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Belmont to Host Tennessee Gubernatorial Debates This Summer

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Belmont to Host Tennessee Gubernatorial Debates This Summer

Tickets now available for both the Democratic and Republican primary events

Belmont University, in partnership with WSMV and the Tennessean, will host two Gubernatorial Debates on campus this summer. The Democratic Party Debate will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19 and the Republican Party Debate will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26.

Both events will be held in Belmont’s McAfee Concert Hall, televised on WSMV and live streamed via the Tennessean’s social channels.

For more information on both events and to secure free tickets, click here.

June 22, 2018 Update

Due to circumstances outside of Belmont’s control, the Republican Primary Debate scheduled for Tuesday, June 26 has been cancelled. Belmont looks forward to hosting a general election gubernatorial debate on October 9 and are committed to serving as a gathering space for future conversations critical to Nashville and Tennessee.

Hawley Speaks at Music City Tech

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Hawley Speaks at Music City Tech

Hawley stands with another man during the Music City Data ConferenceDr. Scott Hawley, physics professor, spoke at the recent Music City Data event, part of the Music City Tech conference, held at Vanderbilt University. The conference featured technology lead developers from Nashville and around the USA from Microsoft, Amazon, Eventbrite and Quicken, speaking on topics in healthcare, entertainment, finance and technology.

Hawley shared experience in developing systems that incorporate artificial intelligence and signal processing in a talk entitled, “Because Nobody Wants  to Edit Drums: Building Trainable Audio Production Tools via Machine Learning.” Hawley joined the Belmont faculty in 2006 as an astrophysicist, but transitioned to acoustical and audio-related physics to better serve his students which are largely Audio Engineering Technology majors.

At Music City Tech, Hawley received a Microsoft Azure cloud computing credits grant which he and AET/computer science undergraduate Ben Colburn plan to use to further their research.   This fall, Hawley will be co-chairing a session at the Acoustical Society of America conference entitled “Modeling Musical Instruments and Effects (Joint session between Musical Acoustics and Signal Processing in Acoustics)”.

Brown Serves as Consultant for Institute on General Education and Assessment

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Brown Serves as Consultant for Institute on General Education and Assessment

UPDATED Dr. Syb headshotDr. Sybril Brown, professor of media studies, is serving as a Consultant for the 2018 Institute on General Education and Assessment, held June 5-8 at the University of Utah. One of 13 faculty consultants, Brown will work alongside campus teams as they seeks to refine and advance general education programs and assessment.

During their time together, participating teams will explore models of general education, processes of redesign and highly effective implementation practices aligned with learning outcomes. The Institute is framed around a set of principles and guidelines for redesigning and evaluating general education programs, curricula and pedagogy through which students can develop the 21st-century knowledge and skills necessary for work, life and responsible citizenship.

 

Buckner, Simmons Named NELA Finalists

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Buckner, Simmons Named NELA Finalists

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville on Thursday unveiled the 2018 finalists for the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards, a program recognizing Middle Tennessee’s top young professionals under the age of 40. Assistant Director of Communications and Belmont alumna Hope Cooper Buckner and Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Dr. Lakisha Simmons were recognized as finalists in the “Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing”
 and “Education” categories, respectively.

“We are proud to recognize this talented group of finalists for the 2018 NELAs,” said Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ralph Schulz. “The Nashville Chamber and YP Nashville are committed to building the next generation of leaders, and these young professionals recognized today possess strong leadership and a proven commitment to the continued prosperity of our community.”The NELAs recognize five finalists in 15 industry classifications. A committee of community leaders and experts within each industry selected the finalists based on their answers to essay questions, level of professional achievement, demonstrated leadership and community impact.

NELAs finalists and winners will be recognized at a ceremony on July 26 at Lipscomb University. Click here to view the complete list of finalists.

Gaines Participates in the iPDC Summer Institute at Tennessee Tech University

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Gaines Participates in the iPDC Summer Institute at Tennessee Tech University

Dr. Tisha Gaines, who will be joining the Mathematics & Computer Science department at Belmont this fall, has been accepted to participate in the iPDC summer institute at Tennessee Tech University from July 23 – July 27. Gaines is only one of 15 participants who were accepted this year.

The ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) and IEEE Computer Society added Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC) as a required knowledge unit in their 2013 CS curriculum recommendation. Both ACM and NSF/IEEE have developed a PDC curriculum to be integrated in undergraduate Computer Science programs.

The Computer Science Department at Tennessee Tech will host a week-long faculty development workshop on how to integrate PDC in introductory programming classes (funded by the National Science Foundation). This hands-on workshop will expose the participants to programming in parallel in shared memory environments using C/C++ and Java. After the participants become comfortable in parallel programming, the workshop will introduce the participants to pedagogy and techniques for introducing PDC in CS0, CS1 and CS2. The workshop will provide easy to integrate materials (lecture slide, hand on lab assignments with solutions, question banks with answers, etc.) to the participants.

Alumnus Cary Ryan Promoted To VP Role At Sony Music Nashville

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Alumnus Cary Ryan Promoted To VP Role At Sony Music Nashville

Cary RyanCary Ryan has been promoted to vice president, release planning and production for Sony Music Nashville. Most recently senior director of release planning and production, in February 1996 Ryan joined Arista Nashville, now one of three label imprints making up Sony Music Nashville. Ryan is a 1990 Graduate of Belmont with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a music business major.

