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Riechert Elected PRSA President-Elect

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The Public Relations Society of America Nashville Chapter elected Public Relations Department Chairman and Associate Professor Bonnie Riechert to serve as its president-elect in 2013. Riechert has served on the chapter board in numerous positions since 2006, including accreditation co-chair and chair, national assembly delegate and secretary.

PRSA is the world largest and foremost organization of public relations professionals, with 21,000 members. The Nashville Chapter includes almost 200 members.

New MyBelmont System Arrives in Late December

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Belmont’s current BIC/MyBelmont system is receiving a major overhaul, one that is expected to provide a safer, more user-friendly interface. The new system, called simply MyBelmont, is scheduled to officially launch in late December.

“Our goal for this project from the beginning was to make this a much more user-friendly, efficient and effective portal for doing the business of being a Belmont community member,” said April Hefner, assistant director of communications and chair of the MyBelmont Steering Team. “We began the process in summer 2011 interviewing students, faculty and staff as well as looking at Google analytics to make sure we were providing quick and easy access to the content our community needs and uses the most.”

For Phase 1 of the transition to the new MyBelmont, users will find all of the same applications, resources and software that currently exist on BIC, but many of those systems will now operate as part of a single sign-on, allowing individuals to have one user name and password for multiple products including Blackboard, BannerWeb and BruinLink. Future phases of the project intend to add additional apps as single sign on while also expanding content in numerous areas.

While navigating the new MyBelmont, a Launchpad area will remain in the top left-hand corner of the user’s screen. The Launchpad contains commonly-used apps and a list of popular links for more efficient access to frequently requested information. This includes a Faculty Dashboard space as well as links to registration, student convocation credits and employee vacation leave.

Another exciting aspect of the new MyBelmont is the mobile optimization of the site. Students, faculty and staff will now be able to more effectively access the site through their smartphones and tablet devices.

Currently, beta testing for the new MyBelmont is underway with approximately 100 students, faculty and staff from across campus–individuals interested in being beta testers should contact April Hefner for information on registration. The transition to the new MyBelmont is expected to be complete by Dec. 21, and after that time, all campus members will need to register for the new system before starting the spring semester.

Kopec Featured as Indie Rock Album of the Week

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Belmont public relations and political science student Thad Kopec is featured on the Indie Rock Cafe online music website for having the album of the week.

“The album is so appropriately named because Kopec’s heart is so clearly and deeply in the notes and words of his songs that he really connects with the listener, and that’s a hard thing for any musician to do, but also the key to their success. You know you have a great album when it’s hard to pick which songs from it you want to highlight,” the article says.

Click here to read the full article.

 

Green, Johnston Present in Nationwide Webinar

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College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Elisa Greene and Dean Philip E. Johnston prepared a nationwide webinar titled “Anaphylaxis Screening and Protection Program” as a  continuing education program for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, developed for the American Pharmacists Association and presented Nov. 13.  The program’s goal is to inform pharmacy personnel of the signs of anaphylaxis, use of the auto injectable devices available, management of persons who require injectable epinephrine for anaphylaxis and ongoing needs of persons with anaphylaxis history.

Belmont University Offers Free Christmas Eve Carillon Concert

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Belmont University Offers Free Christmas Eve Carillon Concert

Belmont University announces a Christmas gift to the Nashville community with a free Christmas Eve Carillon Concert, as well as the nationally televised airing of annual holiday music spectacular “Christmas at Belmont.”

The Christmas Eve Carillon Concert will be held at 2 p.m. at the campus Bell Tower, located just off the corner of Belmont Boulevard and Portland Avenue. The concert features Music Professor and longtime carillonneur Richard Shadinger playing traditional Christmas music on the tower’s 43-bell carillon, his final Christmas Eve Concert before his upcoming retirement in May.

Located in Belmont’s Bell Tower, the carillon is one of only 180 across the country and is played by hand, multiple times each week including large events, basketball games, Homecoming celebrations, between class changes and more. It’s seen many impressive memories and sights including annual Christmas concerts, marriage proposals and even its own rendition of the Star Wars Theme Song.

A pianist originally, Shadinger learned to play to the carillon for Belmont–having never even seen a carillon before Belmont’s arrived on campus. He showed immediate interest in the system and has taken an extreme liking to the instrument, traveling to conferences, attending weekly lessons for years and even taking a sabbatical to further his skills.

