Prospective students of Belmont’s College of Law gathered at an information session Wednesday evening that included an opportunity to meet the College’s founding dean, Jeff Kinsler. The session was met with outstanding enthusiasm, attracting nearly 120 attendees who expressed serious interest in the College of Law. The strength of this early response is promising for the College’s success as the first new Middle Tennessee law school in nearly a century.
Dean Jeff Kinsler served as Dean of Appalachian School of Law during a period of significant growth and is currently a professor of law and senior scholar at Elon University in North Carolina. Kinsler graduated first in his class from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1989 and obtained a master of laws degree from Yale University in 1996. Kinsler will be joining the preparations for the fall 2011 opening of the College of Law next spring. The College will enroll 350 students when at peak capacity.
Prospective Students Gather for College of Law’s First Information Session
School of Nursing Hosts Simulation Conference
Nearly 150 educators and hospital administrators from Tennessee and various other states attended the second annual Tennessee Nursing Simulation Conference at Belmont University last weekend. The conference was presented by Belmont’s School of Nursing and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee through a grant from the Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future – a collaborative initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation.
The conference theme was Education and Practice: Working Together to Improve Patient Outcomes and included over 40 sessions which covered all aspects of medical simulation. The conference was designed to provide a comprehensive overview of simulation technology and resources and to build communication networks for educators in Tennessee. Conference faculty included nationally renowned experts on simulation technology in healthcare education and training from such institutions as Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, Fort Sanders Regional Hospital, Austin Peay State University, Maury Regional Medical Center, Union University, University of Kentucky School of Nursing, Tennessee Center for Nursing and Belmont University.
Belmont’s Gordon E. Inman Center and Healthcare Simulation Center provided excellent facilities for the conference, with comfortable meeting rooms and state-of-the-art laboratories and simulation mannequins. The Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing is a Laerdal Center of Educational Excellence for simulation, one of only 12 such centers designated in the United States. Also featured were demonstrations by several companies, including Laerdal, METI, Elsevier, Pocket Nurse, and Kyoto Kagaku, all which specialize in the latest simulation equipment and accessories.
Sport Science Instructor Writes Article for Nashville Lifestyles
Dr. Tiffany Watson Breeding, adjunct professor of Sport Science, will be writing a monthly article for Nashville Lifestyles magazine. Dr. Watson Breeding is a performance enhancement consultant for Focus Fitness and has a private practice, The MindBody Doctor.
In the articles, Watson Breeding will discuss health, wellness, fitness and more. This month’s column offers advice and motivation for developing routines to stay healthy through the holiday season. Click here to view the article.
Political Science Major Attends Air Force Conference
Political Science major Cassandra Wade recently attended the 51st annual Air Force Academy Undergraduate Student Conference. The topic for this year’s Academy Assembly was “Building the Bridge from War to Peace: Defining Interagency Roles in Rebuilding a Nation.” Each day, student delegates listened to experts in various fields and immediately thereafter engaged in a roundtable discussion with members representing both civilian and military personnel. The roundtables urged delegates to discuss when war ends and when reconstruction begins, as well as the responsibilities of military and civilian agencies in effectively repairing a war ravaged area. After the conference, Wade commented that “the arguments were intense and enlightening; the Assembly made me realize that international relations is most definitely the career that I want to pursue.”
Belmont Takes Top Honor at Missouri Speech and Debate Tournament
On Nov. 6-8, the Belmont University Speech and Debate team attended the University of Central Missouri to compete in the “Missouri Mule” debate and events tournament. Out of the 26 universities in attendance, Belmont was recognized as the first place overall team at the competition with every team member receiving at least one award. Click the more button below for a complete listing of all award winners.
More Than 300 Attend Career Day
Belmont’s annual Career Day was held on Wed., Oct. 28 in Neely and the Black and White Dining Room. Representatives from 50 regional companies and organizations and 15 graduate and professional schools provided information about career paths and opportunities to more than 300 students and alumni.
Voight Speaks at International Conference
Dr. Mike Voight, professor of Physical Therapy, was one of two keynote speakers at XI Jornadas Nacionales y Internacional de Fisioterapia held in Madrid, Spain recently. The event was held in conjunction with the Spanish Olympic Committee and hosted at their National headquarters. The topic of Voight’s presentation was “Current Concepts in Hip Pathology.” In addition, Voight was also a guest of the Spanish Soccer Federation and the Real Madrid Football club and spent time in their facilities.
Massey MBA Program Nationally Ranked by BusinessWeek
Belmont University announced today that its part-time MBA program has achieved a Top 30 first-tier national ranking in BusinessWeek’s 2009 report on “Top Part-Time MBA programs.” Belmont’s Massey School program ranked No. 18 in the U.S. between Richmond University (No. 17) and the University of Southern California (No. 19). Belmont also joined Emory University (No. 11) and Elon University (No. 6) as the top three ranked programs in the South. Nationally, other notable programs in the top 10 included the University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-Berkeley and University of Michigan. BusinessWeek began ranking part-time MBA programs in 2007 in an effort to recognize the best MBA programs designed specifically for working professionals.
“The student satisfaction rankings and teaching quality metrics indicate that our Massey professors are doing an outstanding job in the classroom,” said Dr. J. Patrick Raines, dean of Belmont’s College of Business Administration. “And to be in the company of this group of national peers is simply tremendous.”
Massey School Associate Dean Dr. Joe Alexander added, “Our students and alumni will be very pleased with this recognition. Furthermore, for our business community and employers who long ago embraced Mr. Massey’s vision of a flexible, high-quality part-time MBA program for Nashville, what a way to signify that dream becoming a reality.”
Business Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
Belmont’s chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma inducted 17 new members from the School of Business Administration, Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and Massey Graduate School of Business. Only business students who earn the distinction of the “Best in Business” during their academic careers qualify for membership.
These new members join an expanding worldwide network of more than 600,000 outstanding business professionals who have earned recognition through lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Students ranking in the top 10 percent of the baccalaureate and top 20 percent of graduate programs at schools accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) are eligible for this invitation. Beta Gamma Sigma membership is an international honor, and these students have received the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive.
Those inducted at the November 6 ceremony were Zachary T. DeWall, Benjamin Digby, Kelsi Farmer, Sara Elise Full, Sara Nicole Grosdidier, Emily Rose Hollingsworth, Catharine Elizabeth Hooks, Anna Knight, Aaron M. Mrozik, Hilary Bays Neblett, Oliver Cody Norris, Jason P. Piland, Joseph L. Pittman, Kelly L. Redfern, Payton McClain Reid, Kalee Sorey and Rebecca L. Tatum.
Alums Help Restore Widow’s Home, Raise Funds for Adoption
Belmont alums Tim and Carrie Tweten recently helped fix up a Franklin widow’s home in an effort to raise money to fund their adoption of two Russian orphans. Many volunteers participated in the event and asked for sponsorship to go towards the adoption. Volunteers painted, cleaned up trash, installed lighting fixtures and more. A video describing the day and telling the story is available to view here. The service project was assisted by the organization Both Hands, which seeks to help fix up widows homes with the help of supply donations from companies and individual sponsorships of volunteers. For more information, click here.
