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Physical Therapy Students Build Wheelchair Ramp for Nashville Resident

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Physical Therapy Students Build Wheelchair Ramp for Nashville Resident

Project marks 19th consecutive year of students constructing wheelchair ramps

Belmont University Physical Therapy Class of 2019 recently built a wheelchair ramp for a Nashville woman who was previously unable to safely leave her home to go out into the community. This makes the 19th consecutive year that physical therapy students have built wheelchair ramps in coordination with United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee to enable community access for Nashville residents.

Since 2000, more than 600 physical therapy students have participated in ramp builds while learning about federal and local disability access regulations and the construction skills required for ramp building.

Alumnus Publishes First Book, ‘Lawfully Wedded Life’

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Alumnus Publishes First Book, ‘Lawfully Wedded Life’

Belmont alumnus Rev. Brandon Rich, a 1997 graduate of the political science program, recently announced the release of his first book, “Lawfully Wedded Life.” The book is a memoir of his early personal life and more recently, of his career as a full-time wedding officiant, wedding and event planner, and event venue operator.

Rev. Rich draws upon his talents as a former pastor who became a successful wedding professional to tell stories that will entertain readers, especially those who enjoy stories about weddings.  Heritage Builders Publishing of California will release the book on August 15, 2018.

Belmont Law Presents ‘Lawyers Without Rights’ Photo Exhibit

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Belmont Law Presents ‘Lawyers Without Rights’ Photo Exhibit

Art exhibit running through June 1 tells story of Jewish lawyers in Germany under Third Reich

Belmont University College of Law is currently hosting an acclaimed international exhibit that features photos, documents and written narrative that convey the stories of Jewish lawyers, many of whom were among the first purged in Nazi Germany. The exhibit—which has been displayed in more than 100 cities in Germany, the U.S. and other parts of the world—is available for viewing now through Friday, June 1 in Belmont University’s Baskin Center, home to Belmont Law.

In fall of 2012, the German Federal Bar and the American Bar Association agreed to jointly sponsor the North American showing of the exhibit, “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich.” The idea for the exhibit was conceived in 1998 when an Israeli lawyer asked the regional bar of Berlin for a list of Jewish Lawyers whose licenses had been revoked by the Nazi regime. The showing at Belmont University College of Law is sponsored by Belmont University, the Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee and its Community Relations Committee, and the American Bar Association in conjunction with the German Federal Bar, the Nashville Bar Association and the Harry Phillips American Inn of Court.

Belmont Law Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law Judge Alberto Gonzales said, “Belmont College of Law is honored to host the exhibit ‘Lawyers without Rights.’  Lawyers are a force for good in protecting the rule of law that forms the foundation of our American society.”

The American Bar Association contacted Gonzales to request Belmont Law host the exhibit in Nashville. “Lawyers Without Rights” is open now and available for free public viewing:

Now – June 1, 2018

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday 1- 5 p.m.

Randall & Sadie Baskin Center (Building No. 9 on the campus map)

Exhibit is on display in the rotunda

Parking is available in the Baskin Center Garage, which is beneath the building and accessible via Acklen Avenue.

The German Federal Bar, known as the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, is the national bar of the Republic of Germany and based in Berlin. Membership is approximately 166,000 lawyers and is required of all licensed lawyers in Germany. The American Bar Association is a voluntary organization of more than 400,000 members and based in Chicago. There are two identical exhibits now traveling throughout the United States and other parts of North America. Since the agreement was developed between the two bar associations, the exhibit has appeared in more than three dozen cities in the United States.

Shankel’s Interview Published on NursePractitionerSchools.Com

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Shankel’s Interview Published on NursePractitionerSchools.Com

Assistant Professor of Nursing & Interim FNP Coordinator Dr. Erin Shankel was recently interviewed for a story that was published on nursepractitionerschools.com. The article, “Tennessee NPs: The Fight for Full Practice Authority,” highlights the differences in practice authority between Tennessee and other states. Five nursing professors from across the state, including Shankel, are featured throughout the piece.

