http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/ Office of Communications en-us Copyright 2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:43:02 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:18 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Bruins Once Again Set the Pace in Graduation Success Rate Report Belmont University student-athletes received high marks in the 2009 Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report released Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). By any means of comparison –... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012707.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012707.html Student-Athletes Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:43:02 -0600 Belmont students in Dr. Kim Daus' Honors Analytics class and the University's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter developed a program for elementary students that promotes water conservation. In an effort that originated with the city of Franklin's campaign to... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012703.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012703.html College of Arts & Sciences Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:06:58 -0600 Dr. Cedric Carl Dent, Professor of Music Theory at Middle Tennessee State University, discussed the evolution of black gospel music Monday in a convocation sponsored the School of Religion. Dr. Dent is a leading expert in black gospel music and... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012692.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012692.html Religion Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:26:11 -0600 Belmont University’s School of Nursing made the dreams of an 83-year-old woman come true. Ruth Ramsey, a resident at Morningside of Belmont Assisted Living, always dreamed of attending nursing school, but her parents refused to let her go once the... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012679.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012679.html College of Health Sciences & Nursing Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:15 -0600 Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will present a healthcare reform briefing on Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 at 4 p.m. in the Gordon E. Inman Center at Belmont University. Thompson, who served in... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012678.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012678.html College of Health Sciences & Nursing Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:58 -0600 Belmont University announced today that its part-time MBA program has achieved a Top 30 first-tier national ranking in BusinessWeek’s 2009 report on “Top Part-Time MBA programs.” Belmont’s Massey School program ranked No. 18 in the U.S. between Richmond University (No.... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012658.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012658.html College of Business Administration Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:34:07 -0600 On Nov. 1-7, Belmont University’s University College celebrated its second annual Adult Student Appreciation Week. Designed to recognize non-traditional students on campus, as well as highlight efforts that have improved the adult student environment at Belmont, Belmont’s Adult Student Appreciation... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012635.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012635.html University College Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:55 -0600 Lakota author Richard Twiss visited Belmont this morning, bringing with him a personal mantra that he asked the full Neely Dining Hall audience to repeat: “I am ethnocentric, narrow-minded and have limited vision.” (Click here to view the photo gallery... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012609.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012609.html Special Events Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:15 -0600 Former Dean, Yale graduate to join Belmont faculty in 2010 Belmont University announced today that Professor Jeffrey Kinsler will serve as the founding dean for the new College of Law. Currently a professor of law and senior scholar with Elon... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012593.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012593.html College of Law Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:25:49 -0600 Steve Lasley, Belmont's vice president of finance and operations, was named today as a winner in the Nashville Business Journal's (NBJ) inaugural CFO Awards in the Nonprofit category. The awards banquet was held downtown at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Lasley... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012587.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012587.html Administration Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:14:39 -0600 On Tues., Oct. 27, students from Belmont and Vanderbilt universities joined the band Hanson for its ‘Take the Walk’ tour, a barefoot optional, one-mile walk to raise awareness of poverty and AIDS in Africa. About 300 participants gathered in... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012563.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012563.html Student Affairs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:49:42 -0600 Belmont University announced today that the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) is funding new scholarship opportunities for students in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. In addition to the Harry A. “Hap” Peebles/IEBA Scholarship Endowment established in... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012562.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012562.html College of Entertainment and Music Business Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:21:40 -0600 With the start of basketball season only weeks away, Belmont University has launched the most extensive marketing campaign in Athletics history to promote men’s and women’s basketball and sell season tickets. Numerous efforts are underway in the “Be a Fan”... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012560.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012560.html Sports Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:38:56 -0600 Ceremony celebrates completion of $30 million building’s frame Nearly one year after breaking ground, Belmont University today celebrated the “topping out” its new $30 million health sciences building, which will serve as the future home for the School of Pharmacy,... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012530.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012530.html College of Health Sciences & Nursing Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:07:32 -0600 Ashley Gorley, a 1999 Belmont graduate from the College of Entertainment and Music Business, received the Songwriter of the Year award at Monday night's ASCAP Country Music Awards held at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, an invitation-only gala that salutes the songwriters... http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012524.html http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/012524.html College of Entertainment and Music Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:58:08 -0600