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Belmont Awarded Grant for MLK Service Projects

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The Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded Belmont University a $1,000 grant to complete two MLK Day of Service projects on Jan. 14 in conjunction with Lipscomb University and Tennessee State University.

Each campus plans to recruit 100 student volunteers to be evenly distributed at community service projects with Feed the Children and Red Cross.

The grant will be used towards the purchase of supplies for the projects as well as transportation, T-shirts and lunch for volunteers.

“We are so excited to be partnering again with TSU in the project and to have Lipscomb on board this year.  The opportunity for diverse student populations from our three universities to come together in service to our community is a fitting tribute to Dr. King’s dream,” said Tim Stewart, Belmont’s director of service learning.

The Belmont community also has an opportunity to assist The American Red Cross with fundraising to create comfort kits, which are given to disaster victims, for the 2012 MLK Day of Service. Group buying website Sharing Spree will donate $1 towards the MLK Day of Service for each registration by Dec. 2, and 5 percent of those future purchases to The American Red Cross. Click here to read more on Belmont’s participation in 2012 MLK Day of Service.

During the 2011 MLK Day of Service, more than 190 students from Belmont, Lipscomb, Tennessee State and Vanderbilt universities volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank to sort through pallets of detergent and non-perishable food, pack over 2,500 backpacks with food for children on free and reduced lunches, pack 5,000 lbs of meat and raise awareness by hanging posters around Nashville.

Student Volunteers Offer Art to Homeless

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A group of students gave homeless Nashvillians an opportunity to express themselves through music and art during a community service project on Nov. 19.

Belmont musicians, artists and writers each spent two hours at Room in the Inn officiating workshops with the homeless men and women. Together they painted on canvas, drew with colored pencils and sang.

“You could tell that they really enjoyed it. I just told them to paint what they felt, and it came out as abstracts, and I got to hear their personal stories,” said Rebecca Sasser, a freshman from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. studying studio art. “It showed me that they have normal backgrounds, families and kids and just had bad turns that led them to where they are now. The homeless are not lazy people who lay in the streets. We are all the same and just deal with different issues.”

Belmont musicians, like senior Kenny Freeman, also performed original compositions in the Room in the Inn’s coffee shop.

“I really enjoyed just getting to sit down and talk with people there and learn about their experiences,” said Freeman, a music business major from Texas. “I have always had an interest in the homeless population. It gave them a chance to step back and not worry about all of the things they had going on and just create.”

Student Nicole Brandt coordinated the service project through Belmont Community Leaders (BCL) and the Center for Service Learning. BCL allows students to organize service projects for their peers or direct ongoing volunteerism at a community organization.

Convocation Puts Henrietta Lacks into Perspective for Students

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Dr. Jennifer Thomas, associate professor of biology, brought the words of First Year Seminar common book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks into perspective Nov. 28 with her convocation lecture on “The Biology Behind He-La Cells.”

All first-year students are reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot this semester. As the Belmont community explores the campus theme of “Wealth and Poverty” during this academic year, the book challenges students to consider how poverty and race intersect with science, power, wealth and faith.

Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer, as caused by the Human Papillomavirus, in 1951. Doctors removed tissue samples from Lacks for research, which became known as He-La cells. They were the basis for cellular research and led to the discovery of the polio vaccine and several other biomedical discoveries, Thomas said.

“Any vaccine that you receive and any drugs that you have taken are the result of these He-La cells,” Thomas said. However, Lacks’ tissues were taken without informed consent, and her family was never compensated for the medical revolutions they spawned.

Thomas also lectured on how the Human Papillomavirus is spread, its 100 variations, how it can lead to cervical cancer and its vaccinations. She credited Lack’s tissue as the foundation for these developments.

Freshmen First on the Floor to Support Bruins

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Belmont University honored its freshmen class during the third annual First on the Floor on Mon., Nov. 28 at the Curb Event Center. A Belmont tradition, First on the Floor gives freshmen the opportunity to line the court and kickoff the men’s basketball season.

About 500 freshmen participated in the event, which included food, face painting and a chance for them to learn Belmont cheers before Belmont defeated Trevecca 86-61. The Bruins and Trojans, former NAIA rivals prior to Belmont’s move to NCAA Division I, had not met since January 1997.

Belmont has now won 17 consecutive home games dating back to the 2009-10 season.

Belmont (3-2) returns to action Thurs., Dec. 1 against Kennesaw State. Tip-off is set for 7:15 p.m. CT at the Curb Event Center.

Click here to read more on the Bruins victory over the Trojans.

