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Belmont Staff Gear Up for Camp Season

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Fifteen Belmont students and four residence directors facilitate groups on campus during the summer

Thousands of students and adults will make Belmont their summer home in the coming weeks as the University hosts several summer camps and conferences.

Event Manager Sarah Brown has prepared for the influx with 15 Belmont students and four residence directors, who will facilitate the groups on campus throughout June and July.

Among the summer camps are Bruin Camps with Belmont Athletics coaches and programs through the College of Visual and Performing Arts for ballet dancers as well as piano, strings and wind instrument players.

The largest of the camps is MFuge, which brings 3,000 high school students to Belmont over the course of the summer. Lifeway began the camp in 1979 and has grown it to include Bible studies, team-building recreation activities and community service projects at more than 60 Nashville organizations including Metro Parks, Nashville Rescue Mission, Front Porch Ministries and local nursing homes.

Also with a mission-oriented approach, Project Transformation provides leadership development and ministry exploration opportunities to 32 college-age young adults through immersion in churches in Middle Tennessee’s low-income neighborhoods. For nine weeks the students, known as young adult interns, coordinate free summer day camps for children in under-served Nashville neighborhoods. Project Transformation helps churches to fill the void in ministries that resonate with young adults and allows the students to have transformational experiences to help them figure out how their career goals align with God’s plan.

“These students live on campus and provide academic enrichment for at-risk children and youth across our city.  This partnership with the United Methodist Church began last summer and resulted in two Belmont students founding a ministry to continue their work all last year,” said Vice President of Spiritual Development Todd Lake. “In addition, one of the Belmont participants last year went on to seminary and has returned this summer as a Project Transformation supervisor.  Vision 2015 states that we will give increasing evidence of our Christian character by partnering with outside Christian organizations, and this is one exemplary way we are able to live this out.”

The University’s Towering Traditions orientation program Foundations, which is designed to welcome freshmen and transfer students as well as their families, runs June 10 through 29 and brings approximately 250 students to campus for each session.

Other summer conferences on campus include the United Methodist Men: Inside Out For the Glory of God from July 12 to 14, American Scientific Affiliation’s Annual Conference from July 19 to 22 and Lifeway’s Main Event from July 26 to 27.

Belmont Hosts 68th Annual Meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation

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Largest meeting of Christians in the sciences comes to Nashville in July

The American Scientific Affiliation’s 68th Annual Meeting will take place July 19-22 at Belmont University as some 250 scientists and academics advance the conversation about faith and science. This year’s theme is “In God’s Image: Celebrating Creativity in Science and Invention” based on Psalm 8:6, “You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet.”

American Scientific Affiliation Executive Director Randall D. Isaac said, “Our meeting enables Christians in the sciences to meet and support each other. As Christians with a vocation in the sciences, we seek to bring a Christian perspective to our work. As scientists with a commitment to Christ, we seek to understand how a study of God’s creation strengthens our Christian faith. Personal interaction is a vital part of that community of support. We share our insights and experiences to encourage each other in the faith.”

Plenary speakers are Belmont Director of Entrepreneurship Jeff Cornwall, Princeton University Chemistry Professor Andy Bocarsly, U.S. Department of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences Research Division Director Jim Van Dam, University of Illinois College of Engineering Associate Dean for Administration Bruce A. Vojak and Rutgers University Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Mary Wagner.

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Slay Elected to Jazz Education Network Board

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Assistant Professor of Music Business Cheryl Slay has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Jazz Education Network (JEN).  The Jazz Education Network is a global nonprofit organization that seeks to advance jazz education, promote performance and develop new audiences. JEN was founded in 2008 in Chicago, Ill. and has over 1,500 members in all 50 states, seven Canadian provinces and 22 countries.

 

Rogers, Searcy Present Belmont Case Study

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During the inaugural Tennessee’s Private Colleges and Universities Association Mid-Managers Conference, Vice President for Administration and University Counsel Jason Rogers and Director of Community Relations, Joyce Searcy shared a Belmont-specific case study and lessons learned. They demonstrated how critical it is for all institutional personnel to work together when called upon to address both on- and off-campus issues. Their session also addressed more general best practices associated with the leader’s response to and management of on- and off-campus politics.

Nursing Students Awarded Promise of Nursing Scholarships

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Belmont undergraduate nursing students Paige Nunnelly, Andrew Rainer and Erin Roder recently were awarded Promise of Nursing for Tennessee Scholarships. The scholarships are based on academic achievement, financial need and involvement in nursing student organizations and community activities related to health care.  The scholarship committee chose from hundreds of applications for these awards with only nine scholarships being given statewide. The Promise of Nursing for Tennessee scholarship program is administered by the Foundation of the National Students Nurses’ Association. Funding for the scholarship program was contributed by hospitals and health care agencies in Tennessee, Johnson & Johnson and national companies with an interest in supporting nursing education.

 

 

Rose Park Scholarships Awarded to Students from Districts 17, 19

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 Hillsboro graduate Rachel Roberts is recognized for being Rose Park full-time scholarship recipient with Councilwomen Erica Gilmore (right) and Sandra Moore (left).

