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Joe F. Alexander Appointed to 2011 Board of Examiners

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Dr. Joe Alexander of Belmont University’s  Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) to the 2011 Board of Examiners. Alexander serves as associate dean and senior professor of performance excellence for The Massey School.

Every year, the TNCPE award program recognizes organizations in the State of Tennessee demonstrating excellence in business operations and results.

As an examiner Alexander is responsible for reviewing and evaluating organizations that apply for a TNCPE Award. The Board of Examiners is composed of experts from all sectors of the regional economy, including business, industry, education and health care organizations, professional and trade associations and government. Examiners meet the highest standards of achievement and peer recognition in their fields. All members of the board must complete extensive training in the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Established in 1993, TNCPE promotes economic development by helping companies grow more competitive in today’s global marketplace. The program is patterned after the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, recognized as the national standard. Over the years, more than 1,100 organizations have participated in the award program.

Music Consignment Shop Coming To Belmont Boulevard

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Local musicians, Music Row artists and Belmont students will have another place to jam when BLVD Music Shop opens on at the corner of Belmont Boulevard and Bernard Avenue on Aug. 20.

Seth Whiting, a senior entrepreneurship major from Portland, Maine, has joined Eric Guroff, a junior entrepreneurship and music business double major from Pittsburgh, Penn., to open an instrument consignment store that will host in-store jam sessions to help local artists and students increase their visibility.

Whiting, who plays the drums, guitar, bass and keyboard, said Buzzy’s Candy Store inspired him to become a student entrepreneur. He teamed with Guroff, who had plans to sell strings from his dorm room, and their business plan earned them $10,000 from Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship.

“So I started thinking of business concepts what would work and what kind of business Belmont students would go to,” he said. “At least half of the Belmont student population plays instruments and breaks guitar strings and needs drum sticks. I’m hoping that a lot of people right across the street at Bongo Java, neighborhood musicians, famous people will see the store, be interested and walk over.”

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Athlete Alumnus Sets Skateboarding World Record

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Vyain crosses the finish line (Ken Derry for ESPN.com).

Kicking, pushing and coasting for 26.2 miles put former Belmont University student-athlete Jeff Vyain ahead of 150 competitors to set a new world record for skateboarding.

Vyain, who ran cross country for Belmont, finished a skateboarding marathon in one hour, 31 minutes, and 40 seconds on New York’s Governor’s Island, and won with the $15,000 grand prize. He topped the previous world record for a skateboard marathon of 1:40:58 that he set in the inaugural Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon in Hallandale Beach last November.

“I got two and a half hours of sleep last night,” Vyain told ESPN.com.

“I was fired up, yeah, but my roommate was moving out. It was horrible.”

He told ESPN.com he plans to use his prize money to purchase a sensory deprivation chamber.

Vyain graduated from the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business in 2007. Now 27, he lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Construction Kickoff Event Offers First Listen Inside New Concert Hall

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Renovations now underway for classical concert venue to open May 2012

Carolyn McAfee speaks at the 'Concert Hall Construction Kickoff' Aug. 1, 2011.

In a special “Construction Kickoff” celebration held today, Belmont University welcomed the campus community and special guests to a tour of the renovations currently underway in the Belmont Heights Baptist Church sanctuary. The university-owned building is in the midst of a $7 million construction project that will ultimately provide the campus a new, large concert venue suitable for acoustic performances. The McAfee family, which has supported Belmont University for years, provided the lead gift last fall for the project, and the actual construction began this summer with an expected completion date of May 2012.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “It’s exciting to see this space begin its transformation into an exceptional venue for large scale choral and instrumental concerts. Next summer this beautifully designed Concert Hall will become home to Belmont’s talented faculty and student musicians while also adding another outstanding performance site to Music City.”

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean joined Dr. Fisher for today’s event, along with campus guests who were all treated to the first musical performance in the space by Belmont Professor of Music Dr. Bob Marler. A Belmont faculty member since 1979, Dr. Marler teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in applied piano, piano literature and piano seminar. He has performed as soloist with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony/Opera and the ballet theatres of Nashville, Louisville and Columbus, Ohio.

Lead donor Carolyn McAfee has served on Belmont’s Board of Trustees since 2006, and her late husband Jim, president and CEO of Hallmark Systems, Inc., served on the Board from 2002 until his untimely death in 2004. In addition to their time on the Board, the McAfees also support Belmont through an endowed scholarship in their name for School of Music students with a major in organ or classical music.

“My family and I are pleased to be able to support Belmont University and its School of Music in the development of a new concert hall,” said Carolyn McAfee. “We have attended many events at Belmont and know well the quality of music performance on this campus. These exceptional music performances deserve a venue that matches their level of excellence. We are excited to be a part of providing that outstanding performance space and believe it will enrich the lives of countless students in the future.”

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College of Business Administration Hosts Tenth Annual TSCPA Accounting Academy

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2011 Accounting Academy.jpgForty-one high school students and rising college freshmen from across the state of Tennessee recently gathered at Belmont for the tenth annual Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Accounting Academy. Co-directed by Dr. Del DeVries, associate professor of accounting and information systems, and Dr. Beverly Alleyne, assistant professor of accounting, this free, four-day camp helps students explore careers in accounting and learn more about the dynamic world of business. This is the fifth consecutive year the program has been hosted at Belmont University.

