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Students Compete in Collegiate Swim Club Nationals in Atlanta

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Students Compete in Collegiate Swim Club Nationals in Atlanta

Students Calyx Turco and Kate Monnett from the Belmont University Swim Club swam in the Collegiate Club Nationals earlier this month. Held in Atlanta, Georgia, swimmers from around the nation who have received qualifying times get the chance to compete head-to-head against the top tier swim clubs. Turco and Monnett both received their qualifying times in the Music City Invitational, held in Nashville back in February.

The swimmers had signed up for the meet hoping to get back into the regular rhythm of a competitive swim team and ended up with qualifying times in five different events. “We didn’t expect to qualify. It was an opportunity that was just too good to pass up. It was difficult getting here, but it was definitely worth it,” Monnett said. “It’s been very informational, and now we know what we can do to make our swim club stronger next year.”

Caylix reaching the finish line in the poolTurco, a freshman this year, competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, and 100-yard IM. Monnett, a sophomore, competed in the 50-yard and 100-yard breaststroke. While neither girl placed top 20 to compete in finals, both came out with solid times and laid a strong foundation for next season, making a name for the Belmont University Swim Club.

The national championship is a three-day event. This year was the first annual competition, and it will be held next year at the Ohio State University natatorium. “We’re definitely going to push harder next year,” said Monnett. “Now that we know we can make it, we have a goal to spend all season training for.”

“We’ve already come up with plans for developing the team next year,” Turco stated. “We’re really excited to see what the next few years bring and how we can grow our team to be stronger than ever.”

The Belmont University Swim Club practices Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at Centennial Sportsplex. For more information on how to get involved, email swimbelmont@gmail.com.

Business Students Take Home First Place in 2018 NBC Universal Analytics Challenge

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Business Students Take Home First Place in 2018 NBC Universal Analytics Challenge

A team of six students in the Jack C. Massey College of Business students won first place last week in the NBC Universal Analytics Challenge over 51 other teams from schools such as Temple University, Brigham Young University and the University of Cincinnati. This was Belmont’s first appearance at this event, which was help at the 2018 Association for Information Systems Student Chapter Conference.

Competing were Jordan Dunn (Management Information Systems and Economics), Tee Gildemeister (Management Information Systems) and Andrew Hughes (Accounting and Management Information Systems), along with Management Information Systems students Seena Schmitt, Farith Llerena and Thayer Brown.

The winning team, composed of Dunn, Gildemeister and Hughes, analyzed movie data to generate descriptive and predictive analyses around box office success.

 

Belmont Wins Big in 2018 International Collegiate DECA Competition

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Belmont Wins Big in 2018 International Collegiate DECA Competition

Six students from the Jack C. Massey College of Business won first place in at the 2018 DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) last week. Out of 27 Belmont students who competed, 20 were judged as international finalists—the best-ever overall showing by a Belmont team.

The DECA ICDC competition showcases individual and team excellence across a range of business skill areas, including business case studies and prepared events.  Most competing students must survive two distinct rounds of competition to be crowned champions.  Those who survive the large opening rounds advance to “finalists” status and compete against the best-of-the-best in a finals round for an opportunity to achieve additional recognition at the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place level.

two students posing with winners plaqueThe 2018 winners and finalists from the case study competitions include:

  • Allyson Misch (Accounting) – first place
  • Julia Keefe (Business Ethics) – first place
  • Eric Rall, Jr. (Business Ethics) – first place
  • Hailee Waters (Hospitality and Tourism Mini Case Study) – first place
  • Mollie Montgomery and Rebecca Wagner (Sports and Entertainment Marketing) – second place
  • Cynthia Klauber (Marketing Management) – finalist

The 2018 winners and finalists from the prepared events include:

  • Katherine Coens and Renee Ramirez (Starting a Business) – first place
  • Andrew Cranny, Austin McBride and Austin Sellinger (Starting a Business) – finalists
  • Elias Allen, Joshua Cross and Jamie Isabel (Starting a Business) – finalists
  • Tanner Landolt (Professional Sales) – finalist

In the Challenges category, Katherine Coens, Jordan Hein and Hailee Walters, along with Kordell Cannon, Abbey Crane and Jessica Hadik were recognized as finalists.

At the team level, DECA recognizes three schools out of all colleges and universities competing within each career area “cluster” for excellence based on overall team success within that category. Belmont was recognized as 1st place overall in the Entrepreneurship Cluster and 3rd place overall in the Business Management and Administration Cluster.

“This provides further evidence that the Massey College of Business is making good on its commitment to deliver an excellent undergraduate business and entrepreneurship learning experience to its students,” said Dr. Jeff Cornwall, Massey Distinguished Chair of Entrepreneurship and chapter co-advisor. “Our students continue to demonstrate that they can compete and win at the very highest levels with their peers from anywhere in the world.”

DECA’s collegiate membership includes over 15,000 students from 275 colleges and universities, with an estimated 1,500 of those students traveling to compete at the annual conference in a variety of business skill events in disciplines such as accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, management and marketing.

