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Voight Presents at American Physical Therapy Association Combined Meeting

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Voight Presents at American Physical Therapy Association Combined Meeting

Recently, Dr. Mike Voight from the School of Physical Therapy gave a keynote presentation at the annual Combined Sections Meeting for the American Physical Therapy Association held in Washington DC. Several hundred people were in attendance to learn how to get your scientific research published.

The presentation looked at the peer review process through the eyes of a reviewer which gave the audience a glimpse into the scenes of evaluating a manuscript. In turn, this could help scholars submit better qualified manuscripts for publication.

Alumna to Host New Television Segment for Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Alumna to Host New Television Segment for Sinclair Broadcast Group

No stranger to politics and public law, alumna Ameshia Cross was recently hired by Sinclair Broadcast Group to host a new television segment. Her new segment will be called “Cross Point with Ameshia Cross” and will bring widening perspectives to Sinclair’s networks.

After graduating from Belmont in 2009 with degrees in both journalism and political science, Cross went on to work for several institutions focused on communications, politics and policy. Most notably she worked as the Director of State Policy at the Pretrial Justice Institute, the Director of Policy and External Affairs for the National Black Child Development Institute and as the Communications Director for Caldwell Strategic Consulting.

In her new position with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Cross will use her expertise to produce and host her segment, providing viewers with a perspective different to that of other shows on their networks.

Allen&Heath Visits Advanced Sound Reinforcement Class

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Allen&Heath Visits Advanced Sound Reinforcement Class

On Thursday, January 17, regional representatives of Allen&Heath Consoles visited sound reinforcement classes at Belmont, showing off their latest product offerings and reviewing design aspects of digital console systems, overall.

Students were able to see, hear and touch the latest live sound mixing systems and ask technical questions of the manufacturer’s representatives, providing a unique learning experience.

Tarr Releases Audio Software with Apogee Electronics

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Tarr Releases Audio Software with Apogee Electronics

Dr. Eric Tarr, assistant professor of audio engineering technology, recently released an audio software plug-in with Apogee Electronics. The software is a digital recreation of an analog hardware tool called an LA-3A used in music recording studios all over the world.

Tarr performed the signal processing to model the analog hardware, as well as the computer programming to create the software plug-in. The software was demonstrated at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) in Anaheim, CA January 16-19.

Said, Heard Present at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center

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Said, Heard Present at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center

Lina Said,a senior biology major, and Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Matthew Heard gave a presentation on plastic pollution at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center on Saturday January 26. The presentation focused on helping Nashville residents understand how small bits of microscopic plastics are effecting the Cumberland River and explained Lina’s senior research project that examined plastic there in the River and where it’s coming from.

The session also included a demonstration for adults and kids on how environmental scientists count plastic in water samples.

Bruins Join Hundreds of Nashville College Students to Celebrate MLK Day with Service

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Bruins Join Hundreds of Nashville College Students to Celebrate MLK Day with Service

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, more than 500 students from the Nashville area, including students from Belmont, Fisk, Lipscomb, Tennessee State, Trevecca Nazarene and Vanderbilt Universities, gathered together on Saturday, January 19 for a day of service to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. After beginning their morning on at TSU’s Keen Hall for a kick-off event and keynote address given by Charlane Oliver, President of The Equity Alliance, the group was split into teams and headed into the city to work alongside nonprofits in the area.

More than 20 site locations were offered to students this year including Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, Trevecca’s Urban Farm, The Nashville Food Project, Thrift Alliance, Feed the Children and The Schrader Lane Vine Hill Child Care Center, among many others.

Participated students provided community partners with a number of completed service projects including sorting donations and merchandise, packing boxes of food and other household essentials, cleaning up a local park, cleaning facilities, organizing materials and painting.

Afterward completing their projects, the group re-assembled for reflection and celebration.

Tim Stewart, Director of Service Learning, said, “Seeing over 350 people of diverse backgrounds come together to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King by serving others was very inspiring. The greatness of our community was evident in Dr. King’s quote ‘everybody can be great…because anybody can serve’. We’re not there yet, but events like this give me hope that Dr. King’s Dream is very much alive.”

Photo provided by Trevecca Nazarene University Photographer

Dervan Receives Excellence in Scholarship Award

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Dervan Receives Excellence in Scholarship Award

Associate Professor of Law Lucian Dervan recently received the Excellence in Scholarship award at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools in New Orleans. The award was given by the East Asian Law & Society Section of the AALS. The piece for which the award was given was his new co-authored article titled “Bargained Justice: A Comparative Analysis of Plea Bargaining.” The article discusses the results of ongoing comparative research in the United States, Japan and South Korea. The research, undertaken with the assistance of a grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, seeks to better understand the prevalence of false pleas of guilty globally and the impact of factors such as incentives, pretrial detention and risk aversion on defendant decision-making. Dervan said, “We hope that our work will bring further attention to the phenomenon on false pleas and assist in creating more accurate and reliable systems of criminal justice throughout the world.”