During the program, students participated in multiple interactive team projects and visited several area businesses, including Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, and the Tennessee Titans Practice Facility. Regarding the experience, one camper said, “Visiting the firms was so informative. I learned so many different things about accounting and also their personal stories. I am so very thankful that I was given that opportunity.” Another commented, “I am most excited about getting my degree in accounting. Also, I look forward to the many career opportunities I will have after college.”

Lovvorn Has Book Chapter Published

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Adjunct English Instructor Jason Lovvorn recently published a book chapter titled “Theorizing Digital Storytelling: From Narrative Practice to Racial Counterstory.” The book published by Hampton Press, is called Narrative Acts: Rhetoric, Race and Identity, Knowledge.

Fire-Breathing Rabbit Highlights Entrepreneurial Spirit

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What do a fire-breathing rabbit, 3-D advertising and a downtown, modern office have in common? Belmont bred entrepreneurs Jake Jorgovan (’11) and Kevin Fulda (former Belmont student) would argue it’s a recipe for success. Rabbit Hole Creative, their brain child, backs up that theory.
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Born in Jorgovan’s basement recording studio at the age of 15, Rabbit Hole, a name derived from Jorgovan’s interpretation of diving into the unknown, has undergone many changes in the few years it has been operating. From a pre-teen’s recording dream to a young adult’s multimedia design company, Rabbit Hole is making a name for itself.

A company unique to the music industry, Rabbit Hole takes creative multimedia design to a new level. It is not only an industry video company, but Rabbit Hole also specializes in tour design, logo development and specialized advertising.

Jorgovan recorded for Massey Performing Arts Center his sophomore year of college when he met Fulda, a lighting expert. The two were familiar with the Belmont environment and realized that if they would work together to record students’ senior recitals in high quality, then they could sell them for a decent amount of money. They decided to go for it, and the current version of Rabbit Hole was born.

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Journalism Student Covers Presidental Twitter-Based Event

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Belmont senior journalism major Kevin Heim covered the July 6 Twitter Town Hall as a reporter through his internship with the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire. Heim’s organization was offered a spot at the event for interns to gain experience. Moderated by Twitter co-founder and executive chairman Jack Dorsey, the Twitter Town Hall event was held at the White House and allowed President Barack Obama to answer questions posted on Twitter by people across the country.

Heim said, “I jumped at the opportunity to cover a groundbreaking event, and ended up right in the middle of the press area surrounded by reporters from CNN, ABC, FOX News and the Associated Press.

While at the debate Heim took more than 700 photos for the newswire as well as a recording for the story he was writing.
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Heim says Belmont played a major role in his ability to land an internship like this one. Belmont professors have given him both the knowledge and support to be prepared for such an internship, he said. “They have taught me so much in my three years and have given me the skills and confidence to go out and compete for internships with students from much larger journalism programs.”

He also went on to say that the most beneficial aspect of the experience was the confidence he acquired from covering a White House event, an attribute he believes will be quite attractive to editors looking for new hires.

“It’s not too often that someone comes out of college with experience covering Congress or the White House. It was a really amazing opportunity to get to attend the Twitter Town Hall. It’s really rare for an intern to get to cover something the President does… I’m pretty sure my grandparents died from excitement when they saw the photos,” Heim said.

Click here to read Heim’s coverage of the event. Photo courtsey of SHFWire Photos by Kevin Heim

Health Sciences Group Takes Mission Trip to Ghana

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PT in Ghana.jpgA group of Belmont faculty, students and alumni from the College of Health Sciences & Nursing are in Ghana this summer for a pilot medical service trip they hope will blossom into an annual mission for the University.

“This is really more of a relationship-building and fact-finding trip,” said Physical Therapy Professor Renee Brown. “Our goal is for it to become an interdisciplinary and an annual trip.”

Physical Therapy Associate Professor Kathy Galloway, Assistant Provost for International Education and Study Away Maggie Monteverde and third-year physical therapy students Sarahann Callaway, Mollie Carver and Hannah Peck also are on the 10-day trip.

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Alumni Help Soldiers Recover Spirituality

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Belmont University alumni Evan and Jenny Owens have created a nonprofit organization to help soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan renew their relationships with God.
Reboot Recovery began in the couple’s living room as a supplement to counseling and medical treatment that veterans. In February it relocated to Fort Campbell military base.
“They fight in a war oversees and come home and expect things to continue as normal, but then they are fighting a war in other battles. If you come from a spiritual perspective, then we are talking about Satan,” said Jenny, an occupational therapist in the military base’s traumatic brain injury clinic. “They feel like God is judging them, and they can’t fit into a traditional church congregation because of their experiences. It is amazing how God works and how Reboot Recovery has grown beyond what we envisioned for it.”
The class has blossomed into a 12-week group program for soldiers, their spouses and children to talk about symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and how to view them through a spiritual lens. Each session begins with a home-cooked meal and anecdotal story that leads to Evan’s lecture. They use the Bible and “The Combat Trauma Healing Manual: Christ-centered Solutions for Combat Trauma” by Chris Adsit as a workbook.

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