Belmont Dining Services has added three new campus eateries this semester as part of the University’s mission to enhance student centeredness and campus life.
An express version of Chick-fil-A had a soft opening in the Curb Café on Thursday. The popular fast food restaurant known for its chicken sandwiches will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and serve its traditional fried chicken and grilled sandwiches as well as salads, waffle fries, chicken nuggets, special sauces, fruit cups, sweet tea and lemonade. Director of Dining Services Kyle Grover said he hopes to add breakfast to Belmont’s Chick-fil-A in the spring semester.
Both Sandella’s Flatbread Café and a We Proudly Brew Starbucks outlet open on Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. respectively, when the University celebrates the grand opening of the Wedgewood Academic Center, where many freshmen students will take their general education sciences, mathematics and liberal arts classes.
Sandella’s Flatbread Café brings pizzas, sandwiches and quesadillas to the north end of campus and will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
We Proudly Brew Starbucks serves assorted coffee and tea beverages as well as pastries. The franchise accepts Bruin Bucks but is unable to take Starbucks gift cards or redeem loyalty stars. It will be open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Belmont University was again named among the nation’s 
Ashley Barrett is the 2014-15 recipient of the David G. Greathouse Physical Therapy Scholarship. The award is designated for a rising third-year physical therapy student who demonstrates leadership, scholarship and exemplary clinical performance within the program and who has a minimum grade point average of 3.7.
Dr. Jim Al-Shamma, assistant professor of theatre, facilitated a panel on Arabic and Arab-American Theatre at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, on July 26. As part of the panel, he presented a paper titled, “Collective Trauma and the Great Good Place: Saadallah Wannous’s ‘The Glass Café.’” In the paper, he read the one-act play of the title, published in 1965, as a veiled depiction of a Syrian populace traumatized by repressive state policies.
Dr. David Tough’s song “All Over The World” was featured on the television series “Rush” Season One, Episode Three, which aired on Aug. 7 on the USA Network. The song also features Belmont alumnus Rowland Folensbee on vocals.
Belmont University will hold its summer 2014 commencement ceremony for graduate and undergraduate students at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 in the Curb Event Center. Belmont will celebrate the graduation of a total of 218 students. During the graduation ceremony, 101 undergraduate, 83 master’s and 34 doctoral degrees will be conferred.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean spoke to Massey School of Business students on July 24 
Dr. Mike Pinter, teaching center director and professor of mathematics, has had a peer-reviewed article published this month in the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2014. The article is entitled “How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways for Syllabic Variation in Certain Poetic Forms.” 