Shankel shares her support for full APRN practice authority, citing not her own opinion, but existing evidence that supports the stance. “Despite claims from opponents, research shows that NPs provide care that is not only safe, but patient-centered, relational, and holistic, not to mention often preferred by the patient,” she said. Shankel closes with specific steps professionals can take to further this cause including advocating for legislative transparency and supporting the Tennessee Nurses Association.

Hundreds of Belmont Students Travel the World for Maymester, Summer Study Abroad

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Hundreds of Belmont Students Travel the World for Maymester, Summer Study Abroad

As the Spring semester ended and final exams came to a close, students across campus began packing up for the summer. For 700 Belmont students, preparations to pack looked a bit different as they prepared to participate in one of 43 faculty-led Maymester and Summer Study Abroad experiences across the world.

Traveling all across the globe to Argentina, Belfast, London, Israel, Jordan, Greece, Cambodia, Poland, Austria, Costa Rica, Florence, Rome, Portugal, Ireland, Scotland, Korea, South Africa, Germany, Haiti, India, Tanzania, Hawaii and more, these 43 programs provide students with the opportunity to expand the classroom beyond the traditional experience. Students are able to visit places they’ve never been, see historical sites and spend time experiencing new cultures.

Thanks to the Office of Study Abroad and the dedication of more than 100 Belmont faculty who lead these programs, the catalog of study abroad programs offered to students continues to grow. This summer, new programs include studying acting and its origins in Belfast and London, examining the history and psychology of sport in Scotland, learning about conflict transformation and social justice at the George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, understanding service learning through live sound in South Africa and Zambia, evaluating the role of song in the spread of the Gospel in Uganda and Zimbawe, actively participating in adventure tourism in Australia and studying the role of music in society through the eyes of this year’s Bonnaroo line-up, among many others.

According to Thandi Dinani, director of Study Abroad, “Belmont’s study abroad programs continue to provide culturally enriching programs that enhance a student’s academic experience. Classrooms come to life as faculty take students to visit places where history took place. Whether visiting Nelson Mandela’s prison cell in South Africa, walking streets where Jesus walked in Israel or studying chemistry while taking a cooking class in Italy, students see how countries, concepts and cultures have shaped history and impact their world.”

Throughout their time away, students and faculty will document their travels on social media. Follow #BelmontAbroad to see their frequent updates.

 

Belmont Hosts Clinic to Community: A Health Summit

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Belmont Hosts Clinic to Community: A Health Summit

Belmont University hosted the Clinic to Community: A Health Summit on Thursday, May 17 in the Janet Ayers Academic Center. The event was presented by the YMCA and NashvilleHealth.

Community leaders and national experts shared how the industry can continue to reduce the burden of chronic disease and improve healthier living for all. Participants experienced discussions ranging in topics from prevention to community engagement across the state including presentations from Dr. Ann Albright, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Greg Allen, Cigna, Andre Churchwell, Vanderbilt Univeristy Medical Center, Senator Bill Frist, NashvilleHealth, Christopher Holliday, American Medical Association, Anne Oxrider, Bank of America, Dr. Bill Paul, Metro Public Health and Susan Spencer, Women’s Day Magazine, among others.

For more information on the Summit and NashvilleHealth, click here.

Alumnus Performs Original Production at the Troutt Theater

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Alumnus Performs Original Production at the Troutt Theater

Douglas Waterbury-TiemanMusical theater and Honors graduate Douglas Waterbury-Tieman is performing his original bluegrass production, “Johnny & the Devil’s Box,” at the Troutt Theater this weekend. According to his website, the musical’s lot revolves around “Johnny, a young fiddler from the mountains, [who] must contend with the threat of the law, a death in the family, a fiddle contest and the loss of his true love on his way to becoming the greatest fiddle player the South has ever known. But how will he fare against the greatest threat of all, the Devil himself? Inspired by myths of fiddlers’ dealing with the Devil, the piece takes a hard look at the association between a virtuoso’s egotism and hellish temptation. Told largely through American folk inspired music, the show is built to stir the audience’s urge to get up and dance.”

