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Student Musicians, Sodexo Support Troops

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Sodexo and two campus musicians kicked off the men’s basketball first conference home game with Tailgating for the Troops Thursday night (Dec. 1). The event included games, donation stations for care package items and a troop letter writing station.

“We are honored to be able to support our troops in such a special way, especially so close to the holiday season. We know how hard this time can be for our soldiers and their families to be away from home, so we want to bring home to them,” said junior Clark Buckner, the event coordinator.

Belmont student musicians Cameron Bedell and Emily Reid became involved with the benefit event when they were asked to record a new version of Dave Barnes’ hit song, “God Gave Me You.” A number of Belmont students also became involved in producing a video to go with the recording that features individuals and groups on campus holding signs of thanks that read “commitment” and “dedication,” among others; the video debuted during the Tailgating event and has been receiving numerous hits online.

Reid, who was born in Canada, said, “Being given an opportunity to give back to a cause so foreign from your personal upbringing is humbling on many levels. It makes me feel… a bit more connected to something that I really will never comprehend because of my nationality. What troops do … is one of the most honorable and selfless things a person can do, and if I can spend a day doing something that I love to contribute to something much greater than myself, I am humbled by the opportunity to do it.”

Bedell was interested in the project because of working with the coordinators before and a special family connection he has to the troops, he said. “I have a brother-in-law serving our country right now, and I know that something even this small would brighten his days,” Bedell said.

Click here to view additional photos from the Tailgating for the Troops event.

CNBC Quotes Cornwall on Studying Entrepreneurship

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Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship, is featured in the CNBC article “Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Go To School” on the increasing number of people studying bootstrapping, cash flow management and social capital.

“A lot of these kids have been raised not to get a corporate job and retire and win the gold watch, but to be self-reliant and make it on their own. They are independent minded and they think nothing of entrepreneurship being a career path,” Cornwall told CNBC.

Click here to read the article in its entirety.

Executive Education Assists with Young Leaders Council Luncheon

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Belmont University’s Center for Executive Education sponsored a table at the Young Leaders Council Luncheon on Nov. 16 at the downtown Hilton.

Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration Mark Emkes spoke on behalf of the Massey Business School as part of the university’s sponsorship of Young Leaders Council.  Dean Pat Raines gave opening announcements and introduced Emkes.

Jill Robinson, director of executive learning and marketing, serves on the Young Leaders Council Board of Directors.

Songwriting Major Creates Hyundai Commercials

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Belmont sophomore songwriting major Jessica Frech recently was asked to create two commercials for Hyundai for holiday and non-holiday themed ads projected to air December through February. Frech was approached by the corporation because of her recent social media efforts to market her songs through the use of a weekly YouTube “Song Challenge” competition.

After seeing one of Frech’s weekly videos titled, “The People of Wal-Mart,” Hyundai become interested in the songwriter and used the video to present to their corporate office.

To keep the work consistent with what she was already doing, Hyundai allowed Frech to control the writing of the songs, come up with the ideas, shoot and edit them. Both commercials and the radio jingle were recorded and edited in Frech’s home.

Frech said working with Hyundai was a great experience that allowed her to learn what she’s interested in doing and show parts of herself through the commercials. “They gave me the freedom to write the song and the script for the commercials which allowed me to be myself and bring out my best work.”

Click here to see more of Frech’s work, including the two Hyundai commercials.

Greeks Raise Money through Teeter-Tottering Event

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In October, the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega partnered with the sisters of Alpha Sigma Tau to present a teeter-tottering fundraising event to support Blood Water Mission.

The see-saw was placed outside the Bell Tower for two days while members of both organizations participated in the game to raise money.

The groups partner every year. Previously they have sat and slept outside for 48 hours for an event known as Couch Potato. AST’s New Member Education Emily Robins said the groups wanted to do something other than Couch Potato because they wanted participate in an event that could raise more awareness than sitting for two days.

Robins’s said her favorite part of the event was getting to know the new members from ATO while getting to see her new members become a part of something great. “I loved seeing my girls participate in something that the whole campus caught wind of, it gave them a chance to show their presence on campus and to let the student body know that we are here to make a difference,” Robins said.

The organizations collectively raised more than $800 for Blood Water Mission.

Greeks Hold Tournament to Raise Money for Edgehill Christmas

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Belmont’s Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Tau Omega will host “Playing for Christmas,” a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Dec. 3. All proceeds will go towards the Edgehill Center to provide 300 local children with gifts this holiday season.

Money will be raised through team sign-ups as well as raffles with prizes such as CMA Country Christmas tickets, a Hasselbeck jersey and many others.

