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Pharmacy Students Certify with HIMSS

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Belmont College of Pharmacy students Michael Nixon and Brian George recently became certified by examination in the area of health care informatics. The Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) is a new Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) health IT certification designed for emerging professionals within the industry.

This certification demonstrates knowledge of health IT and management systems, facilitating entry-level careers in health IT and is designed to be a career pathway to the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) credential.

Belmont’s sponsor of the CAHIMS certification initiative is Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Informatics and Analytics in the Department of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences Anthony Blash, Pharm.D., BCompSc, CPHIMS. Blash has created a four-course sequence of classes to prepare Belmont student pharmacists for healthcare informatics and to sit for the CAHIMS certification. The college saw its first student certify at the CAHIMS level last month and expects 20-30 students to certify each year moving forward.

“Nashville is considered by many to be home to the U.S. healthcare industry, with nearly 300 companies providing healthcare synergies found in few other places.” said Blash.  “If your interests lie in pharmacy and informatics, our program stands apart. With experiential rotation sites at the headquarters of the largest healthcare organizations in the world, faculty with experiences in the corporate boardrooms of many American healthcare companies and a Pharmacy / Healthcare Informatics experience facilitated by the current national chairman of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Educational Steering Committee on Informatics and Technology, our faculty represents the pinnacle of teaching experience. As an HIMSS Approved Education Partner, Belmont University’s College of Pharmacy becomes the only pharmacy school in the world with a healthcare informatics concentration leading to an internationally recognized certification in healthcare informatics which may be obtained before experiential rotations, residency inquiries and job searches begin.”

Women’s Basketball Team Takes Sports Evangelism Trip to Brazil

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Women’s Basketball Team Takes Sports Evangelism Trip to Brazil

Keeping in line with the University’s mission to ‘engage and transform the World,’ Belmont’s Women’s Basketball team recently traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to focus on mission work and service, rather than hoops and sightseeing. Because of a major contract in the city, Head Coach Cameron Newbauer and Betty Wiseman, founder of the Belmont women’s basketball and sports evangelism programs, were able to make the trip a reality through a partnership and sponsorships from Brentwood Baptist Church.

Wiseman has been a member of the church for 37 years and developed a close friendship with Ray and Sharon Fairchild after meeting on a sports evangelism trip in 2000. The Fairchilds were missionaries in Rio for more than 30 years, and Sharon agreed to voluntarily lead Belmont’s trip.

Rio Group ShotCoach Newbauer was eager for his team to learn more about themselves as they ministered to the people of Rio. “As a coach, it is important to show athletes that the value they possess as a human being is far greater and more powerful than any sport they play. Acts of service, such as on our Rio trip, help them see the impact they can have on others,” said Newbauer. “We had a number of individuals that challenged themselves with getting outside of their comfort zone and publicly sharing their faith.”

The week of missions began as the women visited schools in the area building relationships with the students. “I believe everyone would agree that the hardest two days of the trip was each time we left ‘the school on the hill.’ Saying goodbye to the children was so difficult. The happiness they showed while we were there was indescribable. It was just the power of God connecting us in a way that nothing else can, and I do know that our program shared moments with the children and people of Rio that we will never forget and are so grateful to have experienced,” said Newbauer.

Rio-Christ the Redeemer StatueBut the team couldn’t leave without hitting the court. After finishing their service work, they competed against three Brazilian teams. When the women played against Municipal, their first opponent, a game highlight was the half-time gospel messages shared by Wiseman, whom the Brazilian people named “Betchi.” She gave her testimony as attendees prayed alongside her.

While traveling, the group visited a missionary training school for women where Sharon Fairchild constructed a prayer garden for visitors. The team spent quiet time in the garden, under a tree canopy of playing monkeys, and listened to a devotional from Wiseman before heading to their second game against Manguiera. A Belmont second-half run gave the Bruins a comfortable 15 point lead to finish out the game with a 73-59 win. Afterwards, players from each team exchanged apparel to commemorate.

The team’s final game, against All Basket, brought the trips’s largest crowd with more than 150 children from a local church in attendance. They cheered, did the wave and pumped up the team during timeouts and halftime leading to a final Belmont victory of 65-25. “Their energy during our game and the cheering they did at halftime, led by B-dub (Wiseman), was so beautiful to hear. The beat was to ‘We will rock you,’ yet they were yelling ‘Belmont…Belmont….Belmont.’ We had had a very emotional day and to look up and see all these children who came to support us and were so excited to share the game with us was indescribable,” said Newbauer.

