Service Corps, a Belmont student organization dedicated to providing student experiences in the music and entertainment industries, took 22 members to this year’s Grammy Week in Los Angeles. While there, students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of hands-on industry experiences that placed them directly in the excitement of the events. And two students connected to Belmont even performed on the red carpet during a Grammy pre-telecast event on E.
Fifteen students participated as talent escorts in the two-day Grammy Radio Row, an event where celebrities and their teams interview with stations all over the U.S. All 22 students participated as escorts for Friday’s MusiCares Gala on the red carpet. On Saturday, students participated in the Grammy Special Merit red carpet and awards show to assist with event logistics, and on Sunday students worked the Grammy red carpet as escorts to nominees and guests of the Recording Academy.
College of Entertainment and Music Business Dean Doug Howard said, “Belmont University always has a presence at the Grammys through our talented alumni being recognized for their great work. What many may not know is that for the past 15 years, our students have had the opportunity to work behind the scenes at Grammy Week through Service Corps―a student organization that volunteers for industry events ranging from CMA Fest to Sundance. I’m so proud of our students who have consistently demonstrated a high level of professionalism through the years at our industry’s highest profile events. And we are very grateful to NARAS and Rogers & Cowan for continuing to give our students these remarkable experiences.”
Stephen Owens spoke at a Belmont Chapel on Friday, Feb. 6, telling about his journey from resentment to forgiveness as his mother sat on death row for playing a major role in the murder of his father.
Belmont University invites alumni, friends and family to attend Homecoming 2015 Feb. 26-28 for a variety of special events. The celebration, centered on the theme “Destination Belmont,” will feature the first Bruin Spirit Walk, two basketball games, a campus-wide canned food drive supporting Second Harvest Food Bank, a homecoming concert and a pep rally and bonfire. For a complete list of all Belmont Homecoming 2015 events and an opportunity to register, click 
With a mission to promote and celebrate cultural awareness on Belmont’s campus, the University’s Black Student Association (BSA) has announced a series of campus-wide events to celebrate Black History Month. This year’s theme is Renewal: Roots, Renaissance, Rights and the week’s festivities are planned as a way to explore and celebrate all aspects of black culture.
Associate Professor of Dance and Director of the Dance Minor Program Debbie Belue recently presented a workshop entitled “Smart Moves: Building Brainpower with Dance” at Vanderbilt University’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. The workshop focused on learning, creativity and intelligence as processes of a whole body experience. Participants were introduced to specific movement sequences that serve to organize the body and brain in preparation for learning and creative problem solving.
She said the greatest thing she has learned since the game’s start would be something that mentor and Belmont entrepreneurship professor Jeff Cornwall has said many times. For a start-up to be successful, “it takes a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck.” Moriah says that couldn’t be more true for The Escape Game Nashville. The couple feels luck to be part of the venture, but the road since then has been a lot of hard work for the duo and the rest of their team.
Associate Professor of Economics and Music Business Jennifer Fowler was recently quoted in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s “Extra Credit,” the bank’s online newsletter designed to assist teachers in economic and personal finance topics and teaching strategies. Fowler discussed Nashville’s growing tourism and music tourism industries.
Curb College Career Development Specialist Tish Stewart was nominated by one of Belmont’s entertainment industry partners to join SOURCE Nashville and was accepted. SOURCE is a nonprofit, invitation-only organization unifying female executives from all facets of the Nashville Music Industry.