Belmont’s Bunch Library is one of ten college and university libraries that recently participated in Project Information Literacy, a large-scale, national study about early adults and their research habits. Coordinator of Research Services Jenny Mills and Research and Instruction Librarian Claire Wiley facilitated the study, in partnership with Senior Director of Alumni Relations Debbie Coppinger and Director of Advancement Services John Hostler. The study surveyed and interviewed Belmont graduates during 2014-15 on their lifelong learning needs after college and what information sources and systems they use for continued learning.
The full report, “Staying Smart: How Today’s Graduates Continue to Learn Once They Complete College,” has just been released, along with a short video, “Major Findings: PIL’s Lifelong Learning Study.” Visit the library’s Information Literacy LibGuide to learn about the library instruction program.
Among many interesting findings, the study reveals that 87 percent of young adults still rely on books for staying informed. A large majority also felt prepared to evaluate search results when looking for information.
In an article from Inside Higher Ed, Project Information Literacy has been called “hands-down the most important long-term, multi-institutional research project ever launched on how students use information for school and beyond.”
Belmont University senior Skyler Schmanski, an international politics major with an emphasis in European and middle eastern geopolitics and minors in French and international business, was recently admitted to France’s Kedge Business School, ranked No. 29 among business schools in Europe and No. 4 in France.
Dr. Stephen Hankil Shin, assistant professor of sport science, recently published a peer-reviewed article with Dr. Chul-Ho Bum of Kyung Hee University in South Korea titled “
The Corporation for National and Community Service, through North Carolina Campus Compact, awarded Belmont a $1,500 grant to facilitate the service projects. Throughout the day, students volunteered at one of six sites across the city and participated in service projects aimed at hunger relief and veteran care. At Second Harvest Food Bank and Feed the Children, students packed and sorted more than 34,000 lbs of donated food, and 15 pallets of personal care items. Others prepared the Wedgewood Community Garden for spring planting at The Nashville Food Project. At The Sweet Potato Drop students sorted and bagged 9,000 lbs of sweet potatoes, while those assigned to Trevecca’s Urban Farm tended plants in green houses for the coming season. At Room in the Inn, students joined veterans in completing a collaborative art project.
Dr. Barry Kraus, associate professor and director of bands in Belmont’s School of Music, was a featured conductor at the Pacific Lutheran University Honor Band Festival in Tacoma, Washington, January 8-9. The festival involved 240 select high school musicians from the greater Seattle-Tacoma area.
