Dr. Nathan Griffith, assistant professor of Political Science, published an editorial this week in the Tennessean regarding the War Powers Resolution. Click here to read the article.
First Tennessee Presents First External Pharmacy Scholarships
First Tennessee Corporation has provided the School of Pharmacy with its first external scholarship award. This gift of $5,000 supports three pharmacy students who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to service. Ms. Frankie Tonelli, Manager of the Belmont/Hillsboro branch, presented the gift to Dean Phillip Johnston and Associate Dean Eric Hobson.
In addition, six faculty in the Belmont University School of Pharmacy in collaboration with Bunch Library staff did poster presentations last week at the 2008 annual American Association of Schools of Pharmacy meeting. Also, Steven Stodghill (Pharmaceutical Sciences) spoke on “Paper to Pixel – Migrating Curricular Mapping to an On-Line Portfolio.”
Alumna, ‘Idol’ Finalist Melinda Doolittle Signs Record Deal
Alumna Melinda Doolittle (’99), who was the third-place finisher on the 2007 season of “American Idol,” has signed a recording contract with independent label Hi Fi Recordings, which is also the current home to Todd Rundgren. Her debut album is expected this fall.
Belmont Men’s Basketball Program Mentioned in ESPN Prestige Rankings
ESPN researchers Nick Loucks, Harold Shelton and Chris Fallica revealed this week their new men’s college basketball prestige rankings. The duo analyzed 300 Division I men’s college basketball teams, weighing the thousands of regular-season and postseason wins and losses, the NBA draft picks, the All-Americans and the national titles to come up with a numerical point system to provide unbiased rankings of every college hoops program’s success since the start of the 1984-85 season. However, the rankings required teams to have 15-seasons minimum competing in Division-I, automatically eliminating the Belmont Bruins and 40 other current D-I teams from the list. However, of the schools that were eliminated because they didn’t have the minimum 15 D-I seasons, the school that would have finished the highest is Belmont (132). Click here to see Belmont’s mention along with other programs outside the Top 50.
College of Business Administration Hosts Accounting Academy
Over the past week, 70 high school students from across the state of Tennessee learned about business and the accounting profession through their participation in the seventh annual Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Accounting Academy.
Hosted for the second consecutive year at Belmont University, the free, four-day program exposes students to the dynamic career opportunities in accounting. This year, students participated in an interactive team project, learned from presentations by successful business leaders and Belmont faculty and visited several area businesses, including Deloitte & Touche, Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, HCA, Gaylord Entertainment, the Tennessee Titans Practice Facility, Curb Records and the historic RCA Studio B.
Dr. Pat Raines, Dean of the College of Business Administration, said, “The Accounting Academy partnership between Belmont and the TSCPA is a great fit because we are able to introduce students to accounting professors that have experience in the industry and knowledge of careers in the accounting profession. Plus, we build a lot of fun into our interactive teaching methods.”
Dr. Del DeVries, assistant professor of accounting and program director for this year’s camp, added, “The on-site visits to companies and accounting firms gave students an unforgettable experience. Students commented that they never imagined that accounting touched so many parts of business operations or that accounting could be so interesting! It has been exciting to engage some of the best and brightest students from across Tennessee on our Belmont University campus and in Nashville.”
Oglesby-Pitts Publishes Editorial in The Tennessean
Dr. Myron Oglesby-Pitts, Ed.D., a former Metro school principal who is currently an assistant professor in Belmont’s department of education, recently wrote an editorial for The Tennessean on the passing of her first grade teacher, Mrs. Mary S. Craighead: “The magic of this teacher never seemed to end. She celebrated her 90th birthday sharing lessons of effective teaching and learning strategies with my graduate class at Belmont University.”
Click here to read the full article, titled “A true ‘champion for children’ left an indelible impression on students.”
Artist Charles Brindley’s Works Welcomed to Campus
A reception held on Tues., July 15, welcomed the works of Charles Brindley to Belmont University’s Gallery 121, which is located in the Leu Center for Visual Arts on Belmont’s campus.
Brindley’s drawings and paintings depict a variety of symbol-laden subjects, including giant deciduous trees, panoramic landscapes, prehistoric ruins, rock formations, architecture and still lifes. His images are highly representational but contain many abstract elements.
What: Works by Charles Brindley
Where: Gallery 121, Leu Center for the Visual Arts, Belmont University
When: Through Aug. 14
Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Contact: 460-6770
Childs, Gonas Published in Journal of Financial Planning
Dr. Brad Childs, associate professor of accounting, and Dr. John Gonas, assistant professor of finance, recently published an article in the Journal of Financial Planning with colleague Dr. Jeremy Thornton of Samford University. The article, titled “Are Donor-Advised Funds Always the Best Economic Choice?,” analyzes what factors makes a Donor-Advised Fund preferable to “checkbook philanthropy.”
Maslyn Contributes to Article on Employee Reactions
Dr. John Maslyn, associate professor of management in the College of Business Administration, recently co-published an article titled “The Contribution of Positive Politics to the Prediction of Employee Reactions” in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Cusic to Publish Four Different Projects
Professor of Music Business Don Cusic has two books coming out this year and has contributed to two others. Discovering Country Music will be published by Praeger on July 30, and The Trails of Henry Flipper, First Black Graduate of West Point is scheduled for publication on Sept. 30. In addition, Cusic contributed a chapter, “Cowboys in Chicago,” to The Hayloft Gang, a book about WLS in Chicago published by the University of Illinois Press. Also, Cusic’s entry on “Blues” is scheduled to be published by the African-American Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, edited by Todd Boyd, which is scheduled to be published on Oct. 30.