Douglas Waterbury-Tieman is from Lexington, Ky. Douglas and graduated from Belmont in 2012 with a Bachelor of Music in musical theatre performance.  He is also a professional fiddle player and recently appeared in Roundabout’s “The Robber Bridegroom.” Other recent theatre credits include; “A Christmas Carol” at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville and “Fiddler on the Roof” at Studio Tenn.

The staged reading of the production will be Sat., May 19 at 6 p.m. at Troutt Theater.

Belmont Alumni Featured Recently in People Country

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Belmont Alumni Featured Recently in People Country

Russell and Kailey DickersonBelmont alumni Russell and Kailey Dickerson as well as Ashley Gorley were all featured recently in People Country. The Dickersons were the subject of a story on Russell Dickerson’s latest video, “Blue Tacoma,” which was directed by and starred his wife Kailey. Both are graduates from the College of Visual and Performing Arts program, and the couple works together often. “Working together is my favorite part of our story. I decided to go full-time filming Russ on the road because I’d rather be with him than anyone else,” Kailey told People Country. “Because we’re best friends and believe in each other more than anyone else, we feel unstoppable.” Dickerson will tour this summer with Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker.

Ashley GorleyThe magazine also did a profile of songwriter Ashley Gorley, a 1999 Belmont music business graduate. A prolific songwriter, Gorley has 37 No. 1 country hits to date and has been named ASCAP songwriter of the year a record five times. He told People Country, ““There’s no ‘Oh, I really wanted to be an artist and ended up being a songwriter.’ This is what I wanted to do and I’m doing it, so that’s a very fortunate place.”

 

Simmons Elected to Cable Board of Directors

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Simmons Elected to Cable Board of Directors

Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Dr. Lakisha L. Simmons has been elected to the Board of Directors for Cable, Nashville’s most prominent women’s advancement organization for women in business. Simmons will lead within the member services cluster as Networking Events Chair.

Garrett Hosts Local Students for Chemistry Field Trip

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Garrett Hosts Local Students for Chemistry Field Trip

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Education Dr. Danielle Garrett recently hosted 47 4th grade students from Donelson Christian Academy (DCA) for a chemistry field trip about light and color.  4th grade teachers Ellen Deathridge, Tabitha Ingram and Natalie Brown also attended. The field trip was developed as part of Garrett’s work with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Science Coaches program.

Garrett poses for a photo with students from DCA

For the past 4 years, Garrett has partnered with Deathridge, visiting students each semester to teach a hands-on science lesson. This spring, Garrett wanted to try something new. “Last year, I developed a lab activity for Ellen’s classes where students determined the wavelength of red, yellow, green and blue LEDs and were challenged to make predictions about the wavelengths of other colors of visible light,” Garrett said. “The students were so engaged and had so much fun with the activity that this year I wanted to bump it up a notch and create an entire event of interactive demonstrations, scientific discussions and hands-on activities for the students.”

During their time at Belmont, students learned how scattering light can affect the colors we see in the demonstration “why are sunsets red?” They saw how mixing blue, green and red light produces white light and how prisms separate white light into the colors of the visible spectrum. Students made their own color wheel, observing how the individual rainbow colors blend and appear white, when spun very quickly and learned about the role electrons play in neon signs.

Observing the impact of various colored film squares placed over a glow-in-the-dark pad as it was charging, students were introduced to ideas behind the photoelectric effect. After lunch, fun with science continued as students performed the original hands-on lab activity that launched the idea for the field trip, exploring the wavelength of LEDs using spectroscopes. The culminating event for the day was the flame test. Students visited the general chemistry lab where they saw the colorful effects of exposing potassium, copper, barium, calcium and strontium ions to a flame.

A student from DCA participates in a science field trip at Belmont. DCA teachers and Garrett agreed that this was a great event for the students. “Our kids absolutely loved the experience,” Deathridge said.  Garrett hopes she can continue this field trip experience with future 4th grade students at DCA.  “For me, the best part of the ACS Science Coaches program is working with Ellen, an awesome science teacher who loves what she does and with her students, who are always a joy. Throughout the whole event, they were all eager to volunteer answers and ideas about why certain scientific phenomena occur. I was very impressed by the thoughtful nature and complexity of some of their answers. The students were able to make really good connections between some challenging concepts!”

 

 

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