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Belmont Celebrates August Commencement

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graduation1.jpgBelmont University held its August 2010 commencement for graduate and undergraduate students on Fri., Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Curb Event Center. Belmont celebrated the graduation of a total of 209 students, with 79 undergraduate, 99 master’s and 31 doctoral degrees being conferred.

graduation2.jpgDr. Robert C. Fisher, president of the university, provided the commencement address and presented the graduates with their degrees. Jennifer Hermansen, who earned her M.A. in Education, offered the student reflection. To read her reflection, click here.
To view more photos from the August Commencement ceremony, click here.

Parry Re-Elected as Teaching Co-Chair

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Pam Parry, associate professor of communication studies, was recently re-elected to a second term as Teaching Co-Chair of the Small Programs Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. She served her first term last year after receiving the organization’s 2009 Teacher of the Year award.

Belmont Completes ‘Green Roof’ Installation on New Academic Building

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GreenRoof.jpgIn anticipation of an August 21 grand opening, Belmont University recently completed the installation of a green roof on its new 90,000-square-foot academic building. The building will serve as the home for Belmont’s School of Pharmacy, a program which welcomes its third class this fall, and will also house the School of Physical Therapy and the Psychology program.
The only large extensive green roof on an educational facility in Nashville, the green roof serves several purposes including a reduction in the “heat island effect,” which refers to the trend of generally higher temperatures in urban areas as opposed to more suburban areas. The green roof lowers air temperatures which helps reduce that effect. Green roofs also provide natural habitats for wildlife (birds, insects, etc.) and reduce pollution by holding pollutants rather than washing into groundwater, sewer or drainage systems. In addition, the green roof can retain some rainwater for irrigation and can reduce the heating/cooling costs by providing lower temperatures around air intake systems.
Judy Fisher, Belmont’s campus-wide coordinator of interior construction and exterior landscaping/lighting, oversaw the project and selected the plants that would be installed. “This green roof represents another significant step in Belmont University’s commitment to environmentally sustainable practices. I’m so proud that Belmont’s innovations extend from classroom practices all the way to the very materials we use to construct our campus.”
Local firm Hodgson & Douglas provided the landscape architectural design for the green roof. Landscape architect Joe Hodgson said, “The green roof was developed using planting that might commonly be found in a middle Tennessee cedar glade. All the plants are native and easily adaptive to the type of soil found on an extensive green roof.”

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Riechert Presents at Education Conference

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Dr. Bonnie Riechert, associate professor of both media studies and communication at Belmont, was a presenter at the 93rd annual conference for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications held Aug. 3-7 in Denver. Riechert, a former chair of the AEJMC division on communicating science, health, environment and risk, was an invited panelist in a session on Best Public Relations Practices, where she spoke on starting a chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Bell Tower Undergoes Restoration

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BellTowerFull.jpgTo fight the effects of age and weather, Belmont’s historic Bell Tower is undergoing a restoration. Specifically, window frames, tuck pointing and mortar must be replaced before they rot and fall away. The Bell Tower restoration is scheduled to be completed before students arrive on campus in the fall.
The project costs roughly $400,000, received entirely from gifts made to the Bell Tower campaign. In addition to the $400,000 restoration costs, another $100,000 is being raised as an endowment fund to support any future maintenance needed.
As of Aug. 3, the University has received 974 gifts totaling $361,285. The gifts range in size from $1 to $50,000. Helen Kennedy, a member of Belmont’s first graduating class and member of the Board of Trustees, has pledged a $100,000 challenge gift, matching every donation dollar for dollar up to $100,000. All donors will be honored with their names on a plaque in the Bell Tower’s first floor chapel. The plaque will be unveiled at the celebration of completion of the restorations on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. All donors, faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
BellTower2.jpgVicky Tarleton, Office of Development, said, “A lot of people have memories associated with the Tower that are really very good memories. It’s one of several true Nashville landmarks.”
The renovations are being done by Republic Construction, which specializes in historical preservation. Republic Construction has also worked on the Ryman Auditorium, the Hermitage, the Tennessee State Capitol and the Belmont Mansion. The work to be done includes replacing windows and window frames, ironwork, stabilization and tuck pointing.
The Belmont Mansion and Bell Tower were built from 1850-1853 as a summer residence for Joseph A. S. Acklen and his wife Adelicia Hayes Franklin. The Bell Tower originally served as a water tower for the gardens and household needs and was converted to a bell tower in the early 20th century. During the Civil War, the tower was used as a signal tower for the Union Army who was encamped on the estate.
If you would like to donate to the Bell Tower fund, contact Vicky Tarleton at 615-460-6001 or Vicky.Tarleton@belmont.edu. The deadline to donate to the Bell Tower campaign is Aug. 31.

Belmont Opens New Health Services and Pharmacy Care Center

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Pharmacy2.jpgStarting August 9, the new Belmont University Health Services and Pharmacy Care Center will open their doors in the nearly-completed academic building on the northeast corner of campus, adjacent to the Inman Center. The collaborative initiative between Belmont’s expanded Health Services Center and the new Pharmacy Care Center will create a unique interdisciplinary approach to servicing the needs of Belmont University while also providing a working classroom for Belmont’s student pharmacists.