Rio Team PhotoBefore leaving Nashville for the trip, the team adopted the Prayer of Jabez as their traveling verse. Chosen for its plea of protection, the scripture speaks to expansion and blessings and kept the group focused on maintaining open hearts and minds to impact the people they met and be changed themselves. Before departing from Rio, the team visited the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue and reflected on the week’s lessons.

Throughout the trip, Newbauer and the team kept their loved ones at home updated via their blog, Bruins on Mission. One of their final posts said, “Our team will never look at a basketball the same. For some it became a soccer ball, for others a precious gift from the Belmont Women’s Basketball team, but for all of us, a basketball is now the bridge that can cross any language barrier and break down walls. A basketball now means hope and love from our team.”

Lewis Published on National PRSSA Blog

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Achievers.Lewis_Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Vice President of Advocacy and senior public relations major Victoria Lewis was recently published on PRSSA’s national blog, “Progressions,” with her piece, “Diversity Beyond the Looking Glass.”

In honor of diversity month, the article discusses defining, living and growing diversity, specifically within the public relations field. Lewis writes, “If I had it my way, I would rewrite the definition of diversity on dictionary.com. Diversity: A vast array of experiences and knowledge in any area of life.” She encourages readers to share their definition of diversity on twitter with the hashtag #PRDiversity.

Belmont Tops 7,400 Students for Fall 2015

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Belmont Tops 7,400 Students for Fall 2015

Record-breaking enrollment includes more than 1,400 new freshmen

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With a new semester of classes beginning at 8 a.m. sharp today, Belmont University welcomed a record-breaking 7,425 students to campus this morning, an enrollment number that’s more than doubled since 2000 (2,976 students). This marks the 15th consecutive year that Belmont’s enrollment broke the previous year’s record, a phenomenal feat for a private University committed to traditional, residential education rather than online learning. Applications for undergraduate admissions for Fall 2015 saw an increase of 8.3 percent and resulted in the University’s largest freshman class to date with 1,429 students.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “As Belmont celebrates its 125th Anniversary this year, it’s amazing to me to ponder the way this University has grown and changed over the course of its history. I believe our founders would be incredibly—and pleasantly—surprised to see how their initial dreams to enable female education in the 19th century have developed into a top-ranking, co-ed institution focused on empowering more than 7,400 students to engage and transform the world. I’m honored to again welcome so many new students into that legacy this fall.”

Associate Provost and Dean of Enrollment David Mee added, “Another year of record enrollment at Belmont proves again how this campus offers one of the most astonishing stories in higher education. When a University offers outstanding academic and co-curricular programs, the finest and most advanced facilities and an unwavering commitment to its mission, students from every state and many countries will enroll in record numbers. This has indeed been the Belmont story.”

This year’s incoming freshman class hails from 47 states and represents 10 foreign countries, with 78 percent of the class originating from outside of Tennessee. As a group, Belmont’s Class of 2019 scored an average of 26 on the ACT and held an average high school GPA of 3.5. Twenty-nine percent were in the top 10 percent of their graduating class, with 56 percent in the top quarter of those who submitted a class ranking. Belmont’s student body currently consists of 6,053 undergraduate students and 1,372 pursuing graduate/professional paths.

With the opening this fall of the R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center, Belmont is investing in state-of-the-art academic space and resources to serve its increased enrollment while also more than doubling the seating capacity of its main campus cafeteria.

Final Fall 2015 enrollment figures won’t be available until mid-September following the university’s official drop/add/withdraw period.

Maggie Fincher, Sybril Brown Honored by NAWBO

April Hefner
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Maggie FincherSybril BrownBelmont senior entrepreneurship major Maggie Fincher and media studies professor Dr. Sybril Brown were both honored by the Nashville chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) during the “Celebrating Women of Music City Awards” event held Wednesday in Green Hills.

Brown, who was unable to attend the event due to her class schedule, was recognized as the 2015 Nashville NAWBO Diversity Leader of the Year, noting that she has consistently cultivated diversity and inclusion in the community. Meanwhile, Fincher, who serves this year as the president of Enactus, was awarded the 2015 Student Scholarship Award by NAWBO. Fincher is also the owner of The Red Table Cloth, a dining experience auction launching this fall.