Of course, the holiday wouldn’t be complete without the annual “Christmas at Belmont” special, performed in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center last December. PBS will provide a national broadcast on Friday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. (CST) of the 2011 performance, which featured nearly 700 students and faculty from the School of Music and was hosted by country artist and Tony-nominated Broadway star Laura Bell Bundy. Check local listings for additional air times. In Middle Tennessee, Nashville Public Television (NPT-Channel 8) will air it on Christmas Eve at 9 p.m. (CST).

Tennessee World Affairs Council Brings Arab Spring Expert to Belmont

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Dr. Richard W. Bulliet, Middle Eastern history professor at Columbia University, spoke to students on “Understanding Muslim Societies: Political Authority in a Changing Middle East” on Wednesday.

“The issue is not who is going to fall, but what comes next, how it affects world affairs economically and from a cultural point of view,” he said.

A timely topic given changes and current events in the Middle East, Bulliet’s lecture discussed the Arab Spring and the challenge it presents to American foreign policy and interests across North Africa and the Near East.

He outlined historical background on Iran, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt. Military officer-led regimes control the economy and are involved in money-making activities, serving more as internal security than traditional military because, with the exception of Saddam Hussein’s regime, no Arab country attacks another, Bulliet said. Even when constitutionally elected, new regimes are underlined by the same military officers.

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Dr. Jesse Register Shares Insights on Diversity and Urban Education

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MNPS Director of Schools Dr. Jesse Register speaks to Belmont students.

Dr. Jesse Register, the director of Metro Nashville Public Schools, spoke with students and faculty today in the Baskin Center on the topic “Linking Academic Excellence and Diversity.” Register, who began his career as an English teacher, is a nationally-recognized expert in urban education. His remarks in today’s academic lecture convocation centered on insights garnered from “America’s Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation’s Future,” a 2006 report that highlights how changing socioeconomic conditions are impacting education.

“The first point this report makes is that there’s a widening disparity in literacy and numeracy skills among our school-age and adult populations,” Register said, pointing to decreasing graduation rates as one indicator. In 1969, high school graduation rates peaked at 77 percent but have dropped significantly since that time.

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Students Recognize Searcy with Eagle Award

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Mt. Zion Baptist Church recognized Belmont Director of Community Relations Joyce Searcy with its Eagle Award on Nov. 11. The church gives the award annually to a university faculty or staff member during the church’s College Sunday, a service led by and for college students. Click here to view a video of Belmont employees and students reflecting on Searcy’s good work for them and the University. Click on “November Sunday Series,” then “College Sunday” and fast forward to 1:07:22.

Physical Therapy Students Coordinate Dierks Bentley’s Miles & Music for Kids

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Once again this fall, students from Belmont University School of Physical Therapy assisted with the annual Dierks Bentley Miles and Music for Kids motorcycle ride and concert to benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.  Since its inception seven years ago, Belmont physical therapy students have served as the event’s volunteer staff, and this year over 70  students participated.

“We could not have taken this event to the level it now is without the help of my friend Mike Voight and his students at Belmont University,” said Bentley.  “The Belmont students have been integral to the success of this event from the inaugural ride seven years ago to its current size.  I always look forward to working with them.”

Unfortunately, after coordinating preparation for the event, stormy weather forced the last-minute cancellation of the motorcycle ride and eventually the concert as well.  Among the thousands of disappointed fans were some discouraged volunteers as well.

“The Belmont PT students are a huge part of the continued success of this event. We had all been working hard for a few hours when they made the decision to call off the show and the mood could have easily changed, however everyone pulled together to tear down fencing, tables, and staging as quickly as it went up. The students never complained, and did everything that was asked of them. I was so proud to be associated with such a great group of hard working and dedicated young adults,” said Belmont alumna and adjunct faculty member Ashley Campbell has volunteered for the past five years, overseeing all of the volunteer staff for the past two years.

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Woodling Presents at University of Central Florida

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Casey Woodling, of Philosophy, recently presented his paper “The Incompatibility of Privileged Access and Content Externalism” at the annual meeting of the Florida Philosophical Association at the University of Central Florida and at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Philosophical Association at Vanderbilt University. The paper is related to some of the central ideas of his dissertation, “Intentionality and Self-Knowledge,” which he defended in the fall of 2011.

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