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Important Construction Update: North Garage Closed Beginning May 4

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Significant 15th/Acklen congestion expected all summer

Students, faculty and staff who will be on campus this summer should be aware of the impact of ongoing construction as final touches are put on both the Wedgewood Academic Center and the new residence hall:

  • North Garage Closed May 4-July 6—The North Garage (beneath Inman/McWhorter) and both alleys leading to the garage will be closed beginning Sunday night May 4 to allow for work on utility lines and the concrete entrance. Vehicles will not be able to enter or exit the North Garage. Please move your vehicle to another area before the closure.
  • Significant Congestion on 15th and Acklen Avenues—Work on both Acklen roundabouts (at 15th and in front of Baskin Garage) will increase in May, June and July, and numerous vendors and delivery vehicles will be in the area as the Wedgewood Academic Center comes to completion. In addition, 15th Avenue (between Acklen and Wedgewood only) will be limited to one-lane traffic (south from Wedgewood) during June and July. Traffic leaving the north side of campus will be directed down Acklen to 12th when exiting. All of this will cause significant congestion in that area.
  • Park in Curb Garage—Though the Baskin Garage will remain open, due to the significant road work and anticipated congestion, all employees, students and guests on campus this summer are strongly encouraged to park in the Curb Garage. Otherwise, if parking on the North end of campus, please anticipate experiencing frequent and sometimes lengthy delays.
  • Noise Impact, Lawn Closure—Final work to connect the new Wedgewood Academic Center to both Inman and McWhorter will begin on May 5. Jackhammering will occur for approximately a week on the second floor of both buildings near the connection spots. In addition, geothermal bores and loop circuits will be installed on The Lawn this summer, and this process will also be fairly noisy and require the Lawn to be closed. The Lawn area is expected to reopen during the fall semester.

Additional work will also be ongoing in the Thrailkill Garage and the new residence hall. Event Services and Residence Life will communicate directly with summer groups impacted by that work. We recognize these projects can cause inconveniences with accessing campus, but we all excitedly await the openings this fall of our newest academic and residential buildings. Thank you again for your patience and understanding.

Education Faculty, Graduate Students Present at Conference

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EDU_presenters-2Associate Professor of Education Dr. Rachael Flynn-Hopper, Henna Jurca and Heidi Elbarky led a workshop, “Music in the Classroom: A Learning and Management Tool,” on the use of music to support the cognitive, physical and social-emotional development of children in early childhood and elementary classrooms. Participants learned how music sets the tone for the day and learning environment, how to use songs and technology to make music accessible and ways to incorporate it across the curriculum.

Heather Cain, graduate student in the reading specialist program, presented a session on the importance of developing phonemic awareness and phonics skills through the use of a phonics phone. Her session, “Phonics Phones,” allowed participants to make their own Phonics Phones, model and practice their use and generate ideas on how they could incorporate them in the classroom.

Spanish Students Learn to Cook ‘Cuisine of the Hispanic World’

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hispanic-cooking-2This spring semester the students in SPA 2895 La Cocina del Mundo Hispano (“Cuisine of the Hispanic World”) studied the connections between culture and cuisine in Spanish speaking countries. They practiced Spanish vocabulary and grammar needed for a variety of culinary activities and read Like Water for Chocolate by the novelist Laura Esquivel and food-themed odes by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Putting theory to practice, their professor, Dr. David C. Julseth, arranged for a series of hands-on cooking workshops that were taught in Spanish by Hispanic chefs in a professional community kitchen located in the new Casa Azafrán Community Center. Here the students learned to make the recipes from the Mexican novel by Esquivel, as well as Salvadoran pususas, Peruvian ceviche and Colombian sancocho stew. Cassava (yuca) fries, chile rellenos and cooked plantains were some of the semester favorites!

Trowbridge Challenges Community to Consider Google Glass for Education

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Trowbridge-Wearing-Glass-2Dr. Kevin S. Trowbridge, assistant professor of public relations, challenged students and faculty at Union University as well as West Tennessee community leaders to consider how emerging technologies could change the way we see teaching and learning.

Trowbridge was invited to be the inaugural keynote speaker for an event series sponsored by the Thomas R. Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice at Union University on Thur., April 10, on Union’s campus in Jackson, Tenn. The presentation was titled “Learning #ThroughGlass: An Exploration of Google Glass for Education.”

“While the fundamentals of education remain steadfast, innovative educators are constantly monitoring the dynamic communication landscape for tools that may enhance their educational practice,” Trowbridge said. The presentation featured a demonstration of Google Glass and a discussion of the pedagogical implications of Glass in the learning space.

Trowbridge has been a Glass Explorer since late 2013 and has experimented with the wearable technology in courses he’s taught at Belmont during the spring semester. He is also collaborating with colleagues at other institutions on research projects associated with Google Glass.

In addition to the evening lecture, which was open to the public, Trowbridge was a guest in two educational technology classes at Union and was interviewed for a segment on “Jackson 24/7,” a daily news program produced by broadcast journalism students and aired on Jackson’s local cable television system.

Bisson Publishes Book

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doug bissonDr. Douglas Bisson, professor of history, has published A history of England. The sixth edition of this two-volume textbook was released by Pearson Education in January 2014. The new edition is also available in a Chinese Simplified version.  Professor Bisson is the sole active author of A history of England and has also published The Merchant Adventurers of England (University of Delaware Press).

