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Sophomore Recently Featured in Woman’s World

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Sophomore Jena Sims, a marketing student in the College of Business Administration and Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007, is helping children with cancer celebrate their beauty through Pageants of Hope and was recently featured in the Sept. 22 issue of Woman’s World magazine. “I wanted to give [these kids] a day when they could forget about cancer, have fun and feel good about themselves,” said Sims, who has “crowned” kids in nine states through the pageants.

Pi Mu Epsilon Journal Recognizes Math Students

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Pi Mu Epsilon, an honorary mathematics organization for undergraduates, recently recognized the following current and former Belmont students in the Fall 2007 issue of The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal for their correct solutions to problems posed in the Problems Section of the journal: Nikki Finuf, Ben Stein, Kelly Major, Zane Colgin, Nathan Davis and Scott O’Brien. The student solutions were submitted as part of Belmont’s ongoing Mathematics Problem Solving Competition hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Warren Wins Individual Title at Great Smokies Invitational

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Belmont senior golfer Lorie Warren captured her fifth individual title of her collegiate career when she earned medalist honors at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate held Monday and Tuesday in Waynesville, North Carolina. In the team results, the Bruins finished in 15th place. Warren, the reigning Tennessee Women’s Amateur Champion, posted a three-under 69 in Tuesday’s final round to capture the title over Wofford’s Sarah Hunt by one stroke. Her 36-hole score of 138 broke her own school record by three shots and was the second lowest individual score in the history of the tournament. Click here for more on this story.

Former Tennis Standout Recovering From Brain Injury

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mharvie.bmpMatt Harvie, a 1988 Belmont business graduate and former tennis standout, suffered a traumatic brain injury in early June when he fell backwards off a golf cart. Following several surgeries and a month in a coma, Matt was moved to a rehabilitation center in Atlanta to re-learn many basic skills that were impacted by his injuries (talking, walking, eating, etc.). Pictured at right with his parents, Matt was recently released to go home from the rehab facility but still faces another surgery and significant daily outpatient therapy.
A native of Ohio, Matt has lived in Atlanta for several years with his wife Kelly and their five children. Kelly Harvie is using a Web site, www.caringbridge.org/visit/mattharvie, to update family and friends on Matt’s progress. Her entry on Sept. 11, Matt’s first day at home with his family since the June 6 accident, noted, “My devotional verse today was Hebrews 6:15, ‘And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.’ I know we aren’t finished in this journey, but this is such a wonderful stop along the way! And I feel like the Lord has given us a precious gift!”
Matt is employed in regional sales for Gates Mectrol, a leading manufacturer of synchronous timing belts, timing pulleys and other polymer-based automation components. With the continued expense and logistics of outpatient therapy, a fund has been established to assist the family. Contributions can be sent to Grace Fellowship Church, 1400 Dogwood Road, Snellville, GA 30078 (770.979.7000). On the check memo, please write The Matt Harvie Fund.

Dickens Provides Seniors Advice for Success

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MartyDickensConvo.jpgMarty Dickens, chairman of Belmont’s Board of Trust and retired President of AT&T, kicked off the “Belmont and Beyond” program series on Monday morning in the Massey Boardroom. Focusing on the topic “Journey to Success,” Dickens shared a few guiding life principles with a group of senior students. He opened the convocation by examining the many changes in the world today, especially in the digital realm, noting that the AT&T network last year was processing 10 petabytes of traffic daily or the equivalent of 400 times the digitized contents of the Library of Congress.
Still, despite such technological advances, Dickens emphasized the importance of giving precedence to character over competence. Using both biblical examples and themes from The Wizard of Oz, he said, “To be truly successful, I believe you must balance your smarts with your heart.”