In addition to Cornwall, other Belmont chapter co-advisors included Dr. Mark Schenkel, professor of entrepreneurship, Dr. Lora Harding, associate professor of marketing and Dr. Joe Alexander, senior professor of performance excellence. Schenkel, who also serves as 2018 president of the U.S. Association for Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), added, “In all of the years I’ve served as a DECA advisor, the quality of this year’s student entries was the best I’ve ever seen. All participating Belmont students performed exceptionally well this year and should feel particularly good about this year’s success, given the high quality of their peers from other programs.”

About the Jack C. Massey College of Business
The Jack C. Massey College of Business serves undergraduate, graduate, and executive education students, providing nationally recognized, AACSB International-accredited business education programs.  Experienced faculty, innovative resources, small class sizes and dynamic internship, community service, and study abroad opportunities combine to provide a rewarding learning experience in a student-centered Christian community that prepares students to go “from here to anywhere.” For more information, go to:  www.belmont.edu/business

Whiteside, Bailey Present at the Undergraduate Honors Conference

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Whiteside, Bailey Present at the Undergraduate Honors Conference

Kaitlin Whiteside and Lydia Bailey, students in Belmont’s Department of Public Relations, represented Belmont at the Theodore Clevenger Undergraduate Honors Conference (UHC)held April 4-8 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Whiteside and Bailey presented their research on “Starbucks’ Red Cup Controversy of 2015” during a conference session on applied communication case studies.

UHC is a peer-reviewed conference for undergraduates to present research and engage in research conversations with communication faculty and students across the southeast. It is held in conjunction with the 88th annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association.

Trowbridge and Kleinmann Present at Southern States Communication Association

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Trowbridge and Kleinmann Present at Southern States Communication Association

Drs. Kevin Trowbridge and Christie Kleinmann, faculty in the Department of Public Relations, represented Belmont with multiple presentations at the 88th annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association, held April 4-8 in Nashville, Tennessee.

In a session sponsored by the association’s public relations division, titled “More than Just Music: Sports Musings in the Music City,” Kleinmann presented on “Cultivating Engagement: Sports Teams Musings on Social Media.” Trowbridge’s presentation was titled “Fanning Fan Engagement with Social Media.”

Later in the conference, Trowbridge gave a presentation titled “Looking for the Social Blueprint: Using the Introductory Course to Develop Public Relations Literacy” during a session on inspiring students to critically analyze information.

Kleinmann also presented “Breaking the Code: Understanding the Culture Codes that Guide Organizations” as part of a session on developing and sustaining organizational culture.

Dr. Christie Kleinmann
Dr. Kevin Trowbridge

Corbit Presents at Western Social Science Association

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Corbit Presents at Western Social Science Association

Assistant Professor of Public Relations Dr. Ken Corbit participated in the Western Social Science Association conference in San Antonio, Texas April 4-7. Corbit presented 4 refereed papers at the conference and the research engaged former students, while maintaining an interdisciplinary approach.

His presentations were entitled “Advertisements and the optics of depression: Problems regarding media & framing,” “White America: Eminem on white privilege within the music industry,” “Sacred Pipes: Using Marxist theory to understand relations between the United States and Native Americans” and “Otherization of Bisexual Women in Lesbian Friend Groups”.

 

 

Trowbridge and Buckner Present at PRSA Counselors to Higher Education Conference

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Trowbridge and Buckner Present at PRSA Counselors to Higher Education Conference

Dr. Kevin Trowbridge and Hope Buckner presented a session at the Counselors to Higher Education Senior Summit, held April 11-13 in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference was sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America.

The session, “Gatekeeping in a World of No Gates,” engaged more than a hundred higher education communication professionals with best practices for building collaborative partnerships to most effectively communicate the organization’s story to internal and external audiences.

Buckner is the assistant director of communications and an adjunct instructor at Belmont where she teaches Nonprofit Public Relations and Development. Trowbridge is an assistant professor of public relations. Prior to becoming an educator, Trowbridge practiced public relations primarily in higher education, including service as the vice president of communications at a higher education association in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Kevin Trowbridge
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Associate Professor Mark Whatley Sings Belgian National Anthem at Davis Cup

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Associate Professor Mark Whatley Sings Belgian National Anthem at Davis Cup

Mark Whatley, associate professor of music and coordinator of vocal studies, performed the Belgian National Anthem last weekend during all three days of the Davis Cup. Hosted in Belmont University’s Curb Event Center, Whatley took the floor before the games began on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Given less than two weeks to learn the song, Whatley was asked to sing the piece in two languages–Dutch and French. Immediately interested (but admittedly a bit nervous), Whatley said he had never heard the song before receiving the invitation and doesn’t speak either language. Though he’s comfortable singing in French from many other performances, prior to learning the anthem, he had never even heard Dutch spoken before.

“Though the song was only a minute and fifteen seconds long, I wanted to be sure all the words were absolutely correct, since I knew there would be Belgians in the audience, on the team and watching at home,” Whatley said. “To be sure it was right, I worked with an expert on the Dutch version of the Belgian anthem who was willing to help me learn to pronounce the words over the phone.”

