weidensaul, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of more than two dozen books on natural history, speaks at Belmont on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and will sign copies of his latest book, Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul. In the book Weidensaul retraces the epic 1955 journey of naturalists Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose book Wild America chronicled that now-legendary 30,000-mile trip across North America. Fifty years later, Weidensaul retraced their epic journey to see what we've gained and lost, and to catch a glimpse of what the future holds for wildlife and wild lands. [MORE]

Commercial Music Showcase Features Best of School of Music
The Belmont University School of Music presented its 14th Annual Commercial Music Showcase Monday night, featuring the best solo performers, arrangers, instrumentalists, background vocalists and crew in the school's Commercial Music Program, chosen via auditions last September.
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Belmont Proposes to Rehab, Share Nashville's Rose Park
Proposal includes more community service offerings in Edgehill community. The Nashville City Paper reports on Belmont University's proposal to Nashville's Metro Parks Board to pay for the bulk of rehabbing E.S. Rose Park in the city's Edgehill neighborhood to use it a venue for its NCAA Division I outdoor sports teams - baseball, softball, soccer and track - while also maintaining it as a community park and recreational facility. In addition, Belmont is proposing to expand its community-service offerings at the park's community center. (Click map thumbnail at left.)
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Belmont Soccer Player Drafted First in USL Expansion Draft
Belmont University soccer player John Paul Rodrigues, who also has played for the Nashville Metros of soccer's Premiere Development League, was selected first overall in the United Soccer League First Division College Draft last week, by the new USL expansion team in Miami.
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Alum Josh Turner's Second CD Getting Good Reviews
The Nashville City Paper reviews Belmont alum Josh Turner's second CD, Your Man, released today. It's the follow-up to his million-selling 2003 release Long Black Train. More reviews quoted here at JoshTurner.com. For more news about Josh Turner and Belmont, click here.

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Name: Guy Chmieleski

Family: Wife of 6 years Heather, Derek (1-year old son), Baby #2 due July 17th

Hometown: Shoreview, MN

Position: University Minister

Years in Higher Education: 9 (1st year at Belmont)

Why did you choose Belmont?

As God has continued to mold me and shape me, while at the same time clarifying the call He had placed on my life, I heard about this opportunity at Belmont and knew that I had to apply. As I began to research Belmont it was clear to see that God was there and doing some new and exciting things. I knew that if I had the chance it could be a great place to go and join in the ministry taking place there. By His grace and guidance I am now here and loving it!

What have you read lately, and what are you reading now?

In the fall I re-read In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen. God has touched his life in some amazing ways and I find his writing to be powerful and challenging. I am currently reading Bringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson. As a new father I desire to learn more about what it means raise kids under the leadership and guidance of Christ. I hope to be the kind of dad that my son (and his future siblings) deserves. I honestly believe that this will serve to better equip me to lead and relate to students on campus as well.

In what aspect of your position do you find the most joy?

I love when students see that their faith can inform how they live their life. Our faith is something that can be easy to compartmentalize as this piece that I engage on Sundays, in Bible studies, or whenever I need it… and often we don’t allow it to be the guiding force of our life. I believe that Jesus wants to be Lord over every area of our life and when I see students come to this understanding, and see the radical change that it bring about in their life, I thank God for the front-row seat He allows me to view the transformation from.

What do you do for fun?

I love to be with my family… and play chase with my son. I enjoy running, golfing and traveling.

In closing...
Contact Guy or call University Ministries at 615-460-6419. Find out more about University Ministries and look for news about Spring Break Missions coming in March.

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March

Transition Issues
1. Distracted by spring weather
2. Pending end of the year projects
3. Student leadership options for Fall

Tips for Successful Parenting
Spring is here! Flowers are blooming and the weather is great – a real distraction after being cooped up over the winter months. There are Frisbees to be flown, naps to be taken on the lawn, and, oh yeah, tests and papers to prepare for. Understand students’ desire to feel some seasonal freedom while encouraging them to give class work the best they have.

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