“I am truly grateful to be recognized with this promotion. Over the course of my career I’ve had the honor of working on many projects for some incredible artists and with excellent label executives and co-workers,” responds Ryan. “I look forward to continuing to be a part of music reaching people and the challenges and opportunities to that end.”

For the past 27 years, Ryan has been involved with inventory management and production in the music industry. In his new position, he will continue to oversee the Release Planning and Production department and direct the scheduling, production and distribution of products through the physical & digital supply chains for Sony Music Nashville.

Alumna Rachel Layton Named VP for Taziki’s Mediterranean Café

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Alumna Rachel Layton Named VP for Taziki’s Mediterranean Café

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café has named Belmont alumna Rachel Layton vice president of marketing & growth. <

Rachel LaytonPrior to joining Taziki’s, Layton most recently served as the director of marketing for A. Marshall Hospitality from 2014-2018 in Nashville, which included Puckett’s Gro. & Restaurants, Puckett’s Boat House, Homestead Manor, Scout’s Pub, Hattie Jane’s Creamery and Deacon’s New South. There she was responsible for identifying and creating revenue opportunities through advertising, sponsorships, partnerships, campaign creation and digital strategy. She was also responsible for philanthropic campaigns, event management and promotion.

She will be instrumental in the growth of the Taziki’s restaurant brand in the 17 states where the chain has a presence. Taziki’s recently opened its 84th restaurant in Eagle, Idaho last week. Layton is being tasked with building a memorable brand and growing profitable sales by leading the marketing team. She will also be developing the off-premise and catering program as well as spearheading growth initiatives.

“Rachel is a trained marketing professional with experience and a vision that will help further our team’s desire to deliver an environment that combines extraordinary food with meaningful human connection,” said Dan Simpson, CEO, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe. “She will be responsible for marketing-related strategy decisions at both a corporate level and local level for our franchisees.”

In 2017, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce named Layton a Nashville Emerging Leader in the Hospitality and Tourism Category. She also won the 2017 Women of Influence Award given by the Nashville Business Journal and was named a Nashville Champion of the Year by Best Buddies Tennessee in 2017.

Layton grew up in the media industry, becoming a professional radio talent at the age of 16 where she won a state championship in news. Her broadcasting career led her to Ball State University where she earned her BA in Telecommunications. Layton also earned her MBA from Belmont University.

Born in rural Indiana, Layton currently lives in Nashville, Tenn. and currently serves as the President of the Belmont University Massey Alumni Board. She also serves on the board for the Safe Haven Family Shelter.

Florida Georgia Line Honored with Billboard’s Trailblazer Award

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Florida Georgia Line Honored with Billboard’s Trailblazer Award

Florida Georgia LineFlorida Georgia Line members and Belmont alumni Brian Kelley (entertainment industry studies, 2009) and Tyler Hubbard (music business, 2009) were recently featured in Billboard magazine in conjunction with the duo being awarded the publication’s inaugural Trailblazer Award due to their “forward-thinking approach to their art and business.”

To read the full interview, click here.

Lamothe Presents at Song, Stage and Screen

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Lamothe Presents at Song, Stage and Screen

Assistant Professor Dr. Virginia Lamothe recently presented a paper at the 13th annual “Song, Stage and Screen” Conference in LA May 31 – June 3. Her paper, titled “Dislocation of Language and Location in the New Creation of Blackness in Williams’ and Walker’s Abyssinia (1906),” examined how one of the first all-Black Broadway musicals defied conventions of blackface minstrelsy and began a trend in theater and film for Black artists to portray realistic characters without giving in to criticism of the white press in the early 20th century.

Nashville’s Best Kept Secret? Its Thriving Fashion Hub, According to Inc Magazine

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Nashville’s Best Kept Secret? Its Thriving Fashion Hub, According to Inc Magazine

The O’More School of Design at Belmont University’s programs would agree 

Nashville’s ever growing fashion and technology scenes were recently lauded by Inc. Magazine as being the city’s greatest kept secret. At Belmont, this secret is well known as students from the recently acquired O’More College prepare to transition their studies to campus in the fall as the O’More School of Design at Belmont opens its doors.

Inc. points out the city’s well-known music scene, complete with venues, recording studios, daily concerts and more, but gives a nod towards the ever-growing tech and fashion industries as more and more ethical companies make their home in Music City. “The musical city is finding its voice as an emerging tech and fashion hub,” the article says.

It goes on to mention CEO of the Nashville Fashion Alliance Van Tucker and her goals of positioning Nashville as the growing hub it has become. Under Tucker’s leadership, NFA “aims to build an ecosystem for the largest concentration per capita of fashion companies outside Los Angeles and New York City.”

Now at Belmont, the O’More School brings new programs to campus including fashion design, interior design and fashion merchandising. By joining forces, Belmont’s fine arts offerings have expanded nearly overnight, providing new majors in fast-growing industries. Additionally, the new school creates ample opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations across campus as entrepreneurs engage with interior designers and theatre students brainstorm costume ideas with fashion designers.

And O’More’s programs continue to bring accolades to Belmont’s growing list as the Fashion Design program is one of the top 10 in the South and the only Tennessee program nationally ranked, according to fashion-schools.org.

Beyond providing a top-notch education to aspiring designers, the O’More School and Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship have been the educational sponsors for many of the Nashville Fashion Alliance’s seminars and workshops, opportunities to continue growing these industries throughout the city and beyond. The organization’s next workshop is focused on Brandology.

To read the article in its entirety, click here.

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