Belmont Graduates Take Their Skills on Tour with Thomas Rhett

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Belmont Graduates Take Their Skills on Tour with Thomas Rhett

“From here to anywhere…”

For Belmont students, this can mean all sorts of things. For a special group of dedicated Belmont alumni, this has come to mean traveling the US alongside Thomas Rhett’s fall arena tour, using their skills and abilities learned from their time on campus on the road. Rhett’s audio crew included five Belmont alumni, while other alumni also worked on different areas of the show.

The audio team included Chris Clark, Jeremy White, Trey Smith, Ashley Burns and Shawn Eacott. Each served a different purpose on the tour, yet all worked together to make Rhett’s show sound its best.

Clark, who graduated from Belmont in 2014 with a degree in audio engineering technology, served as the front-of-house systems engineer and the audio crew chief. He said that his time at Belmont was helpful in getting him to where he is now, because it allowed him to get connected in Nashville and practice the things he learned in class.

“My most memorable moments on campus were working in the Curb Event Center and working showcases with fellow classmates who are now out working with me on the Thomas Rhett tour,” said Clark. He also noted that Adjunct Lecturer Scott Munsell has worked hard to make the live sound program what it is today. “Scott has added many classes to this program as well as increased the curriculum with many important and industry related topics,” he said.

For Belmont students, the opportunity to take part in Curb Event Center showcases provides meaningful real world practice. Eacott agreed, saying that his experience working the showcases was a stand out from his time at Belmont.

Eacott served as Rhett’s PA tech on tour and graduated from Belmont in 2017 with a degree in audio engineering technology. When looking back at his time at Belmont, Eacott said that the thing that prepared him most for where he is today was his time spent working in the Massey Performing Arts Center under Rusty King.

“There were so many valuable things I learned from that hands-on experience,” he said. “I was in a place where it was okay to make mistakes and learn from them, and that helped me grow tremendously.” He also said that King was a great role model for him and other students and shaped him into the professional he is today.

Other Belmont graduates on the Thomas Rhett tour included Lighting Crew Chief Greg Ogne, Lighting Tech Keaton Lovell, Drum/Bass Tech Justin Meeks and Production Manager Kevin Twist.

Harold Bradley Endowed Scholarship Established at Belmont University

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Harold Bradley Endowed Scholarship Established at Belmont University

Special event held earlier today to ‘mark the moment’

Created to honor Harold Bradley, a legendary session artist who has played on thousands of songs and is known to be the most widely recorded guitarist in history, Belmont University announced the creation of the Harold Bradley Endowed Scholarship at an event held on campus earlier this afternoon. Harold and his brother Owen were key architects of the Nashville sound and style of recording, helping to build a recording industry and lay the foundation for Music City.

The scholarship, funded by two anonymous donors, will be awarded to freshman guitar students in Belmont’s College of Visual and Performing Arts through their graduation.

Senior Director of Development and External Relations Debbie Sprang said, “We are so grateful to these donors for their generosity, and we look forward to honoring Mr. Bradley’s extensive legacy through this scholarship.”

The announcement was held at Belmont’s Gallery of Iconic Guitars (GIG) and included a guitar performance by three Belmont students. Attendees included Bradley’s family, a number of his close friends and College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean Dr. Stephen Eaves and faculty members.

Dean Eaves said, “This generous gift will not only honor Mr. Bradley, but it will provide meaningful support for the next generation of guitarists. I know students will be thrilled to receive this scholarship and be motivated to aspire to the legacy of Harold Bradley.”

Morse Published in Psychology Outlets

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Morse Published in Psychology Outlets

Dr. Patrick Morse, assistant professor of psychology, has three publications in press with psychology majors as co-authors. The psychology majors are Sielo Coleman, Rachel Holloway and Cille Taylor. Additionally, Morse has published a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Psychological Situations. Below are details of these publications.

  • Coleman, S. & Morse, P. J. (In Press). Exogamy. V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Springer International Publishing.
  • Holloway, R. & Morse, P. J. (In Press). Social Intelligence. V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Springer International Publishing.
  • Taylor, C. & Morse, P. J. (In Press). Trait-Situation Interaction. V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Springer International Publishing.
  • Morse, P. J., & Sweeny, K. (2017). Medical Situations. D. Funder, J. Rauthmann, & R. Sherman (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of psychological situations. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
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