Al-Shamma Presents at Theatre Research Conference

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Dr. James Al-Shamma, in the Department of Theatre and Dance, presented a paper at the American Society for Theatre Research Annual Conference in Montréal, Canada on Nov. 19. It was titled “Exporting Trauma: Al-Assadi’s Baghdadi Bath on the Western Stage” and was presented within the Traumatic Structures Working Session.

Pharmacy Student Receives National Service Award

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John Barnwell, a third year student in Belmont’s PharmD program, has received the Respect, Excellence and Service in Pharmacy (RESPy) Award for excellence in pharmaceutical care. The national award is presented by Walmart and Pharmacy Times to a student who has made a difference in his or her community demonstrated by the following criteria: voluntary public service activities, a high level of professional/public health related activities outside the classroom and a high level of effort to advance the profession of pharmacy in the public area. Eight RESPy awards are given annually and featured with a Pharmacy Times article. RESPy winners receive a monetary award and are offered a summer internship with Walmart.

Barnwell, who will graduate from the School of Pharmacy in 2013, is a founding officer of the board of directors of NotAlone.com, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing counseling for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder and their families. NotAlone.com offers online support groups, in-person counseling, and Web resources to support combat veterans and their loved ones.

A graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point followed by almost eight years in the U.S. Army, Barnwell is familiar with the field. He held a variety of positions at Fort Campbell in Kentucky and in Iraq, and was decorated with a Bronze Star and Joint Service Achievement Award.

“NotAlone is such a rewarding endeavor,” says Barnwell. “Being a veteran myself, anything I can do to make life better for soldiers, veterans, and their families gives me a great sense that I am still making a difference for my brothers- and sisters-in-arms.”

“Mr. Barnwell offers his abundant energy and leadership to his profession on a daily basis; he is an inspiration to everyone. I cannot think of any one more deserving,” said Philip Johnston, dean of the School of Pharmacy.

 Click here to read the Pharmacy Times’s article featuring Barnwell.

Health Services Nurse Completes New York Marathon

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Julie (right) is pictured with her running partner Sharon, a second Health Services nurse who works as needed in the clinic.

Julie Hawley, full time register nurse for Belmont’s Health Services, ran the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6. She finished the run in 5 hours. It was her fourth marathon.

 

Belmont Earns Business Partner of Year Award

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The Brentwood Cool Springs  Chamber of Commerce honored Belmont University with the Business Partner of the Year in recognition of the outstanding work Belmont has done in support of Williamson County businesses, including organizing the speakers series for the Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Council in partnership with Lipscomb University. The team included Belmont faculty and staff members Jill Robinson, Gene Mage, Stan York, Sarah Cates, Wes Bulla, Eric Hobson and Rachel Pittard.

Choir Sings at Edgehill Community Fellowship Day

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Belmont University’s Chadasha Gospel Choir performed in the first Edgehill Community Fellowship Service on Nov. 20 at Southside Community Church. The service at was the first community fellowship day to unite the Organized Neighbors of Edgehill and World Music Mission with students and area churches. Together they raised $250 for Habitat for Humanity’s “Brush with Kindness.”

Alumnus Named Runner-Up in Worldwide Student Business Competition

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Belmont alumnus Jake Jorgovan was named second runner-up for the 2011 Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year, an international competition for high school, college and graduate students who have founded and are operating revenue-generating businesses. Jorgovan, founder of custom video design and production services company Rabbit Hole Creative, received the Lessons from the Edge Award. The competition began with nearly 2,000 students from 42 countries.

“This year’s GSEA competition coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and really symbolizes how young entrepreneurs are making their mark: creating employment, changing the world and in Ludwick’s case, saving lives,” Global Chairman of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Kevin Langley said in a news release. “Like Steve Jobs and Michael Dell in their day, EO continues to be the place where young entrepreneurs on every continent come to learn and grow their business and themselves.”

Earlier this fall Jorgovan and his company were awarded two awards at the inaugural NEXT awards at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Jorgovan personally took home NEXT’s young Entrepreneur Award for his work with Rabbit Hole in graphic design, marketing and concert design. This award is reserved for a Nashville Entrepreneur 24 years or younger. The company received the Digital Media & Entertainment Award due to its work with new technologies, music, entertainment and advertising, given to a company 2-5 years old.  

As they continue to work to develop new material is their industry Jorgovan has big dreams for where Rabbit Hole can take him. “Our goal isn’t to be the biggest in the world, but instead the best. We want to grow this into a company that has an amazing culture and a place where everyone enjoys coming to work in the morning.”

Jorgovan (’11) majored in audio engineering and entrepreneurship at Belmont. Click here to see more about Rabbit Hole Creative, which is featured on the BeBelmont campaign website.

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