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.”
College of Business Administration Hosts Accounting Academy
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.
Buckner Participates in Dietary Supplements Course
Martha Buckner, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor in the Belmont University School of Nursing, joined more than 100 other professors and graduate students from universities throughout the U.S. and Canada to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) course, “Dietary Supplement Research Practicum 2008.” The Practicum was held on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, June 9-13. ODS offers this annual intensive course to provide essential knowledge of dietary supplements to academic faculty and their doctoral or post-doctoral students with a serious interest in this subject. Experts from NIH, academic institutions, and Federal regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) served as speakers.
Williams to Speak at Disney Leadership Conferences
Dr. Susan Williams, professor of management in the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business, will be speaking in September at both the East and West Coast sessions of the 2008 Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Leadership Conference. Since 2003, Disney has offered this annual leadership development opportunity to their cast members who are “leaders of leaders,” with the conferences now numbering between 10,000 -11,000 leaders on both coasts. The sessions provide a broad range of content from business-focused, practical leadership development topics to personal enrichment sessions.
Amundson Named to All-America Scholar Team
Men’s golf team member Danny Amundson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) has been named to the 2008 Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar Team. The rising senior served as team captain for the Bruins this past year and delivered consistent performance. With six Top 20 and two Top 10 finishes, Amundson led Belmont in scoring average for a second straight season (74.33). A four-time Atlantic Sun All-Academic honoree, Amundson was a finalist for the 2008 Athletics Directors’ Character Award and is recipient of the Belmont University Glover Accounting Scholarship. Amundson is a Dean’s List student in his chosen majors of finance and accounting. For more on this story, click here.
Huff Signs Deal with Anderson Merchandising Label
December 2007 graduate Ashlyne Huff (CEMB) recently signed a recording deal with Anderson Merchandising’s label. According to The Tennessean, Huff is the first new artist signed to the label, which has previously released Wal-Mart-exclusive projects by the Eagles, Journey and Garth Brooks. Her debut album will be produced by her father Dann Huff, also a Belmont alumnus.
