Dr. Eric Hobson, associate dean for academic affairs for the School of Pharmacy, was recently quoted in Allied Health, a quarterly publication of The Tennessean targeting therapists, pharmacists, dietitians and technicians in health-related practices. The article is titled “Are You Listening? Care Depends on How Well You Hear.”
Violett to Appear in Broadway Production
Belmont musical theatre major Gabriel Violett has been cast in the role of Otto in “Spring Awakening,” the Tony-winning rock musical about 19th-century teenagers coming of age in a repressive German town. Violett expects to take over the role in the Broadway show on July 21.
Violett attended a private audition for the show during the Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention in March which led to additional rounds of auditions and finally to New York in April. The casting director called several weeks ago to offer him a contract. For more on this story, click here to read a feature article on Violett in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Mulloy Legacy Honored on CMT.com
The late Bob Mulloy, former faculty member and alumnus as well as the vision and drive behind Belmont’s music business program, was honored recently in a blog on CMT.com written by Tom Roland. Click here to read the full article.
Belmont Announces Additions to Honorary Host Committee for Debate
Belmont University announced today the latest additions to the Honorary Host Committee for the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate made up of distinguished individuals with national, state and local stature. Marty Dickens, chairman of the Board of Trustees and retired president of AT&T, serves as chair of the honorary host committee and Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Chairman of Curb Records Mike Curb are the committee’s honorary chairs.
“We are grateful and humbled by the continued outpouring of support so many distinguished Nashvillians and Tennesseans have shown to Belmont University as we prepare for our role as host site of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate in October,” Dickens said. “While this is certainly a momentous occasion for Belmont, it is the first presidential debate to be held in the state of Tennessee and something all Tennesseans can be proud of.”
Members of the committee include former and current Tennessee and United States Senators and Congressmen, business leaders, music industry executives, religious leaders, recording artists, the Belmont Board of Trustees and philanthropists. Click the more button below for a list of the Honorary Host Committee members to date. The committee is in formation.
“This diverse, talented, growing group of people represents the very best of all that Tennessee has to offer and exemplifies the volunteer spirit of our state,” Belmont President Bob Fisher said. “I am grateful to Marty for his leadership in organizing this respected committee. Their roles as committed civic and community activists have, in many cases, opened doors to make the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont possible. Lending their name and support to this historical event for Belmont, Nashville and Tennessee ensures that the spotlight shining on all of us that night will last long after the debate is over.”
The Honorary Host Committee reflects Belmont’s commitment to ensuring the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate is memorable for Belmont students, as well as residents of Nashville and the state of Tennessee. The university has dedicated the 2008-09 academic year to celebrating the themes of the American political process and democracy. More than 50 programs are lined up for Belmont students and the community, including guest speakers such as documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and New York Times bestselling author David McCullough. Other activities include theatre and music productions celebrating freedom of expression and city-wide voter registration drives and events for college students throughout Nashville to engage them in what will surely be an historical presidential election.
Visit www.belmontdebate08.com for the latest updates and news surrounding the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate.
Cornwall Co-Authors Book on Balancing Faith and Business
Business professor Dr. Jeff Cornwall has co-authored a business book aimed at helping top executives balance Christian faith with making a buck titled Bringing Your Business to Life. For more on this story, click here to read coverage in this week’s Tennessean.
School of Pharmacy Partners with CET Life Sciences Center
Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (CET) announced this week that Belmont University has established the Belmont School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory at the CET Life Sciences Center. The Life Sciences Center, which is located in downtown Nashville, provides lab and office space, equipment and infrastructure to early-stage biopharmaceutical ventures.
Belmont has leased the space to support research and service programs of its School of Pharmacy. The primary objective of the lab is to provide dosage form development, characterization and quality analysis. The school will work with the pharmaceutical industry and local and regional health care providers to meet previously unmet and arising needs related to drug delivery.
“The work being performed at the Life Sciences Center is designed to help provide drug delivery solutions, which is unique to pharmacy practice and which, until now, has not played a major role in middle Tennessee’s robust health care scene,” said Dr. Andrew Webster (pictured above), chair and professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Belmont’s School of Pharmacy. “By partnering with CET, our faculty and students have access to a community of resources to help advance research that will help drug developers bring their products to patients who need them most.”
“We are delighted to welcome Belmont School of Pharmacy to our growing roster of tenants at the Life Sciences Center,” said A.J. Kazimi, chief executive officer of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and CET. “Partnering with outstanding academic research and training programs like this one is a key component of CET’s strategy, and we look forward to providing laboratory and equipment infrastructure to support their promising research.”
Belmont Launches Parent Association
The Office of New Student & Parents Programs in collaboration with the Office of Development launched the inaugural Belmont Parent Association June 1. The initiative began on Parent & Family Weekend 2007 with the establishment of the Belmont Parent Online Community. The Web site for the online community, now with more than 725 members, features the parent event calendar, Belmont news and opportunities to connect parents and families to Belmont and each other.
To date, the Parent Association, in conjunction with the online community, has raised $14,000 in its first month of operation to support the Association and the Belmont Annual Fund. Upcoming Parent & Family Events include Welcome Week (new parents) and Parent & Family Weekend.
The Parent Association (http://parents.belmont.edu) is open to all parents of current students or parents of alumni through the established membership process. The Belmont University Parent Association serves as an opportunity for parents to promote and support the educational mission of the university by acting as advocates for students, parents and the university. One half of the Parent Association annual membership fee is used for programming purposes while the remaining amount becomes a designated tax-deductible gift to the Belmont Annual Fund.
Alumna and Prize Winner Williams Publishes New Book
Belmont alumna Lisa Williams, who received a B.A. in English in 1989, recently published a new book of poetry, Woman Reading to the Sea, which was selected by Joyce Carol Oates for the 2007 Barnard Women Poets Prize. In 2004, Williams was awarded the Rome Prize in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is currently associate professor of English at Centre College in Danville, Ky., and a Centre Scholar. The Tennessean recently did an interview with the Nashville native, which can be read here. Williams will return to her hometown in mid-October to participate in the Southern Festival of Books.
Slay Interviewed on Local Television Show
Cheryl L. Slay, assistant professor of music business, was recently featured on the Nashville television show “Mind Your Music Business,” hosted by Jesse Goldberg on CATV. Slay’s interview covered copyright law and common business and legal mistakes of music industry participants, a perspective shaped by her work with clients of her law firm. The interview also covered the subjects she teaches for Belmont, which include Intellectual Property and Survey of Music Business.
King Participates in Summer Residency
Dr. Merrie King, associate professor in education and Montessori Program Director, received a Summer Teacher Residency from the Fetzer Institute and Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager Family Foundation. The summer residency recognizes King’s contribution to education in early childhood and is held in early July at the GilChrist Retreat Center in Three Rivers, Michigan.