Author Joe Calloway Joins Belmont as Entrepreneurship Executive in Residence

April Hefner
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Joe CallowayPopular business speaker and author Joe Calloway is joining Belmont University’s Center for Entrepreneurship as the Executive in Residence for academic year 2015-16. He will be working directly with the Jack C. Massey College of Business’s entrepreneurship students and will be participating in all of the Center’s events throughout the year, including offering insights to student entrepreneurs in the University’s Accelerator and Hatchery programs that are designed to get new businesses off the ground.

Calloway said, “Belmont University has always been a source of new thinking and ideas. In my work with entrepreneurs, I’ve seen that success is driven by a passion for new ideas and a constant drive to take what works and make it better.  This is what I hope to encourage and develop in students in bringing them some of the best thinking from the entrepreneurial marketplace.”

Calloway works with entrepreneurs and business owners to help them improve performance and grow their businesses. He is the author of six business books including the acclaimed Becoming a Category of One, and his new book to be released in November, Magnetic: The Art of Attracting Business. A popular speaker for business conferences around the world, Calloway has worked with groups ranging from Coca Cola in Africa and newspaper publishers in the Netherlands to American Express and small business owners throughout the United States.

125th Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off Saturday with ‘Battle of the Belmont Bands’

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125th Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off Saturday with ‘Battle of the Belmont Bands’

BOTBB InviteBelmont University will kick off its 125th Anniversary Celebration this Saturday with a family-friendly music festival featuring exclusively student and alumni talent. The event will begin on The Lawn at 2:30 p.m. with the annual “Battle of the Belmont Bands” contest as six selected student bands–Better Eyes, Brave Town, Constellations, Emma Place, Mocha and Nodaway–perform with a panel of industry experts in the audience to determine a winner. Those judges are organized by Musician’s Corner, the annual concert series in Centennial Park to promote emerging artists, which then invites the winner to perform at an upcoming concert.

In addition, following the announcement of the “Battle of the Belmont Bands” winner, the evening will conclude with a concert featuring three critically and commercially acclaimed Belmont alumni bands: Steve Moakler, COIN and Kopecky.

Throughout the afternoon, children’s activities will be held on the patio in front of McWhorter Hall, including face painting, balloon animals, inflatables, musical performances by “Mr. Steve” and more. Plus, a number of popular community food trucks will be on hand, stationed along the Lawn, to provide refreshments, and numerous stations will be set up around the Lawn to welcome back alumni and friends, provide additional information on the anniversary celebration and sell artist merchandise.

This free event is open to the public, and parking is available on the north side of campus in the Inman/McWhorter Garage, the Wedgewood Academic Center Garage and the Baskin Garage, all of which can be viewed on the Campus Map.

FULL SCHEDULE

2:30 p.m.: Festival begins!
Food Trucks Open (2:30-10 p.m.)
Family Fun Zone Opens (2:30- 6 p.m.)
Photo Frames roaming the site (2:30-8 p.m.)
Bruiser in the family Fun Zone (2:30-2:50 p.m.)
Bookstore Open (2:30-5 p.m.)
Student Affairs Zone Opens (2:30-6 p.m.)
Athletics Tent Opens (2:30 PM- 6 p.m.)
Alumni Tent Opens (2:30- 6 p.m.)
Picture Booth Open (2:30- 10 p.m.)

2:55 p.m.: Battle of the Belmont Bands begins

3-3:30 p.m.: Mr. Steve performs in the Family Fun Zone

3:10-3:30 p.m.: Bruiser at Photo Booth

4-4:20 p.m.: Bruiser working the stage Crowd

4:30-5 p.m.: Mr. Steve performs in the Family Fun Zone

4:40-5 p.m.: Bruiser in Family Fun Zone

5:15-6 p.m.: Announce winner of BOTBB

5:30-5:50 p.m.: Bruiser at Alumni Relations/Athletics

6:05-7:05 p.m.: Steve Moakler performs

7:20-8:20 p.m.: COIN performs

8:35-9:50 p.m.: Kopecky performs

Mayor Karl Dean Sends 1,800 Belmont New Students to ‘SERVE’ Nashville

Hope Buckner
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Mayor Karl Dean Sends 1,800 Belmont New Students to ‘SERVE’ Nashville

Freshmen orientation is widely known for move-in days, campus procedure seminars and new student meet and greets. For Belmont University freshmen and transfers, the days leading up to the first day of school are marked with these events and more, including the chance to experience Nashville in a meaningful and hands-on way – through service.