In addition to traditional prescription filling and or compounding services, the pharmacy will offer many healthcare items found in retail pharmacies (over-the-counter products, vitamins, first-aid items, etc.). The Pharmacy Care Center will also provide various pharmacist consultation, education and wellness programs such as smoking cessation, diabetic counseling and Medication Therapy Management (MTM).

HealthServices.jpgThe pharmacy will share a waiting room with Health Services, which will move into the new building from its current location in the Gabhart Student Center. The new Health Services location allows for a significant expansion in space, from two exam rooms to five, and expanded hours to 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. throughout the year.

Dr. Ronda Bryant, Pharmacy Care Center manager and assistant professor of pharmacy practice, said, “Our Pharmacy and Health Services partnership offers collaborative care and convenience. Belmont University is offering this benefit to greatly enhance the quality of campus living and simplify the demands on Belmont employees and their dependents. This unique endeavor enables us to tailor services to the specific needs of the Belmont University community. As our Center evolves, there will be many opportunities to develop new programs to provide enhanced patient care and wellness resources.”

Katy Wilson, Health Services director, added, “Over the past four years, Belmont’s Health Services has grown dramatically and has served the Belmont University community with continuous improvement in access and quality. The pairing of pharmacy and clinic services will enable excellent and convenient care to faculty, staff and students. It also represents an exciting opportunity to further engage health science students in mentored clinical rotations with an emphasis on professionalism. Health Services offers comprehensive travel consultations and administration of the necessary vaccines, and as the medical advisor to Belmont Study Abroad, is committed to establishing a variety of learning opportunities for students, both in the community and abroad.”

Gatrell Named to Class of 2010 for First Night Nashville Theatre Honors

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Paul Gatrell, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance , was named a Class of 2010 honoree for the First Night Nashville Theatre Honors. He will be recognized at a gala production at the Troutt Theater on Sun., Sept. 19, with more than 100 of Nashville’s best-known actors paying tribute to the honorees through musical performances and excerpts from the best productions of Nashville’s 2010 theatre season.
In addition to the gala, a First Night Symposium will be held at the Black Box Theater on Mon., Sept. 13. As part of the symposium, the eight honorees will hold a discussion of the history of Nashville theatre and where it’s headed in the future. The Symposium begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The First Night Honors Gala begins at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 with the Macy’s Red Carpet Event. A silent auction will be held in the lower lobby of the Troutt Theater, and the tribute begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the First Night Gala, which will include an after-party at Hard Rock Café, Nashville, are $25 per person (cash or check only) and may be purchased at the box office the night of the event.

Occupational Therapy Students Reach Out to Nashville’s Homeless

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Odyssey341.jpgStudents in Belmont’s Master of Science program in Occupational Therapy recently lent their time and expertise to Nashville’s Campus for Human Development and the Odyssey program.
The Campus for Human Development was formed in 1995 by Room in the Inn and is the city’s only single site of services to the homeless, offering an array of assistance. The Odyssey program was designed to help chronically homeless individuals through a progression of basic steps that establish a stable and productive life including healing, education, life skills, recovery, job readiness and housing. Men who qualify for the program are homeless and have been unsuccessful with substance abuse treatment in the past. Odyssey provides housing and therapy for these individuals over a two year period of time.
The School of Occupational Therapy developed a relationship with Odyssey through Professor Yvette Hachtel. Dr. Hachtel provides services, as needed, to program participants to help them increase their success in job situations, to acquire and maintain comfortable living situations and to develop new healthy habits.
The students assess the needs of participants and then provide groups depending on the current need and level of the client. In the most recent visit the students worked with the men to plant flowers and help in their assimilation back to a more normal lifestyle.

Belmont Coaches Lead Way in NCAA Academic Measure

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Belmont men’s basketball head coach Rick Byrd was featured in Friday’s edition of The Tennessean, addressing the NCAA’s new policy of assigning Academic Progress Rate (APR) figures to head coaches. For the first time, the NCAA has assigned APR scores to head coaches in football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball.
Created by the Committee on Academic Performance at the behest of the Division I Board of Directors, the database is designed to create more transparency in the Academic Performance Program and strengthen the accountability of coaches for the academic performance of their student-athletes.
Belmont is the only university in middle Tennessee with every head coach sporting an APR score of 983 or higher. Click here for more on this story.

Belmont Named a ‘Best in the Southeast’ College by Princeton Review

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princetonreview.pngBelmont University is one of the best colleges in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review. The nationally-known education services company selected Belmont as one of 133 institutions recommended in the “Best in the Southeast” section of its Web site feature, “2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region,” that posted Aug. 2 on PrincetonReview.com.
Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s senior vice president of publishing, said, “We’re pleased to recommend Belmont to users of our site as one of the best schools to earn their undergrad degree. We chose it and the other terrific institutions we name as ‘regional best’ colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs. From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey for this project.”
The 133 colleges The Princeton Review chose for its “Best in the Southeast” designations are located in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Princeton Review also designated 218 colleges in the Northeast, 152 in the Midwest and 120 in the West as best in their locales on the company’s “2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists. Collectively, the 623 colleges named “regional best(s)” constitute about 25 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges.

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