Third year Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) students Taylor Johnson Jones and Mariah Horton were accepted as long-term trainees in the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND. Chair of the School of Occupational Therapy and LEND Core Faculty Member Dr. Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld will serve as the student’s faulty advisor.
Both Johnson and Horton successfully completed the OTD LEND Independent Study class and engaged in a number of service, clinical and research activities in pediatrics. As Long-term Trainees, they will receive a stipend of $7,500 contingent on their successful participation in 300 hours or more of LEND activities. These activities focus on foundational concepts in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities including the clinical, education, ethical, public health, legal, public policy and social implications of specific neurodevelopmental disabilities.
At its core, the LEND traineeship is interprofessional in nature and students will participate in leadership, advocacy and training activities with families and individuals from diverse professions. They will assist in developing and leading an interprofessional workshop this fall and next spring on topics pertaining to best-practice, current issues in pediatric practice, as well as patient- and family-centered care.
Dr. Cathy Hinton, professor in the School of Physical Therapy, was presented with the Lucy Blair Service Award this summer at the American Physical Therapy Association NEXT annual conference. The Lucy Blair Service Award honors physical therapist members or physical therapist life members whose contributions to APTA are of exceptional quality.
In fact, BOLD Moves was created and reserved for students who don’t hold leadership positions across campus but were interested in getting involved. “Leadership development is everyone’s business,” Archie said. “BOLD Moves set the tone for all students to understand that everyone can learn and practice leadership — it’s not reserved for those with a certain title. All our students can be better in BOLD!”
Visible from countless spots around the city, Belmont University’s newest residence hall officially opened its doors today to welcome the 610 residents who will live in the building this year. Dubbed “Tall Hall,” the facility includes a basement and 10 floors and sits atop a hilly area between 12 South and 15thAvenue. The structure’s top floor, based on overall elevation, represents one of the highest points in Nashville, offering tremendous birds-eye views of downtown. Moreover, a new picturesque scene on the campus’ southeast quadrant was unveiled with Tall Hall’s dedication today, as the building is bordered by large green space and a babbling “Bear Creek” that features a bronzed bear sculpture, “Chum Run,” crafted by acclaimed Wyoming visual artist 
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Dr. Anthony Donovan said, “We were excited to work with our long time furniture partner, RT London, to introduce several unique furniture concepts to our newest residential community. Like the building itself, our furniture choices offer bold, modern looks and innovative features, while emphasizing variety and flexibility, allowing each student to make their room a home away from home.”
