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Belmont Named a Best Institution for Higher Education

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Belmont Named a Best Institution for Higher Education

The only university in Tennessee to be included on The Knowledge Review’s list

Belmont was recently included in The Knowledge Review’s 25 Best Institutions for Higher Education 2017, a list that names institutions for challenging career-driven education systems and reforming education into passion-driven curriculum. Knowledge Review points to these 25 institutions for their belief that “education is about meaning and truth, passion and interest, change and the improvement of humanity.” Belmont is the only institution in the state to be featured on the 2017 list.

Belmont’s feature emphasizes the university’s belief in something greater, describing President Dr. Bob Fisher as the “architect of Belmont’s modern day success story.” Detailing Belmont’s growth under his leadership, the feature highlights the university’s commitment to service, academics and student centeredness.

Massey Graduate School of Business Named a 2018 Best Business School by Princeton Review

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Massey Graduate School of Business Named a 2018 Best Business School by Princeton Review

Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business is an outstanding business school, according to education services company The Princeton Review. As part of their Best Business Schools 2018 list, Belmont was profiled on their website as one of 267 best business schools in the country.

The Princeton Review’s survey asked 23,000 students for their opinions of their school’s academics, student body and campus life as well as about themselves and their career plans. The student surveys analyzed for this edition were all completed online.

The Princeton Review also offers school profiles, which include information about academics, admissions, careers and outcomes, tuition and the student population. The profiles also have ratings (scores from 60 to 99) for admissions selectivity, academic experience, professor engagement, and more. Belmont received scores of 94 and 97 for “Professors interesting,” and “Professors accessible,” respectively.

Communication Studies Faculty Published in Text

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Communication Studies Faculty Published in Text
A photo, taken in a Belmont faculty member's office, of Drs. Vaughn, Webb and Fyke
L to R: Drs. Mary Vaughn, Nathan Webb and Jeremy Fyke

Drs. Jeremy Fyke, Mary Vaughn and Nathan Webb, faculty in Belmont’s Communication Studies Department, were recently published in Communication in the Classroom: A Collection of GIFTS. The book, published by Macmillan Learning, examines over 100 Great Ideas for Teaching Students (GIFTS) in communication courses.

The three Belmont faculty published individual chapters in the book, presenting ideas for courses including public speaking, group and organizational communication and interpersonal communication.

Belmont Occupational Therapy Doctorate Students Volunteer for Nashville Buddy Walk

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Belmont Occupational Therapy Doctorate Students Volunteer for Nashville Buddy Walk

Participants at the Buddy WalkBelmont’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate students recently attended the Nashville Buddy Walk at the Hermitage. While there, the group helped with activities, passed out t-shirts and made Thanksgiving Day thank-you cards with the kids for their parents and caregivers. This event is sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee.

Participants enjoyed themselves throughout the day as they participated in activities with their siblings, parents and the Belmont student volunteers.

 

System Engineering Students Visit Peytonsville Baptist Church

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System Engineering Students Visit Peytonsville Baptist Church

two men looking at tablet, with computers in the backgroundA group of systems engineering students recently visited the Peytonsville Baptist Church to assist them with their sound system. They verified, aligned and tuned the sound system in addition to providing hands-on training with the system for their worship team.  According to Scott Munsell, the audio engineering lecturer on the trip, “It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to give back to the community as well as gain some excellent, real-world, hands-on experience applying the skills they’ve learned in Systems Engineering!”

Alumna Promoted at Big Yellow Dog Music

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Alumna Promoted at Big Yellow Dog Music

Alex Stefano headshotAlex Stefano (’15) was recently promoted to General Manager Creative – Film & TV Sync at Big Yellow Dog Music. Stefano has worked with the team for three years and previously served as a Creative Manager for the company. According to Big Yellow Dog Music CEO Carla Wallace, “Through Alex’s efforts, we have secured placements for our writers in Grey’s Anatomy, Big Little Lies, How to Get Away with Murder, T-Mobile, Toyota and many more. As a classically trained pianist and a  lover of films, she has an ability to combine those two strengths that creates great opportunities for our writers.” Stefano graduated with a B.B.A. in music business.

