Chemistry Instructor Duane M. Hatch recently had a research paper published in The Journal of the American Chemical Society. The paper is titled Superoxide Reaction with Tyrosyl Radicals Generates para-Hydroperoxy and para-Hydroxy Derivatives of Tyrosine. Click here to read the complete article.
Psychological Science Professor Lonnie Yandell has published an article with Belmont psychology alumni Ben McGlothlin (’10) and Dawn Jiacoletti (‘11). The article titled “The Inversion Effect: Biological Motion and Gender Recognition” was published in the current issue (Summer 2012) of the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research. The purpose of the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research is to educate, support and promote professional development and disseminate psychological science. Through the Psi Chi Journal, members can build research skills in the process of receiving thoughtful, detailed and rigorous feedback on their work. A supportive review process leads to publication. This peer-reviewed journal publishes empirical research completed by undergraduate and graduate students in conjunction with faculty mentors.
English Instructor Jason Lovvorn recently delivered a talk entitled “Economies of Labor and Spatial Production in the Writing Center” at the Ninth Biennial Watson Conference in Rhetoric and Composition, held Oct. 18-20 at the University of Louisville.
Biology Professor Steve Murphree was one of two “Scientist on the Spot” at the Adventure Science Center on Oct. 20. Dr. Murphree’s station was called “Can you stop a tick in its tracks?” This is the third time Murphree has been a “scientist on the spot” in his role as one of the Adventure Science Center’s Science Communication Fellows.
For the second consecutive year, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Jeff Cornwall was named a Top 100 Champion in the 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards. More than 3,000 people and organizations were nominated for the award.
The Small Business Influencer Awards honor people and companies who are influential to small businesses in North America, through the products, services, knowledge, information or support they provide to the small business market.The awards gala was held Oct. 17 in New York City as part of the New York XPO Small Business Conference.
Cornwall, a business professor, author and co-founder and former CEO of a health care company in Raleigh, N.C., is the inaugural Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship and Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business Administration at Belmont University.
Nearly 50 students gathered in Beaman A&B to view the third and final U.S. presidential election debate on Oct. 23. College Democrats, College Republicans, the Student Activities Programming Board and the Department of Political Science co-sponsored the debate viewing party.
“Being at a university is about understanding a variety of viewpoints, and seeing [students] coming together to share those things [at the debate] is really awesome,” said Matt Whitman, university marketing and special initiatives assistant.
Moderated by CBS News’ Bob Schieffer, the debate took place at Lynn University in Florida. President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney discussed issues including Libya, Syria, China and defense spending.
Meanwhile on Belmont’s campus, bi-partisan efforts of the organizations showed in an even representation of political parties with some students wearing a Romney/Ryan campaign hat, a JFK button, Reagan T-shirt and an Obama sticker. College Democrats President Charlie Hickerson said he was pleased to see students from both on-campus political groups coming together.
A popular destination for the Belmont community has become an off-campus classroom for neighbors. Bongo Java began hosting Belmont professors in October for a lecture series on the first Tuesday of every month that is free and open to the public.
“It is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while,” said Bongo Java owner Bob Bernstein. “Anything to get people to talk about different topics is worthwhile, and being right across the street form Belmont, it is neat to work with the professors.”
With the help of Center for Entrepreneurship Director Jeff Cornwall, Bernstein recruited faculty who have received the Chaney Distinguished Professor Award or the Presidential Faculty Achievement Award. The Chaney Award honors faculty for excellence in the classroom and the Presidential Award is for faculty who set an example of service to students. Professors choose their own topics, which include religion, politics, science and fashion.
“The benefit is that (the lecture series) continues to enhance the relationship between Belmont and the community we are a part of,” Cornwall said “We are enthusiastic about it. I hope it builds and becomes a wonderful bridge between the faculty and the community.”
Living in a 100-year-old, all-male dormitory isn’t ideal for many freshmen. Their mothers complain about brown stains on carpet and ancient radiators while peering out Pembroke Hall’s window to see other parents moving their children into suite-style residence halls. But a few weeks later, the Pembroke men are the most connected with their neighbors and have the most enriching campus experience, according to the men who live inside.
