Belmont News

Belmont Student-Athletes Recognized Nationally for Academic Athletes
Four Belmont University athletic teams ranked in the top 10 percent nationwide among NCAA Division-I programs for their academic progress rate (APR) as determined by the NCAA. The APR measures how well a team retains scholarship athletes from semester to semester, maintains their eligibility from semester to semester and graduates scholarship student-athletes within a five-year window. The Belmont Bruins men’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s tennis and women’s tennis teams each placed in the top 10 percent within their respective sports. To read more, click here.
Belmont University Presents Fiesta Belmont: Nashville’s Latin Street Fair
Third Annual Event Features Free Latin Music, Food and Dance
Belmont University presents Fiesta Belmont: Nashville’s Latin Street Fair, proudly sponsored by Sam’s Club/Wal-Mart, on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. The street fair features a daylong schedule of Latin music performances, Latin food vendors, activities for children and Latin dance groups. Admission to the event on the Belmont University campus is free. To read more, click here.
Moore and Henderson Secure Grant for Belmont University

Patrick E. Moore, CLU, ChFC, of Brentwood, TN, and Marcus T. Henderson, Sr., LUTCF, of Nashville, TN, secured a $5,000 grant from the MDRT Foundation on behalf of Belmont University. Moore, of Patrick E. Moore & Associates, Inc. and a 25-year MDRT member, and Henderson, of Henderson Financial Group Inc. and a 15-year MDRT member, are active supporters of Belmont University and nominated and endorsed the grant application. The MDRT Foundation grant will support the Belmont student-led Financial Literacy for At-Risk Youth program. The program is designed to utilize Belmont students to apply what they have learned in the classroom for the benefit of middle and high school urban youth. Members of Belmont’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) collegiate chapter work with faculty to educate youth on basic financial skills essential for lifelong success and have already had positive impacts on the lives of over one hundred at-risk children. To read more, click here.
Belmont University Hires School of Pharmacy Dean
Belmont University has named Dr. Philip E. Johnston the dean of the recently announced School of Pharmacy at Belmont. Johnston currently serves as the assistant director for education and research for the Department of Pharmaceutical Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Johnston will begin his tenure at Belmont on June 1, 2007. To read more, click here.