Belmont to Host Seigenthalers for Debate Dialogue

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Journalism Veterans to Discuss ‘Ethical Responsibility in an Election Year’
SR_seigenthaler.jpgJR_seigenthaler[1].jpgThe Center for Business Ethics and the new Century Journalism Program will host a lively dialogue between John L. Seigenthaler, award-winning journalist and founder of the First Amendment Center, and his son John M. Seigenthaler, partner and CEO of Seigenthaler Public Relations New York and former NBC news anchor. The dialogue, titled “Ethical Responsibility in an Election Year: Is the Media Helping or Hurting?,” is scheduled for Fri., Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Frist Lecture Hall located on the fourth floor of Belmont’s Gordon E. Inman Center.
The Seigenthalers will share an ethical perspective on the media’s coverage of the presidential election and will engage in a dialogue on positive and negative examples of ethics and media coverage. They will also answer questions from the audience consisting of Belmont University students and the larger Middle Tennessee community. This event is free, but seating is limited. Registration is available by clicking here.
John L. Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center in 1991 with the mission of creating national discussion, dialogue and debate about First Amendment rights and values. A former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Seigenthaler served for 43 years as an award-winning journalist for The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper. At his retirement he was editor, publisher and CEO and retains the title chairman emeritus. In 1982, he became founding editorial director of USA Today and served in that position for a decade, retiring from both the Nashville and national newspapers in 1991.

Callahan Visit Sparks Ethics Discussion on ‘Cheating Culture’

Dcallaghan.jpgEarlier this week David Callahan, author of bestseller The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead and of the new book The Moral Center: How Progressives Can Unite America around Our Shared Values, spoke to a packed house in the Maddox Grand Atrium on “The Cheating Culture: Ethics and Democracy.”
The Tennessean interviewed Callahan prior to his lecture. Click here to view an excerpt from that interview.
Callahan has had numerous articles published in The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. He has also been a frequent commentator on CNN, CBS, PBS, MSNBC and FOX News and has been a regular guest on radio talk shows across the United States. He lectures frequently about issues of ethics and integrity to universities, associations and businesses.
Callahan’s visit was sponsored by Belmont’s Center for Business Ethics, which seeks to bring people together in the discussion of business ethics, to help empower business leaders to face the current crisis in business ethics and to educate ethical business leaders for a better society. Upcoming events in the Center’s Ethics Leadership Speakers Series surrounding the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate include a Sept. 26 conversation with award-winning journalists John Seigenthaler and John Seigenthaler, Jr. on the topic “Ethics and the Presidential Election: Is the Media Helping or Hurting?,” an Oct. 21 presentation by author Cynthia Cooper on “Ethical Dilemmas: Power and Money” and a Nov. 6 lecture by economist Jonathan Wight on “The New Administration and the Economy: What Can We Expect?”

Rock the Vote ‘Road Trip’ Arrives at Belmont Saturday

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Melinda Doolittle to Perform in Afternoon Concert
rtvBus.jpgRock the Vote, the leading organization for youth and politics, will come to Belmont’s campus this Saturday afternoon for the kick-off concert of a three-week “Road Trip” designed to fully maximize voter registration, education and engagement efforts in key youth markets. The concert, which will occur from 2-4 p.m. on the South Lawn, will feature performances by Belmont alumna and “American Idol” finalist Melinda Doolittle along with two Nashville-based bands.
Already, it’s a historic year for Rock the Vote. More than 1.4 million people have registered to vote through www.rockthevote.com, making this the largest youth voter registration drive in history. The Road Trip ’08 is a state-of-the-art mobile road show designed to reach out to the nation’s youth via high profile events on college campuses. The Road Trip ’08 tour bus has been outfitted with computer kiosks that will assist in voter registration and educate users about the election process. These kiosks will also field requests for absentee ballots, teach users about key issues, inform users about voting poll locations and much more.
“The Road Trip ’08 will take our work to the streets, reaching out to young people in America’s small cities and towns bringing together musicians, politicians and celebrities with the goal of educating and registering new voters and fueling record turn out in November,” said Heather Smith, Rock the Vote’s executive director.

Junior to Participate in Online News Association Student Newsroom

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Junior Abby Selden, a New Century Journalism major, is heading to Washington, D.C. this week to work in the Online News Association (ONA) Student Newsroom. Selden is one of 16 students selected to cover this exceptional new media event. This summer Abby interned at the Journal Communications, Inc., and she has also written an article for The Tennessean. Visit www.journalists.org for Selden’s stories as well as new media tips, tricks, techniques and technology. The ONA convention is being held Sept.11-13 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

Woodard Publishes Editorial in Tennessean

Beth Woodard, associate professor of management in the Massey Graduate School of Business, had an editorial published this week in The Tennessean on the Census Report. Click here to read the story.