The double elimination tournament will be held in the Sports Science Center with games lasting 20 minutes each. The championship game will occur at half-time of the Belmont women’s basketball game.

Event coordinators Joni Jamerson and Katie Wilkerson of Kappa Alpha Theta said they are excited about hosting the event on campus with ATO. Other Belmont Greeks have been welcoming to Theta, they said, and the fraternity wants to continue developing strong relationships with other chapters.

Stepnick Interviewed on National News

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Andi Stepnick (Sociology) was interviewed for a Foxnews.com article titled “From Behind Bars to Behind the Counter.” The news piece describes how the transition from prison to life in the community can be supported by employers and educators.

The article quotes Stepnick as asking, “Once people are in prison, they’re going to get out of prison and so are we — as members of the community — going to help facilitate them becoming full and productive members of our communities. When we look at the expenses of recidivism, the financial expenses of recidivism and when we look at the money and the resources that are going into upholding the prison system, we have to make choices as a society where we put our resources.”

Click here to read more and watch the interview.

Students Plan Canned Good Silent Auction for Nonprofit

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Belmont University students are working with a local nonprofit organization for a silent auction 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dec. 3 in Neely Dining Hall that will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

In lieu of cash, the Belmont community and its neighbors are asked to bring canned goods to bid on a two-hour Nashville Christmas Light Bus Tour, National Football League gear, artwork, restaurant gift cards, cupcakes and baby items during the 7 Habits of Healthy Neighborhoods Silent Auction and Family Holiday Event. The event is free and open to the public, and also includes face painting, crafts, cookie decorating, food, live music and games.

Each canned food item will be exchanged for five tickets that can be used to bid on items. The minimum bid will begin at five tickets for smaller items and 50 tickets for larger items. Media studies instructor Susan Barnes’ event planning class pioneered the auction as part of a class project and aims to collect 250 canned goods for Second Harvest.

Barnes said, “They have learned so much about event planning, working with a real client and working as a team. It has been a real experience for them to work with that many people and keep people on track.”

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Belmont’s Trading Room Upgrades to New Market Board

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Dr. John Gonas teaches a class this fall in the Financial Trading Room in the Massey Business Center.

Belmont University’s Financial Trading Room—a lab opened in 2005 where students manage two common stock portfolios, hold university wide investment club meetings and prepare for the Certified Financial Analyst research report competition—underwent a significant upgrade this fall.

The additions to the room were done to replace the existing market board. The new board can now access market index quotes for commodities, equities, currencies, metals and fixed income instruments.

The first of its kind in the state of Tennessee, Belmont’s Trading Room allows students to experience situations that typically would only come from being in the field. Having a trading room allows a unique combination of the classroom and real-life experience.

Associate Professor of Finance John Gonas said, “Students have been able to experience many applied learning opportunities mostly tied to portfolio assets allocation and fundamental and technical analysis of common stocks. As a result, lab students often have access to high-demand internships with equity research firms, institutional asset managers and financial planners.”

Athletes Share Christmas Joy Through Toy Drive

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Belmont student athletes have collected hundreds of toys for a nonprofit organization’s Christmas drive and will give 25 children new clothes and toys.

“We do a number of volunteer and outreach projects throughout the year, but the toy drive is the committee’s tradition,” said softball catcher and third baseman Hannah Irwin. “We try to stay involved in the community as a group. The toy drive is a great way to reach out to families, and it is a fun way to do it as well.”

Each of the 14 teams represented by the Student Athletes Advisory Committee adopted one or two children through Youth Encouragement Services (YES), a nonprofit organization that offers educational and recreational programs for inner city youth. YES gave the athletes Angel Cards to determine the clothing sizes of the children. They also purchased toys and school supplies to give the needy children a Christmas. Students eagerly gave money for their teammates to go shopping to give Christmas presents to the children, Irwin said.

The committee also extended their service project to the entire Belmont community by asking faculty, staff and students to donate new, unwrapped toys for the YES Christmas Store. The Christmas store allows needy families to “go shopping” in the nonprofit’s gymnasium and pick out a complete outfit and new toys for each child in the home, as well as groceries and a ham or turkey, all free of charge.

“Thank you to the campus, faculty, staff and administration for participating. It gives [university employees] an opportunity to connect with some of our athletes. This is a community affair and a family affair because giving is what Christmas is all about,” said Belmont’s Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator Betty Wiseman, who collected the toys in her office.

The Student Athletes Advisory Committee delivered the gifts to YES on Dec. 2.

Volunteers are still needed to organize toys, clothing and food and work the YES Christmas Store on Dec. 17 on Lindsley Avenue. For more information, call (615) 315-5333 or email info@youthencouragement.org.

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