Achievers

Award-Winning Soundtrack Features Song by Elliot
James Elliot, Assistant Professor of Music Business, co-wrote a song on the Dove Award-winning sound track “End of the Spear.” The song, “Time that is Left” was co-written with Mark Schultz. The album was named Instrumental Album of the Year.
Brandon D. Winningham Visits Belmont
Students in Dr. Jonathan Thorndike’s sections of The Ancient World Honors classes were treated to a visit by local historian and author Brandon D. Winningham. A resident of Columbia, Tenn., Winningham recently published Catiline, the story of the turbulent final decades of the Roman Republic. Students in the Ancient World classes were studying Roman history and reading the speeches of the famous orator Marcus Tullius Cicero. Winningham lectured on the period of civil wars in Rome when Lucius Sergius Catiline schemed to fill the void in the political scene. Winningham’s historical novel traces the background of the manipulative Catiline and his rapid rise to power shortly before the time of Julius Caesar.
Service Learning Students Receive Grant
The students enrolled in the service learning courses taught by Dr. Darlene Panvini were recognized in an article in the April 2007 Harris Hillman newsletter titled “The Belmont Sensory Garden Grant”. The students in Botany and Environmental Studies have done service-learning work at Harris Hillman. The Harris Hillman Special Education School services students with multiple disabilities. Sensory stimulation is a critical element of their instruction and care, which makes the sensory garden so important. Michele Howell, a biology major, wrote the proposal for a service-learning grant for $250 from the Service-Learning Task Force at Belmont. The grant will be used to purchase plants, sculptures and mulch.
Reynolds Painting Selected for Central South Art Exhibition
Randall Reynolds, Director of Technology Services, will have a painting exhibited at the 42nd Annual Central South Art Exhibition. The exhibition is sponsored by the Tennessee Art League located at 808 Broadway and will run from May 1 through June 30. Of the 600 entries, 70 artists were accepted for the exhibition. A reception and awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 20, from 2-4 p.m.

School of Physical Therapy Hosts Health Fair for Elementary Students
On April 19, 80 fourth grade students from Cheatham County Elementary school visited Belmont University’s School of Physical Therapy for a healthcare fair. Second year physical therapy students organized and hosted the event. The elementary school students participated in a variety of educational activities and games concerning various aspects of health and wellness. The topics ranged from physical activity to dental health to fire and safety issues.