Pathways Scholars Visit Mammoth Cave

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mammoth_cave-2Mathematics and Computer Science department faculty Dr. Glenn Acree (Pathways director) and Dr. Danny Biles (Pathways program manager) recently took seven of the students from the Pathways Scholarship Program to Mammoth Cave National Park. The students were given a description and viewing of the instruments used to monitor and maintain the climate in the cave, received explanations of the geological features of the Mammoth Cave system and learned about the history and folklore regarding the cave. Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the cave system and is a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. It is the world’s longest known cave system, with more than 400 miles explored. Pathways is a scholarship and mentoring program for students in the areas of biochemistry and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, mathematics, neuroscience and physics which was established by a National Science Foundation grant.  The students attending were Angela Gaetano, Jack Streeter, Spencer Colling, Lee McGill, Josh Stark, Kathryn Hook and Emily Deas.

MSN Students Achieve 100 Percent First-Time Pass Rate

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10 Years of Perfection for Nursing Graduates

December 2013 MSN graduating class
December 2013 MSN graduating class

For the tenth consecutive year, graduates of the Belmont University master’s program (MSN) for Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) have achieved a 100 percent first time pass rate on the nursing certification examination. The most recent class of 28 graduates all passed the exam on the first attempt this spring. Nationally, only 80 percent of new FNP graduates pass on the first attempt.

“This is a truly remarkable accomplishment,” said Dr. Martha Buckner, associate dean of nursing.  “We are so proud of the sustained level of excellence by our students and faculty and for the leadership of program director and professor of nursing, Dr. Leslie Higgins.”

The School of Nursing began offering the Master of Science in Nursing 20 years ago, and the program has grown throughout the years to a record enrollment of 83 students this past fall. FNP graduates enjoy significant professional flexibility and marketability. Prepared to practice in a variety of settings, FNPs provide primary health care to families and individuals of all ages.

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Three Faiths Work Together as Innkeepers for Homeless

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On Wednesday evenings in the Sport Science building, Belmont University students and Nashville area volunteers created a modern day story of the Good Samaritan. In the Biblical parable, a man was beaten and robbed and his needs overlooked until a Samaritan bandaged him and took him to an inn.

“In this case we put him in a Kia or a Chevy and took him to a gymnasium,” said Belmont Vice President of Spiritual Development Todd Lake. “We found people in other religious communities who were willing to set the alarm clock early or miss time with family and friends to be here and help people who needed help.”

Room in the Inn is an organization that coordinates shelters for homeless people and offers them emergency services, transitional programs and long-term solutions to help people rebuild their lives. Belmont began hosting guests with Room in the Inn in 2011, becoming one of the only universities in the country to shelter homeless guests in on-campus facilities.

Two nights a week–Wednesdays and Fridays–from November to March Belmont students cook dinner for the homeless and fellowship with them before they turn in for the night on cots. Although they had the eagerness and willingness to serve, students often did not have transportation to get the homeless to campus this year, so students turned to members of other faiths in Nashville for help.  The Islamic Center of Nashville and Congregation Sherith Israel sent volunteer drivers and chefs to work alongside students at a Christian university to aid the homeless.

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Belmont staff and students ate lunch with volunteers from the Islamic Center of Nashville and Congregation Sherith Israel on April 10 to celebrate their partnership to serve the homeless.

During a recent informal celebration of the partnership’s success, Belmont Director of Outreach Micah Weedman said, “One thing all of our religious traditions share is a common commitment to hospitality, particularly to those on the margins of our society and those considered outsiders. One of the fundamental elements of Christian life is to welcome strangers so that they might be our friends. At a University where we strive to address issues like global poverty and homelessness, it’s important that we learn also to become friends and share meals with those we wish to serve, and with those we’re learning to serve with.”

“Thank you on behalf of Belmont students. People are always telling me how much this experience changed them,” said sophomore Jeanette Morelan. “Through Room in the Inn, we came to learn someone else’s perspective through dialogue. It’s been incredible to see how much students from the Belmont community wanted to give, and it pouring back into our loves. Thank you for facilitating that experience.”

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Students Ride Across America ‘With A Reason’

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riding with a reason 4While many college students spend the summer working, performing internships or continuing coursework, three Belmont students will cycle across the country to raise funds for orphans in Honduras.

“The idea of a 4,000-mile cross country bike ride was enticing but left us wanting more,” said JD Hartwig, of St. Louis, Mo. “Being on a bike four to six hours a day for seven weeks is a crazy ridiculous opportunity to bless other people.”

Hartwig, rising senior Brennon Mobley and rising junior James Richfield discovered they shared a common compassion for orphans and connected with 147 Million Orphans, a Middle Tennessee-based nonprofit organization that raises awareness for orphans and provides them with food, water and medication. They created Riding with a Reason to use the summer excursion to raise $50,000, enough to finance a school building in Mount Olivos, Honduras and fill it with basic supplies, desks, chairs, books and uniforms as well as secure teachers’ salaries. Together the students are underwriting the trip so that all of the money raised through their bike ride across the country supports the project.

On Monday, they left for Hondorus to visit the children they will impact, and on May 15, they will begin their seven-week journey from Oceanside, Oregon to Washington, D. C.

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Students Raise Funds for Cure International through Concert

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students-on-stageStudents in Dr. David Herrera’s Concert Promotions class were assigned the task of executing a live event at a local venue and raised $2,000 for a donation to the Cure International, a charity that provides free medical care to countries in need. Mark Fuhrer, Daniel Jenkins, Stephanie Kopel, Kellie Longworth, Kendall McHenry and Geoffey Webb  completed their project with a concert on April 13 at the Mercy Lounge with over 400 paying attendees. The show raised enough to cover all expenses plus the Cure International donation, which is covering the knee surgery of a 7-year-old Ethiopian boy. Students worked during the semester to book the talent through local agents, worked with managers, modified agreements/riders, executed a great promotion including radio buys, print adds and social media ad buys, then settled the event payout after box office closed with the venue.  The show talent was The Vespers, Judah & the Lion and Shel.

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