December 17, 2004

Merry Christmas!

From everyone in the office of University Marketing and Communications, we wish you a wonderful Christmas and a new year filled with happiness.
The next issue of Belmont FYI will be on Monday, January 3, 2005.

Photo of the Week

Belmont University accepts the largest single gift in the university’s history to help pay for construction of the new 100,000 square foot two-building health care complex that will house the university’s College of Health Sciences and Nursing.

Belmont News

Belmont University Receives $10.5 Million as Single Largest Gift in School History
New College of Health Sciences & Nursing To Be Named for Business Leader Gordon E. Inman
State pulls up economic scores – Nashville City Paper
New Circle Magazine Released
Belmont University Names New VP For Spiritual Development

Achievers

Business Student Awarded Scholarship
PT Students “Empower” Children
OT Students Awarded Scholarships
Education Professor Honored

Coming Up

Winter Commencement is December 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Curb Event Center.
The Carillon Annual Christmas Eve concert is December 24 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bell Tower.

In our thoughts

Please continue to pray for the family of Duoc Nguyen during this most difficult time. The funeral is today, Friday, December 17, at 12:30 p.m. at the West Harpeth Funeral Home. If you would like to contribute to a fund to help the family, please send your gift to Belmont Central. Cash or check will be accepted. Please make your checks out to Belmont University, and designate that it is for the Duoc Nguyen family in the “for” line.
Directions to West Harpeth Funeral Home:
Take I-40 west to Charlotte Pike
Turn right on Charlotte and funeral home is on the right

Birthdays

December 18
Dane Anthony, Student Affairs
Lucy Baltimore, Physical Therapy
Cheryl Jackson, Student Affairs
Seth Sheridan, Athletics
December 19
Mark Bryant, Student Affairs
Barbara Ward, Math/Com.Sci.
December 24
Christy Warren, University College
December 27
Angie Bryant, Beaman Student Life Center
Jonathan Thorndike, Honors
December 28
Susan Taylor, Business
December 29
Ernest Heard, Library
Michael Krouskop, University Marketing and Communications
Lolita Toney, University Counsel
December 31
Knut Le, Custodial Services
January 1
Sharon Dowdy, Nursing
Angie Shedd, Admissions
January 2
Kelly Harrison, Admissions
January 3
Melinda Grimac, Education
If you are new to the Belmont community, please send your birthday to communication@mail.belmont.edu so you can be recognized on your special day.

December 9, 2004

Photo of the Week

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Christmas at Belmont, December 2004