SERVE, an event that’s been held for more than 10 years, allows members of Belmont’s newest class and transfer students to spend time in the community with their orientation groups. This year, the 1,800 students were spread out among 41 sites including Buena Vista Enhanced Options Middle School, Preston Willis Ministries and Rocketown.

SERVE-352Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, who will be joining Belmont’s faculty this year as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of History and Politics, spent time with the group before they left, thanking them for their service and commitment to the community. Sending them out with the charge to “find a lasting and meaningful way to get involved,” Mayor Dean encouraged students to fully embrace their new community. “Maybe it will be painting a playground, maybe it will be helping a child with reading or math, but however you do it, you are capable of making a lasting difference in someone’s life.”

With service being a significant guiding principle of the University’s Vision 2020 plan, President Dr. Bob Fisher commented on the natural fit of including a service project in students’ first days on campus, telling the student volunteers, “I hope many of you will remember the very first time you came to this campus, and you’ll be reminded that at Belmont, it’s about who you can serve. The greatest privilege you’ll ever have is to be in a position where you’re strong enough, smart enough and have the resources and the education so you can help someone. I’m so grateful that this is a place where we start and say from the beginning – you will go out and serve the community,” Dr. Fisher said.

For Belmont freshman and Dallas transplant Sam Johnston, the opportunity to spend the afternoon serving was the perfect chance to invest in his new home. “It’s a great way to give back to a place that gives so much to you,” Johnston said. “Nashville is an amazing city, and I love the fact that I can have the opportunity to give back to something that has given me a place like Belmont and such an amazing community.”

Tim Stewart, Belmont’s director of service learning, said the experience provides an opportunity for students to put the University’s beliefs into action, while allowing them the chance to experience the needs of their community. “SERVE sets a valuable tone for students to realize that service is an integral part of Belmont’s mission and that it will be an integral part of their experience here,” Stewart said. “Students accomplish things that are of direct and immediate benefit to the community but beyond that, students become aware of the needs around them and how they can make a difference in the lives of others.”

Alumni Roman and Lancaster Renovate CPA Choir Room

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Alumni Roman and Lancaster Renovate CPA Choir Room

Tanner Roman and Gary Lancaster, audio engineering technology alumni and students of Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Scott Hawley, recently participated in an acoustical renovation of Christ Presbyterian Academy’s (CPA) choir room. The duo teamed up with Randall Griffith of Harrison Entertainment Group to design and construct the new room.

Roman attended and graduated from CPA in 2008 and said he has stayed in touch with a number of teachers since then. At a recent visit to the school, Roman overheard teachers discussing challenges with the choir room. After experiencing the sound quality himself, he remembered back to what he learned in Hawley’s physics 2010 course, one of his favorites at Belmont, and knew he could help.

The room’s renovation included a modification of the AC system, framing walls, adding panels and thermodynamic bass traps, stretching acoustical fabric, laying insulation in the ceiling, building multifusers, diffusers and installing a new sound system.

Roman said the opportunity to use his Belmont education for CPA’s success was incredibly meaningful. “I have kept both Christ Presbyterian Academy and Belmont University close like family,” Roman said. “I am grateful for the amazing education I have received from both and am so excited and humbled to be able to give back in this way.”

Since the renovation, Roman has gone back to CPA for a presentation on the basics of acoustical physics.

 

Belmont Men’s Basketball Team Wows on United Kingdom Tour

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Belmont Men’s Basketball Team Wows on United Kingdom Tour

Belmont’s Men’s Basketball team recently returned from a trip to the United Kingdom where they played the Dagenham Dragons, Thames Valley Cavaliers and Swords of Thunder – and won all three games.

While there, the team toured Ireland and England and as Head Coach Rick Byrd said, “As always, we look forward to friendly competition, but the trip is about so much more than the games. One of the great things about collegiate athletics is the opportunity to see and experience different parts of the world. All of us are grateful for the opportunities that this trip allows.”

For more information on the team’s travels, click here.

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