As a trained classical singer more familiar with singing in operas and recitals, Whatley said performing at a sporting event was a bit out of his comfort zone. “I was very surprised that the Belgium superfans sang and yelled the anthem along with me,” Whatley said. “It actually threw me off my game for a moment! It’s very different than singing in a concert hall, but in the end, that probably was my favorite part–the enthusiasm of the Belgium fans.” 

Though the experience was different than his typical performances, as a life-long tennis fan, Whatley said the opportunity to perform the Belgian National Anthem was incredibly meaningful. “Jim Courier, Team USA’s Captain, was a hero of mine as I watched him on the pro tour when I was in high school,” he said. “Just being on the court with those professional tennis players was a real thrill. Too bad they didn’t need an extra hitting partner before the match!” 

Kuryla Published in “Society”

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Dr. Pete Kuryla, associate professor of history, has published an article in the journal Society. His essay “Politics, Nostalgia and the Strange Estrangements of the American Political Tradition” is part of an issue commemorating the seventieth anniversary of the historian Richard Hofstadter’s landmark study, The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It.

A link to the abstract can be found here. If any interested parties would like to read the piece in its entirety, the author has rights to share a copy.

Belmont Celebrates Achievement with Scholarship and Awards Day

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Belmont Celebrates Achievement with Scholarship and Awards Day

Students, faculty and staff gathered together on Wednesday to celebrate Belmont’s top students and faculty at this year’s Scholarship and Awards Day convocation. The finalists were honored for their commitment to the University’s mission and dedication to scholarship, service and leadership. Dr. Caresse John, associate professor of English and the 2016-2017 Chaney Distinguished Professor, gave the ceremony’s Honors Address, citing Roxanne Gay’s quote from her 2014 collection of essays, “Change requires intent and effort. It really is that simple.” She emphasized social change stems from changing the narrative, and professors have the direct ability in their classrooms to be agents of that narrative change. John noted that it was the intent and effort of the students and faculty members that earned them these awards and concluded her address with the simple but powerful, “may it continue to be so.”

Each year, the presentation of the John Williams Heat of Belmont Award is greatly anticipated. The award honors one third year or fourth year student who embodies Belmont’s values, including innovation, persistence, advocacy for change, community development and service. This year’s recipient, Hope Kramer, is a biochemistry and molecular biology major who will be attending medical school at the University of Iowa in the fall. Kramer has participated in study abroad trips to Glasgow as well as real-life learning opportunities with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Siloam Family Health Center. Outside of her classwork, internships, academic research and student organization involvement, Kramer has also been a member of the Reformed University Fellowship.  She chose Silmoam Family Health Center as the community partner recipient of the accompanying scholarship.

Other students honored in Wednesday’s ceremony included:

The Williams-Murray First Year Writing Awards: Carly Bins and Laura Lopez

The Alfred Leland Crabb Award: Sheyanne Meadows (first place) and Macey Howell (Second Place)

The Alfred Leland Crabb Award for Collaborative Work: Olivia Adams and Meredith McNair

The Stacy Awalt Writing Award: Robert Kessler

The Annette Sisson First Year Seminar Award: Amanda Overbye

The Lumos Travel Award: Heather Ferrari, Olivia Hosey, Erin Sansilo and Haley Smith

winner of the fannie may award receiving her awardThe First Year Award, Leadership: Joshua Archer

The Second Year Award, Leadership: Jacob Hukill

The Third Year Award, Leadership: Jordan Dunn

The Fourth Year Award, Leadership: Khadija Ali Amghaiab

Dr. Fannie Hewlett Undergraduate Award: Sierra Jones

Dr. Fannie Hewlett Graduate Award: Yulonda Warren

In addition to student award winners, a number of awards were given to faculty members. The Christian Scholarship Award honors faculty scholarship that engages the Christian intellectual tradition and advances the scholarly conversation between Christian faith and learning. This year’s recipients were Dr. Elena Wong Espiritu, School of Occupational Therapy and Dr. Beverley Alleyne, College of Business.

The Leadership in Christian Service Award honors faculty who provide leadership to a new initiative or an established Christian organization that serves those in need. This year’s recipients were Dr. Qingjun (Joan) Li, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Dr. Martha Minardi, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies.

The Faculty Award for Scholarship recognizes a faculty member for outstanding intellectual and creative contributions of discovery, integration, application or teaching. This year’s recipient was Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Dr. Vaugn May, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, was named the 2017-18 Chaney Distinguished Professor. The Chaney Distinguished Professor Award, determined on the basis of superior teaching, is presented each year to a faculty member who best represents the vision of the university to be a “premier teaching institution.”

Dr. Edgar Diaz-Cruz, smiling in his regaliaDr. Edgar Diaz-Cruz, College of Pharmacy, was awarded the 2017-18 Presidential Faculty Achievement Award. The Presidential Faculty Achievement Award is presented each year to a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to student life outside the classroom. The award honors and recognizes excellence in faculty-student relationships, special abilities in meeting student needs – academic, personal and professional – and symbolizes Belmont University’s commitment to being a student-centered institution. A former student described Diaz-Cruz’s influence on his studies and career as such: “There are endless positive things one can say about Dr. D-C, not the least of which is, ‘He was present.'”

 

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