Three Metro Nashville Public Schools high school graduates and incoming Belmont freshmen have received four-year scholarships to cover their tuition and fees at Belmont University as recipients of the Rose Park Scholarships. This fall Belmont will welcome Rose Park Scholarship recipients Rachel Roberts and Chelsea Hawkins of Hillsboro High School as well as Jasmine Conyers of Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet.

Scrubs Magazine Ranks Belmont Nursing Top 5 in the South

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Belmont’s School of Nursing was recently listed as the No. 2 Nursing School in the South in “The Nurse’s Guide to Nursing Schools,” published on Scrubsmag.com. The program was also ranked in the top 25 institutions nationwide in the article. All ratings and reviews in the guide were based on data submitted by nurses between June and September last year.

Scrubsmag.com, an active online blog and community for nurses, is the companion website to Scrubs magazine, which debuted in November 2009. Content for both the magazine and the website is based on the full, varied and expansive entirety of a nurse’s life.

Wiseman Honored at OVC Luncheon Celebrating Title IX

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On May 30, the Ohio Valley Conference held a luncheon to cap off a year-long celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Title IX. Each of the OVC’s 12-member institutions identified a pioneer in women’s athletics from their school to be honored during the year and celebrated at a home athletic event on their campus. Belmont’s honoree, Betty Wiseman, attended the luncheon at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Nashville the day before her own retirement.

“The OVC has a rich history of women’s athletics along with a bright future thanks to the commitment, passion and contribution of the trailblazers the conference is honoring as part of its Title IX celebration.” said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner. “It is important to take time to appreciate the progress that has been made on the playing fields and in the classrooms as a result of the adoption of Title IX and commit to ensuring students of either gender are not subject to any sort of discrimination under any education program or activity.”

Greek Week Impacts Community, Raises Funds

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With a mission to “engage all of Greek Life at Belmont University,” Belmont’s annual Greek week in April sought to challenge individuals to re-think what it means to be a part of something bigger than one’s self. Fraternity and sorority members across campus focused on three objectives during the week-long event: generating pride and excitement about being Greek, educating the community about the impact of Greek life and joining together as a group to accomplish something great.

As part of that mission, Greeks raised more than $8,700 during Greek Week to donate to the Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee, an organization that educates and provides services and treatment for mentally ill patients.

Coordinator of Student Activities Kevin Reynolds said, “The fraternity and sorority community at Belmont is incredibly special. Greek organizations set themselves apart from other student organizations through their lifetime commitments to the core values of scholarship, leadership, service and friendship. Events like Greek Week are important because they give Greeks the opportunity to come together to celebrate that commitment with fun activities, friendly competition and time spent reminding themselves of the reasons Greek Life exists on college campuses – to make an impact. I am so proud of the accomplishments of this community. Philanthropically, scholastically and in service, they constantly show why they matter.”

The week included a variety of fun activities and competitions, including a Greek Bootcamp Relay Race, the Greek Olympics and a Worship Night. In addition, approximately 500 students spent a day in the Nashville community at various locations taking up their call to service and civic engagement.

Greek Week culminated with the always popular Greek Sing. For months students write lyrics, choreograph dances and warm up their vocal chords for a night of performances for their peers. For the third year in a row, Phi Delta Theta took home the trophy for its performance of “Phi Delts in Space” – an homage to Star Wars that closed with a jaw dropping a capella number. Click here to view Phi Delts in Space.

Gonas Wins Award, Published in Nashville Nonprofit Review

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Associate Professor of Finance Dr. John Gonas was presented the Jack Kahl Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for the Sam. M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow of the Year at the recent Enactus National Exposition in Kansas City. Nominated by his students, Gonas won the award for his “outstanding contribution to the Enactus Team at Belmont University and to the advancement of the entire Enactus organization.”

In a letter supporting the nomination, College of Business Administration Dean Dr. Pat Raines wrote, “The results from John Gonas’ leadership of our Belmont SIFE/Enactus teams over the past eight years are remarkable: two National Championships and two trips to the World Cup… It is impossible to relate to you in a letter how much John cares about the personal and professional development of his Enactus students. He spends countless hours with them, developing Enactus projects and simultaneously developing character that they will take with them for the rest of their lives. In my experience, I have not seen anyone contribute more to Enactus students and the Enactus organization than John Gonas.”

In addition, Dr. Gonas recently published an article in the Nashville Nonprofit Review detailing the lessons he has learned from Spring Back Recycling. The article, “Social enterprise: profitability in an open marketplace” is on page 8. The online-only publication seeks to be a source of information for the nonprofit community in Nashville and beyond, focusing on issues that are important to our sector.

Belmont’s Enactus team developed the concept, business plan, supply chain, licensee structure and operations manual for Spring Back Recycling, a nonprofit business that employs formerly homeless or incarcerated workers in recycling mattresses, giving them an opportunity for sustainable employment and small business training.

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