Bob Harris Discusses BBC with Students

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Bob Harris Discusses BBC with Students

Legendary BBC announcer Bob Harris spoke to Belmont students about his career with the BBC this week. Harris hosted “The Old Grey Whistle Test” for eight years when that show introduced acts such as Elton John, Van Morrison, Wings, Queen and others to the British audience. Harris has been with the BBC for over 40 years and currently hosts “The Bob Harris Show” on BBC Radio 2, the only show featuring country music on the BBC. He offered students expertise from his incredible career in radio programming and music discovery.

 

 

Alumnus Breaks ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award Record

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Alumnus Breaks ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award Record
Ashley Gorley

Alumnus Ashley Gorley (’99) was named the performing rights organization’s Songwriter of the Year at the Rhyman this week for the fourth consecutive year. He has won this award five times now, setting a record for ASCAP country songwriters. “It’s amazing,” Gorley said. “There’s so many people I wish I could write more like that are out in the audience tonight.”

Gorley has written more than 34 No. 1 singles and has had more than 300 songs recorded by artists such as Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean and Darius Rucker. He was named the ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year in 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year 2013 and 2016; and the NSAI Songwriter of the Year 2013 and 2016.

Gorley has been nominated for multiple Grammy and CMA Awards, he was nominated for ACM Awards Songwriter of the Year in 2016 and 2017, and has received the CMA’s Triple Play Award nine times in his career, which recognizes songwriters with three or more No. 1 songs in one year. In 2016, he became the first songwriter to be honored with three CMA Triple Play Awards in a single year, for earning nine chart-topping songs in a 12-month period.

In 2011, Gorley partnered with Combustion Music and Warner/Chappell Music to begin his own publishing venture, Tape Room Music. Writers for Tape Room Music have already celebrated eleven #1 songs and eight top ten singles by artists such as Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Keith Urban and Dustin Lynch.

Alumna Promoted to VP of THiS Music

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Alumna Promoted to VP of THiS Music

Anna Weisband headshotAlumna Anna Weisband (’16), was recently promoted to Vice President of THiS Music, where she began working as an intern in 2012. According to partner/GM Rusty Gaston, “Anna…knows how to create value! Her passion for songs and songwriters, combined with her personality, confidence and enthusiasm makes her a magnet for success. Her abilities are limitless and we can’t wait to celebrate all her future successes in the many years to come.”

Weisband is responsible for talent discovery, collaboration creation, artist/writer management and song placement. She was a music business major at Belmont.

Belmont Graduate Student Co-Founds ‘Teach for Ecuador’

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Belmont Graduate Student Co-Founds ‘Teach for Ecuador’

Juan Pablo Martinez, a current graduate student in Belmont’s organizational leadership and communication program, is one of five co-founders of Teach for Ecuador, a nonprofit that seeks to create a movement of agents of change committed to expanding quality education and opportunities for all Ecuadorian children. Martinez created the organization as an opportunity to give back to his country–and to prove that where you were born does not have to define your abilities, talents or outcomes.

“In my country, the place where you were born defines which opportunities you will have,” Martinez said. “I simply could not live with that. I had the blessing of being born to a family that prioritized my education over anything. Founding Teach for Ecuador is a way to give back to the society what life gave me.”

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Juan Pablo Martinez, co-founder of Teach for Ecuador

Utilizing a two-part model for services, the organization’s Fellowship Program provides an opportunity to the country’s brightest and most promising individuals from Ecuador’s best universities and workplaces. These fellows serve as full time teachers in low-income communities with some of the nation’s most under-resourced schools. This experience, Martinez said, benefits both the fellows and the community around them. “Our fellows get exposed to the grassroots realities of Ecuador’s education system and begin to cultivate the knowledge, skills and mindsets necessary to attain positions of leadership and identify their role in building a larger movement for equity in education,” he said.

Beyond their experiences as fellows, Martinez and his team support the leaders in their efforts to become advocates for change. Working in many positions within the education system as well as within the ecosystem surrounding Ecuador’s education, these fellows share a collective purpose towards nation-wide educational equity. “Together, we are working to build a broad people’s movement for educational equity that will accelerate progress toward the day when all children in Ecuador have the opportunity to attain an excellent education so that we, as a nation, can find our light and true potential,” Martinez said.

Martinez said the choice to attend Belmont’s master’s of education in organizational leadership and communication program was an easy one, particularly in light of the complexity that surrounds the work he does. “All sectors and organizations need leaders of excellence,” he said. “Belmont’s program will allow me to inspire and prepare professionals and organizations to undertake these responsibilities.”

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