“This dorm has camaraderie, and it gives me a chance to make friends and participate in community activities,” said Chandler Thornhill, a freshman communications major from Alpharetta, Ga. “If it didn’t have these traditions, we wouldn’t have this brotherhood.”
As Pembroke Hall moves into its centennial year of housing men on Belmont’s campus, its residents prepare for their haunted house ritual to take place Friday evening. The haunted house, which is free and open to the public from 8 to 10 p.m., will take visitors through the lobby, up the staircase and through the third-floor hallway.
Other Pembroke traditions include annual date auctions, the Pembroke Masters – a miniature golf course through the dorm’s hallways – as well as Christmas and spring extended play musical recordings featuring residents.
Seniors Michelle Ward and Trevor Hinesley were among three finalists for the Nashville Technology Council’s Technology Student of the Year at the NTC’s Technology Awards Gala on Oct. 23. The Technology Student of the Year Award is given to an outstanding college student who embraces new technologies both inside and outside of the classroom.
For the past three years, Belmont University students have won the NTC Tech Student of the Year award. This year’s winner, a Vanderbilt student, received a custom Gibson guitar along with a cash prize and a brand new laptop courtesy of the award sponsor, Hewlett-Packard.
“It was a really fun event and it felt great to represent Belmont,” said Michelle Ward. “Trevor and I were still honored and we both received new laptops.”
Ward has held a number of jobs and internships and become involved in several organizations since coming to Belmont. She manages blogs Student FYI and Life Under the Tower, works in the Fitness and Recreation Center and is involved the Public Relations Student Society of America, all while maintaining a GPA that has kept her on the Dean’s List since her freshman year. Ward said she would like to “use technology to make a difference in the lives of others.”
Hinesley is a Computer Science and Audio Engineering double major who has landed some great internships while playing in a band and serving as president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. He has recently worked as a Ruby on Rails Developer at Intero. His employers offered the following about his work at Intero, “Trevor adapted to the work, the process and the environment at Intero so well that he transitioned into one of our main assets in the development department in record time. There is no challenge that he has not overcome with both speed and grace. Trevor brings a level of excellence with him far beyond his years and we will be seeing many wonderful things from him in the years to come.”
Glenn Acree, mathematics professor and director of Pathways to Science, Technology and Mathematics at Belmont University, was a finalist for the Nashville Technology Council (NTC) Tech Educator of the Year award also presented at the NTC 2012 Technology Awards Gala. Acree has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Nashville Technology Council for six years.
Belmont Enactus/SIFE students claimed top prize at international entrepreneurship competition; Metro Council passes resolution to honor team
The Belmont campus community and the city of Nashville joined together today to honor a few of its best and brightest, a team of Belmont University students who won an international entrepreneurship competition earlier this month in Washington, D.C. Click here for photos from today’s pep rally. Click here for a video of Mayor Dean and Metro Councilwoman Erica Gilmore.
Belmont’s Enactus team (formerly known as SIFE or Students in Free Enterprise) beat out the national champions of 37 other countries to win the Enactus World Cup in early October. Six members of the team offered a flawless presentation in front of a room full of business leaders and responded to questions from judges on their team’s 14 community outreach projects from the past year. Enactus Worldwide is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world.
Today’s celebration brought out the Belmont campus and community partners as well as local, state and national dignitaries to honor the team on all of its accomplishments, including Metro Councilwoman Erica Gilmore, State Rep. Brenda Gilmore, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Chamber of Commerce President Ralph Schulz, Tractor Supply Director of Store Marketing Lisa White and Enactus Vice President of United States Programs Jennifer Orban. Nashville’s Metro Council went on record “congratulating the Belmont University Enactus Team for winning the 2012 Enactus World Cup and thanking them for the positive influence they have had on the lives of people living in the Nashville Metro community,” proclaiming Oct. 19, 2012 as Belmont Enactus World Championship Day. Click here for a video of Dean and Gilmore.
Mayor Karl Dean said, “This is a big deal. You have successfully mastered teamwork, community mindedness and entrepreneurial spirit for something that improves our entire community. On behalf of the citizens of Nashville, congratulations on what you have accomplished. You make all of us so proud.”
