The third annual Science Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS) will be held Thursday, November 30, from 3 – 6:40 p.m. in the Beaman Student Life Center.
SURS will begin with a talk from the keynote speaker, Dr. David Miller, associate professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University. The title of his talk is “Wiring the C. Elegans Motor Circuit; Turning Off the Wrong Genes to Make the Right Connections.”
At 4 p.m., there will be a reception and student poster session. Thirty-five posters will be presented with nearly 50 student participants. Beginning at 5 p.m., 13 student papers will be presented with 16 students participating (each presentation will last about 15 minutes).
The keynote address and presentation of student papers will take place in rooms A & B. The reception and poster session will take place in the Beaman Meeting Room Lobby and the Atrium West Lobby.
SURS to Take Place November 30
PR Majors Participate in “PR Day” at University of Tennessee
Six Belmont students and one Belmont faculty member were among 200 professionals and students from throughout the region participating in a public relations conference, “PR Day,” held on the University of Tennessee campus November 3. The morning session was keynoted by the national president of the 20,000-member Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Cheryl Procter-Rogers of HBO. Attending from Belmont were Brittany Adams, Krista Farmer, Val Horton, Anne Roberts, Sara Taylor, Rachel Waller and Bonnie Riechert, faculty advisor to the Belmont University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). The students are majors in public relations and journalism, and several are officers of the Belmont Chapter of PRSSA.
Elliott Receives Platinum Video Award
James Elliott, Assistant Professor of Music Business, recently received a platinum video award for his song, “Time That Is Left,” which he co-wrote with Mark Schultz and is on the album, “Mark Schultz Live….A Night of Stories & Songs.” The plaque commemorates the Recording Industry Association of America certified platinum sales of more than 100,000 copies of the Word Records DVD “Mark Schultz Live…A Night of Stories & Songs.” The DVD won a Dove Award in April for Long Form Music Video of the Year. The song, “Time That Is Left,” originally appeared on Mark’s album “Stories & Songs,” and also was included on the movie soundtrack album for the film, “End of the Spear.”
ATO Reaches Out to the Community
The brothers of Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) recently participated in two community service activities to help Nashville’s children. Members of ATO helped volunteer coordinators at the Monroe Harding Children’s Home set up for a fundraising event at the home – the brothers pressure washed the stone steps in the front lawn, cleaned bathrooms and helped cut six hours of setup time out of the schedule for the event organizers.
ATO hosted a haunted house the Friday before Halloween for children in the after-school program Youth Encouragment Services (YES). Over 70 children were on the Belmont campus for their annual Fall Festival and participated in the haunted house.
Alum Finds Success With Hit Song
Hillary Lindsey, a music business alumna, was featured in The News-Reporter from Wilkes County, Georgia. Lindsey wrote the country music hit, “Jesus, Take the Wheel” that went No. 1 for Carrie Underwood. “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was named the song of the year by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Click here to read the article.
PRSSA Award
The Belmont Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), chartered in 2005, received its first national recognition Monday night when the winners of the first Plank Center Ethics Advocacy Awards were announced at the national PRSSA conference in Salt Lake City. Belmont’s chapter received second place in the competition among 270 chapters nationwide, an award which carries a $750 cash prize to the chapter. The award recognizes the student chapter’s commitment to promoting ethical behavior, including its role in the Nashville Public Relations Society of America chapter’s “Do the Right Thing” ethics workshop hosted on the Belmont campus in September.
Physical Therapy Graduation
The Physical Therapy graduating class of 2006 is the first class in the history of the program to have every member of the class successfully pass the National Physical Therapy Examination on the first attempt. Belmont University School of Physical Therapy also enjoys a 100 percent overall pass rate for the past three years.
Belmont Men’s Basketball Opens Season Tonight in the NIT Season Tip-Off
The Belmont men’s basketball team opens its 2006-07 season tonight in the NIT Season Tip-Off in the Gaylord Entertainment Center when it plays UNC-Wilimington at 9:30 p.m. They will play again tomorrow evening in either the consolation game at 5 p.m. or the championship game at 8 p.m. Click here to read an article in The Tennessean about Belmont’s 2006-07 team.
UPDATE (11/14/06)
Despite rallying from an early double-digit deficit to take a second half lead, Belmont fell to defending Colonial Athletic Association Champion UNC-Wilmington, 88-83, in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament from the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
Belmont (0-1) plays Fordham Tuesday evening in the NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. CST.
UPDATE (11/15/06)
Belmont defeated Fordham Tuesday evening in the NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game 56-49. The game marked the first time in the NCAA era that Belmont won a game without a double-figure scorer. Four Bruins led the way with nine points a piece – Justin Hare, Shane Dansby, Matthew Dotson and Keaton Belcher.
Cusic Quoted in Times-Picayune
Dr. Don Cusic, professor of music business in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, was quoted in a story in The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. Click here to read the article about Loyola University’s music business program and Cusic’s insights into studying the music industry.
Belmont Guitar Ensemble Makes NPR Debut
The Belmont Guitar Ensemble made their NPR radio debut today on WPLN’s “Live In Studio C” with host Will Griffin. The performance featured three quartets and two duos which featured fifteen students from the group.
To listen to their performance, go to wpln.org and choose “Live in Studio C” to download the show as an mp3. The performance will be available by November 15.
